Another artist I approached to do some characters for me was the talented wansworld. You can find him on deviantart and he does some good stuff these days. Comics and covers and jazz. He first did Jack and Betty for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Back before I found the magic of DAZ Studio, or the more modern AI Art, I went to real artists and paid them to draw some of my characters. Usually Jack and Betty to start with, and if I liked[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I don’t know if any of you remember back when XBox introduced the ability for people to create their own avatars and use them as their virtual persona, but I saw that and instantly thought of Jack. So I went[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I like art, both of the word and the picture kind. I like to use words to paint pictures, and I like pictures worth a thousand words. Barring that, I just like pretty things. Pictures or words. While seeking both,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have been trying out the AI Art stuff for a while now, mainly figuring out the right prompts to get it to draw characters I write stories about. Betty and Jasmine, and Jack of course. I have some nice[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The new AI Art craze is rather interesting. Some people love it. Some people hate it. As an author, I rather like it because I can use the AI Art to come up with character ideas. Enter in the descriptive[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There is a reason I wanted to pull realistic characters from games. It is absolutely a selfish reason. No bones about it. But I also truly believe it was a good reason. Especially in the time when I did it.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
One of the keys I discovered to making a good character is knowing where they grew up. You have to create that place. What are the average life experiences of someone who grew up to age 18 or 21 in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Making truly new AIs is a lot harder than most people think. Most personal assistants are fairly basic AIs, built on around a dozen different AI matrixes, with some minor modifications. They then adjust themselves over time to better work[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Lots of people pull characters out of game. It’s easy. Pick a base AI with the same personality type, wrap them up in the character’s skin and voice, and bam. Instant character. There are tools that will do that automatically.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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