Van Go is a painterly landscape generator — a living canvas of swirling, post-impressionist brushwork that paints skies, water, hills, and trees entirely from code.
Make art: double-click or double-tap the canvas to paint a new scene. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom. Open the menu to shape the sun, water, and land, recolor every layer, then export a 4K wallpaper.
Van Go is a free, browser-based painterly landscape generator. It renders swirling Van Gogh-style brushwork into procedural scenes of skies, water, hills, and trees that you can reshape, recolor, and export as 4K wallpaper. No account or signup is required.
Is Van Go free?
Yes — completely free with no hidden limits, no account required, no watermarks, and no feature gates. Every image you make stays on your device.
How do I use it?
Open the page and a painted landscape appears. Double-click or double-tap the artwork to generate a new random scene. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom. Open the menu to fine-tune the sun, water, landmasses, palette, and motion, then export a 4K PNG. Everything runs in your browser.
Does it collect my data?
No. Everything runs locally in your browser using WebGL and JavaScript. Your images and settings never leave your device. There are no servers, no uploads, and no tracking beyond basic anonymous page analytics.
How do I make a Van Gogh style wallpaper?
Shuffle until you find a scene you like, fine-tune the sun position, water level, and palette in the menu, frame the view by panning and zooming, then click 4K PNG to download a 3840×2160 landscape image — ideal for desktop wallpapers, social posts, and prints. Pair it with Pattern Studio for tiled designs.
Can I save and reload a landscape I made?
Yes. Use Save Scene to download the current settings as a small JSON file, then use Load Scene later to bring that exact landscape back. The file stores every slider and color, so the scene is reproduced precisely.
Can I export a video, not just an image?
Yes. Open the Record section in the menu, choose a resolution (up to 1440p), a frame rate (30 or 60fps), and a length, then press Record MP4. Van Go captures the live, shimmering animation and downloads it as an MP4 (WebM in Firefox) that plays in standard video players and editors. Keep the tab in front while recording for the smoothest result.
Why does my landscape look static?
The brushwork shimmers continuously, driven by Animation Speed under the Motion section. If it looks still, raise Animation Speed above zero. You can also set Auto-Shuffle to cycle to a brand new scene on a timer.
Is this related to the real Vincent van Gogh?
Van Go is an original procedural homage inspired by the look of post-impressionist brushwork — thick directional strokes and bold complementary palettes — not a reproduction of any specific painting. Every scene is generated by code. Try Sakurascape or Rolling Hills for more generative nature scenes.