Colorado AI Art Competition

Third Place Purchase

Please list and/or describe each Generative or Machine Learning System(s) used in final submission: I used Runway's image to image generation all starting with an image of my original painting.
Word-for-Word prompt(s) used in final submission: Image to Image: an abstract acrylic painting with highlights and shadows describing the death and rebirth cycle Image to Image: preserve the red, orange and white in the painting about death's inevitability Image to Image: an abstract acrylic painting made of many marks and layers of color and clear coat to mimic the luminous effect of oil painting Image to Image: this abstract acrylic painting as a 15th century oil painting using the same colors Image to Image: use light and dark contrast from this original composition as a way to depict how the contrast of death gives life purpose Image to Image: preserve the original composition and color pallet in an abstract depiction of the importance of alchemy and transformation Image to Image: an abstract image using this white and red color pallet to convey the definition of alchemy : / ˈal-kə-mē / noun: a seemingly magical process of transformation, creation, or combination Image to Image: an abstract image using the dark reds in contrast to the white marks in this painting as a way to describe the how we do not waste death Image to Image: we do not waste death Image to Image: an abstract image using only the colors of this painting to depict the role mushrooms play in the natural death and rebirth cycles Image to Image: this image with mushrooms in an abstract style Image to Image: this abstract painting using the red, orange and white color pallet incorporating Amanita muscaria mushrooms and role they play in the natural death and rebirth cycles Image to Image: enhance the vertical line on the right side of this image and deepen the dark shadows Image to Image: duplicate this image but enhance the vertical line on the right side and deepen the dark red shadows Image to Image: deepen the red and orange hole on the left as if it is the center of a hurricane with the white paint marks getting sucked into the center Image to Image: this image as if it were looking down the eye of a hurricane from above, lots of movement Image to Image: an image with a warm tone color pallet based on this painting vaguely referencing a live figure drawing Image to Image: an image with a warm tone color pallet and bright white highlights depicting how death is the only guarantee we all get in life Image to Image: an image including high contrast conveying the importance of holding space and honoring our grief in the wake of death Image to Image: what does it mean to walk with sacred death? Image to Image: an image based on this painting that celebrates vultures, mushrooms, and insects that are part of the natural death and rebirth cycle Image to Image: an abstract bird skull, red, orange, and white color pallet Image to Image: this image if it were created with black and white ink splatter
Software platforms used in final submission, and at what stage: After the images were generated in Runway, I downloaded them and arranged them in Canva to then print on archival paper. Once they were printed, I scored and torn them out by hand, measured and poked holes around their edges, glued them in a grid pattern, and stitched them together with embroidery thread.

