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Jul 10, 2022 6 tweets 5 min read Read on X
More fun with #dalle creating a giant vibrant cityscape composite of 117 images with watercolor themes. Plus a short thread on how it was made. It was really fun to see this come alive. 1/6 Detailed colorful isometric cityscape with many buildings, p
Initial images were generated using the simple prompt, “isometric watercolor city” and the occasional “bridge” or “river” included for a little variety. DALL·E generates 1024x1024 images so they were arranged on a 256-pixel grid with gaps to be filled in. 2/6 Four of the original vignettes.Grid of the original 35 vignettes arranged in a 7x5 grid wit
Since the original prompt only produced vignettes, each image was re-uploaded, white areas were erased, and the same prompt was used to fill in the erased areas. 3/6 Screenshot of a vignette uploaded to DALL·E with white backScreenshot of original image uploaded to DALL·E and five im7x5 grid of the original vignettes after being filled in.
Spaces between corners were then filled in by uploading crops of them that included portions of the initial images so DALL·E could create seamless transitions between them using the original prompt. 4/6 Screenshot of a crop including the gap between four images iScreenshot of original image uploaded to DALL·E and five imComposite of 59 generated images arranged in a checkerboard-
Finally, remaining gaps were filled in using the same technique of uploading crops with portions of surrounding images—generating seamless transitions between all images and avoiding long repeating patterns that can happen when generating images in a sequence. 5/6 Screenshot of original image uploaded to DALL·E and five imScreenshot of original image uploaded to DALL·E and five im
The final image was compiled in InDesign and has a lot of fun details to explore. Original high-res image (58MB, 10240x7168) available at c82.net/images/dalle/c…. 6/6 Screenshot of InDesign with all overlapping images outlined Closeup of a bridge over a canal from the original.Closeup of boats on the water over a canal from the originalCloseup of buildings next to a park over a canal from the or

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