Installing Stable Diffusion is one thing using the Stable Diffusion WebUI to create decent checkpoints, and understanding the different weights and measures, sampling sets, and prompts is where the real magic (and frustration) happen.
Stable Diffusion v2.0 and Prompts
Stability AI has released a free prompt book for Stable Diffusion 2.0, the latest version of the text-to-image model. The visual guide aims to accelerate user creativity through the use of natural language.
The book explains how to best write descriptions, including negative and multi-prompts.
AI Generated Comics and Copyright
The Copyright Office (USPTO) granted protection to Kris Kashtanova for the comic book titled Zarya of the Dawn in September.
The comic was created using the text-to-image engine Midjourney and marked the first time the agency approved an application for an AI work.
Then things changed.
Daily writing – What can happen in a second?
Character Situation Exercise
Elmore Leonard’s “Ten Rules of Writing”
The late Elmore Leonard ( October 11, 1925 - August 20, 2013) once wrote a brief article where he laid out the ten commandments on writing, infused with his signature blend of humor, humility, and uncompromising discernment. It's good, a little heavy in some areas. He...
Advice from Stephen King
SpaceX and StarLink and numbers, Oh my! (Part 1)
I've been reading a lot on Twitter about StarLink the SpaceX project and a whole range of adverse reactions which tend to boil down to: LEO light pollution will affect astronomyIt will be too expensive (not profitable)It is unnecessary I freely admit I am no expert; I...
Force Multipliers – Studying things that make a difference
Finding my Theme, again. Part 4 – Upsetting tradition
The status quo, the traditional, the institutionalized, the norm. All those things are often there not because they are good, efficient, or effective but because they are familiar, tried, and tested.
Once these tools get in the hands of current creators like video editors things start to get wild 👏👏. Love the use of deforum animation for the transitions against what I am guessing is ebsynth or depth2image with init on the rest. https://twitter.com/VisualFrisson/status/1618668112550961152
Wednesday Addams dance AI edit.
Fier d’accueillir dans la maison commune, salle des illustres au Capitole, les artistes Shanna Banana et Brandy Snap, drag queens censurées par JL Moudenc sous la pression de l’extrême droite. #Toulouse c’est la convivencia, une ville accueillante, tolérante, ouverte.
NEWS: @SpaceX President @Gwynne_Shotwell will receive the 2023 Rotary National Award for Space Achievement.
The National Space Trophy is presented annually to an American who has made major contributions to the US' space exploration programs. @elonmusk
https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/shotwell-4
Over the past few weeks you, the community, have made your voices heard. And we’ve listened. OGL 1.0a will remain untouched AND the entire SRD 5.1 is now available under a Creative Commons license.🧵 http://spr.ly/60113jcGR
