You can turn a 2d image into 3D....kinda. But not very well. The only thing like that I've seen is using LIDA to scan areas and ever neighborhoods to turn into 3D scenes. A lot of the game The Vanishing Of Ethan Carter was made with that fancy stuff. We still can't output a Bob Ross painting though. The thing with computer generated painting and drawing, is it emulates brush, pencil, and pen strokes too perfectly. the attempts to produce scetchiness are too mathematical If you grew up and practiced on the real thing, it takes you into uncanny valley territory. It's better when CG is allowed to look like CG. You can get some very pleasing looks and do some things a lot easier, and a lot more consistent. This is good if you are doing a series of paintings, or a comic, or illustrated story. Plus, with CG you can backstep. You can't do that with a poster sized pen and ink illustration when your pen decides to blot. Each has it's good points and it's drawbacks. BUT I will always advocate learning to draw the old fashioned way if you are serious about arting. It teaches you a lot about form positive and negative space, patience and makes you really focus on doing it right, OR ELSE. Even with a pencil, you only get so many backsteps with an eraser before your paper is wrecked and smudged. You need to really think about the lines and color you are putting down, because there is no delete.

Sorry 'bout the mini-rant. I'd like to point out a program be Topazlabs called Gigapixel. It resizes images bigger very well. I used it on my last post because it was too small for rendo. I doubled it with no tribbles.

Thanks for taking the time out to put all that down M, it is very interesting, particularly the point that CG should look like CG which never crossed my mind as an approach, but makes sense. I've seen some models in the Zbrush gallery that almost manage to cross the uncanny valley, but it is perhaps harder with still images where the eye can linger and try to pick out faults than with film where it is moving and the eye has been deceived. Will take a look at Topazlabs and Gigapixel. Cheers, Paul

Beautiful portrait!

I like this very much, great work!👏👍🙋‍♂️

This is really a fantastic image. Nicely done!

Splendid image!

I've just tried using Photoshop on an Artbreeder image - uploaded now.

Lovely image and interesting effect.

I tend to agree with much of what Madbat said, I prefer things to look like what they are, and I like that this is still obviously a CG image (the apparent crosshatching in areas like the hair would be impossible with a pencil!). If the aim is to mimic painting and drawing, then overlaying some actual digital pencil or brush strokes manually could make a big difference (and back to Madbat's point about draughtsmanship)...

Your new portrait has become very beautiful dear Paul ! Thanks for your visit and for all your nice comments to all my previous pictures! I hope you had a nice Sunday, I wish you all the best for the new week, take care of yourself, stay alert and healthy!

Interesting and excellent end result I think the end results what matters doesn't really matter what was used to get there as long as your happy with the results and had fun getting there.

Stunning portrait, so beautiful. You now have to buy a couple of pencils and try...

looks both like a drawing and not

Very beautiful!

Tres belle effet,je vais voir artbreeder, ci compatible os windows !

outstanding effect

Nicely done.