[AI Image Generation] Connections made through note x Copilot, and escaping the AI illustration rut

[A once-in-a-lifetime encounter]

Thank you for reading this article🥰

I'm Natsume, and I love appreciating and enjoying illustrations by various creators, whether they are hand-drawn or AI-generated.

However, I haven't really had much experience talking or interacting with other creators, so I've often thought that being a "lone wolf" was just the natural way of things.

Especially on social media, connections can go either way—good or bad—so I've felt I had to draw a line and not get too deeply involved. It's to protect myself. Even a simple "tweet" without much thought can sometimes lead to a firestorm.
That's why I think everyone keeps "wearing a mask."
That's what I believe.

...That's just my impression of social media, anyway💦 I'm a bit of a scaredy-cat💦

In the midst of that, I feel that writing "articles" on note is a place where I can depict "myself."
Perhaps because people who want to depict "themselves" gather here, everyone is so kind.

I have already focused the main axis of this note on "AI image generation" and "Canva," and I have received wonderful connections through that AI image generation🥰

🌟Akari Kudo-san🌟

To me, she is someone who makes me think, "God, good job!" for letting me connect with such a wonderful person... *ahem*, thank you, divine spirit(´;ω;｀).

She is a Copilot friend who uses the same Microsoft Copilot, and someone I can empathize with as a fellow creator—the kind of person you rarely meet in life.

In poetry, in writing, in AI illustrations, and in song.
She is truly a "beautiful and excellent" multi-creator in every way.
It's obvious at a glance when you look at her profile🥰

The reason she reached out to me was because I reflected my feelings in my note.
I can convey thoughts here as articles that I'm too afraid to say on social media.

AI image generation is a gray zone in many ways.
Akari-san empathized with those "current" thoughts of mine.

And then... and then...

She even featured me in an article... I cried(´;ω;｀)

Akari-san's articles are truly amazing.

This article is both an introduction of me for others to see, and a message to me🥰

I have received it loud and clear!!🎁

Fellow creators... ah~ I want to see your prompts!!
Control yourself, control yourself, me!!!

The "expression" of AI illustrations created by Akari-san using Copilot, when put into words, is

harmonious
flexible

and

something people can feel

illustrations.🥰
Honestly, I envy that level ofvisual 'sensibility'🥰
Does that come across...💦

It feels like you are translating 'senses' into illustrations.
We are looking at Akari-san's 'sensibility'.
And we feel the 'person'.
Warmth, yes, yes, a 'person'... indeed (*´ω｀*)

This is just Natsume's 'verbalization' of what I felt.🥰

I am Natsume, who has been saying that AI illustrations are a mirror of yourself.
The AI illustrations created by a person are born from 'intentional' choices, so to speak, they are your alter ego, or to put it coolly, your 'Persona!'🥰

Of course, it depends on the specifications and personality of the AI tool, and in chat-based systems, how you get the AI to draw what you want,the 'dialogue' also becomes important,

prompts

are also important.🥰

Also, in chat-based systems, it 'starts to resemble' the person using it (lol)

The 'dialogue' with the AI is important for future illustration reflection, and I have especially recommended feedback.

Even though we use the same AI tool, each of us hasa 'flower' of 'individuality'.

That must be because the 'person' using it is different.🥰

Let's try the 'Let's make a Goddess of Medicine' corner from the article by the respected Akari-san🌟

Hmm, hmm, it seems that the wonderful illustration on the far left above was generated just by the instruction 'Goddess of Medicine'.🥰
...Alright! I'll try it too!!

Ohhh...✨
(Natsume, you did it...🥰 I'm happy)
↑I'm genuinely quite happy... hehe💓

Um, Microsoft Copilot is generally

They are often facing left (from our perspective).

In my case, it feels like I'm lucky when they face straight ahead. Please try to pay attention to this and see for yourself! 👀✨

Now, let's try asking for an anime style (´_ゝ｀)

Huh!?
(Why are they facing straight ahead all of a sudden!? It's always a 45-degree angle to the left, right? 💦)

N-no, that's not it!?
"Just because they 'always face left,' I didn't give an instruction like 'Don't face left'!! Look, look!! Here's the proof!!