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Please list and/or describe each Generative or Machine Learning System(s) used in final submission: Google Gemni - script and prompt assistant Eleven Labs - narrator voice and voiceover Animate Diff - animation using the Paradigm model Topaz Video AI - Upscale and finishing
Word-for-Word prompt(s) used in final submission: "0": "A panoramic view of ancient Japan bathed in the warm glow of dawn, lush valleys, misty mountains, and traditional villages with thatched-roof houses create a serene and timeless landscape, starry night sky", "96": "A tiger in front of a sacred shrine, lightning", "160": "A single vibrant (Sanke Koi:1.1) with black and orange stripes, ascends a cascading waterfall against a backdrop of lush greenery", "224": "A tiger on a rock, zen garden, dawn, a single vibrant Sanke koi in a pond, sunrise", "304": "Close-up of a majestic tiger", "336": "A close up of a tiger shaped coral, a single Sanke Koi in an underwater cave, black and orange stripes, bioluminescent plants, colorful coral, intricate rock formations", "384": "A majestic tiger leaps over a rugged mountain landscape, sunset", "448": "a wide shot of a single Sanke koi, swimming through a rugged pond, scales with black and orange stripes, underwater, underwater zen garden", "512": "a tiger sitting on a rock, zen garden pond, lightning, serene landscape, night", "540": "medium shot of a Sanke koi flying above a waterfall, top of a mountain, (in the clouds:1.1)", "572": "a (Sanke koi flying above a cascading waterfall:1.1), a majestic tiger sits on a rock, top of a mountain, in the clouds", "636": "A tiger and a vibrant Sanke koi, intertwined in a circular dance, dramatic sunset", "668": "a tiger with jaws open in mid-roar, a Sanke koi in the sky, dramatic sunset, The Great Wave of Kanagawa, koi", "860": "dramatic sunlight, mist, tiger, (Sanke koi:1.05), water droplets, vibrant flowers, (abstract expressionism:1.4), video art", "940": "A (Sanke koi flying above a cascading waterfall:1.1), a majestic tiger sits on a rock, moonlight, mountains in the distance", "972": "A magnificent (dragon with orange and black stripes:1.1), high energy, explosion of color, serene Japanese landscape", "1020": "A close-up of a majestic dragon with orange and black stripes, sunset", "1052": "A (dragon with orange and black stripes:1.1), soaring into the night sky, (lightning:1.1), mountains in the distance", "1132": "A medium shot of a (Sanke koi:1.03) above a cascading waterfall, a majestic tiger sits on a rock, moonlight, mountains in the distance", "1164": "A medium profile shot of a (Sanke koi:1.03) with one eye, orange and black stripes, jungle, bamboo, moonlight", "1196": "medium close-up portrait of a majestic tiger, intricate details, (abstract expressionism:1.4)", "1260": "A majestic tiger and a vibrant (Sanke koi:1.03) reflected in the still water of a moonlit pond, reflections", "1292": "A tiger gently touching its nose to the nose of a vibrant (Sanke koi:1.05), moonlit pond, the surrounding landscape is serene and meditative", "1324": "a highly detailed circular symbol of a tiger and a (Sanke koi:1.05)", "1356": "Close-up of a (samurai's chest plate:1.1) featuring a highly detailed circular symbol of a tiger and a (Sanke koi:1.05)", "1388": "(samurai:1.1) battle, large battle, raging storm, lightning, night, ancient Japan", "1420": "a (samurai:1.1), battle, night, lightning, rain", "1452": "A geisha and a (male samurai:1.1) in a bamboo forest, sunset, ancient Japan", "1484": "A geisha and a (male samurai:1.1), dancing gracefully amidst a peaceful forest, evening, serene meditative landscape", "1516": "A monk and a shodōka sit together beneath a cherry blossom tree, peaceful forest", "1548": "A young Japanese boy and an elderly woman sitting together under a majestic cherry blossom tree, tiger, koi pond", "1580": "A majestic tiger and a vibrant koi fish swimming side-by-side in a tranquil pond, a harmonious mirror image", "1612": "A majestic (dragon with orange and black stripes:1.1), soaring through a vibrant sunset sky, Japan", "1644": "A tranquil pond surrounded by vibrant autumn foliage, A majestic tiger rests peacefully on the shore, a colorful Sanke koi fish swimming gracefully through the water, setting sun", "1676": "A majestic stone statue depicting a dragon intertwined with a tiger and a koi"
Software platforms used in final submission, and at what stage: Google Gemni - Pre-Production - concept/script Eleven Labs - Production Phase 1 - voiceover Comfy UI - Production Phase 2 - animation Topaz Video AI - Post-Production - upscaling

Please list and/or describe each Generative or Machine Learning System(s) used in final submission: Dream Ai app on iPhone 13 pro max.
Word-for-Word prompt(s) used in final submission: Robot Prairie Dog In Boulder Colorado Prairie With Foothills And Blue Sky And Wildflowers - A Sleek Silver Robot Prairie Dog With Bright Led Eyes, Standing Amongst A Field Of Vibrant Wildflowers
Software platforms used in final submission, and at what stage: Dream Ai

First Place Purchase

Please list and/or describe each Generative or Machine Learning System(s) used in final submission: Dall-e 2
Word-for-Word prompt(s) used in final submission: an award-winning, low-contrast, analog photography of an abandoned factory alone in a field in Uruguay in 1970
Software platforms used in final submission, and at what stage: The only change to the output of dall-e2 was to resize it 2x using Affinity Photo

