But he was not like a bodybuilder.
Stelfie is a very funny and clumsy character who time travels and has the most incredible adventures. He is an alter ego of the creator, although they look completely different. The creator started the project to showcase the potential of Stable Diffusion combined with artistic skills. The goal was to capture a scene of Stelfie boxing with Muhammad Ali. He began by drawing a sketch and then used different samplers to achieve realism and details. He also used ControlNet, an extension, to recreate the same pose he had done two months ago. Parameters such as steps, inpaint, and outpaint were all important for the project. He also used Photoshop and Procreate to edit the image. To replicate Muhammad Ali’s face, he used a model trained specifically on Stelfie’s face. He also used the noise strength option in the web UI of Stable Diffusion to control the image. To achieve the correct pose, he used Photoshop to modify the features, such as the nose, jaw, eyes, arms, and exposure. He also used Stable Diffusion to help with the lighting and skin. In the end, he wanted to capture Muhammad Ali as he was in his prime, which was not buff like athletes today, but big and healthy. I feel that the overall process of creation is a joint effort between the artist and the AI. As a traditional artist for two decades, I have been painting on canvas and in the last five years I have been doing a lot of digital art. I don’t feel threatened by this new branch of art, but rather see it as an opportunity for many new talented people to explore the creative possibilities. 50% of the hands seen in Stelfies are mine, as it is very challenging to reproduce hands. To do this, I take a picture of my hand, clean it up and paste it on top where needed.