AI and I

After publishing “Nanyang A Graphic Novel” on Amazon, I started developing the next book in the trilogy. With the concept and a mockup completed I put the project on the back burner. When I was about to resume work by hand-drawing the old school way, as I have done with the first book, an emerging technology burst upon the creative world. Artificial Intelligence! The buzz was too loud to ignore, the mania infectious. Joining millions across the planet I soaked up the tutes from the pioneering experts, trying out various platforms and made generative content for posters, t-shirts and ads. Soon my attention returned to the graphic novel. After finishing a couple of chapters I thought it might be an idea to shout out the book with a teaser. The keyframes were generated on Leoardo AI. I started by sketching out the storyboard and proceeded with recording the VO using macOS builtin text-to-speech TextEdit. Next I generated the key frames on LeonardoAI, and enhanced them in Photoshop. Ea...

Christmas is that magical time of the year when love is in the air. What better way to spread peace, joy and love than by sending people you treasure a romantic Christmas card inspired by a special vacation in a dream city. Christmas in Paris Dinner on the bank of the River Seine They met at a tiny corner cafe. It was love at first sight. Throwing caution to the wind, they flew to Paris. As evening descended they dined on the bank of the River Seine. Hearing the refrain “I love Paris every moment” coming from the band, the couple realised it was their most magical time of the year. Christmas in Paris.  Christmas in Venice Santa Clauses on a gondola. Unwrap the romance! Christmas cards capturing love, magic and memories. Amidst the age-old canals of Venice, a serenade of love unfolds. Feel the joy as you and your someone float on a gondola under a fairyland of lights that dance off the water like shimmering stars. That is the essence of Venice at Christmas, when every ripple tells a...