AI now lets you expose unseen secrets of legendary artworks

You’ll never look at the world’s most famous paintings in the same way again.

An artificial intelligence company has created a new tool that allows users to imagine a world beyond the frame of their favorite artwork.

Named “Outpainting,” the tool was designed by employees at the San Francisco firm OpenAI as part of their innovative text-to-image system, DALL-E 2.

The easy-use tool — launched last week — requires just two steps, with users simply selecting the artwork they want to play with and then typing in what they want to see added.

The words are then transformed into images via AI technology, which are attached to the artwork, expanding it outward and changing its entire meaning.

“Outpainting helps users extend their creativity by continuing an image beyond its original borders … simply by using a natural language description,” OpenAI explained in a press release.

Employees at OpenAI decided to playfully reimagine Cassius Marcellus Coolidge’s 1903 painting “A Friend in Need.”
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Using AI technology, the "Outpainting'' tool was able to expand the original image outwards. The dogs in the original artwork are now just one of a number of canines playing poker.
Using AI technology, the “Outpainting” tool was able to expand the original image outwards. The scene in the original artwork is now just one of a number of canines playing poker.
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The company added that Outpainting is able to take into account the original image’s “existing visual elements – including shadows, reflections, and textures – to maintain the [same] context.”

Software engineer Ken Kocienda — famous for inventing the Apple iPhone’s autocorrect — got a preview of the tool and took to Twitter in June to reveal that he had reimagined Johannes Vermeer’s c. 1665 painting “Girl With a Pearl Earring.”

Kocienda wrote: “Here’s the starting image and the prompt I gave: ‘Studio scene for taking photographs of a fashion model with photographers, cameras on tripods, and many lights, extremely detailed oil painting.’”

A second tweet showed the image that Outpainting created, with the painting’s subject seen surrounded by a fashion photographer and a model.

Several Outpainting users have reimagined Johannes Vermeer's c. 1665 painting "Girl With A Pearl Earring."
Several Outpainting users have reimagined Johannes Vermeer’s c. 1665 painting “Girl With A Pearl Earring.”
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American artist August Kamp used Outpainting to reimagine "Girl with a Pearl Earring" in a domestic setting.
American artist August Kamp used Outpainting to reimagine “Girl with a Pearl Earring” in a domestic setting.
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Edward Hopper's iconic 1947 painting "Summer Evening" was painted in the style of social realism.
Edward Hopper’s iconic 1947’s “Summer Evening” was painted in the style of social realism.
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An OpenAI employee added a dinosaur to the original Hopper image transforming it into an entirely new, surreal image.
An OpenAI employee added a dinosaur to the original Hopper painting and transformed it into an entirely new, surreal image.
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Meanwhile, American artist August Kamp also used Outpainting to reimagine “Girl With a Pearl Earring.”

Kamp created a more domestic scene by typing in words such as “house,” “kitchen” and “shelves.”

OpenAI’s Twitter account has also published other creative takes on classic artworks, all created with Outpainting.

Meanwhile, a post reimagining the cover of The Beatles' classic "Abbey Road" album proves that the tool also works effectively with photographs — and not only with paintings.
Meanwhile, a post reimagining the cover of The Beatles’ classic “Abbey Road” album proves that the tool also works effectively with photographs — not only with paintings.
This updated image highlights how advanced AI technology has become, with the recreated photo looking completely realistic.
This updated image highlights how advanced AI technology has become, with the recreated photo looking completely realistic.
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One playful upload shows a humorous take on Edward Hopper’s iconic 1947 painting “Summer Evening,” with an approaching dinosaur added to the image.

The original artwork, which depicts a tranquil suburban scene, was painted in the style of social realism — but the addition of the dinosaur transforms the image into one that is both surreal and ominous.

Even the most famous artwork in the world, Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa,” wasn’t spared from a playful reimagining, which shows the titular subject surrounding by a dystopian scene, complete with fire and an approaching UFO.

Even the most famous artwork in the world, Leonardo Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" was spared from a playful reimagining.
Even the most famous artwork in the world, Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” wasn’t spared from a playful reimagining.
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Meanwhile, a post reimagining the cover of The Beatles’ classic “Abbey Road” album proves that the tool also works effectively with photographs — not just with paintings.

Creatives hoping to recreate their favorite artwork may have to be patient however, with a waitlist already in place for “Outpainting” due to high demand.



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