New Additions
I have been asked by a few Watchers why the dwellings of the various Elements for the 12 Elements of YForce are not included in the images uploaded so far, especially since I have been mentioning them very frequently in most images.
Therefore, after some experimenting, the images for the first three Elements already in the Gallery have been added. They are:
Hope you all like these creations!
Subsequently, all the Elements will also showcase their specific dwellings!
Some Image Changes
Dear Watchers
I have just changed a few images which were previously uploaded to the 12 Elements of YForce Gallery.
The reason for the change is because I am trying to standardize the image style of all the images for the Guardians and the Gods, and not having all of them be of a different art style. Additionally, I also want to standardize the "age" of all the Guardians and the Gods, to make them look young. Lol XD
The following images are the ones which have been updated:
Guardian of Dark - Necromancer
For those of you who prefer the older versions or have bookmarked the older versions, they are now uploaded into the Midjourney Gallery instead. You can still find them there and change your bookmarks / favourites.
So sorry for any inconveniences caused and I hope you like the updated versions!
Hahahaha...sorry for being a drama-mama with the title, but hey, it's Good Friday tomorrow and it's gonna be a long weekend where I am! YAY to holidays!
In a little while, after I have my lunch that is, I will be uploading 2 new galleries. Hooray!
The first one will be a Free-For-All Gallery based off my YForce Comic (on hiatus) and my old sketches over here. I will explain what it is all about:
Since young, I've always been interested in superheroes, Gods, mythology and animals, and I've always been drawing them. I think I draw monsters and creatures better than humans. This was how the idea for YForce, a comic about modern day superheroes and ancient mythologies, was created. The sketches you see are my very old ones. They are not even the ones used for the comic.
For the comic itself, I went to redraw everything. So some of the lineups have been changed. This gallery however, will not be showing those sketches. Instead, I have used Midjourney to create my portrayal of these creatures and gods. There will still be 12 Elements and each Element will have its own set of 12 mythical creature, and the gallery will also show you my version of the Guardians of each Element, as well as the Major Gods. I will not be showcasing the Minor Gods, however. The Major Gods come from Greek/Roman mythology, Egyptian mythology and Norse mythology, while the creatures cover the mythologies of Greek/Roman, Egyptian, Norse, Aztec, Asian and some others as well.
Each image uploaded will have a minor description and some statistics. What do I mean by that? Well, my idea is also born from a game called Heroes of Might and Magic. I don't know if you have heard of it, but it is a building-warfare strategy game, where you have a castle and you build up your castle and recruit monsters, each of different ranks, and heroes, and go around the game map defeating all the other players or complete the mission. It is exactly because of this game that I came up with the Elements (factions), but 12 because there can never be enough categories for the creatures I want to use, as well as 12 creatures per Element, because there are just too many amazing creatures I want to portray.
The second one will be a Premium Gallery. We will see the return of deadly Villains, giving our poor heroes a hard time. A very hard time. And I am assuming you WILL have a hard time also, in a good way perhaps XD. In the previous set, we have been graced by the presence of Venom, Green Goblin and Carnage. For Part 2, we will be seeing *drum roll please*:
- The Lizard
- Electro
- Doctor Octopus
I know some of you have been waiting for the Villains to return, and with the little teasers I dropped along the way, I could tell many of you were quite excited. It's been more than a month since The Villains Gallery Part 1 was released, so the time is ripe for Part 2! Well, not exactly. It was more dependent on whether I could get the pictures out or not hahaha, and you guys probably know, I've had lots of issues with Bing for a while, and to be honest, it was ever since I started testing out on Doctor Octopus. But oh well, it is worth the wait, I guarantee it. Or at least I hope XD
The initial upload for The Villains Gallery Part 2 will only have 15 images, but like all its predecessors, uploads for the gallery will be on a daily basis, until it reaches its predetermined value, which is usually above 50.
Well, time for lunch! I promise to make the uploads fast! I really hope you will like, or even love, what I have prepared, cause it was so much fun (and headache ugh, but we won't mention that shall we) preparing those images.
And also, have a Good Friday tomorrow!
Which Image Style Do You Prefer?
Ello guys!
I would love to hear from you with regards to which of these two pictures you like the best. After taking a look at the images here, kindly go to this poll here, and make your selection.
Semi-Realistic
I have been using this style alot, as you can probably tell in my galleries.
Anime Oil Paint SDXL
A new style provided by the platform where I create the Semi-Realistic images. It also is a in a semi-realistic style that is similar to the previous one but at the same time has some differences.
What AI platforms / systems do I use?
I have been asked multiple times by many people for quite a while now and I thought it would be good to come up with a post about what I use to create my images. I will now share with you the various platforms and systems I am currently using to create my artwork and also at the same time, share with you what I like about them and what I don't like about them, the pros and the cons.
Do take note, however, that what I am about to share is limited to my own experiences and my opinions. There are some I have yet to explore deeply so what I am going to share can be subjective, based on how much or how little I use these platforms on a daily basis. Take it with a pinch of salt, and if you would like to find out more, sure, go ahead and ask! I will try my best to answer whatever queries you may have.
