#chiaroscurosurrealism

Dreamscape of a Sleeping Dog and Teapot

• Model: ChatGPT 2

• Size: 5184 X 2912 (15.10 MP)

• Used settings:

  • Prompt: Sleeping dog
  • Using base image: Yes

The Place Where Slow Pain Dwells

• Model: ChatGPT 2 (Pro)

• Size: 1024 X 768 (0.79 MP)

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  • Prompt: Front‑facing human figure seated on the floor in a fetal, protective posture, feet crossed, arms wrapped around the legs. The head is replaced by a large, detailed snail shell with natural spirals and earthy tones. Three subtle dark markings resembling minimalist tattoos appear on one leg, and thin black bracelets encircle the arms. The figure extends the left arm toward a large snail on the right side of the ground, as if attempting to touch its antennae in a quiet, tentative gesture. Behind the figure, on the textured wall, a small opening reveals a simplified, painterly heart shape made with a few brushstrokes. A dark fluid drips from the opening, trailing down the wall. Minimalist, worn‑canvas environment with soft, dim lighting that creates a somber, introspective atmosphere. Muted, desaturated palette: earthy and cold tones, greys and neutrals on the wall and floor. The figure’s skin rendered in grey‑orange mineral hues with stone‑like shadows. Snail shells in browns, beiges, and ochres. Deep dark‑red accents in the heart and dripping fluid. Dark greys for tattoos, bracelets, and deep shadows. Atmospheric background blending ochres, soil tones, and deep shadows with hints of dark teal‑green along the edges, creating a nebulous, liminal space that pushes the figure forward and emphasizes isolation. Soft directional lighting highlighting textures, cracks, and the curled posture. Visual style inspired by Agostino Arrivabene, Alessandro Sicioldr, and subtle touches of Zdzisław Beksiński. High detail, oil‑painting texture blended with digital illustration, subtle grain, metaphysical mood.
  • Using base image: No
  • Aspect Ratio: landscape

Surreal Portrait of a Boy in Dark Forest

• Model: FluX 2 (Base)

• Size: 2224 X 1668 (3.71 MP)

• Used settings:

  • Prompt: a child in profile intricately rendered using only stippling. with the density of dots creating a sense of mystery. This piece is in a hyperrealistic stippling style, capturing the fine details of her face through meticulous dot work. A minimalist digital illustration with a stippled cubist forest background
  • Using base image: No
  • Aspect Ratio: landscape

Lid Of An Egyptian Shrine

• Model: Photonic

• Size: 1872 X 1008 (1.89 MP)

• Used settings:

  • Prompt: increase sharpness and clarity, keep style and details and colours exactly as in start image
  • Using base image: Yes

Jaguar in Motion: A Graphite Masterpiece

• Model: DaVinci2

• Size: 1024 X 1024 (1.05 MP)

• Used settings:

  • Prompt: A surreal 3D graphite pencil illustration on textured paper, with an extremely detailed graphite pencil sharply drawn Black Jaguar ripping out of the paper in mid-pounce, muscles rippling, leaping toward the viewer. Visible graphite dust particles, sharpener, and scattered pencils on the drawing mat. Emphasizing hyperrealism and the intricate texture of pencil strokes, in the style of M.C. Escher, with dramatic chiaroscuro lighting and a monochromatic color palette.
  • Using base image: No
  • Aspect Ratio: square

Egyptian Fantasy

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• Size: 1792 X 1008 (1.81 MP)

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  • Prompt: a masterpiece, realistic, watercolor, acrylic, on a white background, a surreal digital work with double exposure. a close-up shot of the female face of the queen of Egypt. The overlapping textures of the arches of the old cathedral, classical Renaissance paintings and dark golden tones create a multi-layered, fabulous atmosphere. The image has a somber painterly aesthetic combining realism and fine art, with dramatic chiaroscuro lighting and a memorable symbolic tone.”
  • Using base image: No
  • Aspect Ratio: landscape_wide

Hiding

• Model: FluX

• Size: 720 X 1280 (0.92 MP)

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  • Prompt: A striking portrait in the exotic pin-up style of Olivia de Berardinis, depicting a woman's face half obscured by a cascade of vibrant, intricately carved exotic wood patterns. Her visible facial features are rendered with sharp, defined lines, contrasted by a stark, geometric pattern of neon colors on a deep black background. This double exposure technique creates a sense of duality and mystery, fusing surrealism with graphic design elements. The high-contrast, electric color palette is inspired by the elegant, intricate aesthetics of Alphonse Mucha and Patrick Nagel. Rendered as an award-winning, ultra-detailed, 4K, 3D, cinematic, colorful, ultra-realistic image with dark academia undertones, featuring dramatic, chiaroscuro lighting and vibrant, contrasting hues.
  • Using base image: No
  • Aspect Ratio: portrait_tall

