Howdy! Pull up a chair. Here’s the massage remote. Where’d we leave off?
Continuing my previous post, I’ve now rendered hundreds of original A.I. memes. Like some relationships, first it was about looks, then laughs: inventing new and increasingly bizarre reasons for such characters to share scenes. The creativity invested is on the level of an editorial cartoon, and cumulatively on par with any of my other major releases, so I’d hoped Facebook albums would encourage engagement (more on that in a bit). I also added these galleries to my Graphic Design page.
Since many memes (not Mini-Me) are about turning flat illustrations into reality, I’ve avoided other’s examples or tips because I don’t want to be influenced … or spoil the endorphin rush of awaiting a render that will surely validate my awesome powers of description. Inside voice, G! For all of Big Tech’s throat-cramming A.I. push, I see very few social-media friends generating images. Most are shares, or a copy/pasted seasonal profile pic. All of my images are 5K or 6K quality. I assume there exist entire communities flooded with similar ones … I just don’t care to investigate. Hopefully this is your first time seeing certain characters this way. Please enjoy them as the disposable, uncopyrightable novelties they were intended. Gen-Xers will get more references, but I tried to be generationally inclusive. Even dusted off some mascots that were rightly retired. I bet you can deduce what most pairings have in common even without recognizing everyone.
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