Refer to my first testing of Controlled Text to Image https://prataverse.blogspot.com/2023/07/dezgo-controlled-text-to-image.html
My second testing is to see if AI can refine my bad drawings.
Definition
process image intentionally = drawing ( with aesthetic )
process image intentionally = bad drawing ( without aesthetic )
unintentionally = doodle
Context
I am creating bad drawings for Motley Crew of Wannabe level 1 Adventurers banding up to fight monsters in the dungeon.
RANGER
Bad drawing #1 : elf archer
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PROMPT : Elf archer
All of the images generated are women elf archers. There is an association of gender female for elf archers instead of male. I would need to think of another prompt.
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PROMPT : Robin hood archer cartoon rendering
There are extra lines in the bow that is generated into arrow the bowstring is too close to the neck line and causes generation of a branch and leaf ?
Bad drawing Robin Hood archer cleanup
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PROMPT : Robin hood archer cartoon rendering
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MASK PROMPT : Bow
PROMPT : Change to thinner bow design
The ranger type is eco friendly. The forest is his natural habitat, his world. Skilled in hunting , prefer to kill from a distance with a bow and arrow while camouflaging and observing the prey approaching the time of death. When to die is decided by his hands. He is vain, clothing and weapons are of fashionable and exquisite in taste. Due to his thievery skills and questionable values he is not the first choice for party leadership.
DWARF FIGHTER
Bad drawing #2 : Dwarf Fighter
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PROMPT : Dwarf with axe and shield
The dwarf race typically works in the mines. They are tough and hardworking lot. They are skilled in mining tools like a hammer which making hammer like swinging motions such as maces and axes their choice of weapon. They are experience in mining and craft work but not skilled in weaponry nor fighting. They have a instinct to jump to a safe cover during cave in, wielding a shield on the non weapon hand can provide the protection function, to go against the instinct of fleeing for safe cover when overwhelming situations arises.
WARRIOR
Bad drawing #3 : Warrior
I
think I let the AI more freedom by decreasing the control scale and
guidance . As you can see there is no spear and shield but overall I got
a better image of a strong warrior. This setting has inspired my next blog : https://prataverse.blogspot.com/2023/07/dezgo-elephant-man.html
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PROMPT : Roman warrior full body shot realistic detail rendering
One
look at the confident full of body armor warrior you know he is the
leader of the motley crew of adventurers. He directs the party in
decision making , who do what and what to do. MAGE
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PROMPT : Mage wearing cloak and holding magical staff realistic rendering
This is the most typical mage or wizard. Nothing interesting to say about him. His job function is being duplicated by the Magician in the party. However the team members trust him because he is human. No ones know what the Magician really is , what is his intent or when he will leave the party to put trust in the Magician. Duplicate roles are important too, if the member gets killed in the dungeon, there is immediate ready replacement without training.
MAGICIAN
When I am producing the series of bad drawings, I realized that the team consist of standard , cookie cutter adventurer team and deviating from the term "motley crew". I decided to doodle instead and this image came up.
Doodle #1 : Strange
This is a weird type , and does not exist in any RPG or fantasy anime. It has a serpent tail and a crescent moon shape face and always smoking a pipe. It can conjure illusions of itself to confuse the enemy. No adventurers in the team has ever touch it and therefore they cannot verify it is real in substance . However they all unanimously agreed of its presence as they all see the same thing. They are more focus on making more money than to debate on Metaphysics. They do not mind it following them being a "member" of the team.
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PROMPT : Crescent moon faced man with serpent tail smoking a pipe
ZEN MONK
Doodle #2 : Zen Monk
This is one of my series of doodles and I don't classify this as a bad drawing. The proportion of the monk poses an issue . The monk has a big head and no body, it seems the legs are connected to the head. The prompt Zen monk would pose a problem for the AI as it matches the Monk figure with the human form.
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PROMPT : Nendoroid old zen monk
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MASK PROMPT : head
PROMPT : bald head monk
Still it looks like a toy, I don't think the rest of the band would accept the toy monk to join the group.
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PROMPT : Old zen monk
As predicted , the position of the hand with staff looks wrong and the legs of the doodling has turn into the white skirting on the clothes. The face has multiple noses that relates to the doodle. The image overall gives one a mysterious feel.
Everyone like to tease the Zen monk
" Why do you have an extra nose ? " the better to breathe he said.
" Why do you have an extra nose ? " Zen practice focused on deep breathing he would say in another occasion.
They asked the same questions again to see if the Zen monk gets agitated and do something unZenly.
One member however irritate the Zen monk by doing nothing, by merely existing.
UNDEAD KNIGHT
Doodle #3 : Undead Knight
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PROMPT : Knight in armor holding two swords The Undead Knight is causing a headache for the Zen monk. Part of the Zen monk role is to sent the undead back to the dead. This particular undead is different, he used to be a living knight fighting for a just cause , fighting for the king. Due to the fluke in nature , the cause was gone , the king was gone , he the flesh gone too but his spirit and his armor still lives on passionately. He is a talkative one, sharing stories of the good old days with the party.
He being Undead and alive means the Zen monk cannot judge, cannot classify, cannot decide what to do with this particular Undead. It is a serious problem that could become a obstacle to his path to the Holy Land of Light.
" Why the headache ?" the Undead asked.
" Your existence , you should be dead!" said the Zen monk.
" Yet I am alive as Undead ! the One up there let me live for a Purpose , let the higher up decide , you don't have to be burden by the responsibility. Live and Let Live " said the undead.
" But you are an abomination of Nature ! " replied the monk.
" The universe changes , so does Nature , who are we mere mortals and my undead self tell Nature what to do , to stay still and fixed itself for us so that we can understand it ? ... Loosen up old man. " said the undead as he tried to massage the Zen monk stiff shoulders.
The Undead gets to live another day through the art of sweet talk and persuasion ... :)
See the detail Instructional Doodling process and more bad drawings https://prataverse.blogspot.com/2023/08/dezgo-detail-instructional-doodling.html
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