So I kept seeing these crazy Pixar-style selfies popping up everywhere. People turning themselves into cartoon characters with some AI filter? I had to figure out what this Pixar AI thing was and how it worked. Grabbed my phone, rolled up my sleeves, and dove in. Here’s exactly how I tested it:
Step 1: Downloaded That Hot New App
Saw everyone raving about this new AI tool on Twitter. Installed it immediately – the icon looked like a sparkly cartoon rainbow. Opened it up and boom! Three giant buttons: “Try Filter”, “Create Avatar”, and “Share”. Didn’t even bother reading the terms (who does?). Just smashed “Try Filter” so hard I almost cracked my screen.
Step 2: Picked The Worst Photo Possible
Scrolled through my gallery for the messiest selfie I had – chose that blurry one from last Friday’s barbecue where I’m squinting against sunlight with ketchup on my chin. Figured if this AI could fix THAT disaster, it’d be legit. The app gobbled it up and showed this creepy skeleton outline of my face while “processing”.
Step 3: Watched The Magic Happen
My screen started glowing like a unicorn puked rainbows. Little loading dots danced around my ketchup-stained face as the app did its thing: 1️⃣ Smoothing my bumpy skin into plastic doll texture 2️⃣ Inflating my eyeballs to anime proportions 3️⃣ Stretching my forehead like taffy 4️⃣ Tinting everything with that signature Pixar blue-orange lighting. Took maybe 30 seconds but felt like hours.
Step 4: Tweaked The Abomination
The result looked like my sleep paralysis demon. Slide bars popped up letting me adjust cartooniness levels:
- Face smoothness slider? Cranked to MAX – goodbye pores!
- Head size? Made it 20% bigger like a bobblehead
- Added ridiculous sparkle effects around my now-gigantic eyes
Ended up looking like if Shrek had a baby with a Bratz doll. Perfect.
Step 5: Annoyed My Friends With It
Saved my nightmare creation to camera roll. Instantly bombarded our group chat: “GUESS WHO’S A PIXAR STAR? 😎”. First reply: “Dude is that you or Sid from Toy Story?” Another friend sent back her own cartoon version with rabbit ears. We ended up spending two hours transforming all our ugly photos into shiny plastic nightmares. Worth it.
Turns out this Pixar AI thing’s just face detection + extreme beautifying filters + cartoon shading tricks. Zero rocket science – but man does it hook you in! Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m making my dog look like a Disney sidekick…