Hi everyone! I m looking for a way to turn existing photos into digital paintings with an oil painting effect, similar to the style in the attached example. I want to achieve this effect using AI tools or software. Can anyone recommend the best tools, techniques, or AI platforms to get this look? Thanks a lot 
Hey @Keremgultekin, to get something similar to the photos you shared, your best option is Photoshop using the oil paint filter. Though, you can also do this manually using the art history brush, textures, and adjustments. It’s possible an AI platform can do this with existing photos, but you may have less control of the results.
@efmgdesign First of all, thank you so much for your response. 
I’ve tried many different approaches in Photoshop, but unfortunately, I can’t achieve a result similar to the images using this effect on a photo. No matter what I do in Photoshop, the effect either looks too harsh or too vague. At this point, I’ve become obsessed with this, and I just can’t seem to figure it out. 
Have you tried this: https://www.artguru.ai/ai-art-generator-from-photo/
I haven’t tried it, so I’m not recommending it other than thinking it might be something to look into. It was the first thing Google Search returned when I asked it for a list of AI sites that enabled photo uploading. There are other similar sites to choose from.
I had tried this, but it distorts the reference image. It’s especially important that it doesn’t alter the faces in my reference image. Thank you so much for your kindness!
How much resolution do you need?
I’ve never tried this but there is a thing called BeFunky that I believe has an oil painting filter. I see the files every once in a while, but they’re pretty small. Probably a GIGO problem.
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@Keremgultekin So frustrating, wish I had the perfect AI solution! Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any AI platforms that can do this, but, in researching some more, I came across one more technique for Photoshop by PiXimperfect you may want to look at if you haven’t seen it yet - it doesn’t use any fancy tools or effects, just the regular brush tool with an option to enhance the results with adjustment layers and textures. It’s the most tedious technique to implement, but the results come super close to the look and feel of the example images you shared.
Just note, the top example image you shared has a wavy texture noticeable in the background area that isn’t achieved with the technique shared by PiXimperfect. If that texture is a desired effect, I suggest trying the oil paint filter in conjunction with this technique as the oil paint filter can produce that texture or use a wavy texture image and blend it in.
Hope this helps!