It’s my turn to set the Community Challenge for this week…

Theme

Dive into the gritty neon-lit streets of cyberpunk with our latest theme: ‘High Tech, Low Life.’

In this artistic exploration, I challenge you to capture the essence of a cyberpunk world where advanced technology and societal decay intertwine.

Picture towering skyscrapers and neon signs, juxtaposed with the raw struggles of life on the streets. Your art should tell stories of resilience and survival in an urban dystopia, where the futuristic and the forlorn are inseparably intertwined.

Rules

  1. Follow the community’s rules above all else

  2. One comment and image per user

  3. Embed image directly in the post (no external link)

  4. Workflow/Prompt sharing encouraged (we’re all here for fun)

  5. At the end of the week each post will be scored according to the following grid

    Prize Points
    Most upvoted +3 points
    Second most upvoted +1 point
    Theme is clear +1 point
    OP’s favorite (me, this week) +1 point
    Most original +1 point
    Last entry (to compensate for less time to vote) +1 point
    Prompt and workflow included +1 point

  6. Posts that are ex aequo (tied) will both get the points

  7. Winner gets to pick next theme! Good luck everyone and have fun!

Past entries

  1. Dieselpunk
  2. Goosebump Book
  3. Deep Space Wonders
  4. Fairy Tales
  5. A New Sport
  6. Monsters are Back to School
  7. War and Peace
  8. Distant lands
  9. Unreal Cartoons
  10. Sustainable Ecumenopolis
  11. Masks
  12. Mascots
  13. Old Gods, New Jobs
  14. Winter Festivities

I’m looking forward to seeing your creations. 😀

  • @[email protected]English
    5•6 months ago

    A bit late to the party, but here is my take.

    Generated it in ChatGPT with the following prompt:

    Generate a photorealistic picture of a man clothed in rags in a run-down room, holding hands with a small child clothed in rags looking forlorn out of the dirty window at the glittering futuristic city, insanely wealthy city in the distance behind a slight layer of dust behind the slum which is visible from the window.

    which led to the image prompt:

    A photorealistic image of a man and a small child, both dressed in rags, in a run-down room. The man is holding hands with the child, who looks forlorn out of a dirty window. Outside the window, there’s a view of a glittering, futuristic, and wealthy city in the distance, partially obscured by a slight layer of dust and the visible slum. The contrast between the impoverished interior and the opulent cityscape outside is striking.

    • @harmsyEnglish
      1•6 months ago

      I think you’re too late. The points were already divvied out, and a winner chosen. We’re just waiting for the new contest now.