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The Thread for Art & Art Appreciation
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I recently got into AI-generated art, and I've become drunk with power. Exhibit A — Freddie Highmore in drag:
And I've lost a tremendous amount of sleep. On the lighter side, I finally got to create art I never would've been satisfied with drawing, such as Sarah McLachlan as Nefertiti:
And I've lost a tremendous amount of sleep. On the lighter side, I finally got to create art I never would've been satisfied with drawing, such as Sarah McLachlan as Nefertiti:
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A collage of all my favourite singers/bands:
From top to bottom, left to right, they are:
From top to bottom, left to right, they are:
- I Mother Earth. The iteration pictured in the globe is the one fronted by Edwin, though I like Brian Byrne just as much.
- "Weird Al" Yankovic
- Edgar Froese, representing Tangerine Dream
- Alanis Morissette
- Sarah Jarosz
- Toad the Wet Sprocket
- The Cranberries
- Lene Lovich
- Andrew Eldritch, representing The Sisters of Mercy
- Tori Amos
- Kate Bush
- Matthew Good Band
- Stevie Nicks
- Linn Berggren of Ace of Base. I don't actually care much for Ace of Base (though I do like the Happy Nation album and some of their early Tech Noir stuff). Linn was an amazing vocalist whose talents were wasted on a mediocre band. The unreleased "Lapponia" shows what she was truly capable of. I consider it a genuine loss to the world that she never released even one solo album before retiring.
- Alannah Myles
- Genesis. The first three Collins-era albums make up my favourite phase of the group — after the haunting synth sound was established, before the band became too poppy.
- Dance with the Dead
- Meg Myers
- The Motels
- Stone Temple Pilots with Scott Weiland. Nothing against Chester Bennington or Jeff Gutt; I just haven't really given any of their material a listen.
- Alice in Chains with Layne Staley. William DuVall's a fine vocalist, but AIC just isn't AIC without Staley's pathos. Plus Black Gives Way to Blue and The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here are just terribly mixed albums ... so yeah.
- Suzanne Vega
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Having dabbled in AI art the past couple months, I think I've thoroughly plumbed its depths, and here are my final thoughts on the matter.
It was a fun toy to play with those first few weeks, creating "pure" AI art with only text prompts, but it quickly lost its lustre. It's just so low-effort. Sure, you can produce some cool imagery, but there's no blood, sweat, or tears in the final product, meaning there's no real soul, either. But I wasn't going to simply call it quits. I figured there were more experiments I could do with AI.
I've been trying my hand are recreating old drawings/collages I was never satisfied with:
These felt more satisfying to create. But if I'm honest, I like AI art best as background elements in my digital collages:
It was a fun toy to play with those first few weeks, creating "pure" AI art with only text prompts, but it quickly lost its lustre. It's just so low-effort. Sure, you can produce some cool imagery, but there's no blood, sweat, or tears in the final product, meaning there's no real soul, either. But I wasn't going to simply call it quits. I figured there were more experiments I could do with AI.
I've been trying my hand are recreating old drawings/collages I was never satisfied with:
These felt more satisfying to create. But if I'm honest, I like AI art best as background elements in my digital collages:
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@Duragizer I've removed some images from your post and issued a warning. You should know by now what is appropriate for these forums. You've been warned a multitude of times.
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This is a bit niche, but a comic book artist I like (JK Woodward) did the latest tour poster for a Star Trek podcast I listen to.
He gave the original watercolor of the poster to the hosts of the show, but I was able to get the original concept art he made for them, and the second draft that became the final design.
He gave the original watercolor of the poster to the hosts of the show, but I was able to get the original concept art he made for them, and the second draft that became the final design.
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I've made a crapton of digital collages this year. I became interested in trying to recreate the aesthetic of the traditional collages I used to make, which incorporated strips of torn paper and squares of solid colour. I've also continued integrating AI imagery into my collages. Though recently, I've begun moving away from that towards simpler collages using mostly photographed elements. Dunno if I'll continue in that direction or go back to the more complex stuff.
Muscle women and bisexuality have become ever-present subjects in these collages, though I can't share most of them due to their being NSFW.
The Black Muscle Babe Bearing Jeremy Bentham's Fly Agaric'd Head Brought a Pocket Universe with Her Sister from Another Mister Nearby
BMF
Building an Unsolved Mystery
Fee Fi Fo
I Need a Miracle and Not Someone's Charity
The Magic Catbus
Moooonn
Polyester Doesn't Breathe
Tee Hee! That Tickles!
We're Having a Psionic Blast
Muscle women and bisexuality have become ever-present subjects in these collages, though I can't share most of them due to their being NSFW.
The Black Muscle Babe Bearing Jeremy Bentham's Fly Agaric'd Head Brought a Pocket Universe with Her Sister from Another Mister Nearby
BMF
Building an Unsolved Mystery
Fee Fi Fo
I Need a Miracle and Not Someone's Charity
The Magic Catbus
Moooonn
Polyester Doesn't Breathe
Tee Hee! That Tickles!
We're Having a Psionic Blast
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Is that a commercial link?
I love art and I often looking for new ideas. I found many cool pirate images on depositphotos. There are thousands of images on different theme: royalty-free images, videos, vectors, illustrations, and music. It is one of the best stock images platform with high-quality licensed stock photos and large thematic collection of stock photography.
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