Prompt: A twilight-drenched forest unfolds like a living hallucination. Towering ancient oak trees rise skyward in impossible spirals, their colossal trunks twisting against gravity. The bark shimmers with Van Gogh–inspired, kinetic brushstrokes—electric blues colliding with molten gold—giving the trees a sense of restless motion, as if they are slowly turning in place.
Each massive trunk is infused with a soft, internal radiance reminiscent of Kinkade’s luminous glow, as though trapped sunlight has soaked into the wood over centuries. Light seeps from fissures in the bark and along root lines, bathing the forest floor in warm, reverent halos.
Above, the canopy fractures into fractal patterns shaped by Atroshenko’s romantic realism. Leaves dissolve into cascading constellations of emerald and amethyst, branching outward like galaxies caught mid-formation. The sky is no longer separate from the forest—it is woven directly into the foliage.
Between the roots, pools of phantom-black water gather, their surfaces glassy and still. Courbet-like reflections mirror the forest upside-down with uncanny clarity, doubling the surrealism and creating the sensation of standing between two worlds—one above, one inverted below.
Fireflies—or perhaps fragments of fallen stars—thread through the air in slow, deliberate arcs. Their glowing trails paint fleeting lines of light, charging the atmosphere with magical realism, as if the air itself vibrates with latent energy.
The ground is carpeted in bioluminescent moss, pulsing softly in rhythmic waves. Its glow syncs with a deep, heartbeat-like thrum emanating from the forest’s unseen core, suggesting a living system—ancient, aware, and quietly powerful.
The palette is rich and nocturnal: twilight indigos, cosmic blues, gold-leaf highlights, emerald greens, and violet shadows. Brushstrokes remain expressive and visible, favoring emotion, movement, and myth over literal form. The scene reads as a dream-state ecosystem—part forest, part cosmos, suspended in a moment of breathless wonder.
Style Keywords:
concept art, surreal forest, painterly fantasy, magical realism, expressive brushwork, luminous glow, fractal canopy, bioluminescence, romantic surrealism, mythic atmosphere, dreamscape illustration, epic fantasy environment
Legend CXXI – The Dark Hallimasch The largest living creature on Earth
Model:
Nano Banana Pro
(Pro)
Size:
2400 X 1792
(4.30 MP)
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Prompt: A dark, unsettling illustration of an ancient forest at night, where massive tree roots twist above and below the soil. Beneath the ground, a vast network of pale yellow fungal strands spreads endlessly, faintly glowing with cold green bioluminescence. At the surface, trees appear sickened and hollow, their bark cracked, while subtle light leaks from the earth itself. The atmosphere is ominous, slow, and inevitable — a legend of decay, memory, and nature’s indifference. Cinematic composition, deep shadows, muted earthy tones, organic textures, minimal light, in the style of Shaun Tan × Ian McQue × Zdzisław Beksiński.
Legend CXVI – Pando, the Expanding One Story Idee By Penelope Goldberry
Model:
Nano Banana Pro
(Pro)
Size:
2400 X 1792
(4.30 MP)
Used settings:
Prompt: A vast, ancient aspen forest at twilight, pale trembling trunks rising from a dark, mist-covered ground. Beneath the forest floor, faint glowing root networks are visible, intertwining like veins of memory. The atmosphere is eerie and sacred, heavy with age and silence, as if the forest itself is conscious. No humans present. Subtle moonlight filters through quivering leaves, casting ghostly shadows. Mood dark, mystical, and timeless — a vision of Pando, the spreading one. Cinematic lighting, painterly texture, dark fairytale realism, style of Yoshitaka Amano × Shaun Tan.