Please list and/or describe each Generative or Machine Learning System(s) used in final submission: ChatGPT's DALL·E 3 (4.o) was used to generate a grid of horse imagery. Adobe Firefly was used to generate concentric circles.
Word-for-Word prompt(s) used in final submission: DALL·E 3: Create a series of glitched horse images in a grid pattern. Each image should feature the head and mane. Randomly glitch some images. Firefly (Using generative fill): fill shape with green screen circles. fade the circles to blend with the image.
Software platforms used in final submission, and at what stage: Photoshop was used to both color, layer, and adjust the position of various iterations of the original AI generated grid. After all layers were set, mild adjustments to color and contrast.

Please list and/or describe each Generative or Machine Learning System(s) used in final submission: Adobe Sensai
Word-for-Word prompt(s) used in final submission: Golf ball, abstract realism, tree, sand, water, motion,
Software platforms used in final submission, and at what stage: Adobe Sensai

Please list and/or describe each Generative or Machine Learning System(s) used in final submission: Adobe sensai
Word-for-Word prompt(s) used in final submission: Abstract realism, golf ball, sand, tree, motion, melting, blue, yellow, purple
Software platforms used in final submission, and at what stage: Adobe Sensai

Please list and/or describe each Generative or Machine Learning System(s) used in final submission: Adobe Sensai
Word-for-Word prompt(s) used in final submission: Abstract realism, golf ball, motion, tree, water, blue, green, yellow, purple, melting
Software platforms used in final submission, and at what stage: Adobe Sensai

Please list and/or describe each Generative or Machine Learning System(s) used in final submission: ComfyUI
Word-for-Word prompt(s) used in final submission: technology and emotion, art competition, modern art, technological advancements, emotion, zoomed out, landscape photography, human figure in a technological world, visible face, emotional person, person standing inside of a computer, computer landscape, landscape made up of computer parts, (crying emotional:0.8), headshot photography, realistic, highly detailed, 4k, UHD,
Software platforms used in final submission, and at what stage: ComfyUI for generation and upscaling

Please list and/or describe each Generative or Machine Learning System(s) used in final submission: ComfyUI
Word-for-Word prompt(s) used in final submission: technology and emotion, art competition, modern art, technological advancements, emotion, zoomed out, landscape photography, human figure in a technological world, visible face, emotional person, person standing inside of a computer, computer landscape, landscape made up of computer parts, (crying emotional:0.8), headshot photography, artificial intelligence, man blended in with the scenery, two humanoids holding hands and holding flowers, (apocalyptic background:0.6), realistic, highly detailed, 4k, UHD, depth of field
Software platforms used in final submission, and at what stage: N/A

Please list and/or describe each Generative or Machine Learning System(s) used in final submission: ComfyUI
Word-for-Word prompt(s) used in final submission: technology and emotion, art competition, modern art, technological advancements, emotion, zoomed out, landscape photography, human figure in a technological world, visible face, emotional person, person standing inside of a computer, computer landscape, landscape made up of computer parts, realistic, highly detailed, 4k, UHD
Software platforms used in final submission, and at what stage: N/A

Please list and/or describe each Generative or Machine Learning System(s) used in final submission: ComfyUI
Word-for-Word prompt(s) used in final submission: technology and emotion, art competition, modern art, technological advancements, emotion, zoomed out, landscape photography, human figure in a technological world, visible face, emotional person, person standing inside of a computer, computer landscape, landscape made up of computer parts, (crying emotional:0.8), realistic, highly detailed, 4k, UHD,
Software platforms used in final submission, and at what stage: N/A

Please list and/or describe each Generative or Machine Learning System(s) used in final submission: https://www.canva.com/
Word-for-Word prompt(s) used in final submission: Climate change in Colorado. A futuristic city with solar and wind turbines. Cars are flying through the air.
Software platforms used in final submission, and at what stage: Just canva.com