Cool thanks I have begun my alien art experiments ;) I began with this rotated crop:

My first viable mutation:

a mirrored crop from first mutation:

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Yes I think this one will go somewhere cool. I am going to chase it for a while and see where it takes me, I will probably end up posting about it - will definitely let you know when I do so (and credit you of course for original base image) :)

Cheers - Carl "alien eyeball" Gnash