Prompt

an animal that is a hybrid crossing of a badger a mushroom and a snake, in a green field --ar 4:3

Theme

This week’s theme is hybrid animals! Anything goes, as long as it’s a mix of an animal and some other organism (humans don’t count :)

Rules:

  • Follow the community’s rules above all else
  • One comment and image per user
  • Embed image directly in the post (no external link)
  • Workflow/Prompt sharing encouraged (we’re all here for fun and learning)
  • Posts that are tied will both get the points
  • The challenge runs for 7 days from now on
  • Down votes will not be counted

Scores

At the end of the challenge each post will be scored:

Prize Points
Most upvoted +3 points
Second most upvoted +2 point
Third most upvoted +1 point
OP’s favorite +1 point
Most original +1 point
Last two entries (to compensate for less time to vote) +1 point
Prompt and workflow included +1 point

The winner gets to pick next theme! As always, have fun everyone!

Previous entries

I’m currently enjoying a day out, so I will judge the entries a day later

    • Thelsim@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
      1·
      7 months ago

      Points: 14

      Category Points
      Most upvoted 3
      Total 3

      You got a (shared) 2nd place! I love the way the cat blends with the flower, really nice work!
      For 2nd place, you get the Silver Zygote trophy!

  • Cloudless ☼@lemmy.cafeEnglish
    13·
    7 months ago

    Prompt: A fantastical photo featuring a unique and whimsical hybrid creature. The creature has the head of a fluffy pomeranian, with bright, curious eyes and a playful expression. It has the powerful wings of an eagle, spread wide and ready to soar. The creature’s tail is that of a sleek and agile cat, gracefully curling behind it. The overall atmosphere of the image is enchanting and surreal, with a hint of magical realism., photo (Ideogram)

    • Thelsim@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
      3·
      7 months ago

      Points: 13

      Category Points
      Second most upvoted 2
      Prompt included 1
      Total 3

      You made it to (shared) 2nd place! This one is really impressive, it looks so lifelike!
      Here’s your Silver Zygote trophy!

  • 3volver@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    7 months ago

    I will not speak of the horrors I witnessed to generate this creature…

    epiCRealism XL (chameleon (horned tiger cat antler) orange black cuttlefish legged hybrid creature:1.3), (under water coral reef tropical sea background), (high definition, ultra quality, high detail, deep shadows, depth of field, 4k UHD, HD, amazing artist, masterpiece)

    • Thelsim@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
      3·
      7 months ago

      Points: 11

      Category Points
      Third most upvoted 1
      Prompt included 1
      Total 2

      You made it to (shared) 3rd place! It’s a very nice hybrid, I like the horns.
      You have won the Bronze Syringe!

  • elvith@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    10·
    7 months ago

    StableDiffusionXL didn’t want to create a hybrid in several tries. So… I went back to the drawing board and requested an image of a mouse and then used inpaint to replace the head with that of a cat.

    Prompt

    Step 1:

    {
    "prompt": "a (mouse:1.2) with the head of a cat in a corn field, autumn, golden hour, the mouse climbs on wheat to reach the ear of wheat",
    "negative_prompt": "",
    "prompt_expansion": "a (mouse:1.2) with the head of a cat in a corn field, autumn, golden hour, the mouse climbs on wheat to reach the ear of wheat, stunning, cinematic, full fiery, highly detailed, beautiful, striking intricate detail, symmetry, perfect, artistic, surreal, sharp focus, open composition, epic, atmosphere, professional, confident, winning",
    "styles": "['Fooocus V2', 'Fooocus Enhance', 'Fooocus Sharp']",
    "performance": "Speed",
    "resolution": "(1152, 896)",
    "guidance_scale": 4,
    "sharpness": 2,
    "adm_guidance": "(1.5, 0.8, 0.3)",
    "base_model": "juggernautXL_v8Rundiffusion.safetensors",
    "refiner_model": "None",
    "refiner_switch": 0.5,
    "clip_skip": 2,
    "sampler": "dpmpp_2m_sde_gpu",
    "scheduler": "karras",
    "vae": "Default (model)",
    "seed": "4689928431713000288",
    "lora_combined_1": "sd_xl_offset_example-lora_1.0.safetensors : 0.1",
    "metadata_scheme": false,
    "version": "Fooocus v2.4.3"
}

