The latest terrifying AI art generator is here

AI art generators have exploded in the last couple of years. Known for their uncanny, and sometimes terrifying results, they're increasingly drawing the attention of artists and non-artists alike for inspiration and to create explorative work. Now the team behind one such platform – Artbreeder – has a new experiment: Artbreeder-Collages. And while the results are often bizarre, it's totally addictive.

The original Artbreeder tool allows you to "edit the genes" of either your own images or those already uploaded to the site, or to "cross-breed" images together. The new Artbreeder-Collages, on the other hand, is a generative tool. Currently in beta, it allows you to create images from scratch using, yes, a collage approach – with a little help from text prompts. Read on to learn more, or if you prefer to continue working in the traditional way, see our guide to the best graphic design software.

Thank you for reading 5 articles this month* Join now for unlimited access

Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1

*Read 5 free articles per month without a subscription

Join now for unlimited access

Try first month for just £1 / $1 / €1

Joe Foley

Joe is a regular freelance journalist and editor at Creative Bloq. He writes news, features and buying guides and keeps track of the best equipment and software for creatives, from video editing programs to monitors and accessories. A veteran news writer and photographer, he now works as a project manager at the London and Buenos Aires-based design, production and branding agency Hermana Creatives. There he manages a team of designers, photographers and video editors who specialise in producing visual content and design assets for the hospitality sector. He also dances Argentine tango.

Read more
An image from Venngen, and AI image generator in the shape of a Venn diagram
This Venn diagram-inspired AI image generator is strangely satisfying
Adobe Project Concept demo
I just saw Adobe Project Concept in action, and it's the best use case for gen AI yet
AI control era; Adobe logo made from paint
Lazy AI prompts are dead - we're on the threshold of the "Controls Era" says Adobe
Faces generated with Microsoft VASA-1
The 10 most read AI art stories of 2024
Anthropologie bag design
“They owe us an anthro-apology”: Anthropologie hit with AI allegations over 'uncanny' artwork
Cartoon of young person looking at the sun rise over a futuristic cityscape
Should we be scared or excited? What to expect from AI in 2025
Latest in AI Art
A man editing music at a computer using Project Music GenAI Control
Adobe's wild new AI tool is being called 'Photoshop for audio'
Willy's Chocolate Experience
This disastrous Wonka event is the worst case of AI art catfishing I've seen
Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry calls for AI regulation (despite using it for upcoming movies)
An AI image generated in Stable Diffusion 3
People are already saying Stable Diffusion 3 trounces Midjourney and DALL-E
An AI image of a robot hand reaching to touch a human hand
AI's here and we’re already terribly bored
A screenshot of Google Gemini
Google Gemini's diversity debacle is the weirdest AI incident yet
Latest in News
Audi EV billboard adverts
Ingenious Audi billboards soar above the chaos in EV branding
Chupa Chups logo
The Chupa Chups logo was created by an art legend in just one hour
DC Sonic the Hedgehog comic collaboration
Sega reveals first glimpse of the Sonic DC collaboration we never knew we needed
The Dell 8K monitor on a green background, next to the text, 'Lowest price'.
The only commercially available 8K monitor is on sale with $1,771 off, and I'm intrigued
Tesla Cybertruck
Another day, another Tesla Cybertruck design fail
Pokemon loaded dice
Google AI gets Pokémon facts wrong, gamers are infuriated – and it points to a dangerous problem