Oil Paint

Turn your photos into oil paintings. The algorithm counts the most frequent quantized color in each pixel neighborhood and paints with it, mimicking a painter's brushstrokes. Adjust the brush radius and color quantization level — all processing happens locally in your browser.

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Drop an image or click to upload

PNG, JPG, WEBP, BMP

What Is the Oil Paint Tool?

The Oil Paint tool mimics the brushstrokes and color blending of oil painting to turn ordinary photos into artistic paintings.

The brush radius and color level parameters let you control how bold the style looks.

How to Create an Oil Painting Effect

Follow these steps:

  • Drop or upload a photo.
  • Adjust the brush radius and color levels.
  • Click Apply Oil Paint and preview the result.
  • Download your oil painting as a PNG file.

Tips

  • A radius of 3–6 with levels of 8–16 looks most natural.
  • Landscape photos usually turn out better than photos with flat solid-color backgrounds.
  • If processing feels slow, lower the brush radius.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the oil paint effect work?+
The algorithm counts the most frequent quantized color in each pixel neighborhood and fills the center pixel with it, mimicking the smearing and blending of an oil painting brush.
What do radius and levels mean?+
Radius controls the brush size (larger means thicker strokes); levels control color quantization (fewer levels means simpler colors and a bolder style).
Which photos work best?+
Landscapes, still lifes, and portraits all work well. Photos with rich detail produce more vivid results — start with the default settings and adjust from there.
Is my image uploaded anywhere?+
No. All processing happens locally in your browser — your image never leaves your device.

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