Recipe two: How to train AI model to transform sentimental objects into new expression

In his first recipe, Tim Yarzhombek showed us how fingerprints could form the basis of a model to create linocut art. Next, he describes how a memory from childhood train journeys led him to a series of surrealist paintings.

1. Exactly.ai is probably the first full-fledged creative tool that can fit in your pocket. One day, I was on a train and thought about making a model from the Soviet trains I remembered from my childhood.

2. I looked for photographs of people looking out of train windows. I like to observe these scenes as people pass in long-distance trains; imagining how they sleep, eat, or walk.

3. I created a model using these photos, then tried to generate paintings. I prompted the model to create an oil painting of the window of a train – that was the base at which I started. Sometimes I added the names of specific artists in prompts for it to reference.

4. I also experimented with creating unusual scenes on the train. I really liked how exactly.ai depicted the foggy glass.

5. I’ve found that models based on photographs work unusually with 3D graphic prompts. The image doesn't change much, but adds a bit of surrealism and madness. It’s also interesting when you ask to replace people with sculptures.

6. But the most striking effect came from paintings. It looked like a computer bug, with the window appearing as a frame for the painting.

7. Suddenly it occurred to me that in Russian trains, you often encounter unpleasant people. So I added "Peter Breugel" to the prompt as he sometimes depicted unpleasant scenes. The result was a perfect match. These works were selected and exhibited in a group show of artists who work with exactly.

8. After that, I began creating models based on familiar objects from my childhood, placing them in new circumstances and turning them into paintings and sculptures.Using photographs as a starting point, exactly is always able to find interesting artistic solutions. You should try it too.