Turn Any Photo Into a Watercolor In Seconds

Give your photos an attention-grabbing, unique watercolor effect.

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Effects for Any Watercolor Art Style

Get creative with our exclusive watercolor filters, designed to turn your photo into a one-of-a-kind watercolor painting. In addition to being incredibly easy to use, these effects are unique to BeFunky – crafted in-house by our innovative team. Discover these custom watercolor filters in our Photo Editor, simply upload a photo and find your favorite effect! Choose from our classic filters, try the enhanced Watercolor DLX, or go for realism with our AI-powered Watercolor GFX. These one-click watercolor effects eliminate the mess, art supplies, and time necessary with classic watercolor painting. Customize meaningful portraits, lush landscapes, abstract work, and more with intuitive filters.

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Use AI to Give Your Images a Watercolor Look

Harnessing AI technology, our base watercolor filters identify important details in your image – such as facial features, textures, depth, and shadows – for captivating results. Preserve the essence of your images while replicating that classic watercolor painting effect.

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Photo of building in field

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Create Realistic Watercolor Art From Your Photos

With unparalleled results, Watercolor GFX is our most realistic watercolor filter yet. With GFX, you can customize how closely the effect resembles your original photo – without losing detail or adding distortion. You'll also have the option to choose from several different variations. But no matter your choice, expect extreme accuracy, airy brushstrokes, and the perfect color bleed.

Watercolor GFX applied to photo of woman with flowers
Photo of woman with flowers

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Enhance Your Photos With a Watercolor Effect

Our Digital Art DLX effects take the already popularized Artsy effects up a notch. Watercolor DLX refines the rendering process – making it easy to convert photos into works of art. This watercolor effect softens the details of your image and applies the original color palette in the dynamic movement of each digital brush stroke.

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Go From Photo to Watercolor On Any Device

Download our mobile app to apply a watercolor filter to your photo with a single tap.

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Give Your Photo a Watercolor Effect in 3 Steps

You can instantly transform a photo into a watercolor painting!

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01. Upload Your Photo

Open your image in BeFunky's Photo Editor.

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02. Choose a Watercolor Effect

Go to the Artsy section and choose your favorite watercolor effect.

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03. Save Your Image

Save your image to the location of your choosing.

Go From Photo to Watercolor, Instantly!