Project /

Belly Button Verse 抖宅宇宙

Category /

Ai Artworks, NFT porject

Tools /

Stable Diffusion

This is an ongoing project.

Brief /

我需要為目前任職的公司 Lootex 製作一個 10K NFT 專案，即生成 10,000 張 PFP 圖像。公司要求這些圖像在視覺上必須有趣、獨特，並且符合當今迷因圖的審美觀。迷因圖的審美本來就難以定義，我認為它應該是有趣、無意義、奇怪並帶有一點「醜萌」的特質。這讓我想到過去創作的一系列手繪角色，非常適合這個專案，因此決定以這些角色為基礎，訓練一個 AI 模型來生成 10,000 張圖片。我使用了 Stable Diffusion 工具，基於這些手繪角色訓練了一個 LORA 模型，並利用該模型創造了 10,000 張圖片。

The company I'm currently working for, Lootex, asked me to create a 10K NFT project, which means I needed to produce a whopping 10,000 PFP (Profile Picture) images. The company's requirements were pretty clear: the visuals had to be engaging, unique, and in line with today's meme aesthetic.

Now, defining the meme aesthetic can be quite tricky, but I personally interpret it as a combination of humor, meaninglessness, quirkiness, and a touch of ugly-cute charm. This got me thinking about a series of hand-drawn characters I had created in the past. I realized that these characters would be perfect for this project.

So, I took this series of characters and used them to train an AI model. With this model, I was able to generate all 10,000 images needed for the project. I'm really pleased with how the final product turned out.

I used the Stable Diffusion toolkit to build the AI model and generate the 10,000 images.

Concept /

我將這些角色命名為 Belly Button，這是一組手繪角色，再透過訓練 AI 模型，產出無數的角色，因此建立起 Belly Button Verse。這些角色在視覺上看起來醜萌，有機會在當今迷因圈中引起注意。基於手繪創作，加上 AI 產圖的隨機性特點，概念上其實就是數位藝術。再加上 ERC404 的技術，圖幣交換，可以實現讓使用者任意換圖，並且每一張圖都獨一無二，使用者可以經驗到召喚 Belly Button 的樂趣。

這個項目可以說是一個，Decentralized AI Generated ART and NFT Token Game.

• Decentralized： 沒有人能控制圖的產生結果

• AI generated： 結合 AI 技術

• ART： 隨機生成，無限生成，並且基於人類手繪的數位創作

• NFT： 圖片是一個 NFT

• Game： 將圖幣交換的過程，轉化為召喚 Belly Button 的行為，增加遊戲性。
  
  I named these characters "Belly Buttons." It's a group of hand-drawn characters that I used to train an AI model, resulting in the generation of countless unique characters and the establishment of the Belly Button Verse. Visually, these characters appear quirky, ugly-cute, and distinctive, giving them the potential to grab attention in today's meme culture. By combining hand-drawn art with the randomness of AI-generated images, the concept essentially becomes digital art. With the integration of ERC404 technology, users can freely swap images, with each image being one-of-a-kind. This allows users to experience the joy of summoning Belly Buttons, and they can keep switching images until they're completely satisfied. I define this as an "AI-Generated Decentralized NFT Art Game

• Decentralized: No one can control the outcome of the generated images.

• AI-generated: Integrating AI technology into the creative process.

• ART: Randomly generated, infinitely generated, and based on human hand-drawn digital creations.

• NFT: Each image is an unique NFT.

• Game: Transforming the process of exchanging image tokens into the act of summoning Belly Buttons, adding an element of gamification to the experience.