    Step 2:

    {
    "prompt": "head of a cat\na (mouse:1.2) with the head of a cat in a corn field, autumn, golden hour, the mouse climbs on wheat to reach the ear of wheat",
    "negative_prompt": "",
    "prompt_expansion": "head of a cat, background dramatic light, gorgeous flowing intricate detailed shining futuristic color glossy full set, formal, elegant, rich deep vivid colors, symmetry, great composition, sharp focus, cinematic, classic, fine detail, ambient, highly saturated, composed, epic, stunning, magical, striking, iconic, sublime, extremely inspirational, very creative, inspiring, beautiful, artistic",
    "styles": "['Fooocus V2', 'Fooocus Enhance', 'Fooocus Sharp']",
    "performance": "Quality",
    "resolution": "(1088, 960)",
    "guidance_scale": 4,
    "sharpness": 2,
    "adm_guidance": "(1.5, 0.8, 0.3)",
    "base_model": "juggernautXL_v8Rundiffusion.safetensors",
    "refiner_model": "None",
    "refiner_switch": 0.8,
    "clip_skip": 2,
    "sampler": "dpmpp_2m_sde_gpu",
    "scheduler": "karras",
    "vae": "Default (model)",
    "seed": "1090125553965878613",
    "lora_combined_1": "sd_xl_offset_example-lora_1.0.safetensors : 0.1",
    "metadata_scheme": false,
    "version": "Fooocus v2.4.3"
}
    • Thelsim@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
      2·
      7 months ago

      Points: 10

      Category Points
      Prompt included 1
      Total 1

      It’s looks very cute :) And the inpainting is a clever way of doing this.

    • Thelsim@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
      2·
      7 months ago

      Points: 10

      Category Points
      Prompt included 1
      Total 1

      Definitely one of the more unexpected combinations, and it turned out so well! I love his two little front legs.

  • PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.caEnglish
    9·
    7 months ago

    The puppy is the powerhouse of the cell

    I wanted something radically different, combining things we dont even think of as organisms. I struck upon the idea of having an animal be a cell organelle, and I just had to try. I think it turned out decently, although as an organelle you don’t get the typical visual blending of the organisms, it’s more of a conceptual blending.

    copilot prompt

    hyperrealistic image of an amoeba in a microscope with the face of a puppy

    • Thelsim@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
      2·
      7 months ago

      Points: 9

      Category Points
      Total 0

      No points but still, I like your animal! Is that a sloth penguin in the background? :)

  • WhatsHerBucket@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    7 months ago

    Prompt: Create an ultra-detailed dark, ominous, image of a steampunk inspired cat from Cheshire with the neck of a giraffe. In a dilapidated urban setting. Use Samyang/Rokinon Xeen 50mm T1.5

    Had to use “cat from Cheshire” because “Cheshire Cat” wasn’t allowed in Dall-E lol

    • Thelsim@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
      3·
      7 months ago

      Points: 8

      Category Points
      Prompt included 1
      Total 1

      I don’t understand why Cheshire Cat is not allowed, since I’m sure the first illustrations should be in the public domain by now. It’s not like you specifically asked for the Disney version. Anyway, this is still a good likeness.

  • Lovec741@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    7 months ago

    My thought process was, which two animals would make a completely nonsensical combination? My first attempt trying out SD 3, I believe it’s better at animal hybrids than humans sitting on a bench TBH.

