The best things in life are actually really expensive. Success is just failure that hasn’t happened yet. If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it. Eagles may soar, but weasels don’t get sucked into jet engines. Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe. I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally. I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal. Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes the reason is you’re stupid and make bad decisions. Everyone has a purpose in life. Perhaps yours is watching television. Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment. I’ve developed a new philosophy. I only dread one day at a time.

Stable Diffusion [New Year, New Gallery]

As I sit here on my last night off before returning to work (my Xmas vacation was 30 days), I realize I didn’t touch Stable for nearly the entire month I was off. Granted, I was still playing with AI generation (namely, Mid/Niji Journey), but my bread-and-butter method for the last year largely sat dormant on its SSD. Truth be told, I just needed a break from the million variables involved, and the dozens of attempts it can take during inpainting to get a usable hand.
Still, the lure is always there. I just had to boot up the webui earlier and run off a few pics using a couple newer models from civitai. It’s just me faffing about for an hour or two, but here are the results: