# pamoil > Turn a PAM image into an oil painting. > More information: . - Turn a PAM image into an oil painting: `pamoil {{path/to/input_file.pam}} > {{path/to/output_file.pam}}` - Consider a neighborhood of N pixels for the "smearing" effect: `pamoil -n {{N}} {{path/to/input_file.pam}} > {{path/to/output_file.pam}}`