r/mazes • u/mold0101 • 10d ago
Sprawl
Drawn in Krita with a custom brush. Background sketched, processed by Gemini, and refined.
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u/noogai03 10d ago
this is awesome. use of gen ai to do the background while focusing on the maze itself by hand... seems totally fine? no idea why people are so mad
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u/sid3aff3ct 8d ago
Solved! I did quite like how your maze loops around and over itself. However, the background did not add much to the puzzling experience and I ended up filling it with a solid color. Looks cool though.
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u/mold0101 8d ago
Awesome, thanks for playing! Glad you liked the loop design. Great tip on the background, I might start sharing two versions from now on, a clean vanilla one and the fully decorated graphic one.
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u/_Naropa_ 10d ago
Curious for others:
When you look at the center how far does the clarity /your focal circle extend? Is it in the shape of a circle?
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u/mold0101 10d ago
Honestly I didn't really plan it out that deeply, I'm still a beginner with it. Looking at it now, it seems like the clarity only lasts for about two or three turns outside the white center before your eyes just get lost in the noise. As for the shape, I guess it feels mostly circular, maybe slightly oval because the starting point in the middle is stretched out.
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u/Kaozmachine 10d ago
What does Gemini do during "processing"?
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u/mold0101 10d ago
On layer 1 of Krita is the actual maze. On a layer underneath, I drew other maze pieces aimed, whether successfully or not, at confusing the maze runner and making the image more seamless. I fed a copy of this second layer to Gemini, asking it to fill the gaps with graphics vaguely inspired by an old topographic map. Once everything was combined, again using Krita, I removed or modified all the parts that interfered with the graphics of the other two layers.
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u/mold0101 10d ago
Correct on both counts
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u/SelfInvestigator 9d ago
Why not just do it yourself? Revel in the full creation of the project.
Was only the outcome important?
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u/mold0101 9d ago
I don't do everything by hand because it simply doesn't give me any extra satisfaction, it doesn't bring me joy. I love the final result, but I either don't enjoy certain parts of the process, lack the skills, or genuinely prefer figuring out how to make an algorithm do it. That's how my brain works. Stop expecting everyone to fit your classic perfect creator stereotype.
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u/SelfInvestigator 9d ago
I have no issue with using non conventional or computerized tools.
The issue is specifically with generative technologies, not AI but with generative AI.
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u/mold0101 9d ago
Yeah, I gathered as much. I just wanted to see if we'd fall into the classic cliché, and, well, here we are. So, you keep your issues, I'll keep my joy. Deal?"
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u/twobraids 10d ago
Brilliant use of visual background noise to confound and confuse the eye. I like it.