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In a few hours (less than ten, actually), I leave for Walt Disney World with my sister. See you all in a week! ^_^
100 Themes Challenge: Midjourney Edition
I have decided to try the 100 Themes Challenge again, since I ran out of steam last time. This go around, I'll be using Midjourney to spark my creations, and I'll try to make sure I include my workflow in the descriptions. As before I shall link to the final results I complete them. EDIT: Finished on September 22, 2023 Introduction Love Light Dark Seeking Solace Break Away Heaven Innocence Drive Breathe Again Memory Insanity Misfortune Smile Silence Questioning Blood Rainbow Gray Fortitude Vacation Mother Nature Cat No Time Trouble Lurking Tears Foreign Sorrow Happiness Under the Rain Flowers Night Expectations Stars Hold My Hand Precious Treasure Eyes Abandoned Dreams Rated Teamwork Standing Still Dying Two Roads Illusion Family Creation Childhood Stripes Breaking the Rules Sport Deep in Thought Keeping a Secret Tower Waiting Danger Ahead Sacrifice Kick in the Head No Way Out Rejection Fairy Tale Magic Do Not Disturb
In Regards to AI Art
As you might have noticed, I've recently started playing around with Midjourney, using it as a tool to help visualize various characters for D&D and my writing. While I do think there are a lot of problems with AI generated art (namely, the means by which the AI is trained), I think it has the potential to be used effectively as another piece of an artist's toolbox, much in the same way as Photoshop and similar software. That being said, I will personally always indicate the workflow for pieces I create using a Midjourney output as a base, and I will never upload a pure, unedited output without noting it as such (and will most likely only put them in scraps). That all being said, I understand the controversy, and I'd like to share an interesting video I found on the subject, which helped me put a lot of things into perspective:
Another Life Upheaval
Just when my husband and I were finally starting to get settled into the apartment -- after a whirlwind of wedding, COVID, and other family issues -- we get a notice that the owner/landlord has decided to sell, and we have until the end of September to move out. We haven't even been here a year, and we're already expected to pack up and leave. My anxiety has been through the roof, but after a few days to calm down, I'm feeling less anxious and more angry. We haven't even had our honeymoon (which it looks like we'll have to postpone again). I feel bad for not getting much art done, but things have been so chaotic, it's a wonder I'm still in one piece. Wish me luck, everyone.
Feeling Creative, But Uninspired
2020 has been a crazy year for me. Between the pandemic, my mom passing (heart disease), gaining weight (almost 30 lbs :( )moving to a new apartment, getting married, the election, and all the other little things that go along with that, I have been physically and mentally exhausted. I haven't even had the energy to plan D&D games. But now, with things finally, finally beginning to return to normalcy, I find myself wanting to render again. I just don't know what. Part of me wants to work on portraits for some of my characters for an upcoming Western D&D game my husband (it is so weird writing that) is going to run next year. Another part wants to do something with some of my old characters. I really don't know. I may just have to wait until the new year comes, and things have really settled, but I'm not leaving deviantART any time soon. There will be uploads again. I just don't know when.
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have a grand time, and be safe. 