Their paintings were used in each frame of the movie , using stills of van Gogh 's real paintings and basing Armand Roulin 's character design on another of van Gogh 's paintings .
The critically acclaimed film employed oil painters trained to paint like van Gogh .
oil painters ' paintings were used in each frame of the movie , using stills of van Gogh 's real paintings and basing Armand Roulin 's character design on another of van Gogh 's paintings .
The critically acclaimed film employed oil painters trained to paint like van Gogh .