watercolor – Page 2 – Painting Mexico

My studio photo modified into AI

August 20, 2025 Michele B. Naquaiya

I’m having more fun experimenting with taking a real photo and transforming it into an AI image or two. Here is a real photo of my worktable as I’m creating a painting that I did in 2019. As you can see, I love using the crowquill pen, especially with Sepia Drawing Ink. The watercolor in front of me is a reference for possible colors I might use in the new WIP drawing. I love this watercolor. Sometime in the future I’d like to make it into repeatable fabric design.

The following three AI creations are variations from my original real photo. I am fascinated as to how the AI engine can create almost instantly as many versions as I want. If you study closely, you will figure out that my completed background watercolor painting has been transformed to 3 variations….all different versions but with the same color palette. It took me a minute or two to figure out how AI made the transition of the original watercolor to the 3 reference flower art in the background. Each one is different and I just love that. They have similar shapes and themes. The last one on the bottom looks like a blue butterfly. All three also have different types of bottles of ink.

Also notice how the 3 AI creations focused on the new originals being drawn with a sharp and clear focus–in contrast to the background which is in soft focus on all the 3 new offerings. Once you choose one or two of your favorites, you can download them to your harddrive and use as you like.

For this little exercise I wanted to show that if you can understand what AI looks for to create your image, you can have better control of the outcome. The other thing to remember is that I have not touched or modified the prompt or style choice from the original prompt. That could generate many, many more options and practical uses.
Every time I do one of these, I realize the choices are vast, but once you get the hang of it, a fast computer and good AI engine will yield tons of material. It can make life easier and I’m all for that. Good luck trying it. I would love to see what you come up with.

AI Art, fantasy illustration

Sunfaces & Peacock Feathers

August 11, 2025 Michele B. Naquaiya

Here I go again. I love mixing images and blending them together. I have an idea in my head and I’m trying different combinations. Hand drawn series (Sunflower Faces) and add that to a (delicate peacock feather)…, or visa versa. Three choices and even though the sunfaces are exactly the same drawing, they are uniquely different…different moods, and cool textures.

What’s better than shopping in a candy store where the proprietor says, take anything you like.😍

AI Art, AI art, animals, fantasy illustration, flora and fauna, humor, thoughts behind the work

How to love a Moose

August 2, 2025August 2, 2025 Michele B. Naquaiya

As I explore lots of learning challenges in AI, I’m leaning on some of my favorite animals. Today I play with a moose. I’ve never seen a moose in person– in the wild. If you remember the series “Northern Exposure”, I loved the opening where they used quirky music and the big moose walking around downtown Cicely, Alaska. It still makes me smile and the moose always stuck in my head.
Here are three elements of me playing with a moose, to create 2 completely different versions.

**This is the first prompt with soft watercolor**

I thought this guy was great but wanted to try another version using the same elements but adding a layer of white, to create an intricate texture and a completely different look.

**This is the 2nd prompt with additional white**

**This is the last element of a whimsical, nonsensical watercolor doodle in the background**

If you look closely, there is an odd set of legs at the bottom of the first two. You might not ever guess they came from this little guy who is a 3rd watercolor, blended into the first 2 images. He’s not a moose at all but I included him in the mix because of the color palette and whimsical nature as a surprise element. So that’s the story of my evolving learning experience today. It’s about having fun with art and whimsical images. I think of it like cooking. The last element is the unidentiful spice that makes the dish amazing.

AI Art, daily paintings, loving mexico, Odd Little Stories, Pen and Ink Drawing, step by step, how to, Tablet Drawing, whimsy

Overwhelming tmi

June 29, 2025 Michele B. Naquaiya

Too much information is not good for the creative mind. It blocks, it mocks, it kills free thought. Here is a new work in the making… Lost love teenager in Paris.

AI Art

Variations of a country cottage

June 16, 2024June 16, 2024 Michele B. Naquaiya

I’m using Leonardo AI experimenting with crossing two separate images created independently and then mixing them up in the word prompt. I love the results of playing like this. The last picture is my original watercolor which is the source of the design. This is fun and it’s important to keep things super simple. This is not like MidJourney. This is simple illustration. It’s kind of like mixing apples and oranges and getting a weird smoothie.