The Jersey Devil’s Husband Defends Her, Me, Acrylic on panel, 2022mmmcake OP t1_j2dqhf9 wrote
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Everyone in the area had a story about seeing it but nobody believed each other’s until one day the creature was spotted in a stream by some children that were as bold as they were fast. By the time the old man became aware of what was happening the whole town had gathered at his barn. If it had been anyone else that mob would have burned down the barn and shot anything that came out but when the old man quietly asked them to sit and listen they complied. “I’d like you to meet my wife” he said, “I’ll let her tell you her own story.”
I got stuck with the design of the Jersey Devil character for a while and kept sketching goat demons or people goats. I used Midjourney AI and prompted it with old descriptions of the Jersey Devil and after a few hundred iterations found a few images that I used as references for this painting that seemed like something less supernatural and more like something nature could (but maybe shouldn’t) make.
botheredbysmallstuff t1_j2dxpm6 wrote
amazing work and great story behind it! very interesting to use AI as a source of inspiration too
mmmcake OP t1_j2e1hq7 wrote
Thank you. I would like there to be more discussion and exploration into how Ai can be a tool for artists. History is full of examples of artists using new technology to create better art. I think Ai is more ‘Vermeer using a camera obscura’ and less ‘Marie Curie discovers radiation’.
ScoobyDeezy t1_j2ed24m wrote
Hit the nail on the head. It’s a fantastic tool to assist creators, and the possibilities and benefits far outweigh its misuse.
FlacidBarnacle t1_j2e4yvk wrote
Which AI program did you use? I’ve been trying to find a good one that’s available but most are in beta only some are allowed to use for some reason
mmmcake OP t1_j2e6x2a wrote
Midjourney. Be prepared to spend $30 a month on the subscription because the free time is barely enough to feel what it can do. There is a learning curve to using Discord if you never have before and learning to adjust the settings and prompts takes patience. Even then most of the images will be garbage but It is an amazing tool for getting outside of your own head. Every once and a while it will terrify you with how clever can be.
FlacidBarnacle t1_j2e7f7s wrote
Oh ya i tried to use it once. The free version but I couldn’t figure out the discord so gave up..
enialessej t1_j2e8toe wrote
Not as beautiful as midjourney, but Dall-E from Open AI just came out of beta and is a lot of fun to play with - for free!
bitchazel t1_j2ffstz wrote
Your descriptions are as eloquent as your painting is wonderful.
BackRowRumour t1_j2e0iul wrote
Agreed. The future belongs to people who bring AI into human endeavour like a shepherd and sheepdog.
Riverrat423 t1_j2f0u0i wrote
Did you create the story yourself? It is like no other Jersey Devil lore that I have ever heard.
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