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A.I. Explore

Book Review • by Chad Lauffer The following is a copy-paste from Chad's review of my book, that Chad shared on LinkedIn. Chad’s post Midjourney: Back to Basics • Beginner's Guide 📖✨...

A.I. Explore: From Photo to Pixar Styled Illustration using gen-AI

The slides have all the information. A quick 'How To' in Midjourney, from your phone. Enjoy! Brian Sykes

A.I. Explore: Pixar Favorite Pets Movie Poster

The (3) Human Element Sunday Challenge I launch a new one each Sunday - but the challenge remains open all week!The Past 2 challenges were:(1) Photo in Sr. Roger Deakins Style...

A.I. Explore: The Creative Pro Synthesis

Harmonizing Gen-AI with Human Ingenuity (ie - the Human Element) Embark on a transformative journey with A.I. Lab • LEVEL 1, a meticulously crafted course designed for Creative Professionals ready...

A.I. Explore: Military Glamping?

A whole conversation ensued this morning with my friend Ai Astronaut Steve 👨‍🚀 regarding his post (https://lnkd.in/dJnbADp7) of a luxurious bedroom with a Koi Pond at the foot...

A.I. Explore: Unleashing Nostalgia in Gen-AI

Take a trip back in time with these vibrant, retro-infused creations crafted meticulously in Midjourney. By breathing life into the prompt:• vintage (subject) magazine and newspaper clippings, circa...
A.I. Explore: Fractals In Architecture

A.I. Explore: Fractals In Architecture

The Mandelbrot Set, a masterpiece of fractal geometry named after mathematician Benoît Mandelbrot, is an infinite dance of patterns, ever deepening in complexity. Imagine these mesmerizing patterns translating into tangible architectural wonders. • Top down view of a...

A.I. Explore: Vizcom.ai

A.I. Explore: Vizcom.ai

So, I have seen an application I wanted to play with for sometime. Most of my creative friends who are architects were the ones I saw mostly using this generative AI tool. I am working with the FREE version to give it a try. I had a pen and ink doodle I did a few...

A.I. Explore: Zen Paint

A.I. Explore: Zen Paint

How do I explore a prompt? While it can be quite random of an origin point, it often stems from a flash of a thought, an overheard comment or something I just read (whose cadence and word flow just FEELS like visual poetry.) This set came from discovering the art of...

A.I. Explore: Playing with Fractals (2)

The beauty of Math as seen in fractals... particularly the Mandelbulb, a captivating 3D fractal structure that resembles organic forms - like coral or certain flowers! • 3D fractal that looks similar to the Mandelbrot set, the Mandelbulb in neon colors against a black...

🔥🔥 THIS JUST IN: The Digital Experience REDEFINED! 🔥🔥

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A.I. Explore: Playing with Fractals

A.I. Explore: Playing with Fractals

Math is beautiful... don't believe me - just take a look at fractals. • 3D Mandelbrot set, Spinning the 2D Mandelbrot fractal in neon colors against a black background --ar 16:9 --s 250 What is a Mandelbrot Fractal? The Mandelbrot fractal is like a never-ending...

Guglielmo Fonda and Big Al Gruswitz had reached out to me about a Virtual Vision AI Art competition being ran by AI Bits. There were 5 winners (and their images are presented below in order of placement.) The winners were declared 3 weeks ago, and I just got all my...

A.I. Explore: 3D Fiber Art – Thread Sculpture

A.I. Explore: 3D Fiber Art – Thread Sculpture

• 3D fibre art thread sculpture of "threads in the air" series in the style of Lenore Tawney. On display in MOMA --ar 2:3 Midjourney 5.2 SDXL • Images 5 - 6 Lenore Tawney (1907-2007)Fiber, in its fundamental essence, is deeply utilitarian. It forms the backbone of...

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A.I. Explore: From Photo to Pixar Styled Illustration using gen-AI

The slides have all the information. A quick 'How To' in Midjourney, from your phone. Enjoy! Brian Sykes

A.I. Explore: Pixar Favorite Pets Movie Poster

The (3) Human Element Sunday Challenge I launch a new one each Sunday - but the challenge remains open all week!The Past 2 challenges were:(1) Photo in Sr. Roger Deakins Style...

A.I. Explore: The Creative Pro Synthesis

Harmonizing Gen-AI with Human Ingenuity (ie - the Human Element) Embark on a transformative journey with A.I. Lab • LEVEL 1, a meticulously crafted course designed for Creative Professionals ready...

