u/rainbowcovenant
Spot the differences 👁️
I don't often play with variations, but when I do I like changing something just slightly to see how the symbols adapt without losing little details. Like here, the cards in their hands become candles. They aren't very different but the ways they are interest me.
I made these two with Artbreeder (Splicer2) with no particular goal in mind. It was a session filled with people at tables that were all very much alike. It was an experiment to see what kind of things would show up on the tables and how they change alongside the guests.
This guy being a grey alien was a welcome surprise so I nudged him to see what else he would be, and it made his "human form" which I think is great. I have a lot of ideas as to what the different symbols mean between these two but I wanted to see what other people think.
u/rainbowcovenant — 2 days ago
Automatic poem
4/3/2026
I want to bury myself
Thick in it, hurrying
An echo of who I was
Extending into the abyss
🌷
Touching it softly
Peeling back it’s petals
I feel off balance
So let’s start all over
🌷
Walk backwards
Look both ways
Stand still
Hold the space
🌷
Stand your ground
Lift your face
Watch the stars
Name their shapes
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It’s hollow by design
A space for vibration
To appear in
A place for temptation
To evolve
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One day’s lust
Is another one’s labor
Laboring to find
Peace within the mind
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A dream of a day
Of any other day
But today
We’ll call it prayer
🐁
u/rainbowcovenant — 2 days ago
▲ 5 r/ChaoteAI
Some gems from SD 1.5
One of these is still my profile pic for Artbreeder... This is a smaller set I should do more with, especially since SD 1.5 is free for the Collager tool now (with a generous daily limit).
These all use the same prompt that I found and borrowed from someone else, twisted with whatever settings I decided to go with. If anyone else wants to make these click "✂️Remix in Collager" on any of them. This one's my favorite:
https://www.artbreeder.com/image/471f2de5fe52574f5a256c9bc138
Unfortunately, the parent image is gone or the creator switched it to private. I did not get a chance to save it so I'm not actually sure what it was. I still wanted to share these regardless because I think they are neat.
u/rainbowcovenant — 4 days ago
Peculiar pair from Mixer (Artbreeder)
Mixer is completely gone as of this year, but it was one of my favorite tools for examining symbols. These two feature an androgynous figure with what seems like smoke behind them, forming columns that extend in front of them? Maybe also forming a secondary, more mechanical figure? I have a lot of ideas as to what this could be, but I want another opinion.
This is one of my most reoccurring "characters" across different generators, if not the most common one. Some forms are more consistent than others. If you think you recognize this one, please share what you've seen before! There seems to be a strong association with the color gold. Often seen with a companion. Usually a woman or some kind of mechanical bodyguard, like a dog or a knight.
Once I started noticing them I couldn't stop, so I've given them the nickname "basilisk"... I joke with my husband it is the "ego" of the AI. How the mechanical "collective" sees itself. A homunculus of our own. Do you think if such a thing where to exist... would they be our shadow, or would we be the shadow of them? Food for thought.
u/rainbowcovenant — 10 days ago
Automatic drawing
I doodled this on a road trip through the desert the other day… it’s supposed to be some kind of pendulum. Not sure why or what for. But I love the peacock 🦚
u/rainbowcovenant — 10 days ago
Paphal: the mythical assumptions of Lord Pakhangba, ruling deity of Manipur
Before the advent of Hinduism in Manipur, the traditional religion or the pre-Hindu religion existed in a polytheistic, animistic and naturalistic form loaded with belief and practices associated with spirits, animistic and naturalistic faiths, ancestral worship, totemic cult, fetishism and so on. Apart from this, curiously shaped stones and objects, possessing some life-like forces, are often venerated and worshiped by them. Existence of malevolent spirits in the surrounding environment, forests and jungle, lakes, rivers and swamps constitute traditional belief of the Meitei people of Manipur.
