The author of the example is Covadonga Hurlé.
Sometimes a beautiful oil painting can be spoiled by an unsuitable background. This tutorial shows how to create an oil portrait in a classic style on a homogeneous background using AKVIS OilPaint.




and paint the background around the boy.

and other post-processing tools to make the brush strokes smoother, remove irregularities, and increase the painting effect.
Here is the final result: