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Prompt: Picture a dimly lit cave, the kind where shadows cling to the walls and every sound echoes ominously through the cool, stale air. The distant drip of water is slow and irregular, like the heartbeat of the cave itself. In this murky darkness, a group of German folklore gnomes, known as "Heinzelmännchen" or "Erdmännlein," move about. But these gnomes are different; their presence feels unsettling, as if the cave itself is alive and watching.
They are small, no taller than a child’s knee, with gnarled, twisted features. Their eyes, glinting in the flickering light of their tiny lanterns, seem too large for their faces, and they reflect the light like a cat’s in the dark. Their beards are scraggly, tangled with bits of bone and dried leaves, and their pointed caps are tattered, looking as though they’ve seen centuries pass by in the depths of the earth.
The cave is not just their home but their lair, a place where sharp rock formations and jagged crystals jut out like teeth. Luminescent fungi cast an eerie green glow, bathing the gnomes in an unnatural light that makes their skin appear almost translucent, veined with shadows. Some gnomes work quietly, chipping at stones or carving patterns into bone, their expressions intense and focused. Others stand just at the edge of the light, watching, their eyes unblinking.
The walls are adorned with strange carvings, symbols that twist and spiral in ways that seem wrong to the eye. Piles of trinkets—rusty nails, cracked doll faces, and fragments of long-lost tools—are strewn about, trophies from those who wandered too close. Occasionally, a faint, raspy whisper drifts through the cave, carried by unseen currents.
Prompt: The gnome version of the famous rock band ZZ Top is on stage, so a ZZ Top gnome guitarist, a ZZ Top gnome bassist and a ZZ Top drummer, and they play one hell of a gig! The gnomes wear the distinctive outfits of ZZ Top, cool sunglasses and of course have the typical ZZ Top beards!
Prompt: A gnome Don Quixote with on a fancy rat and a gnome Sancho Panza on a field hamster. In the background Dutch windmills, sunny spring day, some clouds.
Prompt: In a dark cellar vault, only dimly lit by lanterns, with natural stone walls, cobwebs, dust, in front of a large, old organ with organ pipes stands a white-bearded gnome (Imp, Tomte) dressed in black, wearing a black pointed hat, a white face half-mask like the Phantom of the Opera, and a medium-length black cape. In the fairy tale style of Rien Poortvliet and Wil Huygen.
Prompt: A gnomish Ghost Rider gnome in studded black leather motorcycle jacket and black motorcycle boots, with a gnome-like, terrifying, lanky skull for a head and a red beard made of blazing, burning fire, rides on a hellish chopper motorcycle, which leaves a trail of burning tongues of flame behind it, on a dark night full of stars and a big, devilish red hunter's full moon through a sandy, rocky desert in the USA where the silhouettes of large cacti can be seen. Dark horror atmosphere, style of Anne Stokes, Dan Seagrave, Burne Hogarth, Bernie Wrightson, Michael Whelan. Les Edwards, Keith Thompson
The great gnomish genius and mechanicus Gnomenardo da Windschief
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Prompt: Create an image, of a gnome engineer and Mechanicus, that evokes a wistful and introspective atmosphere. The medieval gnome inventor and gnome engineer is in his detailed medieval workshop in the foreground, tinkering with an adventurous flying machine made of wood, linen, leather laces and gears, in the style of Leonardo da Vinci. In the background, on the right, you can see an old workbench with various medieval tools, and on the left, his medieval drawing desk with a sketch of a mechanical cat in the style of Leonardo da Vinci's crazy inventions.
Steampunk Gnome Engineer's Nightflight with his selfmade Clockwork-Owl
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Prompt: Wales in the Victorian year 1889 in an alternative steampunk world: On a steam-powered artificial mechanical clockwork steampunk owl, a bearded steampunk gnome man (Nisse, Tomte, Imp) flies over the nightly Wales on a full moon night with hardly any clouds but many sparkling and blinking stars, they fly over an old Welsh castle ruin on a hill, behind it is a small, sleepy Welsh village and a small forest, Aerial view, picture from above, In the fairy tale style of Rien Poortvliet and Wil Huygen.
