A couple simple examples of how you can use variations to combine mutliple images to create simple animations.
This feels like the kind of thing Midjourney could automate the creation of at some point.
Btw, for some reason, you have to click the animated GIF for it to load.
This is the outcome of the following string:
classic zombie film with psychadelic zombies, insanely detailed and ornate 3D style, drawn on paper with ink, symmetrical, dream-like, colorful, vector, low poly, colorful patterned background fills page
I have built a library of prompts based on output from other Midjourney users that I then use for iterations.
So, the mindset is very Pay it Forward, Standing on the Shoulders (of those who put the work in before us).
Specific to the creation process of the animation, it's super simple if you are on a mac (and probably not that different on windows).
I use Apple Keynote, which is the Powerpoint-like software included on Mac.
(Sidebar: Keynote is GREAT for building UI/UX wireframes, and has lots of nifty features that make for better "symmetry" across the design process.)
I change the slide size to match the output of Mijourney, which is 768*768 (when I use --test and --upbeta settings).
Then, I add each of the separate images as slides, and then do export as animated GIF, and finagle the timing of transitions until I have the cadence that I like.
Quick Tips of building animated GIFs
- Don't undervalue the goodness of playing with the sequencing and timing to get cadence right.
- Create more variations (which you then uplevel) to get a decent sample of options.
- Don't feel like you need to use the entire image set.
But, only use the subset that feels symmetrical.
In the case of the skulls, I created 10 different variations, but winnowed the final version down to four images.
Steve Carell as the Incredible Hulk
One of my favorite aspects of AI Art is that it encourages unnatural juxtapositions.
In this case, I was thinking about the Bill Bixby version of the The Incredible Hulk where Bixby was the everyone guy, he'd get wronged, turn hulk, and then skulk out of town at the end of the episode with his duffle big.
Why note Steve Carell?
This is the outcome of the following string:
Steve Carell as Incredible Hulk during a summer rain storm epic lighting, hyper detailed, realistic photo, 35mm
This is the same precept as above with the zombies, but a little more expansive.
Check it out.
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