@clive Ah, Omni. Of all the magazines I could have subscribed to I chose one of the more eclectic ones. Maybe succumbed to their marketing, due in no small part to some of their covers!
@clive I had never heard about Omni before (not born on USA, and too young), but I just scrolled through the article (working hours 😬 ), and the covers captivated me!
I'm saving it to peruse it later. Thanks for sharing!
It is really fun reading those old issues. They published some truly amazing stuff! It's the first place I read short stories by the big cyberpunk authors like William Gibson
@clive I like weird, but the generative stuff just feels ‘off' to me, and not in a good way.
I mean, the perspective, sizing, and OMG what's up with the horse's teeth?! They all look wrong even to me, and I'm a 2d illustrator, so I don't do this kind of stuff. This should only be used as a sketch and given to a real artist to complete.
Is it interesting, yes... but I would rather look at weird covers made by humans than generative stuff.
Just my opinion, I’m probably wrong YMMV etc lol ✌️
Nah, I get you -- part of what is so uncanny-valley about this style of generative stuff is what you've put your finger on here: The perspective, sizing, and details
I found it pretty funny! But generally this stuff bums me out
As you said though, it is easy to get burned out on these things. I know of a few people who regularly post on LinkedIn, and the images they now use are all generated by MidJourney. LinkedIn already felt false anyway, so at least they go along with that narrative I guess haha.
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