Vibrant Style

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• Size: 1008 X 1792 (1.81 MP)

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  • Prompt: A striking portrait in the exotic pin-up style of Olivia de Berardinis, depicting a woman's face half obscured by a cascade of vibrant, intricately carved exotic wood patterns. Her visible facial features are rendered with sharp, defined lines, contrasted by a stark, geometric pattern of neon colors on a deep black background. This double exposure technique creates a sense of duality and mystery, fusing surrealism with graphic design elements. The high-contrast, electric color palette is inspired by the elegant, intricate aesthetics of Alphonse Mucha and Patrick Nagel. Rendered as an award-winning, ultra-detailed, 4K, 3D, cinematic, colorful, ultra-realistic image with dark academia undertones, featuring dramatic, chiaroscuro lighting and vibrant, contrasting hues.
  • Using base image: No
  • Aspect Ratio: portrait_tall

Embrace of Mist and Cloud: A Surreal Dance

• Model: DaVinci2

• Size: 1024 X 1024 (1.05 MP)

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  • Prompt: melancholia, drypoint, some red, some yellow, some green, shadows, chiaroscuro, intricate line drawings, cinematic “Nebulophilia – Embrace of Mist and Cloud” A figure dancing with fog, hair made of thread-thin mist, body fading into watercolor vapor, caught in a stitched spiral vortex of cloud and cosmos. Styles: Pastel surrealism, fractal resonance, vaporwave ethereality, Dana Irving soft mist layers, stained glass fog-wrapped silhouettes.
  • Using base image: No
  • Aspect Ratio: square

Moody Riverbbank

• Model: Artistic 2

• Size: 1280 X 720 (0.92 MP)

• Used settings:

  • Prompt: Edward Atkinson Hornel, John Hoyland, Andy Kehoe, Kim Keever, watercolor, pastel, ink painting, riverbank, arthur rackham, John Holland, monet, sunset rendered in plique-à-jour technique, style of Andy Kehoe, water garden, mix of formal and heterodox arts, strong distinct foreground, very strong outlines, over-saturated colors, trees reminiscent of mulin threads intertwined with a surreal allegory landscape. Mixed media of Oil paints and Fine grains texture paste, Multilayered, shadow ink, magical, chiaroscuro, moody...
  • Using base image: No
  • Aspect Ratio: landscape_wide

Surreal Beauty: A Hyper-Realistic Horse

• Model: DaVinci2

• Size: 1152 X 864 (1.00 MP)

• Used settings:

  • Prompt: "Captivating surrealism & beauty at its finest, a scene crafted with intricate techniques depicts a hyper-realistic "horse" filled with flowing intricate patterns and rhythmic details made of exquisitely small gem-like textiles and tiny color splashes where each curve and line builds into a harmonious unbroken composition. Vibrant textures and delicate shading in Indian yellow, reds and turquoise hues create a sense of depth and contrast, while chiaroscuro techniques highlight the interplay of light and shadow across the form integrates diverse textures such as granular graphics and splashing drops of colorful liquids while imparting a sense of power and wonder."
  • Using base image: No
  • Aspect Ratio: landscape

Light and Darkness

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• Size: 1536 X 1536 (2.36 MP)

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  • Prompt: A beautiful girl who is about to be pulled into the darkness. The left half of her face is the face of a beautiful righteous maiden full of life, and on the left side there is a bright, colorful magical energy flying in the air, symbolizing justice and kindness, and her hand is trying to capture the dazzling colored magical energy of justice flying in the air. The right half of the face is the face of a beautiful murderous demon. Her intense gaze projected a deep determination and solace, and to the right was a dark dimension, and the evil black-white-gray energy conjured in the air into black-and-white tentacles and claws that tried to pull her into the darkness. A strong contrast between the left and right. A natural, perfect connection in between. Presented in a chiaroscuro style, this piece captures the minimalist aesthetic in 32k quality with ultra-detailed textures in 8k resolution. The intense contrast of light and shadow gives depth to this elaborate piece of surrealist conceptual art, resulting in a beautiful composition that balances intensity and elegance, resulting in a beautiful work of art.
  • Using base image: No
  • Aspect Ratio: square