#crackedroad

Procession

• Model: FluX 2 (Pro)

• Size: 2224 X 1664 (3.70 MP)

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  • Prompt: This is a surrealist painting by the Polish artist Zdzisław Beksiński, titled *The Cycle* (1974). The artwork is a complex, dreamlike scene rendered in a dark, atmospheric palette, characteristic of Beksiński's style. The painting is rich with symbolic and unsettling imagery, creating a sense of a bizarre, otherworldly procession. Here is a detailed description of the image: - **Overall Scene and Atmosphere**: The painting depicts a strange procession moving from left to right across a paved courtyard. The setting is a surreal, desolate landscape under a heavy, cloudy, and oppressive sky. The overall mood is melancholic, eerie, and unsettling, with a sense of a slow, inevitable march. - **Central Figures and Procession**: - A long line of identical, pale figures with blonde hair, dressed in blue robes and black hats, are riding on bicycles. They appear to be a single, uniform entity, possibly representing a cult or a collective. - Leading this group is a figure on a large, ornate bicycle. This individual is dressed in a dark, flowing robe with a wide-brimmed hat and has a long, dark beard, resembling a somber, mystical leader or a religious figure. - To the left, a man in a brown suit rides a smaller, simpler bicycle and carries a large sack on his back, suggesting he is a laborer or a burdened traveler. - On the far right, a solitary, pale figure in a blue-grey robe stands still, holding a bicycle that appears to be made of wire or a skeletal frame, as if it is a ghostly or incomplete version of the others. - **Architecture and Environment**: - The background features a large, golden-hued castle or fortress with multiple towers and turrets, built from what appears to be brick or stone. The architecture is fantastical and reminiscent of a medieval or fantasy realm. - The castle is flanked by a massive, plain, beige wall on the right and a lower wall on the left. - In the distant background, behind the main castle, a small red brick building is visible, partially obscured by bare, skeletal trees. - The ground is paved with large, grey stones. - **Surreal and Symbolic Elements**: - **Golems**: On the left side of the image, two large, humanoid figures made of stone or earth are depicted. They resemble the golems from Jewish folklore, appearing as monstrous, ancient guardians or spirits. One is particularly grotesque, with a twisted, tree-like form. - **Birds**: Several dark birds, possibly crows or ravens, are scattered throughout the scene. They fly near the castle, perch on the heads of the procession, and gather on the ground. Birds are a recurring motif in Beksiński's work, often symbolizing death or the passage of time. - **Bicycles**: The bicycles are central to the composition. They are not ordinary vehicles but are used as a metaphor for the journey of life, the human condition, or a mechanized, inevitable progression. Their varying forms—from a simple, functional bike to a skeletal, wire frame—suggest different stages or fates. - **Color and Texture**: The color palette is dominated by earthy tones—browns, ochres, and greys—creating a somber and ancient atmosphere. The texture of the painting is highly detailed, with a visible, almost woven or mosaic-like quality, giving the scene a tangible, almost tactile feel.
  • Using base image: No
  • Aspect Ratio: landscape

Desolate Gas Station in a Dystopian Landscape

• Model: Nano Banana Pro (Pro)

• Size: 2592 X 1456 (3.77 MP)

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  • Prompt: A ink and watercolor wash rendering on rough handmade paper of a desolate, overcast scene at dawn or dusk featuring an abandoned gas station with two gas pumps under a weathered canopy. The empty, cracked pavement shows signs of neglect. A winding road extends into the distance, lined with evenly spaced utility poles and power lines. In the background, there is an industrial factory emitting, creating a somber and moody atmosphere. The sky is cloudy with muted tones of gray and faint hints of pink and purple, emphasizing a bleak,creepy quiet mood .The overall atmosphere is eerie and provocative, emphasizing a sense of dark allure , creepy and mystery.
  • Using base image: No
  • Aspect Ratio: landscape_wide

CRIME SCENE DO NOT CROSS

• Model: DaVinci2

• Size: 1920 X 1080 (2.07 MP)

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  • Prompt: CRIME SCENE DO NOT CROSS. Surreal painting, crisp quality, vintage, insanely detailed, watercolors and ink, without text or lyric. Surreal and highly detailed by Nicoletta Ceccoli, Jean-Baptiste Monge and Hieronymus Bosch.
  • Using base image: No
  • Aspect Ratio: landscape_wide