Microsoft Bing / Creator / Copilot
This is the one I started with, and used the most then but it's been getting less and less frequent, though it is by no fault of mine LOL XD. I mean, you guys know I recently complained about Bing - I will share a little more about it later.
What I like about Bing is that they truly create the most realistic images ever. There are other platforms and systems that do realistic style, but after their technology merges different images together to achieve most of your prompts, the images can become rather fake. Or plasticky as I like to call them, cause it looks like the celebrity in used and yet doesn't. Also, as of today, Bing is the one that understands the prompts the best IMO. For example, you can get them to show a character being injured and defeated, getting gassed and falling unconscious. Why? Because Microsoft has such a HUGE stock of images and since they use Dall.E, of course they will understand the prompts alot. However, with my recent foray into Midjourney, there is tough competition, for I find Midjourney does an AMAZING job at understanding prompts (which I will talk more about later).
The bad thing(s) about Bing? They are so freaking restrictive now. Many of the gory and bloody images you see in my galleries are not intentional. Bing creates them on their own accord. And yet, at the same time, they block so many perfectly normal words and situations. I used to be able to use Tom Holland and Henry Cavill everyday. Now? Not at all. I used to be able to use Tom Daley everyday. Now? I still can, but I have to add in words like "fictional" or "lookalike". I don't know how others are still able to use them, but I simply can't. I tried asking a few people and initially, some of their prompts work, but later on, they get blocked entirely. I also feel bad asking people for help constantly as I don't want them to think I'm leeching off them T.T. Sorry if anyone of you, whom I have approached previously, feels that way. But if you would be willing to share, PLEASE! I would really love to be able to use those celebrities again!
I've been told to just use the normal stock models, but honestly speaking, I don't find the images using those stock models as vibrant and as varied as I would like. The comic style ones however, are still amazing, as proven by some of the amazing creators here who shares those images.
Usage: Website, Free
Pros: Very realistic, Amazing apprehension of prompts, Can use celebrities or famous people
Cons: Too restrictive and getting worse with each passing day, Cannot use celebrities or famous people, Doesn't allow NSFW work, Hands out suspensions as easily as telemarketers handing out brochures...
Yodayo
This is the another platform that I use on a daily basis. It is free and provides you with free daily credits, and even if you run out of credits, you can continue using it for free, at the expense of production time being drastically increased. The unused daily credits do not roll over to the next day however. Additionally, their site also provides a roleplaying platform where they have a bot that will roleplay stories with you! It costs 1 credit to make a post to reply to the bot!
They can recognize multiple celebrities as well, but there are some who will come out either looking weird (and at times don't look like the celebrity anymore) or come out looking like a very low res image. This is what I mean by gritty images in one of my earlier polls, asking you guys which kinds of images you all prefer seeing. I didn't get much votes on that, but I still like using Yodayo.
They have many different styles, though now I stick mostly to one or two, for these styles create the least gritty images. The bad thing about Yodayo is they may not understand your prompt very well, even if you set the parameter higher (for it to stick to just the prompts). Still, they allow NSFW stuff, and that is what I like hehehe.
Usage: Website, Free, Subscription Available
Pros: Many different styles (or models) to choose from, Can use some celebrities and famous people, Allows NSFW
Cons: Images may look gritty (low res), May not comprehend prompts well
AnimeGenius - Live3D
Another one that I use on a daily basis, though I usually have a fixed routine. I will use Yodayo first and use up the daily credits before I start on AnimeGenius (AG). This is the platform I am able to create both semi-realistic and Pixar alike images. They also provide other styles (models) and many different loras to help concrete your prompts in place. In comparison to Yodayo, they have less styles however, but the images AG produces are of a much higher resolution than Yodayo, as you can see from my images.
In terms of realism, it is definitely less so compared to Yodayo (just comparing it to the model/style I prefer using and not all the models) and much less than Bing of course. The understanding of prompts is a little better than Yodayo, but from another perspective, it can be too good. Like for example, sometimes, I will like to show an image of someone's penis being exposed and he is having an erection. It is very common for me to see the character having two or more penises in the produced images -.-. I dunno for sure what is going on, but I think they take my prompts a little too literal, since I have two prompt about penises, so they give me two penises.
But since I mentioned penis...yup, AG allows NSFW creations! But what I love about it the most is its cartoon models...I really think they look very Pixar like! I've tried some on other platforms but AG's one is still the best. However, I did not choose the model Pixar. What I do however, is to choose the Semi-Realistic Model, and in the additional lora, I select 3D. When I compare this to simply choose the Pixar Model itself, I much prefer the former. IMO it looks more Pixar than the Pixar model.
I do subscribe to AG, because the daily credits they provide is very very little. But I do not regret subscribing because their staff is one of the most amazing I have come across.
