Hey guys! Today I've got a fun little photo editing software to review for you that turns your photos into oil paintings! AKVIS OilPaint is a program and photoshop plug-in that creates unique oil paintings out of your personal photos. Pretty cool, huh?
The stand-alone editing program is pretty cool, because it allows you to adjust lots of different things like brush stroke size and direction. The program was a little difficult to navigate/master at first, but it got a little easier after fiddling with it for a while. I have a feeling that I would have liked the photoshop plug-in even more, since I am constantly using photoshop!
Personally, I think that photos that look best when converted to the oil paint are ones with lots of bokeh (background blur) and a well-defined subject. The photo of Skylar and I above included a little too much detail, and I wasn't as happy with how it turned out as opposed to the top picture.
The standard home edition of this starts at approximately $40, so it's definitely on the pricier end. AKVIS also has loads of similar photo editing software that turn your photos into sketches, HDR photos, and more. While I don't have much of a need for these products (photoshop gets the job done for me!) if you are someone who is very invested in creating art renditions of photographs, this program may be for you! I feel like prints of these photos would make great gifts as well!
Make sure to check out AKVIS on Facebook and Twitter!
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That's a fun plugin! I really like the leaf and flower one : ) Very cute.
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome. Although, I find it hard to spend money on photo editing programs because there are so many free places and apps. These photos look gorgeous though.
ReplyDeleteKatreena
What a awesome plug in. The photos look phenomenal. I am very intrigued, totally check in for this out.
ReplyDeleteOh, that is cool! I always wanted to transform one of my wedding photos into an oil. This is great! Thank you! <3
ReplyDeleteOMG I can't wait to try this!
ReplyDeleteI think the first picture of the flower looks the best :) Oil painting of people always look a little too unfocused :)
ReplyDeletethat is pretty cool! looks fun
ReplyDeleteThat loks pretty fun!
ReplyDeleteThat is such a cool software but I do agree it looks much better with a single subject and lots of blur in the background.
ReplyDeleteThat's so cool! I love the one in the field!
ReplyDeletexo, Hima
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This is so cool!!
ReplyDeleteI love this!!! That's such a cool program!! :) I want to try that for some pictures in my new house! Thanks for introducing me to it!
ReplyDeleteCool plug-in
ReplyDeleteOMG that is beyond cool!
ReplyDeleteVery cool effects!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I think I like the flowers the best for this effect!
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ReplyDeleteFun plugin really cute effect on the photos :-)
ReplyDeleteLove how the oil painting effect looks!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely plugin.
ReplyDeleteSo cool,and totally agree - the bokeh backgrounds make a fantastic painting.
ReplyDeleteHow cool! These look great :)
ReplyDeleteSO cool! Love the effect!
ReplyDeleteThat software looks pretty cool, I especially like the flower.
ReplyDeleteWow, I never knew there was a software that could turn photos into oil paintings! These turned out so pretty!
ReplyDeleteThat software looks so cool!!!
ReplyDeletethat's so cool!
ReplyDeleteWow, very cool!! I'd love to play around with that software!
ReplyDeleteOh, I love! That's super cool!
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