    Prompt: fantastical hybrid creature combining an elephant and a butterfly. The creature has the body of a small, rounded elephant with iridescent scales. Its head features a long trunk and large eyes, with vibrant butterfly wings extending from the sides. The legs are slender with intricate patterns, and the tail ends in colorful, feather-like appendages. Place this creature in a lush, green forest with colorful flowers and sunlight filtering through the trees, creating a magical and enchanting atmosphere. Photorealistic and cinematic

    Model: SD 3

    • Lovec741@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      7 months ago

      As proof that it’s better at animal hybrids then humans sitting:

      Tests

      First 4 attempts at a hybrid. (Rodent with a cat’s head inspired by one of the submissions here by @elvith@discuss.tchncs.de )

      First 4 attempts at a man on a bench. (These are the most coherent humans the model has created for me so far 😅)

      You can interpret these results however you want.

    • Thelsim@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
      2·
      7 months ago

      Points: 8

      Category Points
      Prompt included 1
      Total 1

      That looks adorable, and definitely a better use for SD3 than humans sitting at a bench :)

    • Thelsim@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
      2·
      7 months ago

      Points: 10

      Category Points
      Prompt included 1
      Total 1

      Pigs are always cute, turpigs included :)

    • Thelsim@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
      2·
      7 months ago

      Points: 9

      Category Points
      Prompt included 1
      Last two entries 1
      Total 2

      That looks seriously terrifying, very nice choice of animals!
      Oops, almost forgot. You get a trophy for reaching (shared) 3rd place!

  • j4k3@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    7 months ago
    The Pugaroo of New Guinea

    prompt: “32k UHD photo professional wildlife photography, diffuse lighting, funny meme awkward ugly, short kangaroo arms, kangaroo body, forelimbs with small claws, muscular hind limbs for jumping, strong tail, upright, pug wrinkly flat muzzled face, pug ears folded with the front edge against the side of the head, fat wrinkly skin throughout, depressed expression, upright hopping awkwardly, off balance mid air, in the overgrown remote wild of New Guinea, side view”

    neg: dog body, photoshop, fake, shadow, clothing, harness, large forelimbs, (nipples breasts)

    The full ComfyUI workflow and prompt is attached to the image: https://files.catbox.moe/z3b0bx.png

    Edit: Correct “New Zealand” to “New Guinea” in title to match prompt.

    • Thelsim@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
      2·
      7 months ago

      Points: 6

      Category Points
      Prompt included 1
      Total 1

      For some reason I keep hearing the Skippy theme song :)

      • j4k3@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        7 months ago

        What do you think it would take to make this vote tally thing automated by a bot? Like ideally one could set up the whole thing to tally, send a few direct messages around and fall back to defaults if there is no reply set within a given amount of time. I’m not criticising anyone here. From my perspective after hosting once, the whole tally and generation of the next challenge is a bit of a drag where automaton and routine would help improve participation IMO.

        • Thelsim@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
          4·
          7 months ago

          Hmmm, I guess it would be possible to take all top-level comments and check if they have an image. Then you collect

          • Username
          • Number of points
          • Text?
          • Timestamp created

          You could determine the points for most upvotes and last two entries. But you still need to give input for prompt included, OP favorite, and original. But just the collecting of the data and putting it in a workable format (csv, json, tsv, etc.) might remove some of the tedium. A second script for converting the filled in CSV to individual markdown comments and possibly posting them, would remove some more annoying work. I’m not so sure what the direct messages would help with though.

          Having done this for 4 or 5 times (I lost count :). These are my main annoyances:

          • Collecting all the users in a nice overview
          • Applying the scores
          • Writing out the markdown tables and scores

          For example, in this round I:

          • collected all the users in an Excel sheet
          • added all the different point categories and the Totals as columns.
          • Filled out the columns per user.
          • Unpivoted the columns to key/value pairs
          • Saved the result as CSV
          • Threw the CSV in ChatGPT and asked it to create markdown tables.
          • Took the list of markdown tables and copy-pasted them as replies for each user, together with a personal message

          It took me more than an hour to do it properly and I guess a lot of it could definitely be automated.

          Anyway, it would make for a fun little project I guess. But I lack the time or skills to do this properly.