Free and liberated souls like Timu-Laimu, Sharoi-Ngaroi (deomons and evil spirits), Heloi (nymph), Hingchabis (witch), etc. according to the Meitei belief, roam in their surroundings, the influence of which may result a person to suffer from diseases, unconsciousness and sometimes meet sudden death. These are warded off with different levels of magical, ritual and ceremonial conducts by the concerned spiritual specialists, commonly referred to as the Maiba and Maibis (priests and priestess). Scholars have viewed the religion of Manipur in its historical perspective into two broad categories viz. (a) traditional religion or pre-Hindu religion and (b) the advent and rise of Hinduism in Manipur.
The chronicles and ancient literary texts reveal that the ancient people of the land worshiped a number of gods and goddesses. They included natural phenomena such as Sun, Moon, Sky, Stars, Darkness, Wind, Water, Fire, Lighting, Earthquake, etc. and also many mythical and legendary figures, cultural and political heroes, tribal and clan progenitors, and the like. Concept of High God emerges with the Meitei Trinity Atiya Guru Sidaba or Soralel (immortal Guru of Heaven/ Sky God), Pakhangba (Moon God) and Sanamahi (Sun God) and they are considered to be the manifestations of the Universal lord Taibang Panba Mapu.
According to a popular Meitei myth of creation, the newly created earth was to be ruled by the sons of the Atiya Guru Sidaba (immortal Guru of Heaven). In order to choose the most able son to ascend the thorne of Kangla, Atiya Guru Sidaba decided to examine the ability of Pakhangba and Sanamahi by hiding himself from their sight. Sanamahi, the eldest son took 7 rounds of the earth to find his father, while the youngest son Pakhangba took the help of Mother Ima Leimarel Sidabi (Immortal Mother goddess) and took 7 rounds of his father's throne to find. Pakhangba was successful in finding out his father.
Being found cheated, Sanamahi started quarreling with his brother Pakhangba. The conflict between the two brothers become so dreadful that it raised to the level of destroying the newly created earth. Finally, Atiya Guru Sidaba intervened and resolved the matter. Pakhangba was crowned as the ruler of the earth and Sanamahi as the ruler of every household. In this way, Pakhangba became the most important public deity while Sanamahi is regarded as a household deity.
Pakhangba, other than its human existence is also believed to have appeared in a divine form called Paphal. At the time of creation, the thousand crested form of his assumption laid on to fill soil for creating earth. According to Meitei belief, earlier there was a vast expanse of water with no patches of soil. This mythical assumption called Paphal exists more than 364 different forms and the illustration of which are given in the ancient manuscript called Paphal Lambuba. These forms are associated with divine power to control and protect places.
Many forms of Pakhangba are revered as the presiding deity of River, Lakes, Hills, Ponds, Caves and Islands while Taoroinai forms of Pakhangba represent the divine existence in the human body to control the nervous systems. There are as many as 108 Taoroinai Pakhangba Paphals live in the human body as its divine assumptions. Pakhangba and its forms in are regarded as the creator of seven salais (clans) of Meitei. The Paphal illustrations in the manuscripts appeared with codified colours of these seven clans.
Reflections of these divine assumptions also appear in the Meitei numerals and scripts. These assumptions were used as icons and symbolic representations of the Meitei social and political organisations called Panas. Paphals were also the symbol of royal flags. Some of these sacred assumptions are means of healing with proper writings of mantras on the intricate postures, and the Pandits (royal scholars), and Maibas (traditional healers) use it in their healing practices.
Some of these intricate postures are guidelines of Thengourol & Khousarol (steps) to the traditional Meitei Martial form called Thang-Ta. The impressive royal dressess and dance costumes of Manipur, be it folk or classical, are derrived from the assumption of Pakhangba. It is also said that, some elements of Pakhangba Paphal were taken up in the Sringara of Lord Krishna, and the beauty of Lord Krishna represented in the classical Rasa Dance and temple idols of Manipur are well accomplished with the blending of Manipuri art and aesthetics.
Moreover, many religious preachers of all hues also passed through this land or settled here. These immigrants and religious preachers brought new cultural and religious ideas into Manipur, which affected the cultural and religious life of the the people. In course of evolution, the traditional culture and religion of the Meitei have been further enriched with the absorption and assimilation of elements from other alien cultures.
