Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Watercolor Effect
The simplest app to turn your photos into watercolor art
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Watercolor Effect launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Waterlogue▲90Magically turn your photos into watercolor paintings.
2014 · waterlogueapp.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN - this is a little side project I threw together. Some implementation details: image processing is all done with headless GIMP (running inside a Docker container) through its built-in Python API. It's _very_ slow (about 50 seconds/image), and currently it processes exactly one image at a time. The website is built with NextJS; payments are processed by Stripe. I've had the best results with pictures of houses, although certain photos of people or nature can look neat, too. (For example: https://brushify.art/s/ruYmQWk, original photo from…
2022 · brushify.art · its alternatives →
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Turn your photos into beautiful paintings
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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I've made a drawing app based on my physical sketching practice, using fluid sim and some shader tricks to mimic watercolor-style ink washes. Best used on iPad or with a drawing tablet. The linked article shows how the core engine works, with plenty of little interactive demos. It was fun to make, sharing in hopes others find it fun too :)
Jun 2026 · johnowhitaker.github.io · its alternatives →
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DeepArt▲159Turn your pics into artsy masterpieces using algorithms
2015 · deepart.io · its alternatives →
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Turn any photo into a hand-painted oil painting on canvas
2014 · instapainting.com · its alternatives →
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SketchPlus▲83Turn your photos into hand drawn works of art
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Tweak▲138The first live photo-editing app powered by real designers
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Instanto▲93Turn your pictures into instant-like printable photographs
2018 · instanto.app · its alternatives →
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Inkwork▲144Instantly transform your photos into unique ink drawings 🖌
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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2019 · color.clss.hk · its alternatives →
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