Art & Inspiration Zeltango

I went in head first with an open mind man. And I've obsessed over it for 48 hours. The typical use case is this:

1. You are given a prompt... And you type in /imagine and then a description of what you want.

2. You are given four images to choose from. From those four, you can pick one to use or add further prompts to change the image.

But, there are also a ton of other "off the menu" commands you can use as well... and I've been studying like mad trying to figure all of those out and how they work. They make MidJourney far more powerful and I don't think I've even scratched the surface with them.

Still, I think it works better as a novelty than as a tool right now. It's a bit frustrating and really limited if you know what you want, but just don't have the talent to make it real. BUT, if you don't know what you want... and have a vivid imagination, it's quite fun to play with.

Here's an example. I've always liked the artist Hieronymus Bosch. I don't really care for his subject matter, but I love the way he used dark vs. light... And lots of color...

So, what if you stuck that old bastard in a Time Machine and had him jump forward a few hundred years? But it was a long ride and to keep him entertained, you just played The Jetsons on a continuous loop... And when he finally lands, he lands on the Bonneville Salt Flats in the middle of Speed Week in 1949... You show him the scene for 20 seconds, then take him back to the year 1500 and tell him to paint what he saw. What would you get?



Pretty rad, right? It's not fine art by any means... and I'm sure Hiero would be super pissed if you put his name to it... But it's novel to see what the machine spits out. It's fun.

 

I think AI is perfectly capable of producing emotion right now. And I think it will get really good at it a whole lot quicker than we might like. I think that's one of the dangers... one of the scary parts... It's gonna be quite a ride:



The thing is, I don't think our generation will be capable of collecting artificial emotion the same way we do organic emotion. If I knew that little boy above was real, that image would mean a lot more to me... But I know it's artificial, so it doesn't affect me in the same way.

My kids on the other hand? Who knows man... This shit is gonna get weird.

 

Uh. No.

 

Here is a Test.......
and its completely OT... so delete it if need be.

which one is (A)-a real Painting, which one is (B)-AI ...
and which one is (C)- a digital piece of art using digital tools draw,Paint to create?(meaning.. you actually have to have a level of talent ,drawing and painting skills to do this)

 

3 is my favorite... I don't much care for 2... and 1 is interesting and well done...

Also, this is really uncomfortable.

 

3-(C) The great Gregory Manchess oil painter
2-(B) Straight up AI.... Just prompts
1-(A) digital art using a program like Corel Painter(you have to actually draw and paint the image using specific custom or installed brushes.)

Interesting.....

 

I tried to reproduce the MLK portrait through AI and using only one prompt.

Acrylic portrait of Martin Luther King on canvas. Brushstrokes. Texture.



I think this better illustrates the depth of the real thing. And I guess in a way, the emotion...

Also... to keep things on topic, here's a photo of MLK preaching to the starting field of a Sebring race in 1964.

 

I completely agree Paul
When I mentioned about "Soul".I was trying to encompass all you mentioned for one word.
Another thing to mention.. is ANY computer art is backlit. and very...... vibrant.
When viewing original art.... that vibrancy .. is not really there unless caught by a professional in a transparency....
anyhow..I am nether a hater or a Lover of it....
My concern is more with things like Policing, security, Health and the such.
Yes. this new AI is in its infancy... and how long before it can think for itself, wondering...
"These Humans are a complete Pain in the Ass,....delete them"

Hahahah..

 

@Ryan
Indeed..... and it took how long?.... Nano seconds.
Imagine the post office wanting a new commemorative stamp of MLK....?
"Why are we Paying that idiot $25 k for a Painting of MLK?.....
.....Get Sally down in HR to prompt these.... and we need to get to press by 3.pm!"

 

I think the technology is more profound than we can even imagine. It blurs the lines between what's real and what isn't already... when that line is no more, what happens?

And it comes at a time when we really need to be able to lean on the morals of mankind... We need to rely on people doing the right thing by other people... We need to have faith in mankind.

Right?

This is not that fucking time man.

Oh... and to keep it on topic, here's a rough sketch of a streamliner done by Leonardo Da Vinci in 1949... Apparently, an alien is driving which is somehow fitting.

 

Here's a quick Sid Mead attempt:

I'm trying real hard to keep in on topic! Here's an attempt by GM in 1965 to compete with the Ford GT:

 

I'm a sick man... I can relate anything back to cars. Seriously. Anything.

What we are essentially talking about here is a global brain. A space that knows everything, all the time, and can do just about anything without human intervention... right?

Well then, my friends... Imagine it is 1965 and Ford has acquired the top designers and engineers from Chevrolet (sorry Bill), Porsche, Jaguar, Ferrari, and Alpine. Together they are known as TASK FORCE SIX (and they fucking know everything) and their mission is to create a car that will win Le Mans as well as take your wife out to dinner. Mid-mounted FE motor.



Hey... if we are about to taken over by AI we might as well have fun while it's all going down...