Recipe nine: How to turn nature into art with exactly.ai

Tree rings are special, because they’re an organic pattern created by nature itself. The rings of a tree trunk hold the secrets of time – each layer an etching of its life and history. Inspired by this, I wanted to create an ai model that could transform these timeless patterns into modern artistic images. Here’s how I did it.

1. To start, I collected images of tree rings and fed them to exactly.ai. I wanted to train it to recognise and replicate the beautiful, organic designs found in wood:

2. My aim was to create realistic, non-abstract images with a distinctly natural feel. Using basic prompts like“tree rings” we generated our first batch of images:

3. Once I had the initial results, I retrained the model with more specific prompts to refine the outputs. For example: ‘wood grain pattern resembling a moose head’ or ‘tree rings forming a flower’ – these guided the model towards more imaginative designs.

4. The beauty of exactly.ai is its flexibility. You can upload reference images and use the sketch tool to steer the model in new directions. Here, I experimented with different famous paintings and photographs of animals and human figures to create new images with the wood texture.

5. Then, I prompted my model to create a digital exhibition of wooden sculptures. These were all derived from just six photos of wood cuts. The results are stunning. Each image not only carried the essence of wood but also transformed it into something entirely new and modern.

exactly.ai can bridge the gap between the natural world and the digital realm, allowing artists to collaborate with the world around them. This wooden model is just one example of how ai can be used to elevate and reinterpret the beauty of the world around us. Look at what I achieved in just two days!

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