To research and understand the different styles available to creators, I explored a single consistent subject and experimented with various AI graphic models. It’s astonishing how much freedom you have and how much more precise you can be in bringing your imagined projects to life.

As an example, I chose a popular “homework” subject—a piece that you should have in your library as proof of your capabilities, even if it’s not necessarily something you love. I decided on a male portrait in woodlands, depicting a falconer. This hobby is well-known in many regions and holds significance in various cultures.

Since I was particularly interested in envisioning how such individuals might have appeared centuries ago, I discovered that the Noosphere-v2 model would be an excellent starting point. To my surprise, it offers a vast array of styles, making it capable of producing fantastic results regardless of the level of realism you desire. Noosphere excels in creating illustrations and is equally adept at capturing realism. It leans towards darker themes, which aligns perfectly with my personal taste. If you appreciate the horror genre, ranging from gothic horror to gory and intricately detailed imagery…

You can witness its capabilities, provided you have a clear understanding of what you’re aiming for. I must warn you, though, that AI generates images much like a camera captures photos. They both share a common element: human guidance and intelligence—our sensitivity and comprehension of the world, shaped by our life experiences. Countless factors influence us, molding us for better or worse, and that is precisely why, unless we are merely completing “homework,” our creations will be unique.

Noosphere can create intriguing mix of reality and fantasy

What’s interesting is that you can even incorporate various nationalities into the prompt to guide the AI in shaping the character you want to create.

In case someone would like to try creating similar work here is full prompt:
8k photo, ultra realistic, (best quality, masterpiece, realistic, detailed), 8k CG, perfect artwork, (1man, old male:1.2), wise, hazel eyes, gray straight hair, looking at viewer, solo, (full body:0.6), detailed background, detailed face, falconer, bird resting on shoulder, falcon resting on shoulder, falconer gloves, medieval fantasy setting, high fantasy, green leather clothes, gloves, hood, straps, belt, dark forest, bushes, ivy, rocks, lake, evergreen trees, roots, moss, flowers, (butterflies:0.9), feathers, crossbow, sunshine, <lora:style_hipoly3DModelLora_v10:0.1> <hypernet:sxzBloom_sxzBloom:0.1> (realistic:1.1) shiny skin, sweaty skin pores,
Negative prompt: (worst quality, low quality:1.3), makeup, mole, logo, watermark, text, glasses, mask, bad anatomy, bad hands, fewer digits, missing arms, extra digit, muscular, asian, EasyNegative, ng_deepnegative_v1_75t, badhandsv5-neg easynegative
Steps: 25, Sampler: DPM++ 2M Karras, CFG scale: 8, Seed: 213452348, Face restoration: CodeFormer, Size: 512×768, Model hash: a32c345ff3, Model: noosphere_v2

If you prefer comics or animations over photorealism, Noosphere excels in that area as well. Of course, to achieve even more refined and outstanding visuals (which could be 100% better), overlays called LORA will be needed. But that’s a completely different story.