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Bored Panda Office Tried Out Prisma App That Turns Photos Into Paintings, Here Are The Results

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Apple iOS top charts have been stormed by a new app called Prisma. Supposedly it can transform your photos into works of art in just a couple of seconds. But here at Bored Panda we don't just take words for granted, we've decided to test it out ourselves using our own photos taken with our smartphones.

And boy was it fun! The app provides you with a bunch of styles derived from famous paintings like Edvard Munch's "The Scream" or Katsushika Hokusai's "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" (that's among various others like mosaic or gothic). Just be prepared to sink quite a bit of time into the app, because you might find yourself turning your photo album into a fully fledged art gallery!

Android fans will have to wait just a bit longer, but from what we've heard, the app is coming later this month.

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varwenea 8 years ago

It's the airbender monk from "The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra".

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LittleLurker 8 years ago

Lovely, reminds me of stained glass!

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varwenea 8 years ago

Excellent modern art interpretation

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varwenea 8 years ago

Reminds me of propaganda artwork

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Ann Ros'a 8 years ago

Awesome!!

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Luis Milian 8 years ago

the painting shows the truth...pollution in the air

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varwenea 8 years ago

Thief?

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Vaiva Vareikaite

Susanna Vesna 8 years ago

Looks a lot like the Great Wave of Kanagawa painting

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#9

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Julija Televičiūtė

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LBeniamin 8 years ago

The original is already like a painting

7points

varwenea 8 years ago

Dark modern comic, like Sin City. Cool.

1point

Tee Salgado 7 years ago

OK OK I'm salivating. When is the Android app coming out? huh? HUH? I Want It Please...

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Charles Laster 8 years ago

Like a panel from a graphic novel.

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Marina Sidyakin 8 years ago

what filter it is?

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Shelah Phillipsen 8 years ago

new app called Prisma

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Simone Fjellø Mortensen 8 years ago

Amazing view :)

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Inga Korolkovaite

Ann Ros'a 7 years ago

My favorite.

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Katie Jamberri Nails 8 years ago

I want a Bored Panda pillow!

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Vaiva Vareikaite

Ann Ros'a 7 years ago

I like this one too

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Julija Televičiūtė

Ann Coffman 8 years ago

Soft Kitty, Warm Kitty...

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Martin 8 years ago

Gotta admit, the faces came out a little creepy on this one.

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Lara Wy 8 years ago

The gucci face looks really creepy

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Ann Ros'a 8 years ago

Love the color play!!

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Viktorija Gabulaitė

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Viktorija Gabulaitė

Abby Rexroth 8 years ago

The designs on the snail look like Chinese characters!

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Anshul Soni 8 years ago

The color balance is impressive indeed

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Vaiva Vareikaite

Ann Coffman 8 years ago

Hard to improve upon the original, but WOW

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Viktorija Gabulaitė

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Vaiva Vareikaite

Rosi Salsabiila 8 years ago

Painting side looks like mommy kissing her baby

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Valley Girl 8 years ago

Love! Looks like a futuristic superhero graphic novel.

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Viktorija Gabulaitė

Andrius

In cahoots with the secret orde... With nobody. In cahoots with nobody.

In cahoots with the secret orde... With nobody. In cahoots with nobody.

What do you think ?

Giulia Scaramucci 8 years ago

I'm loving that app!

3points

Susanna Vesna 8 years ago

Ok, this is a genius APP! Cudos to whoever put all that work into developing it!!

2points

THE SLAVE PREACHER 8 years ago

Cool effect. Makes me wish I had a smartphone.

2points

Susanna Vesna 8 years ago

How can u live without a smartphone in our time? :P

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Wojciech Białek 8 years ago

before you carelesly jump on the App, you should know that, by using it, you forfeit the right to own the picture. I believe this is only in regards to the "modified" picture, but i'm not entirely sure.

1point

Wojciech Białek 8 years ago

my bad, you don't forfeit the rights to the picture but you allow the company to use it: "Prisma does not claim ownership of any Content that you post on or through the Service. Instead, you hereby grant to Prisma a non-exclusive, fully paid and royalty-free, transferable, sub-licensable, worldwide license TO USE the Content that you stylize on or through the Service, subject to the Service’s Privacy Policy."

