How to get a free paint profile picture for Facebook

You may have seen your friends looking slightly different on Facebook as people are turning themselves into works of art. A free app makes it possible for anyone to turn a photo into an online painting and it's proving pretty popular.

The social media site is being flooded with posts of people sharing themselves and loved ones as the artwork. It's simple to do one yourself. You simply visit the website www.newprofilepic.com and upload the photo you want to turn into a painting.

It takes literally seconds to do and the results are pretty flattering. Here's me with a flawless complexion for the first time in 20 years. Who needs a filter anyway!

You can then just download the image as a jpg and share it on your social media profiles.

There are different backgrounds to choose from and if you return to the site a week later you can pick new effects and other options.

Even the dog wanted to get in on the act with his squeaky chicken toy.

It's not the first time such a trend has taken over Facebook.

We've reported previously how people were turning themselves into cartoon families with festive backdrops for Christmas time.

If you've tried the app we'd love to see your paintings in the Facebook comments.