AI Art Tools Update - August 2024 -

Visions of Chaos - FLUX - Stable Diffusion ! More changing so fast.. The tools have changed so much in the past few months. I've spent my spare time really digging into a lot of the latest and greatest. I'm really going into Comfy UI more and will likely put a section up for it. It feels like Nuke or Substance Designer in terms of node-based creation. Super flexible and powerful! I've also been using Mid Journey for look development for Martini Giants/Chaos Groups short film . There's been a point where I'm using some of the images not just for concept work or photo work, but for ideas for oil painting and graphite drawing. I'll post some of those pieces at some point - it's been a fascinating bridge between digital and traditional art.

All of these toolsets really are great for idea generation and building up concepts.
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FLUX have been in the mix too, bringing something unique to the table . It's wild how all these AI tools have become such a big part of my creative process. They're not just for digital art anymore - they're sparking ideas across all mediums ( Novel Crafter !) . Can't wait to share more of what I've been working on! Stay tuned for more updates as I keep exploring these fascinating technologies!

Erick
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08/26/24

( Above: Took a photo I made in Tokyo and used it as an sref in Mid Journey 6.1 )

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An AI short film by
Erick Schiele and Daniel Thron

"BYZANTIUM"

Using MidJourney, Runway.ml Gen 2, Stable Diffusion

Portfolio

Using various tools- Tests or used for Look Development

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sphere glowing

Look dev for Logo update

Using a image from Stable Diffusion and then running that into Mid Journey, finding ways to update a previously made logo and branding idea.

cowboy looking
at train

Film Look Dev : Initial Ideas

Using MJ, I created a series of prompts to create some ideas for a western piece I am designing. I took material form the script and worked it into various prompts that I could get a sense of what the Director wanted.
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I referenced movies and did a movie breakdown sheet to make sure we are all on the same page. From there I spent some time crafting some work using AI. This gets the mood and vibe moving and you really know where and how they want to shoot the film. I Also built out temporary sets in 3ds Max based on these images to get some ideas on how to shoot this using Virtual production.

a room

Looking for summer

Late night experimenting with MidJourney v5.1

hwere to start

Branding Look Dev : Initial Ideas

Using MJ, I created a series of prompts based on the company and their goals, what they are going after etc.. It did not take long to get myself into a great groove with the looks I was searching for.

that are dark

Late night experimenting with MidJourney v5.1

how abot Now

Animation Look Dev

This was cool, I actually went nuts on this part, but in the end, I knew what they didn't want and quickly changed course. The cool thing is that the material they rejected I am using on my own personal work.. I love the style.

Mid Journey Image recreated scene of the 1970's 013

A new Look back

A Photo journey made with Mid journey v 5 in the fall of 2023.

the Forgotten cars of Tokyo

A Photo journey made with Mid journey v 5 in the fall of 2023.

Loose Styles and experiments

A late night rabbit hole of testing with journey made with Mid journey v 5 to v 6 .