The Weird and Wonderful Images We Got From Google's Pixel Studio

Google's new Pixel 9 series phones have plenty of exciting new features, along with shiny new designs. The biggest additions to the phones are the various new AI tricks. Our favorite is Pixel Studio, which uses generative AI to create images solely based on your text prompts. 

We've used the tool to create a wide array of images ranging from the fanciful to the downright bizarre. 

Here are our favorites.

Two cats dancing in a meadow with mountains behind. It's a sheer delight, especially using the anime art style the Studio offers.

I asked Pixel Studio to write "Wish you were here" in a postcard style behind this giraffe having a cocktail on the beach. It turns out the software really can't do text, so I instead got this weird scrawl.

A horror mouse eating flesh. Disturbing on so many levels.

I used the "video game" style to create this pixel art image for my imagined video game about two cats making friends in the forest. 

I really enjoyed using the tool to create vintage-style posters, and on this occasion it actually got the word right. 

But despite me spelling "Bear attraction" correctly for this romantic comedy about two bears falling in love, the AI couldn't spell it right once in the seven times I had it generate the image.

A magical forest scene that I think looks beautiful. Great job.

I'm also super impressed with this scene, generated solely by the prompt "two cars racing on a mountain road."

A bear riding a penny farthing in a sketch style.

In an iteration of the bear-on-a-bike series, this time upgraded to a Victorian London setting, the bike is now a unicycle and the bear has a martini and a cigar. I don't remember asking for the superb suit and hat but I love that Pixel Studio used its initiative here. 

I created this disturbing scene at about 2 a.m. when I couldn't sleep.

Same again. This one looks like some kind of propaganda about the meat and dairy industry.

"A rabbit sitting under a sign that reads 'no bunnies allowed'" was my prompt. I suspect that isn't what the sign reads, but it's a cute scene nonetheless.

"A capybara using an iPhone." Nailed it, Pixel Studio.

"A capybara wearing sunglasses next to a pool in Miami." Pixel Studio really gets capys.

I reimagined the last one in a pixel art version and simply had to manually add the text above.

"A ginger cat playing with a camera". Adorable in the anime style...

...and just as adorable in a more realistic version.

This fantasy bedroom created by CNET's Lisa Eadicicco is a thing of beauty.

Lisa also wanted to see how happy Pixel Studio is about using trademarked material. Apparently it's no problem. 

A giant monster looming over Victorian London. Terrifying stuff. 

I suspect cute cats like this will be the most common thing people ask Pixel Studio to create. It's just delightful.

Pikachu with a Pokeball balloon. Perfectly created.

CNET's Patrick Holland also went with the Nintendo properties, this time putting Pikachu and Mario together on the tennis court. Neither seem particularly happy about it, and I suspect Nintendo will be even less so.

It's Disney's Dumbo! Disney's cool about other companies using its assets, right?

Dumbo having a spa break.

A much more realistic Dumbo having a spa break.

An adorable crane and basset hound.

T-rex on the cover of Time magazine. A left-field choice for "Person of the Year."

This rhino looks like it really hates that disco ball.

The rhino seems to be having a much better time in pixel art form.

A giant ant eating fried chicken. Just a normal day in San Francisco, right Patrick?

An iguana tap dancing.

A more realistic, and frankly much more frightening iguana tap dancing.