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Yugan Talovich 8 years ago

You gotta admit, technology is amazing.

1point

Ben Shif 8 years ago

There is also an app called Dreamscope that lets you do this. It's not nearly as fast but has a few more options, such as custom filters.

1point

Stephanie Burton 8 years ago

This app was brilliant the first time I downloaded and used it but since then has been glitchy as all hell, refusing to fully load pics :(

0points

Karen Chaddock 8 years ago

I liked all of these images and thought each one was very exact and detailed to the original photograph too.

0points

Lyone Fein 8 years ago

You can try this yourself without a smartphone. At a website called deepart.

0points

Tereza Skálová 8 years ago

It is just app... It doesn´t recognise, what is importent on the pic. So it can never replace the real art.

0points

AwesomeSauce 8 years ago

downloaded

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John Prazan 8 years ago

Before you download the app, make sure it is the actual free app and not the one that costs $2.99!

0points

John Prazan 8 years ago

I tried downloading the app and it downloaded something called "Radio". Doesn't do anything but show a bunch of radio stations.

0points

Mike Olson 8 years ago

More apps that try to imitate what takes someone years to learn...meh.

0points

sameed ch 8 years ago

But it isn't available on playstore

0points

Jayshree 8 years ago

I don't have this app would anyone edit mu picture wirh this application

0points

Stephanie Burton 8 years ago

Does anyone know if the app is free or not?

0points

John Prazan 8 years ago

It's free but there's a copycat app that costs $2.99. Don't download that one!

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Pi... 8 years ago

I LOVE THIS APP!!! Woot!

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Giulia Scaramucci 8 years ago

I'm loving that app!

3points

Susanna Vesna 8 years ago

Ok, this is a genius APP! Cudos to whoever put all that work into developing it!!

2points

THE SLAVE PREACHER 8 years ago

Cool effect. Makes me wish I had a smartphone.

2points

Susanna Vesna 8 years ago

How can u live without a smartphone in our time? :P

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Wojciech Białek 8 years ago

before you carelesly jump on the App, you should know that, by using it, you forfeit the right to own the picture. I believe this is only in regards to the "modified" picture, but i'm not entirely sure.

1point

Wojciech Białek 8 years ago

my bad, you don't forfeit the rights to the picture but you allow the company to use it: "Prisma does not claim ownership of any Content that you post on or through the Service. Instead, you hereby grant to Prisma a non-exclusive, fully paid and royalty-free, transferable, sub-licensable, worldwide license TO USE the Content that you stylize on or through the Service, subject to the Service’s Privacy Policy."

1point

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Yugan Talovich 8 years ago

You gotta admit, technology is amazing.

1point

Ben Shif 8 years ago

There is also an app called Dreamscope that lets you do this. It's not nearly as fast but has a few more options, such as custom filters.

1point

Stephanie Burton 8 years ago

This app was brilliant the first time I downloaded and used it but since then has been glitchy as all hell, refusing to fully load pics :(

0points

Karen Chaddock 8 years ago

I liked all of these images and thought each one was very exact and detailed to the original photograph too.

0points

Lyone Fein 8 years ago

You can try this yourself without a smartphone. At a website called deepart.

0points

Tereza Skálová 8 years ago

It is just app... It doesn´t recognise, what is importent on the pic. So it can never replace the real art.

0points

AwesomeSauce 8 years ago

downloaded

0points

John Prazan 8 years ago

Before you download the app, make sure it is the actual free app and not the one that costs $2.99!

0points

John Prazan 8 years ago

I tried downloading the app and it downloaded something called "Radio". Doesn't do anything but show a bunch of radio stations.

0points

Mike Olson 8 years ago

More apps that try to imitate what takes someone years to learn...meh.

0points

sameed ch 8 years ago

But it isn't available on playstore

0points

Jayshree 8 years ago

I don't have this app would anyone edit mu picture wirh this application

0points

Stephanie Burton 8 years ago

Does anyone know if the app is free or not?

0points

John Prazan 8 years ago

It's free but there's a copycat app that costs $2.99. Don't download that one!

1point

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Pi... 8 years ago

I LOVE THIS APP!!! Woot!

0points

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