Welcome to another set of free graphics! If you're just finding me, be sure to check my previous posts and come back every week for a new collection.
Introducing a set of stunning digital character illustrations, perfect for adding a touch of elegance and sophistication to any project. These portraits depict a beautiful woman with a nostalgic style and a sweet girl-next-door vibe, exuding warmth and inviting energy that will charm viewers.
These come as a 4x4" square at 300dpi, perfect for online or print applications.
You can access each of these graphics individually in the folder HERE.
I hope you are enjoying these freebies as much as I enjoy making them, feel free to share your creations!
Shawnna
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I've been having so much fun making different styles and looks with these character graphics and this set is a personal favorite so far, they have turned out beautifully.
Presenting a series of sweet digital character illustrations, tailor-made to elevate the charm and sophistication of your projects. These portraits showcase a beautiful woman with a fun modern style and an endearing girl-next-door persona, emanating a welcoming and inviting energy that will captivate and delight viewers.
These come as a 4x4" square at 300dpi, perfect for online or print applications.
You can access each of these graphics individually in the folder HERE.
I hope you are enjoying these freebies as much as I enjoy making them, feel free to share your creations!
Shawnna
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This picture isn't right. It's fascinating and beautiful but it's all wrong. I asked the AI for a painting of a woman sitting in chair, holding flowers, with a birdcage next to her, in the cage is a yellow bird.
But the AI ( I really want to call her Mrs Davis) doesn't like to be told what to do. It's a computer program that loves randomness. And it has a hard time with context... and apparently human anatomy.
For anyone thinking this AI art business is an easy lark... HA. A lot of the time it's an exercise in arguing with a computer program. I tried to get the image I wanted a good half dozen times and then gave up because I just don't have enough patience for this. If you have the patience and the time and you spend all day nerding out over all the best text prompts then sure, you could probably win this argument.
It does do some amazing stuff though and it's fabulously good fun to tinker with. As you'll see on my blog right now I'm generating some fun graphics and creating collections which I'm then offering as free content. And I just know at some point someone will ask 'can i get this girl in a different pose/outfit?'
Oh I wish! Not yet I'm afraid. My own skills with this are in beginner mode and the AI isn't there yet either. For now, I'm tinkering with a whole lot of randomness. And quirky mistakes.
I saved these two good ones just to show how AI loves to add extra legs. It does this to animals too.
If you are just joining here, this is the third installment of character illustrations in my new AI derived style. I'll be playing around with these for a while so keep checking back for more options!
Discover a collection of digital character illustrations designed to bring a touch of sophistication and refinement to your projects. These portraits feature a pretty woman, with a nostalgic vibe and an innocent girl-next-door aesthetic, radiating a warm and inviting aura that will captivate viewers.
These come as 4x4" squares at 300dpi, perfect for online or print applications.
You can access each of these individually in the folder HERE.
As always, let me know your thoughts in the comments!
Shawnna
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I've got another set of character graphics this week. Same as the other day, these are 4x4" and 300dpi, the perfect size to use as an avatar or profile graphic anywhere online or in print.
Introducing a captivating set digital character illustrations perfect for adding a touch of charm and sophistication to any
project. These portraits depict a beautiful woman with a nostalgic mid century modern
style and an innocent girl-next-door vibe, radiating a warm and
inviting energy that will delight viewers.
Access each of individually them in the folder HERE.
Let me know in the comments what you think and ones are your favorites. Check back for more next week.
Shawnna
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I've been working with AI the past few months to develop a new signature style for character work and I'm closing in on what I'd like to be creating and offering.
While these ARE created by AI, it took some work to get just the right
look I was going for. These are a work in progress still but I'm happy
to offer these as the first batch of freebies in this fun new style.
Introducing a beautiful set of digital character illustrations that radiate nostalgic style and an innocent girl-next-door vibe.
These portraits capture the character's delightful smile and
inviting energy, drawing viewers in with her charming presence.
Hopefully you enjoy them as well! These come as 4x4" and 300dpi. Perfect for any online or print applications where an avatar or profile pic is needed.
You can access these individually in the folder link HERE.
Let me know in the comments what you think and ones are your favorites. Check back for more to come soon!
Shawnna
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Following on from yesterday's post I have another small set of AI generated stickers, this time of adorable pastel owls. Again, these are not perfection but cute enough I think to be passable just for fun.
The lower right owl is nearly spot on as a result for a prompt I copied from another user in Mid-Journey (if you don't know, prompt copying is encouraged, it's not a bad thing). But the same prompt produced the other three stickers as well so consistency is a crap shoot.
I'm not posting them here but these are the best from about 30 options I produced. Those odds aren't really that great and shows how much time you need to spend generating images and experimenting with prompts. A fellow creator very experienced in AI has said that once you get your prompts down you should have closer to a 75% success rate. Clearly I have some way to go!
This week I'm offering a couple of sticker sets (this is set 1, come back tomorrow for set 2) that I made using Mid-Journey. These were some of the first creations I made as I learned how to navigate this program - which I thought would be a fun exercise. Mostly it was frustrating. But maybe I just need the secret prompts that produce masterpieces. idk.
Sometimes, AI just isn't all that good. While these look super cute (and I do love them anyway) they are not perfect. There are all types of little oddities if you look close, because a computer simply doesn't understand painting, it replicates in a weird way that just isn't the human hand.
