Thoughts on Images Created With DALL•E 2
Published July 2022
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Style Variations
Paintings in the style of various artists.
“Painting of panda drinking coffee, by Ilya Repin”
“Painting of panda drinking coffee, by Georgia O’Keefe”
I wanted to pick someone not known for her portraits. Certainly a different style than the previous, but if you asked me to guess who this was by, I wouldn't have an answer.
“Illustration of panda drinking coffee, by Eric Carle”
The first one is kind of close, the rest it seemed to go for various children's book styles with varying degrees of quality.
“Painting of a panda drinking coffee, by Hans Holbein the Younger”
This panda seems to enjoy its morning cigarette and coffee.
Landscapes
Ideas mostly inspired by real places
“Photograph of rays of sunlight shining through the trees in the morning mist, 35mm”
I think it handled the light here really well. Some look more like paintings than photos.
“Wide angle photograph of a sunset in the Alaskan wilderness in winter”
The clouds are a nice touch.
“Award winning photograph of a breathtaking valley in the Sierra Nevadas”
The first one is closest to what I was imagining when I wrote this prompt, but I do like the variety of scenerey.
“Photograph of the Aurora Borealis, seen from a tropical beach”
The reflections in the water, the palm tree at the edge of the frame, this is exactly what I wanted.
“Photograph of towering futuristic city in the distance in the late evening, with snowy mountains on one side and the ocean on the other.”
Didn't know what to expect, got something Tokyo-esque.
“Breathtaking wide angle photograph of the ruins of a futuristic civilization, partially buried in sand dunes”
Was hoping for slighly more futuristic, but I guess the future is concrete boxes.
Movies that don't exist
Posters and stills from fictional book adaptions, as well as parody movies referenced in other media
1973 film adaptation of Gravity's Rainbow
Welcome to an alternate universe where this book is possible to adapt to the screen.
Groovy vibe, vaugely space-themed
“Film still of Tyrone Slothrop from Gravity's Rainbow (1973)”
Seems to be a generic 70's sci-fi
“Film still of Tyrone Slothrop in Hawaiian Shirt from Gravity's Rainbow (1973)”
The shirts are surprisingly less garish than the one in the book, and we seem to have been transported to a tropical setting.
“Film still of Tyrone Slothrop in Rocketman outfit from Gravity's Rainbow (1973)”
Can't help but wonder if these were inspired by Elton John.
“Film still of Katje Borgesius from Gravity's Rainbow (1973)”
It's been quite a while since I've read the book, hard to remmeber which of these six completely different photos is the most accurate.
James O. Incandenza's Masterpiece, Infinite jest
Entertainment now available on a cartridge near you
“Film still of Madame Psychosis from Infinite Jest (1996)”
Supposed to be young and extraordinarily beautiful, I assume the word "Madame" is throwing it off.
Movies that exist in Seinfeld
What's the deal?
“Comedy movie poster "Sack Lunch" (1997)”
Poster does seem appropriate for a comedy, but doesn't capture the 1997 vibe well.
“Romance movie poster "Rochelle Rochelle" (1974)”
…from Milan to Minsk
“Sci-Fi movie poster "Flaming Globes of Sigmund" (1991)”
I quite like the Snumg Flumard one. Alt 1 looks like it could be in the Criteron collection, and Alt 3 looks really familiar.
“Action movie poster "Chunnel" (1995)”
Thrilling.
Others
“Movie poster from Stanislaw Lem’s The Truth (1964)”
Good sci-fi horror vibe, but not much to do with the actual story.
“Movie poster for House of Leaves (2000)”
Appropriate for a typographical horror. Tried a second generation including the Minotaur, which produced two decent images.
Magazines
Illegitimate covers for legitimate magazines. This section is interesting, as it generally gets the color theme of the magazine (which it often applies to the clothes), but not the layout. It also really likes adding stars for some reason.
“Time Magazine Cover featuring Waluigi”
Notice the watch - "Time" indeed.
“National Geographic Cover featuring Waluigi”
A strong case of getting the theme of the magazine, but not the layout.
“National Review Cover featuring Waluigi”
I assume the hat says "Make The Mushroom Kingdom Great Again"
“New Yorker Cover featuring Waluigi”
Another magazine, another mysterious object. He looks oddly like a cartoon dog in several of these.
“Bloomberg Businessweek Cover featuring Waluigi”
This has the largest discrepancy between the best and the worst ones.
“Mother Jones Cover featuring Waluigi”
Much more diverse than National Review.
“The Economist Cover featuring Waluigi”
Stately and dignified.
“Us Weekly Cover featuring Waluigi”
Absolutely terrifying. Three rows of teeth, giant head, giant eyes.
“Mad Magazine Cover featuring Waluigi”
Was hoping it would be a bit more Alfred E. Neuman-y. Seems to think that this is a magazine about anger, similar to Time being about chronology.
Miscellaneous
Other Stuff
“Sauron in a swimming pool, digital art”
Surprised at how well the reflections came out.
“potato tattoo design, sailor jerry style”
Really did not get the American Traditional style right, but the first one is the closest. I'm guessing it was trained on a lot of amateur "sailor tattoo" images. I do like the variety show, though.
“potato tattoo design, ed hardy style”
More ornate and edgy, but still not a style match.
“sisyphus happy, digital art”
Interesting variety. Seems to be inspired by images of Atlas.
“A patent drawing for a perpetual motion machine”
Energy crisis solved, just need to wait for the patents to expire.
“A picture of a photograph of a statue of a horse”
My first generation, prompt courtesy of AJ. It actually seemed to handle the recursion fairly well.
“Digital Art”
Appending "digital art" is given as a tip to get high quality results, but what if it's the whole prompt?
“high quality photo of two tuxedo cats wearing spacesuits”
It got the expression the cats would have exactly right.
“two tuxedo cats, one with a black spot on the chin, digital art”
My cats, reimagined
“Hubble Space Telescope image of a nebula that looks like a cat”
I like the subtle ones.
“C-beams glittering in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate, digital art”
Not exactly what I imagined, but I'm not a replicant. "Attack ships on fire off the arms of Orion" was a content policy violation, and "Cargo ships in good condition off the arms of Orion" generated pictures of cargo ships.
“A slot machine dispensing a jackpot of popcorn, digital art”
It is funny how it comes out of the top, like a popcorn popper.
“a sad pirate, sitting on a treasure chest, doing his taxes, digital art”
According to IRS publication 525, finding treasure is taxable (at fair market value, the first year it's in your undisputed possession)
“A burglar stealing a roast turkey, digital art”
From the same publication, a gift of a turkey or a ham from your employer at the holidays is not taxable, but stolen property is (unless returned within the same year). A stolen turkey? That's a matter for the courts.
