In 2023, the first year of AI painting.

First, let me share my thoughts on AI painting. As a graduate of fine arts, I am not opposed to AI painting. As a tool, it is really useful, saving time and money, and reducing the time I spend on creating and the cost of finding someone else to create it.

However, for most practitioners of fine arts, unfortunately, we are indeed in a time of change. It will eliminate most people who love art but currently lack sufficient skills to make a living from it, and then return art to the realm of the top talents. This is good for art, but not so good for most practitioners. Just like today, people learn AI painting because AI has already eliminated traditional painting from the commercial level. This is from the perspective of an observer. China has always been the world's largest producer of outsourced digital art, providing cheap painting labor to game and animation companies worldwide. It can be said that when AI was trained, to a large extent, it drew blood from Chinese painting laborers. Now it is replacing their work. After AI emerged, many outsourcing companies have begun to lay off employees and replace them with AI. Combined with the current employment environment, this is why practitioners in China hate AI so much.

But think about it, every technological leap has eliminated previous generations of workers. Just like combines eliminated professional wheat harvesters, the sand of the times falling on individuals is like a mountain. But the wheels of history crush those who cannot escape. People can only go with the flow. So, young friends, when the combines are already in sight, don't complain, put down your sickles, and become the first drivers of combines!

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The 105 selected still life watercolor paintings for joint college entrance exams are produced through refining.

• Trigger word: still life watercolor;

• Tip word description: cloth color, blanket color, what fruits, what vegetables, pots, plates, cups, flowers and other still life objects you want;

• The base template uses ChilloutMix. I have tested it and it works well on most excellent realistic large models. Anime and 2.5D large models can also be used, but it goes against the original intention of the title "Joint College Entrance Exam · Color Still Life", so please use it carefully;

• It works better when used with image generation or controlnet;

• The recommended number of iterations is 20~40, and more than 40 depending on the situation;

• The recommended sampling method is DPM series or Euler, Euler a, restart;

• The recommended size is between 512~1024;

• The recommended guidance coefficient (CFG Scale) is 7~12;

• The weight of LoRA depends on the situation, generally about 1 with some fluctuation;

• For high-resolution repair (Hires. fix), the re-painting amplitude is recommended to be 0.3~0.5 if you want to maximize the structural integrity of the image, or 0.5~0.7 if you want more freedom! It's up to you;

• If needed, you can turn on After Detailer.

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