Oil Painter

Turn your image into a painting. Brushstrokes follow the natural edges and contours of the image.

Written By Massimo Albanese

Last updated About 4 hours ago

Turn your image into a painting. Brushstrokes follow the natural edges and contours of the image.

How it works

Smooth the image into painted regions while keeping its main edges. Adjust the brush scale and direction controls to change the stroke texture.

Texture & Pattern / Paint / Oil Painter

Select the layer to edit Oil Painter in the Effect Panel. Open Parameters below for individual controls.

Double-click a control label to reset it. Use its function button to add keyframes or a driver.

Control	What it does	Default	Range	Nudge	Animation
Ambient Light	Ambient Light setting for this effect.	0.92	0 to 1	0.01	Continuous keyframes
Bristle Contrast	Adjusts bristle contrast in this effect's output.	0.48	0 to 2	0.01	Continuous keyframes
Eccentricity	Eccentricity setting for this effect.	1.25	0 to 4	0.05	Continuous keyframes
Impasto Depth	Impasto Depth setting for this effect.	0.26	0 to 1	0.01	Continuous keyframes
Iterations	Sets how many iterations are used; higher values add detail or quality.	1	1 to 8	1	Discrete keyframes
Kernel Radius	Kernel Radius setting for this effect.	0.55	0 to 20	0.1	Continuous keyframes
Kernel Radius Unit	Chooses whether kernel radius is measured as a percentage or pixels.	%	Panel-defined	Continuous	Panel-dependent
Oil Strength	Oil Strength setting for this effect.	0.48	0 to 1	0.01	Continuous keyframes
Sharpness	Sharpness setting for this effect.	7	0 to 32	0.5	Continuous keyframes
Specular Intensity	Specular Intensity setting for this effect.	0.18	0 to 1	0.01	Continuous keyframes
Stroke Scale	Stroke Scale setting for this effect.	7	1 to 48	0.25	Continuous keyframes
Tensor Blur Sigma	Controls how softly the tensor blur sigma transitions.	0.28	0 to 10	0.05	Continuous keyframes
Tensor Blur Sigma Unit	Controls how softly the tensor blur sigma unit transitions.	%	Panel-defined	Continuous	Panel-dependent

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