A.I. Explore: Unleashing Nostalgia in Gen-AI

Take a trip back in time with these vibrant, retro-infused creations crafted meticulously in Midjourney. By breathing life into the prompt:• vintage (subject) magazine and newspaper clippings, circa...

A.I. Explore: Unleash the Full Spectrum of Gen-AI with Over 20 FREE Resources!

Discover the treasure trove of A.I. knowledge and creativity! Dive deep into a collection of over 20 FREE resources specially curated for enthusiasts like you at A.I. Explore. 🌐Unlock the...

A.I. Explore: Observe, Process, Reflect – GPT-4 Can Do More

My new friend Roger Monteiro did a recent post on LinkedIn, that read: These are the three screens that compose the triptych Synthetic Desires, which were exhibited at the Carrousel du...
“Wall Drawing #48”, 1970

“Wall Drawing #48”, 1970

A.I. Explore: "Wall Drawing #48", 1970 Sol LeWitt (1928-2007) In Austin, we visited the Blanton Museum. Sol was employed as a Receptionist, Information Desk, and night watchman at the Museum of Modern Art, in New York City, from 1960-65. This project was...

Featured A.I. Artist + Tools

The Futur Interview : How To Leverage A.I Art Tools For Success

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MCyY7WCl0M Let's explore the creative potential of these new A.I tools! Award-winning designer Chris Do engages in an insightful discussion with Brian Sykes, A.I...

Featured A.I. Artist: Amr Tahtawi

What's your name and how would you describe your work in generative AI? Amr Tahtawi and I use AI as a tool for visual storytelling to help brands promote themselves How did you first become...

Featured A.I. Artist: Manuela Sissa

What's your name and how would you describe your work in generative AI? My name is Manuela Sissa, but everyone calls me Six. 😀 My work in generative AI is a journey that has two paths. One...

Featured A.I. Artist: Tridib Ghosh

What's your name and how would you describe your work in generative AI? Hi I am Tridib Ghosh, I am an Artist, Design Thinker and a UX UI evangelist. I use Generative AI partly to explore newer...

Featured A.I. Artist: Stefano Baldassari

What's your name and how would you describe your work in generative AI? My name is Stefano and I engage and curate on socials the AI/CC daily themes. I am also into an AI generated #film3 project...

Featured A.I. Artist: Guido Callegari

What's your name and how would you describe your work in generative AI? Guido. My work was influenced by every new innovation, video, audio, images i want to explore a lot of tool for make my...

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Books & Publications

A.I. Explore digital & print-on-demand resources.

Books & Publications

Since September 1, 2022 – I began teaching a daily lesson on LinkedIn that I called “A.I. Explore:”, and from the things I learned and shared, I began compiling them into resources for those wanting to learn generative AI (particularly text-to-image platforms like Midjourney, Dall-E and Stable Diffusion). These are some of those resources available as both Digital and Physical books.

A.I. Explore:

Prompt Fundamentals

Embark on an insightful journey through generative AI art with ‘A.I. Explore: Prompt Fundamentals.’ This invaluable resource will empower you with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to effectively prompt across various text-to-image platforms. 3rd edition! Covers Midjourney V5

• Over 600 copies sold

A.I. Explore:

Collaborations, Book 1

This book launches my A.I. Explore: Collaborations series that was started as an idea: the creation of compilation books written together with other A.I. creators, where each A.I. Explorer provides one lesson on a topic where they are competent. Covers Midjourney V4.

A.I. Explore:

Collaborations, Book 2

This book continues the Collaboration series with 9 more AI creatives in conjunction with 1 lesson from me (Brian Sykes) to continue digging into the world of gernerative AI as a  modern creative. 10 lessons that move you forward in the world of Midjourney. Covers Midjourney V4 & V5.

A.I. Explore:

Snack Sized Prompts and $5 Words

A comprehensive reference guide for A.I. creatives looking to enhance their text2art prompts. Inspired by my passion for vocabulary, this book dives deep into the impact of select words on prompt results. 336-pg treasure! Covers Midjourney V4 and V5.

A.I. Explore:

Tips, Tricks & Rules to Break

Continuing my popular A.I. Explore series with 10 lessons on mastering A.I. text2img generators like Midjourney, Dall-E, and Stable Diffusion (with a special emphasis is placed on Midjourney). Covers Midjourney V.4

A.I. Explore:

Prompt Fundamentals 2nd Edition

This book is the updated original of Prompt Fundamentals. It was revised and released in November 2022 with Midjourney V4 prompting.

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