# Imaginative AI Painting Features Google's 'Chimera Painter' Tool Brings Illustrations to Life By Riley von Niessen | Published 2020-11-20 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chimera-painter References: [designtaxi](https://designtaxi.com/news/412384/Google-s-New-AI-Feature-Remarkably-Brings-Your-Monster-Scribbles-To-Life/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+designtaxi_news) & [ai.googleblog](https://ai.googleblog.com/2020/11/using-gans-to-create-fantastical.html) The 'Chimera Painter' is a recently developed AI tool from [Google](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/google-product-studio), which is powered by GANs, or generative adversarial networks. With this system, the tool is capable of understanding computer-generated images that can be used for reference to create illustrations. Users can make changes to the images with the tool, similarly to how one would draw in the standard Paint program from [Microsoft](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bing) that comes pre-installed on its computers. Google AI summarized the functions of its AI feature in a [Twitter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/createmybanner) post, stating that "Chimera Painter, [is] a demo tool that uses #MachineLearning to enable artists to rapidly create fully rendered fantastical creatures based on user-supplied outlines." The Chimera Painter demo is available to use through a dedicated web page. Image Credit: Google ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.2/10 - Popularity: 62% | Activity: 84% | Freshness: 9% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [AI](https://www.trendhunter.com/ai) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **AI-assisted Illustration:** The use of AI GANs for generating fully-realized illustrations is an emerging trend that can revolutionize the field of digital art. - **Rapid Art Creation:** AI-powered software like Chimera Painter can help artists create complex illustrations quickly and efficiently, disrupting the traditional time-consuming process of digital art creation. - **User-generated Art Tools:** AI software like Chimera Painter that allows users to create with pre-made images can lead to the development of more user-friendly art tools that cater to non-professional artists as well. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Digital Art and Illustration:** Chimera Painter and similar AI-powered tools can bring AI technology directly to digital art and illustration industry, allowing artists to create works in entirely new ways. - **Software Development:** The emergence of AI-powered art creation software like Chimera Painter presents a disruptive opportunity for software developers to incorporate AI technology into art and design applications. - **Online Art Communities:** Tools like Chimera Painter can help expand online art communities by democratizing the digital art creation process and making it more accessible to artists of all skill levels. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI Product Image Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/google-product-studio.md) - [Creativity-Promoting AI Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/imaginator-ai-creator.md) - [Photo Art Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/image-painter.md) - [AI Art Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/doodle2life.md) - [AI-Powered Virtual Worlds](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/google-project-genie.md) - [AI-Generated Image Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bing.md) - [AI-Fueled Text-To-Art Generative Images](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sketch-to-image.md) - [Sketch-to-Art AI Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sketch-to-logo.md) - [Short Video Generation Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lumiere.md)