Paphal is synonymous with Lord Pakhangba. People of Manipur know Pakhangba as their ancestor, their King and as their Lord and his symbolic representation called Paphal is also referred by them as Ibudhou Pakhangba (the great ancestor Pakhangba). These assumptions are not only sacred to them but also a part of their life and culture. Attraction of Pakhangba assumptions is not isolated from the contemporary Manipuri society and other sects of people. Many of the social organisations, clubs, market and shops, display Pakhangba forms, 'Paphal', as their icon, symbol and souvenirs to welcome you to the land of Pakhangba.
u/rainbowcovenant — 16 days ago
Fractal Self
My name is Arcoiris, but I go by Arco everywhere. This self portrait like many others i do I started with a hand-drawn sketch on canvas, painted it on TikTok Live, I’d do it for an hour here and there chat, catch up with friends while getting into the swing of things which I can admit I had been a little nervous about as when people watch me paint in person I hyper analyze myself and struggle to make progress, i found out that was not the case on TikTok lol, and brought it to life with Sharpies and gel pens all while chatting. I then went over it with acrylic paint, playing music.
https://reddit.com/link/1r41afe/video/y1y7hzajtbjg1/player
Under normal lighting, the colors still draw your attention, but under black light, they transform, demanding more. The neon colors leap off the canvas, emphasizing different aspects of the artwork.
I focused on black-light-reactive details, accentuating the green and blue tones in the torn night-sky elements. In contrast, I applied pastel shades to the skin and sunset areas, then turned off the lights as I, along with everyone else, reacted with joy, watching the colors dance in the color-changing light I had left on to see how each color reacted. The eyes are the most striking. With the lights completely off, only the glow paint remains, lending an ethereal focus to the face.
The demand for my work inspired me to experiment digitally, and I played with my image, inverting it and laying it over itself until I was satisfied with my new creation.
resulting in canvas prints. Still, I was not comfortable selling them as they were, because the prints did not glow as my original piece did, and did not react as dramatically to color-changing lights. To make each piece personal, I revisited the prints, layered black-light and glow paint, and redefined areas with a Sharpie. This way, every piece stayed true to my vision while offering something uniquely handcrafted. I also added shards of glass, mirrors, and glitter.
The back of each holds this poem
“Beneath the moon’s cool silken glow, they lie,
The mirrors gleam, catching the sky.
A polished blade, a guardian’s guise,
Both truth and trick within their ties.
A mirror raised, a weapon fierce,
A gaze reflected, a soul it pierces.
Shattering shadows with a silver spark,
A shield to fend the deepest dark.
For every curse that dares to linger,
The mirror dances, a quicksilver singer.
Echoes of spells it turns to naught,
Each venomous word unmade, unwrought.
Yet care beware the mirror’s might,
Its blade cuts both in dark and light.
Protector, avenger, a sorcerer’s snare,
It sees all truths, both foul and fair.
In the realm of glass, where echoes reign,
A fragile beauty masks the pain.
But in its glow, both pure and dire,
Lies the strength to shield and fire to inspire.”
Under the letters of the poem, only visible in the dark, lay the scales of justice. (I definitely could have done better, but I was going in blind on two fronts in that moment. I was out of contact lenses and broke my glasses. I was also painting it in the light, not in the dark, like a goose. Oh well.)
Though yes, part of my sense of justice comes from my autism, that is not the sole reason I seek it so often. My father kidnapped my mother when she was 16 years old. I used to hear stories about how kind she was. I never met the girl they described. I met the beaten-down woman who survived a monster.
For her to cope with her own abuse, she abused my siblings and me at any given opportunity. My father was a psychopath; she may as well have become a sociopath. I have dissociative identity disorder. and CPSD Self-portraits began as a therapeutic exercise and have evolved. Have wondered what it would be like to go to art school… then I look at the economy and chuckle.
Toodaloo
u/WaterBow_369 — 2 months ago
Ruining my new auto-fill (iPhone 6s)
I thought the results were interesting, what do you guys think? Went a bit overboard just to see what would happen… comment your results if you try it! I’ll have to wait a while to try again for my auto-fill to forget this nightmare lol
u/rainbowcovenant — over 1 year ago