Leda and Swans / AI

In this AI-generated image of Leda and swans, how many swans can you count? Partial swans are not to be included...

Leda and Swans, 2024, AI-generated image

Again, this did not make it to the Tumblr blog where the better AI images live.

Annunciation / AI

This is another image that wasn't exactly what I was looking for when I generated it. However, upon reflection, I decided it was worth uploading here, as opposed to the Tumblr blog where my more "finished" AI pieces live.

Annunciation, 2024, AI generated image

The Hat with the Eye / AI

Another oddity/experiment in Leonardo.Ai. With this one I extensively repainted and regenerated the original image until I had this. The original had a sea urchin on a man's head...

The Hat with the Eye, 2024 AI generated image

For more AI images, check out the Tumblr blog.

The Song of the Siren / Drawing

 Another recent ink drawing:

The Song of the Siren, 2024, brush & ink on paper, 14" x 11"

Lost Among the Spheres / Drawing

In case anyone's wondering if I still make non-AI artwork, the answer is a definite "yes". Here's one from today:

Lost Among the Spheres, ink drawing 14" x 11", 2024

The Man Who Was a Nuclear Weapon AI

I typed in "the man who was a nuclear weapon" and got this faux movie poster with questionable spelling. You never know what you're going to get...coming soon to a movie theater near you...

The Man Who Was A Nuclear Weapon / AI generated image

Still Life with Hypnos variations AI

This is not exactly what I wanted, trying to generate a winged head of the Greek god Hypnos, but I liked the resuts anyway:

Still Life with Hypnos variation AI

Still Life with Hypnos variation AI

Still Life with Hypnos variation AI

Still Life with Hypnos variation AI

Breughel's Tree AI

Here's an odd experiment with Leonardo.Ai--I was trying to generate a version of Bosch's Tree Man from the right-hand panel of the Garden of Earthly Delights--but instead I got this:

Breughel's Tree / AI image

Another variation:

The Man Tree / AI image

Leonardo.Ai screenshot of a work in progress

 Here is a screenshot of a WIP in the Leonardo.Ai interface (Realtime Canvas section), to demonstrate that AI image generation is slightly more complicated than some people might think. In this case, it's a combination of a text generated image with more text input, plus I've painted extensively on the image to change the shapes and appearance of objects. It's a refining process which can be quite lengthy...AI is really a collection of power tools that enhance creativity.

Leonardo.Ai screenshot

And here is the finished piece:

Light Among the Ruins AI

Battle for Babel AI series

 Leonardo.Ai did a rather good job of creating these epic images of the Tower of Babel in flames. As you may know, I've depicted the tower in many pieces, but these came out very cinematically, and, as I mentioned, epic.

Battle for Babel AI #1

Battle for Babel AI #2

Battle for Babel AI #3

Battle for Babel AI #4

Airship Battle (AI generated)

 This is a case where the text prompt turned up quite amazing images with little to no editing required...below are 2 versions of the image.

Airship Battle (AI)

Airship Battle 2 (AI)

Narcissus in the Pool (AI generated)

 Here's another image I've been playing with, a Narcissus variation. I used Leonardo Ai's "Canvas" feature to interactively draw parts of the image, & also used text prompts to define it.

Narcissus in the Pool AI

Colossus Variation (AI generated image)

 Sometimes, using Leonardo Ai, it manages to achieve good results very quickly. Other times, I have to give up on it & assume it doesn't understand what I'm trying to evoke. In the case below, it did a pretty good job, all 4 of the original images generated were potentially usable. This one could ideally use a bit of tweaking, the giant foot of the subsidiary sculpture stands out, as does the inconsistency of sailing vessels depicted...but that's part of the fun of AI.

Colossus Variation (AI)

A new Tumblr blog for the AI artwork

 I've just created a new Tumblr blog to hold my AI artwork. You can find it at aytonai.tumblr.com. I'll be uploading more work as time goes on. Check it out.

Homage to Bosch version 1 (AI generated image)