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  • Cascading Floral Fountain Revisit: FOTD Jan 25 with AI Artistry

    Cascading Floral Fountain Revisit: FOTD Jan 25 with AI Artistry

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.

    Although Cee’s taking a much-deserved break, I’m keeping my FOTD posts going as I explore further with flowers in Hot Mods. Looking forward to Cee’s return in February

    I am delving into my archives for warm, sunny shots during these frosty days.

    A couple of days ago, I did a post based on an idea by my wife — a floral fountain. This was to imagine a fountain with flowers taking the place of water. The end result was good but not quite what she envisaged, so back to prompt engineering to get the desired effect.

    I used some new bouquet images and one of my shots of the Doulton Fountain in Glasgow as the baseline for the project.

    The images below fit Susan’s description. I’m currently working on another post about the floral fountain, where I’ll share more about the journey through prompt engineering to get the right look. Between the concept and the end result, there were about 2 hours of continuous adjustment and 10 iterations.

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  • Bouquet In An Old Library: FOTD Jan 24 with AI Artistry

    Bouquet In An Old Library: FOTD Jan 24 with AI Artistry

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.

    Although Cee’s taking a much-deserved break, I’m keeping my FOTD posts going as I explore further with flowers in Hot Mods. Looking forward to Cee’s return in February

    I am delving into my archives for warm, sunny shots during these frosty days.

    I’ve done a bouquet in a library before, but wanted to revisit this setting. Below is the baseline picture I’d taken a while back.

    Bouquet & lamp
    Bouquet & lamp

    I wanted the bouquet and lamp to be in a library setting with a well-used chair and threadbare rug.

    Bouquet & lamp in a corner of the library
    Bouquet & lamp in a corner of the library

    I liked the outcome of this but had imagined the scene in a large, old library, so back to the prompt.

    Bouquet in a grandiose old library
    Bouquet in a grandiose old library

    Again, a great result. I wanted the scale of the library to be the same but make the bouquet more prominent

    Bouquet takes centre stage in the old library
    Bouquet takes centre stage in the old library

    Now, it was time to darken the setting with the golden glow of dusk coming through the windows & plenty of shadows. I also wanted to see how it would come out as a watercolour.

    This scene got me thinking: Could I make only the area lit by the lamp in colour and the rest in black & white? I set about engineering the prompt to give the effect below.

    Selective colour image of bouquet & lamp in the old library

    Then prompt work was well worth the effort & I was really happy with how the image came out.

    Next, I decided to go a bit crazy with a damaged library & view of a dystopian world beyond, & a bit of selective colour thrown in for good measure.

    This one is much closer to what I envisioned from a futuristic/steampunk blend.

    Any of you following my blog will know I’m currently working on a project fusing my own photography with AI creativity. For more on my journey with AI, check out my Fan Of… series, the latest being a re-imagining of an old Steam Locomotive.

  • Cascading Floral Fountain: FOTD Jan 23 with AI Artistry

    Cascading Floral Fountain: FOTD Jan 23 with AI Artistry

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.

    Although Cee’s taking a much-deserved break, I’m keeping my FOTD posts going as I explore further with flowers in Hot Mods. Looking forward to Cee’s return in February

    I am delving into my archives for warm, sunny shots during these frosty days.

    This one took a slightly odd turn, thanks to my good wife, Susan. I was thinking about a setting for the next bouquet when Susan came up with the idea of having flowers cascading out of a fountain. Ever one to oblige; for this, I used the two pictures below as the baseline for the idea. One, a colourful bouquet of flowers; the second, a Cellpic shot of The Ross Fountain with Edinburgh Castle behind.

    This is the first re-imagining from the prompt.

    The Ross Fountain enhanced with flowers
    The Ross Fountain enhanced with flowers

    I took this further by rendering it as a watercolour.

    Watercolour of flower fountain
    Watercolour of flower fountain

    Now the fun really begins. My next setting for the flower cascading fountain was a futuristic plaza in a cityscape.

    Futuristic cityscape
    Futuristic cityscape

    Although I liked the general look & feel of this one, I wanted the fountain to be more prominent & viewed from ground level.

    Floral fountain in a futuristic cityscape
    Floral fountain in a futuristic cityscape

    Next up, steampunk, but I wanted it to be a more modern steampunk.

    Floral fountain in a modern/steampunk cityscape
    Floral fountain in a modern/steampunk cityscape

    This kinda worked in so much that the steampunk has been blended with a futuristic skyline of towering buildings, but wasn’t quite the look I was hoping for; so, back to the prompt.

    Floral fountain re-imagined in futuristic-steampunk cityscape
    Floral fountain re-imagined in futuristic-steampunk cityscape

    This one is much closer to what I envisioned from a futuristic/steampunk blend.

    Any of you following my blog will know I’m currently working on a project fusing my own photography with AI creativity. For more on my journey with AI, check out my Fan Of… series, the latest being a re-imagining of an old Steam Locomotive.

  • Bouquet On A Cruise: FOTD Jan 22 with Magical AI Artistry

    Bouquet On A Cruise: FOTD Jan 22 with Magical AI Artistry

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.

