November 21, 2024
In this post I will explore the "Luminescent Gloaming" prompt. This is another prompt that works best with Dall-e3, but can produce some great results with other AI models as well.
Basic Prompt Elements
Artist Modifiers - No artist modifiers are needed in this prompt.
Style Modifiers - the "core" style modifiers include: figurative expressionism and gloaming with luminescence.
Color Modifiers - Specific colors were not used, rather the prompt "a unique subdued dystopian color scheme" was used, with the assumption that 'dystopian' would also function as a style modifier.
Subject Modifiers - any subject matter is permissible - in the image above I used the Venice skyline, featuring a giant foreboding orange sun descending into the sea, with a hazy atmosphere absorbing the sun's rays
Start Prompt (in ChatGPT)
Create a prompt for the Venice skyline, featuring a giant foreboding orange sun descending into the sea, with a hazy atmosphere absorbing the sun's rays. The image should be figurative expressionism with a unique subdued dystopian color scheme, gloaming with luminescence. Then create a widescreen image with the prompt. (See Notes)
Revised Prompt
A figurative expressionist depiction of the Venice canals with its iconic gondolas and buildings silhouetted against a giant orange sun descending into the sea, with the center of the sun transformed into a mysterious black hole. The canals wind through the scene, their waters shimmering with distorted reflections of the black hole-sun hybrid and the surrounding buildings. The atmosphere is hazy, filled with ethereal particles that absorb and diffuse the ominous rays of the black hole-sun, casting a surreal glow over the canals. The buildings are warped and abstract, glowing faintly with muted hues of teal, sepia, and deep gray. The sky transitions from smoky purples to dusky reds, blending with the shimmering haze. Gondolas drift like ghostly silhouettes, adding to the melancholic and apocalyptic beauty of the scene.
Notes
The Start Prompt was further modified within ChatGPT, first by asking for a "vertical" image, then by having the center of the sun be a black hole, and finally by asking to showcase the canals of Venice.
Variation - Liberty's Twilight
The gloaming settles over New York City and the Statue of Liberty.
Start Prompt to ChatGPT
Create a prompt for the New York City skyline, featuring the Statue of Liberty and a giant foreboding orange sun descending beneath the skyscrapers. The image should be figurative expressionism with a unique subdued dystopian color scheme, gloaming with luminescence. Then create a widescreen image with the prompt. [See Note]
Revised Prompt
A figurative expressionist depiction of the New York City skyline featuring the Statue of Liberty and a giant, foreboding orange sun descending beneath the skyscrapers. The cityscape is rendered with warped, abstracted forms, the buildings glowing faintly in hues of deep gray, muted blue, and faint green, reflecting the dystopian twilight. The Statue of Liberty stands prominently in the foreground, its torch casting an eerie amber luminescence that complements the sun's fiery orange glow. The atmosphere is hazy, filled with glittering particles that absorb and diffuse the ominous sun's rays, creating a surreal and ethereal effect. The sky is streaked with smoky purples and ashen reds, blending into the glowing particles. The water below ripples with distorted reflections of the skyline and sun, amplifying the melancholic and apocalyptic tone.
Note
The start prompt was augmented by having ChatGPT generate a vertical image and "Have the atmosphere be hazy with glittering particles absorbing the ominous sun's rays."
Variation - Pier in Rain
Start Prompt (to ChatGPT)
Create a prompt for a couple walking on a long stony pier on a rainy day. The image should be figurative expressionism with a unique subdued dystopian color scheme, gloaming with luminescence. Then create a widescreen image with the prompt. [Note - ChatGPT was subsequently asked to provide a vertical image].
Revised Prompt
A figurative expressionist depiction of a couple walking on a long, stony pier on a rainy day, enveloped in a subdued dystopian color scheme. The pier stretches far into the distance, its wet stones reflecting muted glimmers of deep blue, gray, and faint amber luminescence. The couple, huddled under a single umbrella, are partially abstracted, their forms blending with the moody atmosphere. Rain streaks diagonally across the scene, softening the edges and creating a dreamlike quality. The ocean is dark and turbulent, merging seamlessly with the overcast sky painted in hues of smoky purple and ashen green. Dim, distant lights flicker faintly on the horizon, adding to the melancholic and surreal ambiance.
If you use this prompt, enjoy! And if you use it on NightCafe, please let me know (@Locutus_of_Borg).
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