Go From Photo to Painting With BeFunky’s Artsy Effects
Have you ever wanted to turn a photo into a painting, but lacked the materials and expertise to do so? Well, forget the expensive canvas, messy paints, and small army of paintbrushes. From watercolor and oil paintings, to gouache, pointillism, impressionist, and underpainting, BeFunky’s awesome photo to painting effects, found in our Artsy collection, will have you turning a picture into a painting in just a few clicks.
Ready to get in touch with your inner Picasso? Keep reading to learn everything you need to know to turn photos into paintings using our Photo Editor!
How to Convert a Photo Into a Painting
Ready to turn your photo into a painting? Follow along!
Step 1: Open Your Photo
First, let's head to the Artsy tab, where you'll find all of our photo to painting effects. Then, select the style you wish to emulate.
Step 2: Choose an Effect and Customize It
There are plenty of effects to choose from within your desired art medium. Just click on the one that takes your fancy.
From here, you can adjust the amount of the effect and click the checkmark icon to apply it. Or, click on the Settings icon to dive deeper into customization. Our GFX effects offer the latest and greatest in AI technology. That means you'll be able to edit the fidelity, which is how closely the effect represents the original image. This menu also offers you the ability to try out different variations of the final results that our AI comes up with. Once you're satisfied with your painting, click the Apply button.
Step 3: Save Your Photo to Painting
Finally, all that’s left to do is save your finished masterpiece! Click Save at the top of the screen, then select your desired save location.
Photo to Painting – Made Easy
Rather than spending an outrageous amount of time or money on art pieces, you can easily create your own with BeFunky in just a few clicks! With all of the different photo to painting effects available, you can unleash your inner artist and create a masterpiece in any style.
Photo to Painting Inspiration
Whether you want to create paintings for home decor or share them on social media to impress your friends, you’ll find an Artsy effect for any painterly aesthetic. If you need some ideas for your next project, we’ve got you covered! Here are our favorites.
Underpainting
Underpainting is an artistic technique that was made popular in the Renaissance period and was popular among artists including Giotto, Jan van Eyck, and Rogier van der Weyden. It involves placing a color underneath the initial painting to add vibrance, contrast, and boosted tonal values to the finished product. The technique also allows artists to create some texture by building multiple layers of paint on the canvas.
Similarly, BeFunky’s Underpainting effects bring out the richness and texture of your photo that simply can’t be captured with a camera. Think exaggerated shadows, more prominent edges, and soft paint stroke patterns that add a multi-dimensional brilliance.
Oil Painting
Oil painting is a technique that dates back to the 7th Century AD and uses ground-up colored pigment suspended in a drying oil. No one can deny the unique and beautiful look created with this method, but who’s got weeks to wait until the paint dries completely?
Thankfully, our Oil Painting effects can help you reproduce this classic painting style in just seconds.
Watercolor
Modern watercolor painting has its roots in the Northern Renaissance. However, the technique has been traced all the way back to Paleolithic Europe, where natural pigments were ground up and combined with water to be used as paint.
With their ethereal look, watercolor artworks are in high demand, hence the hundreds of thousands of video tutorials online dealing with the subject. Sure, you could invest in all of the materials and hours needed to perfect this stunning art form, or you could convert a photo to a watercolor painting within seconds using these Watercolor effects.
Gouache
Closely tied to the watercolor technique is Gouache, which is commonly referred to as opaque watercolor. You see, it’s also a water medium that utilizes natural pigment for its paint, yet the end result is denser than watercolor, meaning you can’t see as much of the base layer underneath.
Again, it’s a tricky art form to master that requires special tools and tricks, yet you can save yourself a lot of time and money with our one-click Gouache Artsy Effects. There are multiple to choose from too, so there’s sure to be a look to suit your photo to art project.
Pointillism
Pointillism was a revolutionary painting technique pioneered by Georges Seurat and Paul Signac in Paris in the mid-1880s. It involves painting small strokes or dots of color so that from a distance they visually blend together. Our Pointillism filters produce this difficult-to-master style in just one click.
Impressionist
When you think of Impressionist art, famous artists such as Monet, Renoir, and Matisse probably come to mind. Many of us have wanted to recreate this soft, dreamy, and brushstroke-heavy aesthetic, but often, we don’t know where to start.
If you’ve got the perfect image of a landscape, flower, beach scene, or more, then we’ve got great news. You can instantly turn your photo into an Impressionist painting using our Impressionist effects – no painting materials needed!
