Starting to stampede about in a Chariot - continuation of The Tarot Major Arcana - Chariot 1
With The Lovers now out of the way, I turn my attention to the sweet sounds of galloping hooves, and the Chariot tarot card. This card is somewhat the opposite of what I would personally associate with the term Chariot (which would be old-times chariot races where the goal is to end the live of your fellow racer), but instead, The Chariot in this context means:
- Overcoming Conflict
- Moving Forwards
Typically the Chariot is drawn forward by horses, or in the case of this imaginative card, sphinx, which are basically cats. I probably won’t be shooting for that in my representations.
So what do some generations start to cook up?
This image does not necessarily depict a Chariot, but instead a sphinx and a vague, non-coherent woman. Given that The Chariot is the whole point of this image, I would imagine that this is not suitable at all. The desert-themed colour scheme probably has something to do with the word “sphinx” being present in the prompt, but I will see what else I can draw out of the machine learning sub-routines.
In the above image, there’s a little more of The Chariot going on. You can actually see one. We have two, again; obscure figures, but we cannot see what is driving the Chariot forward. Considering this isn’t being driven forward… at all; it is not suitable either.
I am interested in the image above. The background of painterly clouds is gorgeous, that levitating horse is very interestingly placed from a compositional point of view, the only thing it is lacking is the Wings of a Pegasus, which is entirely not what we’re looking to reproduce. Then we have The Chariot proper, with a couple of figures. Finally, there’s the strange human horse hybrid thing on the right that makes the whole image incredibly strange. But… it is still interesting. NOt suitable, but interesting all the same.
I am very much enjoying these levitating figures in the background of these generations. This one managed to also nail The Chariot with some pretty good detail, and it is even being led by what appears to be a deformed sphinx. It isn’t exactly what I would associate with progress; but these images are really strange and interesting; particularly with their desert settings. I am wondering if the prompt of Sphinx promotes this as a setting.
Finally, we have a very confused, slightly better proportioned Sphinx, but it appears to be facing the wrong direction. As a result, I’ll need to go look at some more images in the next time I choose to sit down and investigate the dozens upon dozens of images I’ve produced for this Major Arcana image series.
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They are very curious images. I prefer the penultimate one and that elegant way of livitating.
Thank you :)
From what I see here, there appear to be problems with the faces and some other deformities. This is probably helped by careful inpainting and negative prompts.
Really intriguing art style here, thanks for sharing! Look forward to the final works you stick to in the deck.
Thanks so much! I blended a few artistic styles in my prompt, and am trying to be fairly consistent visually across a range of subjects here to create what will ultimately be a cohesive series.