Tag Archives: surreal

Wesley Crusher riding a unicorn into battle

Wesley Crusher riding a unicorn into battleThis one is just for fun.

Last month actor and writer Wil Wheaton who played Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: the Next Generation, got a rare Dall-E invite, and used “Wesley Crusher riding a unicorn into battle” as his first prompt, “because OBVIOUSLY.”  You can see what he got here on his tumbler.

I decided to see if the Midjourney art machine was up to the same challenge.  After several tries with the Beta –test renderer that weren’t very good, I tried the good ol’ V3 engine and finally got this image.  It almost looks like a Star Trek uniform. It almost looks like Wesley Crusher.  …And he almost has legs.  It’s wonkey and creepy but we like that, ‘cuz that’s the way AI art should be.  A few years from now when AI art is perfectly realistic, artists will attempt to re-create this wonky style just like Instagram filters today try to make your digital pictures look like old fashioned faded film prints.  Because realism is nice but interesting is better…

Alien in the Elevator

Alien in the ElevatorWhat is outside the door when it opens?  This is the question I ask myself everyday now.  Some alien organism hitchhiking on a friend?  Wear a mask!

For this piece I went back to one of my TikTok animations, set up another camera with a square aspect ratio, and exported a high rez still.

0040 alien in the elevator BTS 00 lightroomThe color correction in lightroom made it pop quite nicely.

Created in DAZ Studio 4.12
Rendered with Iray
Color Correction in Lightroom

I Reveal My Innermost Self

While I was working on a previous art piece called Quirky Girl, I stumbled through a wormhole and accidentally created this:

I Reveal My Innermost SelfI stopped everything and rendered it out immediately!  Enjoy!

I Reveal My Innermost Self

Created in DAZ Studio 4.11
Rendered with Iray
Color Correction in Lightroom

Figures used:
HPFK Lenora for Star 2.0 and Aiko 7
System 50 for G3F
Classic Bob Hair for G3+8F

Science Remembers

It’s the future and everyone is bald (of course.)  Heads are bigger because brains are smarter and dreams are infinite.  This is a simple portrait from the day after tomorrow.

Science RemembersA girl, a camera, and a wall were all I needed to create this piece.  …and lights.  I needed lights too.

Science Remembers BTS cameraI threw a blue/green spot on the back wall to match her costume and eyes.  The limited color pallet made her face pop.

Science RemembersAt one point I tried changing the background and put her on the bridge of a spaceship but it ended up too busy so I scrapped it.

Science Remembers BTS ccAll it needed was minor color correction in lightroom.  Not much at all.  The final is essentially what was rendered out of DAZ studio.

What do you think?  Is this our future?

Science RemembersScience Remembers

Created in DAZ Studio 4.11
Rendered with Iray
Color Correction in Lightroom

Figures used:
Brenna for Ophelia 7
Sci-Fi Lieutenant Outfit for G3F
Wicked Fantasy Morphs for G3F