Prompt: beautiful lady of the forest, trees roots, middle earth, infinite hyperbolic intricate maze,walking on the starlight,dreamy ultra wide shot, atmospheric, hyper realistic, epic composition, cinematic, octane render, artstation landscape vista photography by Carr Clifton & Galen Rowell, 16K resolution, Landscape veduta photo by Dustin Lefevre & tdraw, detailed landscape painting by Ivan Shishkin, DeviantArt, Flickr, rendered in Enscape, Miyazaki, Nausicaa Ghibli, Breath of The W
Prompt: black, white, blue, red. a stunning landscape. storm and rain. clouds. a body of water. trees. highly intricate. insanely detailed. dramatic.by P Nash,Yerka and Klimt style
Prompt: A surreal and emotionally tender painting of the same lone figure now kneeling in the barren landscape. Her fingers sink gently into the earth — and from beneath the cracked soil, glowing green roots begin to emerge, twining around her hands. Her bark-like skin softens in places, revealing delicate flesh with faint vines pulsing under the surface. Small leaves sprout from her shoulders and collarbone. Around her, the air is shifting — a light mist rolls in, and the first signs of life shimmer faintly: a tiny blooming flower, a moth, a drop of water catching sunlight. The color palette warms with soft moss green, golden brown, and early morning fog tones. Brushstrokes are thick and emotional in the soil, delicate around the roots. The figure’s head is bowed — not in despair, but in deep listening.
This is the moment of reconnection:
Prompt: A huge black Mushroom in a cave, biomechanic Style by h.r. Giger, thin Red glowing veins grow from the root through the whole cave, small White eyes on the Mushrooms cap, ornaments on all surfaces
Prompt: An immense Tree of Life, its roots and branches glowing with undulating tendrils of radiant white and gold light, stands amidst a celestial backdrop. The ground sparkles with luminescent flora, extending its divine presence. award winning photography, 4k, high resolution, highly detailed, masterpiece
Prompt: A majestic tree with pink luminescent foliage on a distant planet, its branches hanging down to the surface. A night in a pink haze under a pink moon.
Prompt: Create a digital artwork of an otherworldly forest where the trees grow in intricate fractal patterns. The leaves reflect vibrant jewel-like colors, and the roots twist into the ground forming endless geometric shapes. Light filters through in dazzling, unnatural hues, giving the environment an ethereal glow.
Prompt: An enchanted tree of life; Hawaiian lagoon; clear and reflective water. Stars and clouds in the midnight sky, ultra detailed manga style digital art; a masterpiece by Yoji Shinkawa, Krenz cushart, akihiko yoshida and Ismail Inceoglu; ray tracing; beautiful composition by Hiroyuki-Mitsume Takahashi; vivid warm colors; dynamic lighting; centered
Prompt: Sunbeams slant through the dense canopy of a forgotten forest, dappling the mossy ground where a hidden portal lies obscured. Vines coil around the edges of the shimmering gateway, its surface swirling with otherworldly energy that hints at the contrasting world beyond. A glimpse through the portal reveals a breathtaking nightscape – a world bathed in cool moonlight, casting long, ethereal shadows from fantastical flora. Strange, bioluminescent creatures flit through the air, heir forms a mesmerizing blend o familiar and alien. Digital painting, medium close-up focusing on the portal and a hint of the contrasting world glimpsed within. Lighting is a combination of warm sunlight filtering through the trees and the cool moonlight emanating from the portal, High resolution to capture the intricate details of the portal’s surface, the texture if the forest floor, and the silhouettes of the otherworldly creatures. Maintain a sense of mystery and wonder regarding the unknown world that lies just beyond the portal. The chirping of unseen forest insects is juxtaposed by the otherworldly calls of the creatures from beyond, while the scent of damp earth mingles with the faint, floral aroma of the alien vegetation
Dream Level: is increased each time when you "Go Deeper" into the dream. Each new level is harder to achieve and
takes more iterations than the one before.
Rare Deep Dream: is any dream which went deeper than level 6.
Deep Dream
You cannot go deeper into someone else's dream. You must create your own.
Deep Dream
Currently going deeper is available only for Deep Dreams.
