“Of Deities and Demons”
As we celebrate the success of “The Art of Self Destruction“, I have created a ‘masterwork’ that took the better part of 2 weeks to sketch, formulate and execute that pushes the limits of my style into maximalism.
Media:
PNG: 8064 x 5376 at 300DPI
Workflow:
– Midjourney V5.2 / V6 Generation (RAW)
– Upscaled in Stable Diffusion
– Fully inpainted piece in A1111 v1.9.4
– Photoshop v25
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Stream of Consciousness:
Of the old gods and monsters
What was and what will become of all
Dust and sinew, the building blocks for malformed vessels
Weaving old flesh into the fabric of nascent deities
Ancient twisted beliefs feeding into new scripture
A god of self, a god of none
In a grotesque genesis, the god of self emerges, glorifying the ego above all
Simultaneously a god of none, a void reflecting our collective disillusionment
As we confront our present mortality
What will become of our forevermore?
Will our souls become mere echoes in the annals of oblivion?
Or will we become the building blocks of a twisted pantheon, forever ensnared by the paradox of existence?
RAW Midjourney ‘Sketch’: (Drag to compare)
Awesome work! Really fits the narrative you have come up with. I especially enjoy being able to see the before piece side by side with the final product, shows exactly how much work you put in to it. Good luck with the contest!