Prompt: A Miner 49er (Fortyniner) bearded Gnome (Heinzelmännchen, Nisse, Tomte) was excavating a new tunnel of his gold mine, light comes through a pit lamp. The gnomish miner wears old clothes like in the western era (19th Century, Goldrush), but the typical gnome pointed cap. The tunnel is supported by hand-hewn wooden timebring support beams, and apart from the light of the mining lantern, it is relatively dark there in the tunnel. Drawn in the style of Rien Poortvliet and Wil Huygen.
Prompt: Scandinavia in the Middle Ages: On the coast of a Norwegian fjord, where an early medieval Viking settlement is located, stands a grim-looking Viking gnome in early medieval Viking clothing. In the distance, a violent thunderstorm is raging, bright lightning flashes, it is very stormy. In the fairy tale style of Rien Poortvliet and Wil Huygen.
Prompt: Scotland in the Middle Ages: On the walls of a ruined, crumbling Scottish castle at a glen in the Scottish Highlands, where many thistles grow, as well as heather and some ferns, stands a bearded, strong Scottish gnome as freedom fighter and Scottish rebel William Wallace in the traditional Scottish kilt and shouts "FREEDOM!" while holding up his sword. In the dark, gloomy and cloudy sky, a violent thunderstorm rages, many bits of snow twitch against the ground, a strong wind blows. In the fairy tale style of Rien Poortvliet and Wil Huygen.
Post-apocalyptic Fallout Brotherhood of Steel Gnome in gnomish Power Armor.
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Prompt: Create an image of a dystopian, post-apocalyptic Fallout Gnome of the Brotherhood of Steel in Fallout T-60 Power Armor without a helmet in a devastated, post-apocalyptic desert landscape with radioactive fallout. Traces of a long-past nuclear war can be seen everywhere, and a radioactively glowing mutated scorpion can be seen in the background. Maintain a vivid, expressive, and postapocalyptic atmosphere with an overall vintage texture and atompunk aesthetic from the Fallout 4 Game and the other Fallout Games as well as the current Fallout TV series.
Prompt: Create an image of an Imperial Stormtrooper Gnome from Star Wars. The bearded little gnome wears the typical white Stormtrooper armor from Star Wars, carrying the iconic Stormtrooper helmet under his arm as he takes a lunch break in the Death Star canteen. Maintain a vivid, expressive, and dreamy atmosphere with an overall vintage texture and retro aesthetic from the early Star Wars Movies like "Episode IV: Star Wars", "Episode V: The Empire strikes back" and "Episode VI: Return of the Jedi". Star Wars Style of Tom Jung, Dan Goozee, Drew Struzan, John Berkey, Tom Chantrell, the Hildebrandt Brothers, Howard Chaykin, Wojtek Siudmak and Ralph McQuarrie.
Prompt: Create an image of an interior scene focusing on a large window with a detailed rectangular stained glass panel in the window frame. The stained glass features an image of a cheerful comic-like medieval gnome saint with a playful pointed hat and halo of saint (gloriole, nimbus) and a whimsical beard, wearing a medieval monk robe, made up of brightly colored red, blue, yellow, and green glass, casting a multicolored shadow on the adjacent wall and floor. The medieval church wall is pure and simple, bathed in soft daylight, creating a sharp contrast with the kaleidoscope of colors filtered through the stained glass by the sunlight. The floor is made of simple, smooth medieval plaster stones, with the colorful light reflections becoming more intense and better defined near the window and fading as they stretch across the surface. The overall atmosphere is cheerful, mystical and holy, acral.
Star Trek Gnomish Species Starfleet Captain (2150s) on a strange Exo-Planet with alien flora
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Prompt: Create a gnome (Heinzelmännchen, Nisse, Tomte) from the 24th century wearing a blue Star Trek Starfleet uniform (blue for scientific and medical Starfleet personnel in Star Trek, The Next Generation). The Star Trek Gnome is on an exoplanet covered with fantastically colorful and strange, unknown extraterrestrial plants and alien trees whose leaves glow a neon blue, at dusk, against a big red sun and a small blue sun in the sky. Ambience like Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Prompt: Vanishing into the Horizon. Vivid blue, orange and yellow. Extraordinary details, unsigned, happy gnome, Guillermo del Toro style. An Australian Aborigines gnome with dark skin, long white beard and the facial features of an Aborigine (native Australian), rides on a Thorny Devil Lizard (Moloch horridus, Agamidae) through sandy and rocky Australian outback on a very hot sunny day to an Aboriginal cult site on a rock face. high definition. Portrait of a Lizard Riding Australian Aborigines Gnome Warrior which radiates strength, wisdom and grandeur, the Thorny Devil Lizard appears very dynamic.
