July 26, 2024 -- Portrait

The portrait session on Friday nights is free -- FRIDAY NIGHT FACES -- but the artists had to give their drawings to the sitter. This session was at Art Buddies in Albuquerque:

Deep Dream Generator

Deep Dream Generator

Live Portrait

EzGif

July 25, 2024

We drew at the Edith Bunker in Albuquerque, with Brian Gonzales:

Deep Dream Generator

CALENDAR

Earlier I went to Santa Fe that day, and talked about a "Quick Carve" night at Hecho A Mano gallery, probably on September 14th or 28th, 2024.

I also picked up two new "hat" tiles from Greta Young.

I saw Tim Jag, and he reminded me that the PRINTERS PLANET was coming up in two weeks, on August 11th, in Santa Fe.

The Public Forum with Larry Bob Phillips is at 516 Arts, on August 3rd, 2024, from 2-3 PM.

Our reception for the BODY LANGUAGE show at the New Mexico Art League is from 4 - 6 PM on Saturday, August 3rd.

Only Fans

Adric gave me a "holographic fan" to diplay images, and got it working for me at Quelab:

The holographic fan 

delivers an unbroken image

in real life

• This "LED Hologram Fan" is also available on Amazon.

The software is on the mini SD card that comes with the holographic fan viewer. Just upload the image, and this software converts it automatically to the holographic fan format -- choose the "F-Mini11" equipment:

The converter software interface --

use the "F-Mini11" option

Then upload the converted files to the mini SD card, and put it back into the holographic fan display.

This YouTube has links to download the converter software:

• https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XukLCM-ThJ2Y3psBZ4QR2RhGlXVbqczi

• We first played with this back in April 2024.

EXHIBITION

I uploaded some round images that I generated with Midjourney using AI.  Eight of those "converted" images can be downloaded HERE, ready to upload to the mini SD card.

The 8 round images

converted and ready-to-view

on the holographic fan display

I generated the round portraits of people and animals using AI in Midjourney, by adding "black and white linocuts in a circle" to the prompt:

I also generated portraits of animals

in AI using Midjourney

I also generated portraits of animals

in AI using Midjourney

We could generate a lot more of these AI portraits, and upload them to several holographic fan displays -- and have an ONLY FANS art exhibition.*

*this idea credited to Adric

• One might also use Spiral Betty to create round images for the holographic fan display

LINOCUTS

I originally laser cut these round images into linoleum -- with a 4 inch diameter -- to print them on a Tortilla Press during the ABQ Rail Yards Sunday Market on 

Printing round AI portraits

with a Tortilla Press

The linocut prints

The ABQ Rail Yard Market

on June 9, 2024

If I do live printmaking again, with these round portraits, I will add the holographic fan display to my Tortilla Press table.  That will catch visitors eyes, and they will see what images can be printed.

Later I combined some of these round portraits

to make a larger print

to send to a print exchange in Durango, Mexico