I came upon the following by accident. I was driving about town and saw some buildings that had large murals painted on their outside walls. I took a photo of these images and then told my AI of Choice, CHATGPT, to “make this image 3D.” In about 30 seconds the AI spit out images that had additional depth. *Not all AI programs create 3D images the same, and even the same AI will sometimes produce a totally different look. Even moving a short distance to take a picture of a mural will change the image that is produced. Let’s look at some examples:

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The above example starts with a simple line drawing that appears on the wax wrapper for egg rolls from a Chinese Restaurant. I took a photo and uploaded it to my AI asking it to “make this 3D.” The red and white version was a surprise and gave depth to the original image, but then I asked the AI to “make the image more real” and it produced the beautiful multicolored version. I asked and it’s not a single “goddess” but a compilation.

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I love the way the AI increases the depth of these murals. Here are two examples of images I found at the grocery store. In one I asked the AI to copy the image of the Geisha from the drink carton. Impressive.

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The two images above were very surprising. I was walking down an aisle in ALDI’s and happened to see the package so I took a picture and asked the AI to make it 3D. I may have stopped in my tracks as I looked at the real looking image. I asked and this is a compilation of a classic Turkish Tea Set, not a photo of any one real set. Note how true to the image on the box the generated file is.

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