namakxin
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Artwork Update
🕑 Added 2024-03-30 08:18:48 +0000 UTCHello! This is namakxin.
I have been investing time and going through various trials and errors to create amazing artworks.
I'm not sure how much you know about AI artwork, but I believe you basically want "high quality," "high production volume," and "uniqueness and elegance."
I have also been spending nearly a year aiming to create such artworks, and I experience both joy and difficulties with each creation.
Now, to get to the point, I learned that I can work on the 2:3 M version artworks in a 16:9 ratio. Through experimental production of various artworks, I realized that creating "cleaner" 16:9 ratio artworks is definitely possible by my standards.
Please refer to the images.
I know that many people prefer artworks in the 16:9 ratio format, so this might be great news for them.
However, this also means that the time required for production will increase again. Even if the work quality improves, a slight decrease in production volume may not be a desirable outcome for most people.
I also have many concerns about this. To summarize briefly:
1. When I change the 2:3 ratio artworks that I found appealing into a 16:9 ratio, will you also feel the same appeal and merit?
2. Can I convert all the 2:3 ratio artworks I will produce in the future to a 16:9 ratio? (If I can't remove awkward parts even after spending time, it would be a waste of time. This has been my biggest problem so far.)
3. If that's possible, how much additional production and editing time will be required?
4. Is the stability (success rate) of production high?
5. If the stability is high and I start producing all artworks in a 16:9 ratio, how should I handle the titles of the M version and P&M Series?
Recently, I have spent a lot of time on both "production" and "research." For the time being, I think I need some time for "communication" and receiving "feedback" from you. I plan to upload this week's work after finishing the editing, as I already have some completed (NSFW artworks and the P&M Series upload will be delayed by a day due to personal reasons). Next week, I will conduct simple polls while producing artworks, and I will carefully discuss and decide on the production direction with you. If you have any good ideas, please leave a comment or send me a message. Thank you.
I sincerely appreciate you always watching what I create, and I will live each day to the fullest so that I can do even more amazing things in the future. I hope everyone has a great week!
Comments
namakxin
Hello! Thank you for supporting my creative journey. I have written a new notice, and I think it would be helpful for you to refer to it to understand the direction of what I will be doing in the future. I hope you have a great day.
Pyro Hawk
So, whilst I don't really know what's involved? My thoughts would be fine if you end up dropping from your current... I want to say 30 works a month down to 10-15 if 3-5 of those were the 16:9 ones. I'd definitely prefer some level of quantity still, but I have absolutely no problems with you choosing a favourite few to 'improve' at the expense of producing more. Though I will admit I'm hoping that the numbers of the decrease are closer to a 'worst case' than an 'expected case'.
namakxin
I apologize for the late reply! I had some personal matters to attend to. The editing process is sometimes done with AI and sometimes done manually. Basically, the artwork output is done with nijijourney, and the parts that need to be modified vary, but removing awkward parts is done with nijijourney or Photoshop, while enhancing facial clarity is done with tools like stable diffusion. If it's necessary to add accessories that represent the character's characteristics, I use NovelAI, and if other composition, manual work, or retouching is needed, I edit with Photoshop. Finally, I put the edited version into stable diffusion to enhance the clarity once more, and upscaling is also done with stable diffusion. To summarize the tools used in the artwork creation process, it would be nijijourney, stable diffusion, NovelAI, and Photoshop!
Tsukitsune
That makes a lot of sense. So fine tuning them takes a lot of time! I'm curious, is the editing process also done with AI? I remember you use nijijourney/midjourney for your works. Does your entire workflow involve nijijourney or is editing done on a different tool?