But I offer these as a freebie because they're pretty and fun nonetheless. And I edited them to make them look better ;)
Because people who aren't using AI art generation rarely see the flip side, I've put together a bunch of rejects so you can see just what a struggle it is! Look close, there's all kindsa wrong going on here!
The animal prompts were: possum, squirrel, raccoon and fox. The computer def doesn't know what a possum is. Then again, many humans don't know either.
I've been playing around with AI generative art for a few months now and so far I have experimented with Stable Diffusion, Dalle-E and Mid-Journey. The conversation about AI has exploded recently and it feels like it's just everywhere. New AI tools are popping up weekly and predictions are being made that AI will eventually run everything we do online.
But where are we really at, as things stand right now? There are legal and ethical considerations looming but regardless of those outcomes or any pending regulation, AI is here to stay, on that pretty much everyone agrees. So I'm not going to get into either of those topics here. Instead, I want to address some of the fears that digital artists are feeling at being 'replaced'.
I'm by no means an expert and still relatively green at making AI art, but I have easily spotted the fact that AI generators simply can't do everything, and a lot of what it does is riddled with mistakes. The kinds of mistakes that a human wouldn't do.
Yes, AI art will get better. It already has. But I don't believe you can replicate the human mind, the human experience, or human emotion. And a lot of that is the whole point behind art in the first place.
I know, just by looking at history, that there will always be value in human made art. That some techniques may become endangered, but that there will always be those who keep certain skills and methods going. That we have this tendency to eventually revert back to 'old' ways be it for nostalgia or fashion.
In the short term, artists of all types will continue to have value and earning potential. Certain job roles may disappear but old skills will likely be needed in new ways. As I said, AI can't yet do everything, and I'm not sure it's possible it ever will. But who knows...
All that being said, as a creative maker myself, I am intrigued by AI and it's possibilities. Can I outsource tasks I don't like doing to a computer? That would be very cool. Can I use AI as an assistant to brainstorm ideas? Yes, yes I can as it turns out. Also very cool since I work alone and sometimes my one brain is just not enough. The possibilities are actually quite exciting.
What I'll be doing this year is to continue experimenting. Using AI where it makes sense to do so right now but learning skills that will likely be needed down the road. I will try to be transparent about how I use this where it makes sense to do so.
For fun, I asked ChatGPT the following and got this response:
What is the value in human made art?
"Human-made art has immense value and significance for both the artists who create it and the viewers who appreciate it. Art is a form of human expression that allows individuals to communicate their emotions, experiences, ideas, and perspectives in a way that transcends language and cultural barriers.
Art can serve various purposes, such as providing aesthetic pleasure, challenging societal norms and beliefs, documenting historical events, expressing political and social commentary, and promoting cultural identity and diversity.
Moreover, art has been shown to have therapeutic benefits, both for the artist and the viewer. It can help individuals to process and cope with difficult emotions, reduce stress, and enhance well-being and self-awareness.
Finally, art also holds significant economic value. The art market is a multi-billion dollar industry that provides jobs and livelihoods for many people worldwide.
In summary, human-made art has tremendous value in terms of cultural, emotional, and economic significance. It serves as a powerful medium of communication, expression, and interpretation of the human experience."
Well then. How's that for an answer?!
Even though I will definitely be adding AI generated art into my Etsy shop and utilizing it within my own creations there are many things I will still be making on my own - mostly because I have to, AI simply can't do it for me yet. But one day and many improvements later, if I get exceptionally lazy, who knows.
I can say with some assurance though that human made art will always adorn the walls of my home - because the human experience cannot be replaced.
What are your thoughts on AI? Have you tried it, and if so, what have you learned from it? I'd love to hear from you.
Shawnna
These gorgeous fire tone backgrounds feature abstract watercolor textures with fall foliage. They have a watercolor paper texture and are 12x12" digital papers in full print resolution.
Created with the assistance of AI technology they have been digitally created, edited and enhanced.
Use these in any personal or commercial projects per the licensing terms of use.
These beautifully dark backgrounds feature abstract watercolor forests and mountains in olive green tones. They have a watercolor paper texture and are 12x12" digital papers in full print resolution.
Created with the assistance of AI technology they have been digitally created, edited and enhanced.
Use these in any personal or commercial projects per the licensing terms of use.
These beautiful backgrounds feature bright bold abstract watercolor paint work. They have a watercolor paper texture and are 12x12" digital papers in full print resolution.
Created with the assistance of AI technology they have been digitally created, edited and enhanced.
Use these in any personal or commercial projects per the licensing terms of use.
These serene backgrounds feature abstract watercolor mountains and foliage in gorgeously muted autumn tones. They have a watercolor paper texture and are 12x12" digital papers in full print resolution.
Created with the assistance of AI technology they have been digitally created, edited and enhanced.
Use these in any personal or commercial projects per the licensing terms of use.
These beautiful backgrounds feature abstract watercolor mountains and clouds in olive and sepia earth tones. They have a watercolor paper texture and are 12x12" digital papers in full print resolution.
Created with the assistance of AI technology they have been digitally created, edited and enhanced.
Use these in any personal or commercial projects per the licensing terms of use.
