Popsugar Tech Halloween Costumes 2018 Google Arts & Culture App Halloween Costume Ideas How Google's Arts & Culture App Can Help You Land the Easiest Halloween Costume EVER 13 August 2018 by Victoria Messina Guys, this app is DEAD ON. A post shared by kristen bell (@kristenanniebell) on Jan 14, 2018 at 3:26pm PST Google truly started 2018 with a bang, releasing an app feature that fuelled a full-on social media frenzy. The tech company's Arts & Culture phone app went viral back in January after it added a new tool that allows users to see their portrait painting doppelgängers in a matter of seconds. The app rummages through a database of artwork to find a handful of pieces that resemble your selfie, providing you with nifty side-by-side collages for comparison. In short, the feature is insanely addicting, especially considering the fact that it'll spit out a whole new batch of artistic look-alikes each time you change your selfie facial expression. As soon as people started catching wind of the app's hysterical new feature, it spread like wildfire, with thousands of people sharing their painting matches on social media — celebrities included. Some of the app's comparisons are pretty spot-on, while others are, y'know, not exactly the most complimentary. But it's all part of the fun! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Josh Groban (@joshgroban) So why are we bringing this app back into the spotlight again? Well, I'm glad you asked. While thinking about DIY Halloween costumes for this year, Google's Arts & Culture App came to mind because it basically does all the work for you in creating a quick and easy costume. Just follow these five simple steps, and you're good to go. Download the Google Arts and Culture app (on iTunes if you're an iPhone user or on Google Play if you've got an Android), and scroll down to the "Search with your selfie" section. Snap a selfie and wait for the app to provide you with your set of art portrait doppelgängers. Pick one from the batch that speaks to your soul the most, and print a large version of the look-alike's portrait. Purchase a horizontally aligned poster board, and cut a square slot out of one side. Paste the printed portrait on the other side. If you really want to go above and beyond, use a marker to write your match percentage in the top left corner and "Google Arts & Culture" in the lower right corner of the poster. Walk around your Halloween party with your face sticking through the empty slot in the poster board. It's like the app has come to life! If you're already on the hunt for a Halloween costume that takes virtually zero effort but is still culturally relevant, Google's Arts & Culture app will help you create one that'll get you all the "likes." Ahead, see exactly how to use the app's face match tool, and keep reading to see a few celebrities who shared their portrait twins on social media. Jim Parsons and Other Stars Have Found Their Look-Alikes With the App Huh. That was fun. A post shared by Jim Parsons (@therealjimparsons) on Jan 14, 2018 at 1:34pm PST 1 / 12 Kate Hudson Portrait of a boy 👦😂 A post shared by Kate Hudson (@katehudson) on Jan 14, 2018 at 4:55pm PST 2 / 12 Amanda Seyfried It does feel like summer today A post shared by Amanda Seyfried (@mingey) on Jan 14, 2018 at 12:55pm PST 3 / 12 Kumail Nanjiani Hey this one ain’t so bad. pic.twitter.com/er0FxZNVO8— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) January 13, 2018 4 / 12 Alyssa Milano Fuck off, Google. A post shared by Alyssa Milano (@milano_alyssa) on Jan 14, 2018 at 9:38pm PST 5 / 12 Ryan Seacrest In a surprising twist... #GoogleArtsandCulture pic.twitter.com/6bFTQbbSq2— Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) January 16, 2018 6 / 12 Vinny Guadagnino My long lost boy Giovanni #googleartsandculture A post shared by Vinny (@vinnyguadagnino) on Jan 14, 2018 at 9:09pm PST 7 / 12 Kristen Bell Guys, this app is DEAD ON. A post shared by kristen bell (@kristenanniebell) on Jan 14, 2018 at 3:26pm PST 8 / 12 Sarah Silverman This arts and culture app is amazing! Mirror image A post shared by @ sarahkatesilverman on Jan 14, 2018 at 4:11pm PST 9 / 12 Zach Braff #blessed A post shared by Zach Braff (@zachbraff) on Jan 14, 2018 at 4:18pm PST 10 / 12 Kelly Ripa No surprises here #mcm A post shared by Kelly Ripa (@kellyripa) on Jan 15, 2018 at 8:01am PST 11 / 12 Busy Philipps Busy, no. A post shared by Busy Philipps (@busyphilipps) on Jan 12, 2018 at 9:43pm PST 12 / 12 Halloween Costumes 2018AppsGoogleHalloween