How to Explore Trending Content and Challenges on Picsart

Picsart surfaces trending content and challenges directly on its homepage, so you don't need to hunt through menus to find them. The main entry points are the Trending section (trending effects and social viral templates) and the Picsart x MiniMax H3 Challenge banner, which is marked "LIVE NOW" with a $50K prize pool. If you want to see what's popular and join a challenge, start on the homepage and look for those two areas.

Where trending content lives on Picsart

The homepage groups trending material into a few labeled blocks. According to the site, these include:

• Trending — "Try trending effects"
• Follow the latest trends — a browsable grid with a "See all" link
• Trending on Picsart — a section heading on the page

The trends grid covers categories such as Social Virals, AI Couple Photoshoot, Collage Maker, Family Portrait Generator, Dance Generator, AI Fantasy Generator, Birthday, Image to Video, Effects, Summer Vibes, Transitions, Cinematic, Character Scenes, 3D Characters, Cartoonify, Funny Filters, Anime Scenes, AI Makeover Generator, Mood Edits, Game Styles, Generate with Lyria, AI UGC Video Generator, Back to School, and AI Halloween Filters.

Each of these is a template or effect you can apply, not just a gallery item — the site frames them as things to "try."

How to get there

1. Open picsart.com.
2. Scroll to the Trending or Follow the latest trends section.
3. Select See all to browse the full trend list, or click an individual trend tile to open it.
4. Expected result: you land on the effect or template page for that trend, where you can apply it to your own image or video.

If you already know the trend name (for example, "Cartoonify" or "AI Couple Photoshoot"), the tiles are labeled by name, so scanning the grid is usually faster than searching.

The Picsart x MiniMax H3 Challenge

This is the most concrete challenge entry on the page. Key facts as stated on the site:

The challenge is tied to Seedance 2.5, and the page lists what that model supports: 1080p output, longer scenes (30 seconds), character persistence, realistic motion, physically accurate lighting, up to 50 reference images and videos, and full 3D support. Each of these is presented as a separate "Try Seedance 2.5" link, so you can test a specific capability before or while participating.

How to participate

1. Find the Picsart x MiniMax H3 Challenge banner on the homepage (it's marked "LIVE NOW").
2. Click Learn more to read the challenge details, or Participate to enter.
3. If you want to work with the underlying model first, use the Try Seedance 2.5 links to generate video with the listed capabilities.
4. Expected result: you reach the challenge page or the Seedance 2.5 tool, depending on which link you choose.

The page does not state eligibility rules, deadlines, or how winners are selected — those details would be on the "Learn more" page, so check there before committing time to an entry.

Community participation examples

The challenge section shows example participants, listed by handle: @typ8g7dxfx, @pablooo3333i, @benson9781234, @luciawolo, @user5422473773, @loomielane, @summer9533119, and @katemcgettigan. These appear alongside the challenge, so they're useful as a quick look at what other people are submitting. If you want a sense of the expected style or format before entering, reviewing these is a reasonable first step.

Running a full workflow instead of a single effect

Beyond individual trends, Picsart offers multi-step templates under Run a full workflow in one click. These are labeled by use case and step count, for example:

• Bakery Promotional Video Campaign — 9-step workflow (Ads & Marketing)
• Cosmetic Claw Game Product Videos — 8-step workflow (Ads & Marketing)
• Brand Trailer Maker — 14-step workflow (Branding & Logos)
• Create Premium Food Packaging Mockups for Products — 8-step workflow (Selling & Commerce)
• Create a Professional Brand Style Guide — 5-step workflow (Branding & Logos)
• Create Rotating Product Showcase Video with Animation — 4-step workflow (Ads & Marketing)

Each has a Use template button. If your goal is a finished piece rather than experimenting with a single trend, these workflows bundle the steps for you.

What you need before starting

The page describes Picsart as an all-in-one platform with "a wide selection of free AI design tools" and states that "everything you need is already here, on one subscription." It also references 175+ AI models, 17 agents, 168K+ assets, 100+ personas, and 60+ styles. A Pricing link is present in the site navigation, but the homepage does not state specific prices or which features are free versus paid — so check the pricing page directly if cost matters for your use case.