Let me just preface this post by saying that I’m not a fan of AI. Mostly because I spent too much of my formative years watching Terminator movies, but also because I don’t like that the AI is trained with the hard work of others, be it art or books or whatever. Also, I just read an article about how people who use ChatGPT a lot are reducing their brain power, so thanks but no thanks.
But with that said, I had an overwhelming urge to do one of those make-yourself-look-like-a-cartoon-character things yesterday, and it quickly spiraled out of control. My image generator of choice? Flexclip.com. And the source image is this one of my in NC for my brother’s wedding:
I started with just a couple of their preset styles, like the Realism and the Color Sketch shown below. Then I started clicking on more and more, and pretty soon things were getting a little weird. Scroll to the end to see what I mean. Me as an action hero? Ummmm…that looks a little too freaky for me. 😂
But it was a fun way to waste a little time, and I’ve labeled each photo with the name of the filter that was used in case you want to try it for yourself.
And leave a comment and let me know which of these you like best!
