AKVIS ArtWork (Home license, standalone edition)

The transformation of a picture into a painting happens before your very eyes - you can follow the birth of a work of art in real time! Your personal virtual artist lays brush strokes naturally using the original photo as a reference.

Even with the default settings you can achieve a realistic result coming very close to hand-painted works. Tweak the options, and you can research a variety of oil painting styles.

For those in need of more flexibility and having ideas on how the final panting should look, there is a tool called Stroke Direction. This semi-automatic and highly intelligent tool is a real godsend as it gives you full control over the strokes. Use a special brush to define the guiding lines, and the virtual painter will convert the image into a painting directing the strokes to follow the drawn guiding lines. This technique allows achieving truly realistic paintings with human hair, patterns and textures going in the right direction.

The virtual painter will take care of converting a digital picture into an oil painting, but what else makes a painting look like a work of art? Canvas and artist's signature! AKVIS ArtWork offers the choice between a flat background and a rough surface (canvas, paper, etc.) that makes the impression even more stunning. You can add a signature or an inscription to the picture with your own font and color.

What Is It Good For?
Create an oil portrait of your friend, a landscape painting or a still life picture. Try yourself in different genres! You can print the final painting on a color printer, frame it or put it into a ready-made photo frame, or even add some real oil strokes to make the painting real. Create a greeting card or a poster, and you have a wonderful present for friends and family. No brushes or paints are required. Just get ArtWork and unleash your creativity.

The program is available in two editions: plugin and standalone. This is the Standalone Edition!