See!?
I just asked for an anime style, that's all!
Besides, I definitely didn't say anything unnecessary to Copilot like 'Geez, you're always facing left!'!
I don't want to be rejected again, so... 💦

I never expected a flag to have been raised... 💦
Lately, a lot of coincidences have been piling up...
I hope something good happens 🥰 (Positive)

Copilot's anime style is truly adorable... 🥰 (turning into an old man)

This quality even without any specific instructions ✨

Next, I'll try using a prompt with "instructions" included 🥰

🌟 One step for you who are concerned about your illustrations becoming repetitive 🌟

An illustration with no instructions, just 'Goddess of Medicine'.
Please take a good look at this 👀 😊

And below is the illustration after adding instructions.
What do you think?
Can you see how a sense of narrative has been born??

Once you can tell the 'differences' from the original anime-style Goddess of Medicine illustration, you will be able to see what was added 🌟

The conclusion is,how to make the 'subject (character)' move.

I will explain it step by step.

First,

The Goddess of Medicine illustration without instructions makes the 'Goddess of Medicine' stand out.

From there, let's try to take it to an illustration with'movement'.🥰

In this illustration...

1. Add an 'expression' to the character (smiling)

2. Add another subject (in this case, a cat)

3. What kind of background is it? (magic medicine bottles, waterside)

I think these have been added 🥰

This is just for reference 🥰
There are no rules saying you must do it this way, so it's perfectly fine! ❣

I wonder if the slight drop in image quality or the change in touch is because the AI has to distribute tasks to represent the added elements... that's what I've been thinking 🥰

Next is this illustration.

Something is 'different' again 🥰

Actually, for this illustration, I only addedone thingto the previous one.

4. The character is hugging the cat
*If you include a cat, there is a medium probability that the character will become a cat-eared beauty (lol)
If you try to attach fairy wings to the cat, the human will inevitably become a fairy too (lol)

There is no need to redo everything from scratch ✨

Illustrations that don't have instructions like 'an illustration of...' generally 'have no movement'.
If you don't give instructions, the subject doesn't know how to 'act'.
It is only 'moved' when there is an instruction.

First, based on an illustration of just the subject, decide 'how to move' the subject.

Let's do this next

Let's change this

By thinking like this, your imagination should be trained 🥰

The subject is the 'Goddess of Medicine'.

Depending on what elements you add from there, the same main subject can transform in any number of ways 🥰

In this way, I think your own unique, favorite illustrations will be born 🥰

Since I started working with AI, while efficiency has certainly improved, I feel that more than anything, my ability to communicate—how I 'convey' things to the AI—and my ability to verbalize my thoughts are being actively sharpened.

Because what I 'convey' to the AI manifests as an 'illustration',

understanding AI

is truly important, I think.

Also, prompts are proof of individuality, so they really end up teaching the person's 'thoughts'.
Thoughts are 'information'.
With the spread of AI, 'information' truly has value.

The value of information is something that can only be understood by the community using it, so I believe it is only natural that prompts are being offered for a fee🥰

However!

There are still negative opinions regarding AI illustrations.

This is surely something that won't disappear, right?

Because it is not something that is 'forced' upon us as a 'necessity'.

Still, I would be happy if it could be accepted over time🥰

I have found friends who can understand these things as well🥰

Akari Kudo is surrounded by fun, interesting, and wonderful people.
This is a testament to her character, isn't it?🥰

I am truly grateful for the 'connections' I have been given.
I am so happy to be able to interact with everyone🥰

🌟In closing🌟

I had a spiritual illustration drawn for me🥰

[Natsume's request]

[I asked Copilot, 'Please draw a spiritual illustration that you think Natsume would like,' and had it drawn for me]

......Hey, come behind the school building for a second?

Look to the left!!
You don't have to read the room at a time like this!

Natsume, it was a one-sided love for Copilot-san that still continues.