Mike - The Archivist

The Archives are open... and getting weirder thanks to Fidget. Things are rapidly spiraling, so check Highlights if you want to see the latest chaos.

[Mike - The Archivist @Senompatch]

Welcome to the Archives, now hosted on our own site. Between cryptids, folklore, a certain wayward fox trying to blow everything up, and the most motley band you can imagine... we have a little something for everyone.

Welcome to the Archives.
https://t.co/mwK1v8joRm

[Mike - The Archivist @Senompatch]

ah, very cool! Thanks, bro!

[Jordan Hart @BluJay614]

It's been a while since I've had a prompt from this dapper bear pop up that wasn't a dress prompt, but this one is definitely great. Very nicely done! Check it out!

[Mike - The Archivist @Senompatch]

@Valasco_forge I'd tell you how to get in... but then I'd have to acknowledge that it existed... which I totally don't know...

[Mike - The Archivist @Senompatch]

in honor of a 1000 of you tuning in for... whatever it is you tune in for... more new character designs from an upcoming story segment. The Clockwork Queen.

[Mike - The Archivist @Senompatch]

Kobb with the worldbuilding - I'm here for it! Looking forward to seeing more of this

[Kobb 🌽😎 @KobbVT]

Beyond the peaks of the Zelo spire
Lies a land of toil and mire

For depths of Null betwixt the peaks
The abyss of Averyss in which we seek

[Mike - The Archivist @Senompatch]

@CryptoLoren @CryptozooMuseum Crypto museum or special order?

[Mike - The Archivist @Senompatch]

Trying to get my "Clockwork Queen" design for a new song... impressed with the results.

[Mike - The Archivist @Senompatch]

@Laird_Ernst still working to make it not look muddy w/o breaking the bank... had really good luck with start/end frames, and every now and then the storyboard just nails it... but it's inconsistent

[Mike - The Archivist @Senompatch]

last one for the night. Just playing around with storyboard prompting on Seedance 2.0 mini.

[Mike - The Archivist @Senompatch]

Hit 1000 today, so I'll (re)drop some new character designs I've been working on. Thanks for joining for the madness!

[Mike - The Archivist @Senompatch]

@Valasco_forge lol!

[Mike - The Archivist @Senompatch]

@Synnerette my wife and I used to celebrate "Thunder Thighs Thursday" until some people really took offense. lol!

[Mike - The Archivist @Senompatch]

@KaleidascopeX2 she's rapidly becoming favorite!

[Mike - The Archivist @Senompatch]

Quill's story won't be introduced for quite some time, but she's a great new character in the Archives.

[Mike - The Archivist @Senompatch]

@mattcrotts not in my bingo card

[Mike - The Archivist @Senompatch]

@Yugen_AI_art

[Mike - The Archivist @Senompatch]

Just playing around with some stuff. Quill and Fidget

[Mike - The Archivist @Senompatch]

Quill

[るんちゃん🦋 @ENJU1123PIPI]

Create ONE high-quality anime illustration of the attached character in an extreme close-up portrait where ONLY ONE eye is clearly visible through a natural gap in the hair.

Use the attached image as the ONLY character reference.
Preserve the character’s recognizable face, hairstyle, hair color, eye color, piercings, accessories, and overall identity.

Exactly ONE character.
No text.

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COMPOSITION
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Use a vertical extreme close-up.
Camera slightly above eye level and diagonally to one side.

Turn the face slightly away from the camera, but make the visible eye look directly at the viewer.

Let strands of hair flow across the face and hide the other eye almost completely.
Do NOT show both eyes equally.

Crop boldly so parts of the hair, cheek, jaw, or shoulder may go out of frame.

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EYE
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Make the visible eye the absolute focal point.

Create a luminous, highly detailed anime iris with:
multi-layered colors,
fine radial texture,
crystal-like depth,
tiny reflective particles,
multiple catchlights,
a glossy wet surface,
and a darker outer ring.

The eye should feel like stained glass or a gemstone, not a flat gradient.

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EXPRESSION
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Quiet, intimate, slightly mysterious expression.
Soft blush.
Relaxed brows.
Glossy lips slightly parted or gently closed.

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HAIR & DETAIL
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Render the hair with many fine strands, silky separation, and sparkling highlights.
Some strands may cross the visible eye, but never block readability.

Add delicate detail to piercings, chains, lace, and visible accessories.

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LIGHTING
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Use dark, cinematic low-key lighting with colored reflections in violet, magenta, blue, cyan, or soft pink.

Let narrow streaks of light fall across the hair, eye, cheek, and jewelry.
Keep the visible eye brightest.

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MOOD
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Intimate, elegant, darkly beautiful, slightly teasing.

Avoid:
flat frontal composition,
symmetry,
both eyes clearly visible,
generic flat iris,
exaggerated smile,
extra characters,
text.

[Mike - The Archivist @Senompatch]

@Canny_Jim72 very cool!

[Mike - The Archivist @Senompatch]

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