Usage: Website, Free, Subscription Available (Subscribed)
Pros: Very clear images, Understand prompts quite well, Can use some celebrities and famous people, Allows NSFW, Pixar style
Cons: Many trial and error processes to go through before getting a nice image thus using up many credits
Midjourney
My newest addition and I'm loving it so much. I still dunno if I can fix a style for them to produce, but what I usually do is type out the prompts, resolution and the version of Midjourney I want to use, and leave it to Midjourney to throw out the images. So far, I am loving the variations I get - painting style, gritty style, semi-realistic style, digital art style...etc.
Very creative and the styles really make it seem like I did those images myself. Of course, there still are some mistakes in rendering, as you can see above - extra fingers and the partially cropped out tree.
Initially, as I was reading up on the FAQs, rules and how-to for Midjourney, I got very intimidated. There's so much to go through! But once I started (currently on the most basic plan but will most likely subscribe to a much better plan due to receiving more creation time), I find it easy to use. Additionally, you can upload as many images as you want and use them in your prompts to make the system understand your request as much as possible, giving you the best output as much as possible.
The only issue is, you will have to download and use Discord to create the images, and all the images you create, unless you go for the most expensive plan, are open to everyone to see. You either create in the channels with other users, which can get confusing as there will be so many jobs at one go, or in direct messages to the Midjourney bot, which gives you personal space, but still, people can see your images as they will not be hidden.
Usage: Discord, Subscription Only (Used to give out trials in the past) (Subscribed)
Pros: Amazing rendering, Understands prompts amazing and adheres very well to prompts, Can use some celebrities and famous people, Can upload an image for reference in prompt to better your image
Cons: Can be quite costly, Creation can be confusing and messing in the public channels, Doesn't allow NSFW work
PixAI
The last one of the ones I use more frequently, although I don't use it as much now. Definitely not on a daily basis, because I stock up on their daily credits, which do roll over, and use the credits all together at once.
Used to like it more than I do now, for they create lots of NSFW stuff, although you have to select the right models for it. Some models allow for NSFW and some don't. They have lots of models but I don't use most of them. The ones I do use, IMO, are already the best available based on the few I have tried for the results I want.
Still, they do make mistakes more often than the ones mentioned before, and this might mean they don't understand the prompts as well. Secondly, they don't allow you to use celebrities and famous people. You have to select loras for that, and they have very limited selection.
Usage: Website, Free, Subscription Available
Pros: Many styles (models) to choose from, Allows selective NSFW
Cons: Many mistakes, May not understand prompts well, Some models do not allow NSFW
Others
Others I have used before are PicSo, GetimgAI, Neural.Love and PlaygroundAI. I stopped using them because I don't find the images from these platforms as good or as interesting as the ones above.
GetimgAI uses real people, but they are restrictive in terms of background and prompt comprehension.
PlaygroundAI can create images similar to Bing but not all the time. And compared to Bing's realism, PlaygroundAI's images can be a little...comical. Take a look at my images and find the one with the doctor and Superman, and you will understand what I mean.
But I really want to bring your attention to PicSo. I subscribed to it when they were running some special sales and it was cheap. Very cheap compared to all the others I have mentioned before. But after that, I felt I was cheated. When I first found it and started to use it, I quite like it because they create very realistic stock image people and allows heavy NSFW. Barely a month after I subscribed, I couldn't create anything NSFW, not even shirtless guys. I wrote in to them and it took them ages to reply. And when they did, I couldn't really understand them and they didn't really understand me. I think their staff is based in China, and no offense to the Chinese from China. I am not being racist by bringing this out, but their stuff really rubbed me the wrong way.
Initially, they told me their system had issues and they are working to rectify it. I couldn't even create Superman and Spiderman anymore - anything I create just give me images of people in suits. I wasted ALOT of credits and they didn't want to refund me. Finally they say things are working, but as much as NSFW goes, it's only underwear and bulges atm.
Not only that, their payment is supposed to be through Paypal, but you can use it only as a stepping stone and not log into Paypal at all. But this is where the confusion comes in. You pay that way and you get a message from their Paypal informing you of your subscription. They also inform you that cancellation will be through Paypal. But when you log into YOUR Paypal account, there's no such thing to be found. After emailing them, I was told I needed to fill up a form to manually cancel. Which I did. I got no news from them despite the form saying it takes 7 working days. It became months.
I wrote in to them time and time again, only to get automated replies on "Use this form to cancel" and yet not telling me if it was cancelled.
I finally got a response from them last week (after a total of 3 emails and 5 follow ups), that they have changed their system and they stopped using Paypal. So all subscriptions have been automatically cancelled due to this change.
Having said all that, given how their creation has changed and they didn't even inform the users, and how bad their customer service is, even though I still have probably 7 months of subscription and credits left, I am currently NOT USING it to create anything at all. So this is a waste. So, try it at your own risk.
And well, so this is all I have to say about the platforms and systems I am using! As a quick summary, the ones I am using on a frequent basis are:
Midjourney
AnimeGenius - Live3D
Yodayo
Microsoft Bing / Creator / Copilot
PixAI
Thank you for taking the time to read this! I hope you find this useful!!!
Toodles!