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Charcoal drawing fantasy illustration with AI

Castles, creatures and quests in a painted style. In a charcoal drawing style: smudged, moody tones on rough paper.

Prompts to start from

Each one is a fantasy illustration subject with the charcoal drawing style words added: charcoal drawing, smudged, textured paper

1. a castle on a floating island at sunrise, charcoal drawing, smudged, textured paper Try it
2. a dragon asleep on a hoard in a cavern, charcoal drawing, smudged, textured paper Try it
3. an elven city built into giant trees, charcoal drawing, smudged, textured paper Try it

Settings

• Shape: landscape 4:3. Use 1024x768 on standard models or 2048x1536 on the 2K model.
• Cheapest way to try it: Fluently XL at $0.010 an image, so $0.10 for ten.
• New accounts get 3 free images a day on the cheaper models.

Tips

• Painterly and oil looks avoid a plastic feel.
• Describe the light source.
• Mention smudging.
• Rough paper adds grain.

Pick a model

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