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Pic a Day Adventures

Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2025 6:35 pm
by Drathiranon
Hello and Welcome

In my exhaustive search for a way to convey the images in my head, I've turned to ai. In a perfect world, I would love to have a personal artist depict the images I want to express. Unfortunately we live in times where it is not always possible or affordable.

I found a free online ai generator and began my journey. It's not as easy as one might think, trying to explain every detail for artificial intelligence to be able to understand.
For instance, something as simple as a waterwheel or mill. Ai could not make connections that humans can. The wheel belongs in water, not on the side of a shed, above ground, or in a field next to the mill.

Sometimes when generating a character it gives them horns, too many hands, heads, or fingers. This can feel creepy and down right scarey, especially when the faces dont come out normal. The fact of the matter is, ai is thankfully not human. But it is a handy artistic tool once getting the hang of it.

I've spent many hours trying to get the perfect image. The images are free, no copyright and completely visible to the whole of netizen communities.
I have also used the ai chat to help solve many issues I've had with character profiles from over the years. How to express certain characteristics or enhance the way I want them to behave? It helps, but the creation is still and will always be mine.

Each day I plan to drop a pic for comment.

So, without further ado, here is a pic for today.

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In this image, I wanted to create a visual of a bogland map on a scroll on a table top in a store with bay windows
It created a lovely visual but I was not able to alter the map for an adventuring party and I was not sure how to describe to ai what I wanted to show in the map.
Perhaps it could not disconnect bog plant life from the map.

Re: Pic a Day Adventures

Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2025 5:21 am
by Drathiranon
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Loved this one for Slog's shack and mill but my logical mind could not accept the weird movement of the water through the spokes of the mill wheel. It just looks strange.

Re: Pic a Day Adventures

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2025 6:27 am
by Drathiranon
As promised, here are three more posts for the days I've yet to post, starting with this one.
This one below has her sword looking more like a sorceress handling it than an actual weilder.

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Re: Pic a Day Adventures

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2025 6:30 am
by Drathiranon
Just can't rationalize someone weilding a sword this way, not even in a dance.
I do realize these pics don't enhance well under magnification. Guess sometimes a sacrifice is required.

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Re: Pic a Day Adventures

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2025 6:34 am
by Drathiranon
Really like the pink belly dancer style outfit. Unfortunately it didn't seem right for this character who will prolly not be played anytime soon but she was fun to create. :angel:
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Re: Pic a Day Adventures

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2025 8:02 pm
by Drathiranon
Here we have a nice mohawk going right through the hat of the elderly leprechaun, Seamus.
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Re: Pic a Day Adventures

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2025 3:03 am
by Drathiranon
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This fella has six digits. Being a bit of a perfectionist, I just couldn't get past that and opted not to use this one for rp visual. But he does look quite lively.

Re: Pic a Day Adventures

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2025 1:23 pm
by Drathiranon
Playing around with poses, robe and skin colors.

Mod Edit: Removed broken image links.

Re: Pic a Day Adventures

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2025 1:30 pm
by Drathiranon
These were intended for past characterizations for Ssin'urn Streea's House members, the scorpion being her house mascot/symbol. The eyes are not vivid, kind of creepy rather than intimidating for a drow.
Perhaps someday she will tell her story, right Ssin? :devil:

Mod Edit: Removed broken image links.

Re: Pic a Day Adventures

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2025 5:13 pm
by Bhaern Quel
Your last two posts are not showing me images , instead a message logo saying:

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uploading this content requires registratinon

Re: Pic a Day Adventures

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2025 6:17 pm
by Drathiranon
ImageImage Thank You Bhaern, can you see these? :)

Re: Pic a Day Adventures

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2025 7:32 pm
by Bhaern Quel
I can see those two side by side.

Re: Pic a Day Adventures

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2025 8:17 pm
by Drathiranon
YAY! Thanks, Bhaern :angel:

Re: Pic a Day Adventures

Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2025 3:12 am
by Drathiranon
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Tried to create runes and armor but ended up with something more like jewelry. :)

Re: Pic a Day Adventures

Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2025 4:24 am
by Drathiranon
Drathiranon wrote: Mon Feb 17, 2025 6:17 pm ImageImage Thank You Bhaern, can you see these? :)
These were intended for past characterizations for Ssin'urn Streea's House members, the scorpion being her house mascot/symbol. The eyes are not vivid, kind of creepy rather than intimidating for a drow.
Perhaps someday she will tell her story. :devil: