I've already said that I'm happy to share any prompt if anyone asks, so I will continue to post just the image here on the thread. As for the galleries, I don't post there often anymore and have started to turn off comments, so what's the point. To be honest I've been enjoying the art work here more than on any of the galleries in a long time anyway. I hope everyone will continue to share their ideas and visions, so thanks to all the regulars and all the people who stop in just to take a peak. Maybe more of you out there will dive into ai and show us what you find...   :)

Stay safe, stay strong and keep on rock'n...

Now I just have to find a sneaky way to render some alternate reality flying monkeys without giving Len a bad Oz flashback, (snicker)...  ;)

Couldn't resist a shot bud, I know you're tough enough to get a few Toto's barking at you, ha ha ha... 

Also thanks for the music links, my other go to place, enjoying this album...

Antimatter - Fold

Hmmm, so what to start this page with, I've been exploring a bit of Mid-j V5.1 with some old prompts to see the difference and try a few new tricks...  ;)

Young Moses...

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I know what you mean about a song that gets played so many times you get sick of it, lol.  Hearing this one over and over would be my hell, as it was back then when the radio just played it over, and over, and over...  ;-) 

The Knack - My Sharona

And like it or not, there will be evil flying monkeys from time to time, maybe even a robot/android version or two, ha ha ha... 

Guess Who - Clap For The Wolfman

Same program, same art style, same prompt.

Wolf, full moon, misty realistic lighting, midnight hour, render octane, sfx, 3d.

wombo:

Flying monkeys! I don't know whether I'm frightened or impressed with them. Either way, they are very cool, rhol!

The one hit wonders the Knack, yeah that song physically made me sick after about 10,000th time I herd it the first week it was released. That's why I stopped listening to the AM and then the FM, FM went from Album Rock to Rock Destroyers almost overnight it seemed. The only station I will listen to is Xerok 80 out of Juarez actually I guess it's called Radio Canon Am 800 now 50KW of xmitting Power. I heard it on the X

ZZ Top: Heard it on the X

Bakapo - Luv the wolf, keep up the excellent Wombo work!  Trying to get a few new Wombo's in here and there too...  :)

How about a fox who likes to meditate...

One more late night fun...

Toto can feel the storm getting closer...

OK.....last line ?????????????

Back on the "reveal prompt" thing - it amused me this morning thinking about some of those muppet fractal prompts and the 500-word essay prompts that ChatGPT throws out on  occasion hahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Yeah Gil yaknow those of us who have been regulars to this thread since the beginning have been playing off each others prompts from the get go. So you got what Prompted the Prompt was basically determined by who posted last and that response to the Prompt became the gist of the next Prompt and so on and so on. No self respecting Prompt is ever going to give up all it's secrets it takes on a life of it's own and becomes a part of each of our Prompt "lexicon" so unless you are playing the same game you still will have no Idea what Prompted the Prompt...or something like that...long live the Prompt...Amber Waves of Prompts...In the Prompts last Gleaming, geeze whatever.

Was trying to reproduce a scene from the old movie "Ladyhawk" always liked that movie. Never did get what I wanted but got some good Horses.

Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses

Maybe not what you were aiming for but very nice horses indeed. And that hawk-horse critter is a truly fantastic beast. Cousin to the hippogriff maybe? Would certainly not look out of place in Harry Potter or LOTR movies. Sometimes happy accidents are the best kind.

I feel renewed, got some fresh ideas different...eh maybe who knows maybe I'm just krazy

SAMANTHA FISH BAND "Shake 'Em On Down" 3/22/13

The Art of Madness

Love that pose hate the hands

TEST IMAGE: (a.k.a. The Case of the Blind Tattoo Artist)

Been picking thru the best of my Doc Watson renders from yesterday and decided to work this one up into something a bit more ... artistic. Since the AI is an AH when it comes to specific tattoos requests, I decided to go roll my own using Photoshop. A decidedly old version, CS2, so it is very possible I have completely farked up the instructions from the tutorial I was trying to follow. Which, if anyone is interested, is right here: https://photoshoptrainingchannel.com/apply-tattoos-in-photoshop/

And .... the results:

Yes, I know the knickers need work, and no doubt a few other things do as well. Still have to figure out the scar, but right now what I need to know from those of you with actual (mostly?) working vision is whether or not that's reasonably believable ink. Not going for the "real live photograph" look here, the finished piece will be painting/illustration style. That said, it's still gotta look right. Like it belongs. 

So. Advice? Comments? Suggestions? Constructive criticism? Bring it on! 

P.S. If you feel like tossing things, popcorn is preferred to produce. Rotten tomatoes are a right b*tch to clean up, especially when they go splat all over your screen. ;-)

No Contact: Antimatter

Is this Place just one big Virus?

Len - Cool stuff as always!  Ladyhawke was a good movie.  I also just went to see the new Guardians Of The Galaxy movie, two thumbs up!

Byrdie - I'm not used to SD, but looks like you're having fun with your buff fellows, lol.  Keep tweaking, I'm sure you'll get there...  :)

Speaking of movies, I've been doing a few images from the last Predator movie called Prey.  The best predator since the first one if you ask me...