Landscape with Distorted Elements

• Model: DaVinci2

• Size: 1344 X 1712 (2.30 MP)

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  • Prompt: Jean-Baptiste Monge style. An iridescent sandy-beige pale-grey filigree tendrils retrofuturistic inferno-village, with a winding, decaying staircase made of ancient, weatherered stone, ascending through fluffy blue-to-orange shaded van Gogh-inspired clouds, leading to a swirling, glowing black hole portal in the huge wide sky, while cloaked figures journey towards its mesmerizing, psychedelic light. High contrast, cinematic lighting, shadow-depth.
  • Using base image: Yes

Homes Beneath a Playful Sky

• Model: DaVinci2

• Size: 1992 X 1160 (2.31 MP)

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  • Prompt: Le village des Irréductibles Gaulois
  • Using base image: Yes

Mystery of the Sunset Journey

• Model: DaVinci2

• Size: 1152 X 864 (1.00 MP)

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  • Prompt: An abandoned woman stands on empty roads that disappear into the desolate landscape. The environment conveys a sense of apocalyptic abandonment, with vegetation taking over the decaying structures. The setting is depicted in a gothic and hallucinogenic style, with a wide linear perspective and an expanded field of view. The alcohol ink effect enhances the ethereal atmosphere, mixing surreal colors with deep shadows. Inspired by Boris Vallejo, Sardax, German Expressionism, Felicien Rops, Georgia O'Keeffe and Aubrey Beardsley, it creates a fusion of dark fantasy and unsettling beauty.
  • Using base image: No
  • Aspect Ratio: landscape

Mystery in the Cracked Road's Embrace

• Model: DaVinci2

• Size: 1152 X 864 (1.00 MP)

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  • Prompt: A surreal representation of frustration and hopelessness intertwined with the journey of transitioning. Desolate landscape with a lone figure, symbolizing frustration, dark stormy clouds overhead, symbolizing inner turmoil, shattered mirror pieces on the ground, reflecting a distorted self-image, vibrant colors of a sunset in the background, representing hope, digital art, surreal and abstract style, detailed and emotive, warm and cool color palette, soft and dramatic lighting, by Salvador Dali and Yayoi Kusama, ArtStation.
  • Using base image: No
  • Aspect Ratio: landscape

Whispers of an Abandoned Ghost Town

• Model: DaVinci2

• Size: 1728 X 1296 (2.24 MP)

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  • Prompt: An abandoned ghost town with old wooden eroding structures sitting next to a cracked dirt road. Rocky desert hills in the background
  • Using base image: No
  • Aspect Ratio: landscape

Whispers of an Abandoned Ghost Town

• Model: DaVinci2

• Size: 1728 X 1296 (2.24 MP)

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  • Prompt: An abandoned ghost town with old wooden eroding structures sitting next to a cracked dirt road. Rocky desert hills in the background, some vegetation present
  • Using base image: No
  • Aspect Ratio: landscape

Moonlit Mystery Over a Forgotten Barn

• Model: DaVinci2

• Size: 1728 X 1296 (2.24 MP)

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  • Prompt: Deserted, abandoned wreckage. The road is damaged. At the end of the road, a huge full moon caresses the road. Alcohol ink effect, Empty rural roads. Beat up old barns and beat up old fences. The atmosphere is dark and dreary.
  • Using base image: No
  • Aspect Ratio: landscape

But ain't too much sadder than the tears of a clown...

• Model: DaVinci2

• Size: 2064 X 2064 (4.26 MP)

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  • Prompt: Full length painting of a sad clown crying tears that form into a small pool under him, sitting on a pavement kerb with a circus big top in the background, The tears of a clown when there's no one around, impasto painting by Bob Peak and Robert McGinnis
  • Using base image: Yes

Echoes of Desolation in a Forgotten Landscape

• Model: DaVinci2

• Size: 1536 X 1536 (2.36 MP)

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  • Prompt: A haunting and evocative oil painting by Hermann Herzog, depicting a vintage 1980s car, abandoned in a desolate landscape. The car is rusted, with broken windows and faded paint. The grass surrounding it is tall, and a crumbling brick wall is visible in the background. The distant city silhouette adds to the sense of loneliness and melancholy. The overall atmosphere of the painting is nostalgic, reflecting the passage of time and the ephemeral nature of human existence.
  • Using base image: No
  • Aspect Ratio: square