Title: Highly Anticipated Science Fiction Short Story “MON” to be Released this Month
In an exciting development for science fiction enthusiasts, the much-awaited novel titled “MON” has recently started serializing. Spanning over 10,000 words, this captivating short story delves into the realms of AI, bionic individuals, and hospice care. With the promise of three quarters of the content being free and accessible for a limited time, the novel is expected to be released later this month, leaving readers eagerly looking forward to immersing themselves in its pages.
As is customary for the author, the cover of the book is a creation of their own. The utilization of Fixed Diffusion (SD), a commonly employed technique, ensures an appealing visual aesthetic.
Dispensing with the setup details, let’s delve into the outline of the creative process. The utilization of ControlNet necessitated the use of a version 1.5 process (old version / non-SDXL).
Stage 1: White Corridor
The initial creation revolved around an exclusive picture produced in DC promenade. To accomplish this, relevant keywords such as “infinite hallway,” “white hallway,” “endless hallway,” and “bright hallway” were searched on Google. A collection of reference photos fitting the descriptions were obtained, followed by their integration using the ControlNet address, resulting in a functional afterlife chart.
The picture above demonstrates the fusion of two or three images produced by SD in Clip Studio Paint.
Step 2: Puppet 3D Sketch
Drawing inspiration from Ge Youzi Buyu’s character generation process, a method was employed to tackle the challenge of creating the desired poses and appearances using SD without any prior references. This involved the provision of SD character image references. To achieve this, the author utilized the Doll 3D Sketch function in Clip Studio Paint, ensuring the perspective guidelines were in alignment with the corridor (picture 1 in the accompanying carousel).
To improve the final output, adjustments were made to the puppet’s shadow and ground reference lines. By turning off the reference lines and fine-tuning the light source settings, a seamless integration of the puppet and the corridor’s lighting conditions was achieved (photo 2 below/right).
Step 3: Manual Sketch
To add a personal touch and address the deficiency of the completely gray puppet from step 2, an additional layer of manual processing was undertaken using Clip Studio Paint. The process involved dressing and coloring the puppet, ensuring meticulous attention to detail and spending considerable time to achieve the desired outcome.
Step 4: I2I + ControlNet
The subsequent phase involved the familiar I2I + ControlNet process, well-known to many SD users. Applying the picture from step 3 along with specific encouraging words, a high Denoising Strength value, and the utilization of ControlNet’s tiles_resample function, photos were meticulously produced.
Silver haired woman wearing a white doctor’s coat in a white hallway. The girl, portrayed solo, dons white clothes, a white dress, and a doctor’s coat, with silver hair. Looking back at the camera, her reflection can be seen on the floor, illuminated by strip lights. The resulting image exhibits a realistic and photorealistic quality.
Step 5: Merging Elements + Repeat Step 4
Acknowledging the perseverance required when using SD, a series of five carousel photos were created in the previous step. The author carefully selected desired elements from each photo, skillfully merging and refining them in Clip Studio Paint. The process was repeated twice, ultimately achieving a close approximation to the desired outcome.
Different Question:
One might question why the author did not simply rely on the Android prompt. The answer lies in the extensive range of “types” found among bionic individuals. In this case, the author sought a bionic character whose sole distinction from real humans lied in their skin color. Directly using the Android prompt in SD would have yielded a higher probability of generating a character with mechanical or non-human features.
While manual adjustments allow for easy manipulation of skin tones, rendering non-human features can prove to be challenging.
Step 6: Final Manual Post-Production
For those dissatisfied with aspects such as eye color, skin tone, shadows on the ground, or light tones, Clip Studio Paint offers the opportunity to make final adjustments manually. The end result is a visually stunning masterpiece.
– Signed by the author.
No. Preface | HP- Chapter || Science fiction short story “MON”
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The novel that the author started serializing recently《MON》It is a science fiction short story with more than 10,000 words, focusing on AI, bionic people, and hospice care. Three quarters of the content will beFree and public for a limited timeit is expected to be released this month, and I look forward to reading it.
The cover of the book is, as usual, self-made; also, as usual, Fixed Diffusion (SD) is used.
Allow me to skip the setup details and just share the outline of the process. Because ControlNet needs to be used, a version 1.5 process (old version / non-SDXL) is used.
Stage 1: White Corridor
Originally produced in DCpromenade onlyPicture of:
The generation method is to first search for keywords such as “infinite hallway, white hallway, endless hallway, bright hallway” on Google, collect a number of available reference photos, and then useControlNetohaddressFunctional afterlife chart.
The picture above is the result of blending two or three pictures produced by SD in Clip Studio Paint.
Step 2: Puppet 3D sketch
Inspired by Ge Youzi Buyu’s character generation process: It is difficult for SD to draw the desired pose and appearance based on prompt words without referring to the character’s appearance/pose, soIt is important to provide SD character image references.
Zibuyu’s method is to use a 3D model to customize the operation of the website/software. The author’s method is to usePaint Studio ClipBuiltDoll 3D Sketchfunction, matchperspective guidelinesAdjust the 3D perspective to be consistent with the corridor (picture 1 in the carousel below/left).
Because the original reference lines on the puppet and the shadows on the ground were not conducive to post-processing, I turned off the reference lines on the puppet and adjusted the light source settings to make the shadow of the puppet match better with the corridor light source (photo 2 below/right) ).
Step 3: Draw by rough hand
Now that you have used Clip Studio Paint, let’s do another layer of manual processing. After all, the puppet in step 2 is completely gray, and the results of just throwing it into the SD are disastrous, so I spent more than ten or twenty minutes helping the puppet Dress and color:
Step 4: I2I + ControlNet
Next is the I2I + ControlNet process which many SD users are already familiar with. Apply the picture in step 3The following words of encouragementand thenHigh Denoising Strength valueWith ControlNettiles_resamplePhoto production:
Silver haired woman wearing white doctor’s coat in white hallway, 1 girl, solo, white clothes, white dress, doctor’s coat, silver hair, looking back at camera, reflection on floor, strip lights, realistic, photorealistic,
Step 5: Combine elements by hand + repeat step 4
As always, SD is hard to win overnight, so there are five carousel photos in step 4 above. After the author selected the desired parts of each photo and merged and adjusted them in Clip Studio Paint, he continued to repeat step 4 twice. Finally, the overall feel was very close to what he wanted:
Different question:
Some people might think: Why not just use the word Android prompt?
The author’s answer is: because there are too many “types” of bionic people, and what I want is a bionic man whose only skin color is different from real people. If the Android prompt is used directly, SD has a high probability of producing a character with mechanical or “not human-like” parts.
Skin tones are easy to adjust manually, non-human looking parts can be difficult.
Step 6: Final manual post-production
If you are dissatisfied with eye color, skin color, shadows on the ground, light tone, etc., you can go back to Clip Studio Paint to adjust manually. The end result is as follows:
——Sign your name by hand.
No. Preface | HP- Chapter || Science fiction short story “MON”
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