Needs some tweaking, but still some fun results...

Experiment time :)

So, put in a prompt of a greyhound as drawn by a young child....

Then, used that as an image prompt with just the word "greyhound" and got this

I'm liking this.  Going to experiment further with other things :)

And on another note, the new gallery prompt policy has been put on hold :)

Glad to hear that, Gill, I really do think it was a bit sudden. Not exactly well thought out. Love the greyhound sketches. Can't decide which one I like best, though the second would go well in a children's book. 

Predator/warriors and sci-fi stuff is also first rate. Kudos, y'all!

Meanwhile, I think I have a fairly decent attempt at a scar. Cropped just to show the relevant part this time as it's still very much a work in progress.

Am I on the right trail? The tutorial for that was nowhere near as confusing as the first one I found. Still not quite sure it's any good, though. Supposed to be a bit of a mess, he got shot while tending a patient and there were complications.  Think I need more detail but not sure how to get without over working it. Again, all suggestions welcome.

Lots of cool and creative stuff from everyone.... always a pleasure to view this thread and forum, full of visual inspiration... 

Here's a novel idea.....Before trying to implement a new policy, look into it further first, dot the i's and cross the t's cover the bases and do the research...

Dark Lords....

Minimalist black and white or white and black...

Dark Knight....

I'm liking that Minimalist style DG!

Many thanks Rhol..!!, kind of you to say so...

“No! Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try.” 

“Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” 

1 off ideas...using a multitude of different styles or combinations of  different Art mediums/ styles...some of these styles i've taken and been twerking for a while now, will show in the weeks to come....

You can also use 'naive art style' in the prompt to create child like drawings/paintings...

a spaceship as drawn by a young child, naive art --ar 4:3

Upload this image with just the word spaceship...

Could be fun for some retro pulp sci fi book cover art or any subject for that matter...  ;)

You sure can find some excellent stuff DG, from the ultra realistic to the different artistic styles!

This is my fav from the set...

Of course my kid drawings will take a few left turns...  

Good thing the teachers never saw this one...

Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall, Part Two

I have my pets to keep me company...

And there's always a runt in the litter...

Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth 1967

I'm liking that Minimalist style DG!

Another burning question in the back of my mind these days, is Mr Potato Head considered art?

Mr. Potato Head Commercial (1988)

Is that commercial from 88, lol, seems more lke 78 or even 68, how the times they change...  ;)

Got all fired up after watching a couple Aaron Eckhart horror type movies (I Frankenstein and Incarnate) decided I'd try to give the Devil his due before calling it quits for the night

The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil

you crack me up rhol...not even sure Mr. Potato Head is considered a Spud Haaaaaa!

Sometimes we all feel the inferno inside eh Len, cool devil work... 

MUSE - KILL OR BE KILLED

Heavy metal music warning, you know what happens when you listen...  ;)

Some Wombo Conan inbetween... 

And on a completely different note, we have bluebells :)

Playing with v 5.1 and raw style

ZZ TOP - Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers

Pinhead...lots of pins and spikeys but not many on the head, oh well, used Bruce Willis as Pinhead as part of the prompt...got the Bald right but took it easy with the Pins on that Bald.

Primus - Southbound Pachyderm

Ever seen ancient Charts and maps when it comes to the end of the known seas it just drops off and says "Here there be Dragons" got some here too. You never can have too many Dragons can you?

If I win the Lottery, this is where you will find me:  (posted in gallery also)

Leonard:  love those black horses.

rhol:  Cool mechanical bugs.  

Byrdie:  With or without tattoos, the guys are great.  :-)

Gill:  the bluebells are great...like the raindrops.

Darkglass:  the black and white images are fantastic.

I could live there too .... as long as I can take my dragons with me :)

Well this exp took a coupla different un expected turns. Started out simple enough with  Raw style Robots then I changed to just v5.1 then added a person standing next to a robot in an illustrated style(never specified a child) and got these images

then there was these, changed to an Alien Robot

I'm out for a while

rhol..... The child like drawings/paintings are very cool have something similar coming soon... mechanical bugs are top notch lov'n the clarity and colours... Mr Potato Head is just a classic...!!..and always good to visit the underworld from time to time...quality work all around..!

Len....Definitely back in the groove and on a roll...pretty epic sets of images....impressive stuff...!

Gill... The bluebells are lovely...great image...!

Byrdie... The guys are looking good, coming along nicely...as for the tattoos possible a bit to new looking, try adding them on a separate layer knocking back the opacity or fill or both...adding the smallest amount blur, given it an old faded feel...as for the scar not bad, do a CS2 scar brush sets search...should make life a bit easier....!

Ladylake....such an idyllic and beautiful scenic places...!!...really lovely images....top work..!

Loneliness...and Laughter completely different ends of the spectrum...only if use AI...will you appreciate what the images represent....in terms of progression developing or moving gradually towards a more advanced state....well for me anyway...

Excellent work everyone, enjoying all your latest renders!