    Although Cee’s taking a much-deserved break, I’m keeping my FOTD posts going as I explore further with flowers in Hot Mods. Looking forward to Cee’s return in February

    I am delving into my archives for warm, sunny shots during these frosty days.

    Bouquet

    Any of you following my blog will know I’m currently working on a project fusing my own photography with AI creativity. For more on my journey with AI, check out my Fan Of… series, the latest being a re-imagining of an old Steam Locomotive.

    I’m using AI in the next series to re-imagine the bouquets in different settings. We’re on a cruise, this time in a luxurious dining room with a futuristic cityscape as a view.

  • Susan’s Digital Art Challenge — AI Artwork in my Fan Of… Series

    Susan’s Digital Art Challenge — AI Artwork in my Fan Of… Series

    Hi All 👋 Feel free to join this weekly challenge whenever you think, “I’m a fan of…” (see below for how-to).

    Firstly, I would like to apologise for not being able to interact with your posts this weekMy two-day, sixteen-hour work schedule unexpectedly turned into a five-day, 40+ hour marathonI hope to catch up with all your posts this week

    I know this week was meant to be more re-imaginings of the Bo’ness & Kinneil Steam Locomotive, but I went a different route

    This week’s Fan Of… #236 Susan’s Spies, Lies & Digital Skies Digital Art Challenge

    This week’s prompt is “The Elusive Double Agent“.

    From Real Photos to COllaborative AI Artwork

    My baseline picture.

    Part of the Bo’ness Railway Museum grounds
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  • Bouquet In A Medieval Tower: FOTD Jan 21 with Magical AI Artistry

    Bouquet In A Medieval Tower: FOTD Jan 21 with Magical AI Artistry

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.

    Although Cee’s taking a much-deserved break, I’m keeping my FOTD posts going as I explore further with flowers in Hot Mods. Looking forward to Cee’s return in February

    I am delving into my archives for warm, sunny shots during these frosty days.

    Bouquet
    Bouquet

    Any of you following my blog will know I’m currently working on a project fusing my own photography with AI creativity. For more on my journey with AI, check out my Fan Of… series, the latest being a re-imagining of an old Steam Locomotive.

    I’m using AI in the next series to re-imagine the bouquets in different settings. I’ve gone medieval with this re-imagining. The bouquet is set in a medieval tower alongside an enchanted zodiacal mirror. The second is a watercolour rendering of the same prompt.

  • Bouquet In A Library: FOTD Jan 20 with Magical AI Artistry

    Bouquet In A Library: FOTD Jan 20 with Magical AI Artistry

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.

    Although Cee’s taking a much-deserved break, I’m keeping my FOTD posts going as I explore further with flowers in Hot Mods. Looking forward to Cee’s return in February

    I am delving into my archives for warm, sunny shots during these frosty days.

    Bouquet
    Bouquet

    Any of you following my blog will know I’m currently working on a project fusing my own photography with AI creativity. For more on my journey with AI, check out my Fan Of… series, the latest being a re-imagining of an old Steam Locomotive.

    I’m using AI in the next series to re-imagine the bouquets in different settings. A bit of fun as we head into the weekend; the bouquet is now sat in a steampunk-style library with 2 plush toy friends enjoying a quiet drink togetherI wonder waht they’re talking about

    Bouquet in a steampunk-style library
    Bouquet in a steampunk-style library
  • Bouquet In Space: FOTD Jan 19 with Magical AI Artistry

    Bouquet In Space: FOTD Jan 19 with Magical AI Artistry

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.

    Although Cee’s taking a much-deserved break, I’m keeping my FOTD posts going as I explore further with flowers in Hot Mods. Looking forward to Cee’s return in February

    I am delving into my archives for warm, sunny shots during these frosty days.

    Bouquet
    Bouquet

    Any of you following my blog will know I’m currently working on a project fusing my own photography with AI creativity. For more on my journey with AI, check out my Fan Of… series, the latest being a re-imagining of an old Steam Locomotive.

    I’m using AI in the next series to re-imagine the bouquets in different settings. We’re off to a luxurious space restaurant for today’s bouquet re-imagining.

    Bouquet re-imagined in a space restaurant
    Bouquet re-imagined in a space restaurant
  • Bouquet On a Dock: FOTD Jan 18 with Magical AI Artistry

    Bouquet On a Dock: FOTD Jan 18 with Magical AI Artistry

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.

    Although Cee’s taking a much-deserved break, I’m keeping my FOTD posts going as I explore further with flowers in Hot Mods. Looking forward to Cee’s return in February

    I am delving into my archives for warm, sunny shots during these frosty days.

    Bouquet
    Bouquet

    Any of you following my blog will know I’m currently working on a project fusing my own photography with AI creativity. For more on my journey with AI, check out my Fan Of… series, the latest being a re-imagining of an old Steam Locomotive.

    I’m using AI in the next series to re-imagine the bouquets in different settings. I thought a warm setting on a dock would chase away the cold today (It’s still -7? outside).

    Bouquet re-imagined on a dock
    Bouquet re-imagined on a dock