Prompt: An Australian gnome with dark skin, white beard and the facial features of an Aborigine (native Australian), rides on a large Australian tarantula spider (Selenocosmia/Phlogius crassipes) through the outback, with Ayers Rock (Uluru) visible in the background in the distance, on a hot sunny day.
Prompt: Charging, running very impulsive bearded Gnome (Heinzelmännchen, Nisse, Tomte) with neon red glowing Gnomish pointed cap, neon blue glowing Gnomish Clothes, neon white glowing Gnomish beard, in pitch black background. UHD. He is coming thru dense neon green folage.
Fairy Tale: The True Bride (and the White Lion) - #FBDDJUL24
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Prompt: From an old fairy tale: on the bank of a small, dirty pond,, on whose banks grow reeds and cattails, a beautiful young girl with medium-length dark blonde hair, dressed in dirty poor rags, is kneeling. She is very desperate and sad, tears are running down her face, and she is holding a large, holey ladle in her hands. Next to her stands a majestic, but friendly and compassionate white male lion with a long white lion's mane, and gently places his powerful white lion's paw on her shoulder to comfort the girl. The scene takes place in the Middle Ages, it is a day with many clouds in the sky, through which the sun shines sparsely. You can see a few bees, bumblebees, butterflies and dragonflies, in the background blooming wild flowers and wild herbs, as well as old, gnarled trees overgrown with ivy. The picture seems to have come from a fairy tale book and has a fairy tale like style.
Prompt: From an old fairy tale: In her medieval tower room, the young princess sits at the large tower window and knots long shirts out of nettles. The young girl looks concentrated and sad at the same time. Outside you can see an old, gnarled tree with mistletoe on its branches, on which THREE ravens are sitting, looking intently into the tower room, as if they were watching the princess knotting the nettle shirts. In the tower room in the background, a furry brown tabby cat is curled up and sleeping, a small fire is crackling in the fireplace. Outside is the sunset, some clouds in the sky, light wind. The picture seems to have come from a fairy tale book and has a fairy tale like style.
Prompt: fantasy werewolf, dangerous folklore Werewolf, Intricate detail, award winning details, forest background, digital illustration, naturalist botanical study in the style of john james audubon, Mary Vaux Walcott, artwork is a hyperdetailed photoillustration with dynamic lighting, illustration, HDR
Prompt: In the midst of an ancient Islamic battlefield, spectral jinn warriors, adorned in shimmering armor and wielding celestial weapons, engage in an otherworldly confrontation with mortal soldiers. The moonlit night is illuminated by the glow of enchanted swords and the fiery gaze of mythical creatures, as both sides are locked in a mystical struggle between the forces of folklore and the supernatural. Capture the intensity and magic of this legendary encounter, where the boundaries between the earthly and the ethereal blur in a captivating dance of war.
Prompt: The interior of the small smithy is a vibrant fusion of light and shadow, where the intense glow of the forge casts dancing patterns across the polished stone floor. Shelves lined with intricately crafted weapons, armor, and tools showcase the masterful blend of local folklore and exquisite craftsmanship. The air is alive with the rhythmic clang of hammer on metal, the hiss of steam, and the steady crackle of the forge fire, which burns with enchanted wood, producing a heat fierce enough to shape the toughest materials. Runes and magical symbols are etched into many of the creations, hinting at their enchanted properties.
Prompt: River’s Journey: Illustrate a river landscape important in Native folklore, using textile designs that capture the flow and life of the river. Employ naturalistic colors and add depth with wood carving techniques to narrate the river’s journey through the land.
Prompt: El Chupacabras: Although not exclusive to Mexico, the legend of El Chupacabras has become popular in various parts of the country. It is described as a creature that attacks livestock and sucks their blood. minimalist art, ink single stroke drawing
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