Oil Painting Portrait
Turn one photo into a classical painted portrait that raises someone you love to fine art — a family heirloom you will want to frame, give and keep on the wall.
One photo, a painted portrait
A real painted portrait, rendered by the model this page runs. Drag the divider, study the brushwork and the likeness, then bring your own photo and style direction to make a portrait that is unmistakably yours.
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What is an AI oil painting portrait?
Visible brushstrokes, warm chiaroscuro light, and canvas texture instead of camera pixels — one photo of you repainted as a classical fine-art portrait, the same person underneath.
Instead of commissioning a painter for weeks or wrestling with filters that just smear the colours, you upload a clear picture and the model rebuilds the skin, the hair, the fabric and the light in an old-master painterly style while keeping the sitter recognisably you. The photograph goes in unaltered, you choose the canvas size, and you steer the lighting and the brushwork yourself.
Start with the pose you already love, and turn that exact moment into a classical portrait built for the wall.
Creative engine
How the painted portrait comes together
Upload a photo, pick the look, choose the format and resolution, and the credit estimate updates before you generate.
Real brushstroke texture
The photograph is repainted with actual brushstroke texture and warm gallery light rather than covered with a flat colour wash. Look at the edge of a cheek or a collar — a filter leaves the photographic edge intact, a repaint replaces it with a loaded stroke.
Likeness preserved
Face, pose and clothing carry through, so the portrait reads as you and not as an invented sitter. That is the whole difference between a painting of someone and a painting of you, and it is the first thing to check in the result.
Set the format, check the credit estimate, and generate; a run that fails is refunded, and the estimate moves with the format so the cost is visible first. Oil gives a portrait the most weight and permanence of any painted finish, the choice for a picture meant to be framed and kept. Once it is on the wall, the same photo makes a quick pencil sketch or a playful caricature for the rest of the family.
Paint your portrait in three steps
From one photo to a gallery-style portrait, with the cost shown before you commit.
Paint my portrait
Add one clear photo with your face well lit and in focus. A calm pose and an even light give the model the most to paint from.
Pick the look
Steer the style if you like — a warm Rembrandt mood, a brighter Impressionist feel, more or less visible brushwork. Clear direction keeps the result on-brief.
Check credits and generate
Confirm the estimate and watch the final brushstrokes land: your photograph becomes a finished portrait, ready to download and frame.
Who paints a portrait
Give someone the portrait they never expected, keep a loved face present, or turn an empty wall into the spot everyone stops at.
A gift or keepsake
Turn a favourite photo of a parent or partner into a hand-painted-looking portrait for a birthday or anniversary, without a commission or a wait.
A striking profile picture
Stand out with a painted avatar that reads as fine art instead of another snapshot, on socials or a professional page.
Art for the wall
Mock up a canvas-style piece from your own photo before you print and frame it, so you see the look first.
Painted portrait FAQ
Common questions about turning a photo into a painted portrait with Kavel.
It is a full repaint, not an overlay. The model rebuilds your photo with brushstroke texture, canvas grain, and painted light, so edges soften and colours are laid down like pigment rather than left as camera detail. The output is a finished image you can download and print.
That is the aim. The model keeps the face, pose, and clothing recognizable and paints the style on top, so the portrait reads as the same person. A clear, well-lit photo carries the most likeness onto the canvas.
By default a classical old-master look — warm chiaroscuro light and visible brushwork. Ask for something else in the prompt, like a brighter Impressionist feel or heavier impasto, and the render follows it. A failed or unwanted run takes seconds to redo.
A sharp, evenly lit portrait with the face clearly visible. Busy backgrounds and harsh phone flash give the model less to work with; a calm pose against a simple backdrop paints cleanest.
Yes — a painted portrait of a loved one is one of the most common uses. Generate at the highest resolution for printing, and make sure you own the photo you upload before you turn it into a keepsake.
New accounts start with free credits, so the first few runs cost nothing. After that the price depends on the resolution and how many images you ask for, and the estimate updates on screen before you press generate. A portrait that fails to render hands its credits back.
One purchase, and everything you make here is yours to post
Any plan or pack — even a $19.90 one — unlocks a clean copy of every image you have made here, starts each new run instantly, and refunds one that fails.
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- Up to 2,880 images
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- Up to 10,800 images
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- Up to 10,200 videos
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- Get 100 credits a week with check-ins
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Other painted and drawn finishes
Other art styles for the same photo, and the model behind the edit.
Paint your portrait
Brushwork, gallery light, and a likeness that stays yours. Your first paintings are free in the browser — see yourself in full-size brushwork and choose the portrait that deserves the wall.