“The idea tells you everything. Lots of times I get ideas, I fall in love with them. Those ones you fall in love with are really special ideas. .................A lot of times, I don't know the meaning of the idea, and it drives me crazy. I think we should know the meaning of the idea. I think about them, and I tell this story about my first feature Eraserhead. I did not know what these things meant to me--really meant." David Lynch - The idea tells you everything
Second time is the charm: following a previous post, I have since expanded the collection, because it is a lot of fun working with these prompts
I used variations of prompts containing references to Wonderland - Lady in the Radiator (Eraserhead) and The Brothers Quay. Additionally in many cases I also use a second and third prompt. The outcome depends on the weight assigned to each prompt, as well as the overall weight of the seed image, if one is used.
The Text for the Wonderland Collection:
Check out what soup I am cooking in Wonderland - the nightmare of Alice! She has left long ago and went back home (woke up) - then the place been taken over by monsters and freaks, but much worse! A twist to the original story is Tim Burton's take when Alice returned a second time: then she managed to get back home by drinking the blood of the Jabberwocky! ........ A key component of prompts used is 'The Lady in the Radiator' from the movie 'Eraserhead' by David Lynch. Do yo feel like watching the weirdest surreal movie ever? Here it is: ERASERHEAD 1977Internet Archive A secondary part of the main prompt are 'The Brothers Quay' - here is a short teaser on YouTube - Short films by the Quay Brothers If that is not enough, add 'Bellmer dolls'Tate Museum to the mix.
WONDERLAND DRAG QUEEN VICTORIA IN DISTRESS
Wonderland Totem Pole
? Moosehead Lodge in Wonderland
Postapocalyptic Wonderland
The single prompt that is part of most of these creations (some adjustments and/or additional prompts are also used):
"Post apocalyptic wonderland with Bellmer's dolls in heaven everything is fine by lady in the radiator and brothers quay stopmotion cinema photograph by H.R. Giger by Giuseppe Arcimboldo Art Nouveau intricately detailed hyperrealism fantasy imperial colors fantasy" ....or this one, which is similar: "Hans Bellmer's Dolls meet David Lynch Eraserhead in a surreal film with scene sets by H.R. Giger with the Alien and Cthulhu, partying with the lady in the radiator on the road to OZ following a frantic rabbit and Bellmer's cat did not survive and the chicken rules"
