Okay, so yesterday I was messing around with some image generation stuff, and I thought, “Hey, let’s see if I can get this thing to make an ‘older sister and younger brother’ kind of scene.” Seemed simple enough, right?
First, I started by just typing in the obvious stuff. Something like, “older sister, younger brother, happy, playing.” The results? Total garbage. I got everything from weird anime-looking characters to just completely abstract messes. Nothing that even remotely resembled what I had in mind.
Then I figured, okay, maybe I need to be more specific. I started adding details. I tried things like, “older sister, younger brother, backyard, sunny day, laughing.” Still not great. The faces were always a little off, or the proportions were wonky. One time, the brother had, like, six fingers. Seriously creepy.
I realized I was focusing too much on the general scene, and not enough on the art style. So, I started experimenting with different art styles. I tried “older sister, younger brother, backyard, sunny day, laughing, Pixar style.” Better, but still kinda generic. Then I went for something completely different: “older sister, younger brother, backyard, sunny day, laughing, Studio Ghibli style.” That was closer! The style was cool, but the poses were still stiff.
What really made a difference was focusing on the action. Instead of just “playing,” I tried things like “older sister, younger brother, backyard, sunny day, laughing, swinging on a swing set.” Or “older sister, younger brother, living room, reading a book together, cozy.” The more detail I gave about what they were doing, the more natural the images looked.
I also played around with the camera angle. I found that using terms like “low angle,” “wide shot,” or “close-up” helped a lot in framing the scene the way I wanted. For example, “older sister, younger brother, park, sunny day, playing tag, wide shot, cinematic lighting” gave me some pretty decent results.
Finally, I started adding in details about the characters’ appearances. Things like “older sister, long hair, blue dress,” or “younger brother, short hair, red t-shirt” helped to personalize the images and make them feel less generic. This step took a lot of attempts of figuring out the correct wording to get the image I wanted.
- Some tips I learned:
- Be specific! The more detail you give, the better.
- Experiment with different art styles.
- Focus on the action. What are the characters doing?
- Play around with camera angles.
- Don’t be afraid to add details about the characters’ appearances.
It was a total trial and error process, but eventually, I got some images that I was actually pretty happy with. It’s all about experimenting and figuring out what works!
