Have you ever tried out the deep dream generator? I guess you could describe it as an algorithm that tries to interpret and enhance an image. If you are familiar with photoshop, the results are like running a bunch of filters on your image. However, if you are not familiar with photoshop. Simply upload an image and create a whole new fabulous image.
results may vary.

I recently saw a post by @carlgnash that showed some of his art that he was making using deep dream and photoshop. It is really cool and he does a good job explaining his process. But that got me thinking... I haven't tried that deep dream thing since 2015.

Boy ! It has come a long way!!

It used to take forever to run a dream on an image. Now most of the time it is done in less than a minute. They have also added a social aspect to it where folks can share their images. Some of them are fantastic.

There is a quick and easy sign-up and then all you need to do is pick an image and an effect. Here I took a pic of some funky clouds and turned it into a Van gogh.

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If you need a cool background or abstract art of some sort, this can come in handy. I started with a picture of peppers I took in Vietnam and ended up with an abstract painting.

You never know how it's going to look until you try.

Then I got to thinking about a sketch that I did of a sureal seahorse. What if you had line art but needed inspiration on how to color it?!!?? Here is the original..

Some of these results ended up being pretty crazy!!

I think this one is the best.

I like how it looks like tiles in a swimming pool

If you need some image inspiration or want to easily alter a photo give the Deep Dream Generator a shot. I could easily get lost in a rabbit hole here. I still haven't figured out all of the functionality so I guess I will have to keep playing with it. :)

Thanks for reading and as always.....

Keep being Cool Steemit!!