Despite her alternative leanings, it turned out Crystal was not particularly psyco-babbly or airy-fairy or tree-huggy, as one might have expected.
In fact, the first thing she did was write a list. She said writing lists helped calm her down when she was stressed about anything because it put problems in order. You can look at a list of things and see how you can tackle each one separately without feeling sick about it, she said. Whereas if they all just stayed jumbled in your mind in one great bit sticky ball you never got to consider them individually.
She actually spoke a lot of sense for someone with toe rings and a Chinese tattoo.
― Sarah-Kate Lynch, On Top of Everything
PSYCHOBABBLE (the first version)
Variation of a text-prompt generation in AI Deep Dream. The text contained the words PSYCHOBABBLE and GOBBLEDYGOOK.
The option of Text Prompt is a new feature on Deep Dream. https://deepdreamgenerator.com/
After considerable time spent reading words of wisdom on that scholarly medium called Facebook, I came to the conclusion to ask A.I about a definition, as set out in my prompt. What does Wikipedia say about it?
PROMPT:
Psychobabble and Gobbledygook in synergy with dysfunctional multy-personality disorders
The prompt was not just picked off the top of my head, but I did considerable research following the Wikipedia entry about it, and consulting relevant links.
I do believe A.I (in this case Text 2 Dream) could read my mind and also supplement it with deep insights on the subject that were well beyond my reach at the moment.
But keeping one secret that is however a important part to get this image, and those are the modifiers used. I only used the text prompt this time, no seed image, since I wanted the result to show more of how A.I perceived the question put to it.
Anyone (other than the average Facebook crowd) should know that this is a spoof and not serious art. One could take it as a clue for getting something started analog, but that would defeat the purpose, title and intent. Anyone who sees themselves in this: I have no control over the x-thousands of possible itinerations that Stable Diffusion has at its disposal, so given my prompt, and even my result as a seed image, yours may come out completely different.
What's the fuss all about? On Facebooger there is a lot of whining and crying going on about how A.I is "stealing" artists images and putting all the artists in the unemployment line. Most of it from peeps that have no clue in the first place and just repeat what everyone else is saying. Sort of herd mentality.
PSYCHOBABBLE - THE ANCIENT VERSION
Exactly same prompt as for the above one. So there, here I am "stealing" from Hieronymus Bosch when I changed one moderation to his name. I am sure he is not starving because of me (besides, it looks barely like anything he would have painted), another besides: he's been dead for centuries already, so he could not give a flying fuck.
But I am having fun with this, so just to educate the Facebooger crowd, I added some posts.
And then I ran into a post by my friend KAZUHIKO NAKAMURA - it was part of a post set to friends only, so I downloaded the one image I particularly liked, and which actually in some sort of way spoke to my ideas about the subject of A.I and reposted it: Text with my Facebook post:
Kazuhiko Nakamura - Execution Device- collage using parts of A.I generated images and public domain images.
This is a example how a innovative artist uses digital tools effectively. Work like this should put to rest all the nay-sayers foaming at the mouth about how A.I is destroying artists. Being able to look beyond the edge of your soup bowl is a skill not many possess.
This is taken from a post that was not published publicly. Kazuhiko Nakamura, if you wish to keep it for friends only let me know and I will take it down.
But he answered and thanked me for sharing.
Maybe I am too critical of the "critics" ..... nah, forget it, the arty farty crowd has it coming. Another friend CRISTIAN TOWNSEND who is a very gifted photographer had been posting stuff he created on Midjourney. Tired of all the backlash about A.I he posted a spoof prompt that to his own surprise yielded some great results. This what he wrote on his post that had over 20 images: Here is the prompt for these images’ lol!
….’arty farty pretentious fine art tableaus of obscure mythological symbolism with abstract mysterious figures with subdued earthy colors, dark and moody, photorealistic, cinematic shot‘ It was done as a joke but was surprised at just how nice the images turned out. Seems Arty Farty works well….
Now on Midjourney some great stuff is being produced, and his posts are quite something to see (he posts several times a day, churning them out like pretzels, lol) - the reason I have not jumped into that pool is that I am a cheapskate and do not want to pay, at the same time impatient to line up in a queue for a community bot to try it out .... not yet, been too busy already, but maybe some time ?soon?.
Anyway, his prompt intrigued me, so I thought I try it out on DreamWombo - a app I don't take to seriously, but it is fun and quick to use, particularly good maybe for beginners that are not that good at writing prompts, since modifications are 'pre-chewed' in the set of styles to use. So I tried Cristian's prompt in one style called 'Flora'. Of course the result is typical Wombo, not at all like what you get with Midjourney, or even with other apps, like Nightcafe, which I also use at times.
So here it is, my Wombo ARTY FARTY
aside from that, I milked that prompt for some seventy variations, just pushing the button to recreate and save. But now I think I should just stop before my laptop crashes. What you see above is the original card - stuff I want to keep I usually crop in Photoshop, clean up, enhance etc.
