Pikazo: turn photos into amazing visual art

Turn any photo into compelling, lasting visual art. Using next generation neural networks, Pikazo works the way your brain does to rip apart and assemble image details into something new and extraordinary.

Created by the image scientist behind landmark visuals seen in the Myst games, The Matrix films, 300, and Second Life, Pikazo lets anyone create and share beautiful artwork.

Pikazo is not a filter. It uses a simulated visual cortex to repaint an image in any style.

Pikazo is at the very bleeding edge of neural network software. It really, truly, actually works by simulating the way your brain sees images.

This is incredibly computationally intensive, and even on a cloud of the fastest computers, it takes a few minutes to process each image.

Sometimes Pikazo paints masterpieces; amazing images that take the air out of the room.

Sometimes it doesn’t.

Sometimes, it doesn’t work at all.

To be honest, we’re not yet sure why it works. That’s why we need your help – to discover what types of images are successful and what aren’t.

Pretty nifty, and a little insane.

http://www.pikazoapp.com/

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