December 12, 2024
In this post I will explore the "Existential Expressionism" prompt. This prompt involves using a simple frame to create a basic prompt. This prompt can then be modified using models like Dall-e3 or platforms that allow "prompt magic".
Basic Prompt Elements
Artist Modifiers - No artist modifiers are needed in this prompt.
Style Modifiers - the "core" style modifiers include: inspired by existentialism, impasto, expressionism
Color Modifiers - specific colors were not used (but could be)
Subject Modifiers - this prompt uses only a few simple subject modifiers. In this first prompt, the subject modifiers were sun, sea, swimmer.
Start Prompt (in ChatGPT using AI Art Assistant)
Give me a Dall-e prompt inspired by existentialism featuring - sun, sea, swimmer, impasto expressionism.
Revised Prompt
A lone swimmer suspended mid-stroke in an endless, turbulent sea under a blazing, oversized sun that dominates the horizon. The water churns in thick, impasto strokes of deep blues, greens, and smudges of gray, while the sky is a fiery cacophony of orange, red, and gold. The swimmer’s form is blurred, almost dissolving into the swirling chaos of paint, evoking the fragility of identity against the vast, indifferent forces of nature. The entire scene feels raw, textured, and alive, each brushstroke amplifying the tension between existence and insignificance.
Notes
The Start Prompt was further modified within ChatGPT, by asking for a "widescreen" image.
Variation - Autumn Hiker
A hiker walks a forest path under the night sky.
Start Prompt to ChatGPT
Give me a Dall-e prompt inspired by existentialism featuring - stars, fall, hiker, impasto expressionism. [See Note]
Revised Prompt
Under a sprawling autumn night sky bursting with swirling, impasto-rendered stars in vibrant strokes of gold, indigo, and deep violet, a solitary hiker walks along a winding path blanketed in fallen leaves. The forest around them is ablaze with textured shades of crimson, amber, and rust, while bare branches reach out like gnarled fingers against the cosmic backdrop. The hiker, bundled in a weathered coat, seems dwarfed by the overwhelming scale of the starry universe above, their tiny lantern casting a fragile, flickering light. The scene captures the bittersweet beauty of impermanence and the quiet solitude of existence in an infinite cosmos.
Note
The revised prompt was used as the starting prompt on NightCafe, using the "Long" runtime and the widescreen setting.
Variation - Peacock
Start Prompt (to ChatGPT)
Give me a Dall-e prompt inspired by existentialism featuring - sun, peacock, summer, dynamic, impasto expressionism.
Revised Prompt
Under a blazing summer sun painted in thick, impasto strokes of fiery gold, orange, and pale blue, a vibrant peacock struts across a dynamic, sunlit meadow. The bird's iridescent feathers fan out in an explosion of swirling emerald, sapphire, and violet hues, each textured and exaggerated to pulse with life against the warm, earthy tones of the grass. The scene is charged with energy, the sunlight casting long, shifting shadows and highlighting the intricate, chaotic patterns of the peacock’s plumage. The composition evokes the fleeting brilliance of individuality amidst the overwhelming intensity of existence, a striking interplay between nature's grandeur and life's ephemeral beauty.
If you use this prompt, enjoy! And if you use it on NightCafe, please let me know (@Locutus_of_Borg).
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