#postapocalypticart

Unbroken Strings – A Rebel in the Grip of Ice

• Model: ChatGPT 2 (Base)

• Size: 2560 X 1440 (3.69 MP)

• Used settings:

  • Prompt: (((Masterpiece))), a dynamic pencil and ink illustration of a young woman with freckles and wavy blonde hair being yanked off her bicycle by menacing ice police officers in a bustling, crowded street. She is dressed in post-apocalyptic, steampunk attire: aviator goggles, a teal feathered shoulder piece, teal arm wraps, and decorated teal leggings, her body twisted mid-grab as she clutches her acoustic guitar with its light blue painted floral filigree, her expression shocked and defiant. The ice police are imposing, cruel-faced figures in heavy dark uniforms with frost-rimmed helmets, visors, and icy insignia, their gloved hands gripping her arms and collar with brutal force. The street is chaotic and packed: bicycles, rickshaws, horse-drawn carts, rattling trams, pedestrians, street vendors, and honking vehicles jostling in every direction, with shop signs and awnings crowding the background. The artwork is rendered almost entirely in fine graphite pencil and black ink, with dense cross-hatching, expressive contour linework, and delicate grey ink washes building depth and shadow; color is used sparingly and muted — only faint, desaturated hints of teal on her feathers and leggings, a whisper of light blue on the guitar, and dull rust tones in the crowd — keeping the focus firmly on the pencil-and-ink drawing itself. Evoking the charm of mid-20th-century sketchbook art and classic pen-and-ink illustration, with dramatic motion lines, flying feathers, and scattered debris conveying the struggle. The mood is tense, chaotic, and slightly tragicomic. Pencil and ink, graphite, fine liner, cross-hatching, expressive linework, delicate ink washes, muted selective color, monochrome emphasis, detailed illustration, mid-20th-century sketchbook art, classic pen-and-ink illustration, crowded street, dramatic struggle, steampunk, atmospheric, stylistic.
  • Using base image: No
  • Aspect Ratio: landscape_wide

Echoes of a Forgotten World – The Teal Guitarist

• Model: ChatGPT 2 (Base)

• Size: 2560 X 1440 (3.69 MP)

• Used settings:

  • Prompt: (((Masterpiece))), a close-up pencil and ink illustration of a seated young woman with freckles and wavy blonde hair playing an acoustic guitar, rendered in detailed pencil and ink illustration style. She is dressed in post-apocalyptic, steampunk attire, including aviator goggles, a teal feathered shoulder piece, teal arm wraps, and decorated teal leggings. The acoustic guitar features light blue painted floral filigree on its top, drawn with delicate precision. The backdrop is dark teal with rust-colored paint flecks, suggested through fine stippling and expressive ink splatter. The artwork features fine cross-hatching, expressive linework, and delicate ink washes, with selective teal accents on her feathered shoulder piece, arm wraps, and leggings for a subtle pop of color against the monochrome pencil shading — evoking the charm of mid-20th-century sketchbook art and classic pen-and-ink illustration. The composition captures a candid, intimate moment with a quiet, melancholic mood, the linework confident yet tender, the shading soft and layered, and the ink washes adding depth and atmosphere. Pencil and ink, graphite, fine liner, cross-hatching, expressive linework, delicate ink washes, selective color accents, monochrome shading, detailed illustration, mid-20th-century sketchbook art, classic pen-and-ink illustration, candid moment, melancholic, atmospheric, dark fantasy charm, stylistic.
  • Using base image: No
  • Aspect Ratio: landscape_wide

消費無常 — The Impermanence of Consumption (Oct. 13, International Hamburger Day)

• Model: ChatGPT 2 (Pro)

• Size: 2880 X 2880 (8.29 MP)

• Used settings:

  • Prompt: A black cat, deep yellow eyes, with simple, sharp, minimalist anime eyes is lying flat on top of a massive, decaying, multi-tiered monumental plastic hamburger advertisement from a forgotten era. Les morceaux de pain du hamburger ressemblent à une machoire géante (les coulées de fromage simulent les dents) qui a croqué le steak haché et sa garniture. « 消費無常 » (L'Impermanence de la Consommation) apporte une profondeur philosophique et poétique Watercolor and ink engraving in Ukiyo-e style woodblock printing on washi paper NO BORDER, NO FRAME At the very bottom right, in oxblood, engrave a VERY SMALL signature: "©ɱ" "h@" The second line exactly aligned beneath the first, both enclosed together inside ONE small square oxblood contour line.
  • Using base image: Yes