The Portal

 

Travel through the portal to a new world of AI Generative Art Strategies - Studio Artist 5.5.

Bug or Amazing New Feature

 

It sure seems like a bug, but what a magnificent bug it is.  So obviously we need to make this a selectable new paint synthesizer option.  This is one vector paint preset drawing for 3 seconds.

DualMode Paint Transition Test

 

Testing using the Transition Context interpolation timing to cycle modulate the DualMode Paint.  The dual op is the Vectorizer.

Beefed Up Vectorizer

 

I'm loving the new Studio Artist V5.5 Vectorizer features. Working with visual attribute modulation features.

Time Based Generative Animation

 

Time based generative animation created in Studio Artist V5.5. Let's give it a whirl. Everything is algorithmically created. No manual key-framing. Only the Transition Context action step is even key-framed (algorithmically generated keyframes).  Everything else is procedural animation being driven by ratcheting a DualMode Paint action step.

Oh yeah. It's only one Vectorizer action embedded in the DualMode Paint action step.  With finishing sparkles (sparkles are ip op effects at very low mix ratio to build the sheen of the finish).

Fun with Optical Flow

 

Working to get the optical flow features up and running properly in Studio Artist V5.5. Using it to munge around the paint in the world's simplest paint synth animation test, which gives an interesting feel to it.

For example, here's the world's simplest paint animation with no optical flow munge in the PASeq .

I should point out that you could easily edit the paint synthesizer settings to make the paint give a much more realistic interpretation of the source video. I'm leaving it rough on purpose to play around with the properties of the optical flow interacting with it.

Is It Real, or Is It Memorex

 

The metaphor is probably lost on anyone young.  AI generative vectorizer output from Studio Artist V5.5.

Birth of a New Generative Strategy

From simple beginnings come great things. 

The birth of a new Studio Artist V5.5 generative Strategy.  Even better than the birth of a nation the film.  Because it lets you paint time based animations with a single paint stroke (warning- must include appropriate keyframe record in PASeq Timeline).  We'll probably make that last part go away at some point in the not too far future.  Of course they don't have to be paint strokes. Any actions can be recorded as Generative Transition Strategy keyframes.

Animation Test - Vectorizer 1

 

Quick test of some new Studio Artist V5.5 Vectorizer features.  I'm using Region Dropout to color key out the background for region generation. I'm modulating the region size with a visual attribute. I drop in an adaptive split partway through as a vectorizer keyframe transition.  I add 2 interactive warp steps that are muted until the last few frames for the expansion at the end.

Vectorizer SmartClip Experiment

 

Using Studio Artist V5.5's new SmartClip options in the Vectorizer.  The new visual attribute modulation options are pretty amazing.

Explorations in Generative Paint

 

All of the images were automatically created in Studio Artist V5.5 using the new generative paint features. After working with gallery show to pound out a bunch of different generative paint effects, i then used the new Transition Context effects in Studio Artist 5.5 to create the video.

Genesis of a New Idea

It's funny how new ideas develop. Trying out some new ideas for the Studio Artist V5.5 Vectorizer.  Adding more adjustments modulatable with various visual attributes.

Of course you can start to use this in many different ways.  Like this.

Experimenting with Transition Contexts

 Here's a quick experiment that used one of the new transition context effects in Studio Artist V5.5 in combination with 30 canvas images created using AI Generative Paint in SA V5.5 Gallery Show.

Pushing Generative MSG Paint to New Levels

 

I added some new generative paint features to Studio Artist V5.5 that let you auto-generate MSG derived paint presets on the fly. MSG stands for modular synthesized graphics. It's an environment for constructing modular image processing effects as well as modular generative texture and pattern algorithms.  AT generative paint can create automatic drawing presets that can utilize MSG as well as the neural based visual attribute modeling in the Studio Artist paint synthesizer.

Stormy Day at Hookipa Beach

 

Algorithmically created image made with AI Generative Paint in Studio Artist V5.5.  No beach photos were used in the creation of this beach photo.

Fall of the Republik

 

As i reflect on the last 4 years, it's apparent our national golum has managed to infect everyone's brains with his bullshit. And when we thought we could leave it all behind and move on with our lives, he just couldn't let go.  I was really looking forward to not making political artwork, but these are the times we apparently live in.

So how was this image created. By AI Generate Paint processes in Studio Artist V5.5.

I was using a 'kitchen sink' approach, which means that i set all of the generative paint parameters to 'Surprise Me'.  I also used the new fine tuned dissipative strategy as my start cycle processing for the gallery show run.  

So we're building static images using a generative art strategy that evolves what is on the working canvas over time.  I have to be honest, this whole approach is heavily inspired by the thinking of Brian Eno.  So we all owe him a great debt for marking out uncharted territory for us to explore in earnest.

The Decider

 

A reworked gallery show output associated with testing the new bezier generative paint features in Studio Artist V5.5.

Generative Paint Bezier Style

 

Grabbed this during some gallery show testing of the new generative paint features in Studio Artist 5.5. 

A View of the Current State of Amerika

 

More testing of the bezier path gen options in the new generative paint features in Studio Artist V5.5.

I should point out that there is no auto-masking going on in the gallery show cycles.  This is just straight auto painting out of the paint synthesizer onto the canvas. The things that appear to be auto-masked are just how the intelligent paint is reacting and responding, no selection masks used.

There is paint buildup in the canvas over multiple GS cycles, but no start or end processing is being used here.

Domestic Attack!

 

And i thought we had left all of this bullshit behind us.  But apparently not.  And i am immediately kicked back into outrage art mode.  When i'd really rather be coding.  But hopefully it will drive some new features out of necessity.

And it lead to this Studio Artist 5.5 created video. Created working with AI-derived visually intelligent Generative Paint Strategies in Gallery Show.  AI Generative Paint spinning a story based on observing imagery from the actual events, and then reacting accordingly.

Let the Fun Continue - Studio Artist V5.5 Testing

It's a new year.  Time to start up some Studio Artist generated art posts again.  So here's one from gallery show testing last night.  Using some new Studio Artist V5.5 features.  like image folder background texture modulation in the paint synthesizer.