[Community Challenge 39] Hybrid Animals
:::spoiler Prompt an animal that is a hybrid crossing of a badger a mushroom and a snake, in a green field --ar 4:3 :::
Theme
This week’s theme is hybrid animals! Anything goes, as long as it's a mix of an animal and some other organism (humans don't count :)
Rules:
- Follow the community’s rules above all else
- One comment and image per user
- Embed image directly in the post (no external link)
- Workflow/Prompt sharing encouraged (we’re all here for fun and learning)
- Posts that are tied will both get the points
- The challenge runs for 7 days from now on
- Down votes will not be counted
Scores
At the end of the challenge each post will be scored:
| Prize | Points |
|---|---|
| Most upvoted | +3 points |
| Second most upvoted | +2 point |
| Third most upvoted | +1 point |
| OP’s favorite | +1 point |
| Most original | +1 point |
| Last two entries (to compensate for less time to vote) | +1 point |
| Prompt and workflow included | +1 point |
The winner gets to pick next theme! As always, have fun everyone!
I’m currently enjoying a day out, so I will judge the entries a day later
::: spoiler prompt octopus kitty, cutest, supercute, very cute, lovely, smiling, kind, nice, beautiful, bright, happy :::
Points: 13
Congratulations! You win this challenge and get to choose the next challenge!
You are hereby awarded the golden helix :)
yay! thank you for the nice prize too! I just woke up and will think of a theme today and post it tonight or before.
That's a really cute octopussy :)
thank you :)
Prompt: A fantastical photo featuring a unique and whimsical hybrid creature. The creature has the head of a fluffy pomeranian, with bright, curious eyes and a playful expression. It has the powerful wings of an eagle, spread wide and ready to soar. The creature's tail is that of a sleek and agile cat, gracefully curling behind it. The overall atmosphere of the image is enchanting and surreal, with a hint of magical realism., photo (Ideogram)
Points: 13
You made it to (shared) 2nd place! This one is really impressive, it looks so lifelike!
Here's your Silver Zygote trophy!
catendula
Purrfect!
Points: 14
You got a (shared) 2nd place! I love the way the cat blends with the flower, really nice work!
For 2nd place, you get the Silver Zygote trophy!
Dino-peacock
Points: 11
You got (shared) 3rd place! Such a gorgeous animal!
For you the Bronze Syringe:
Huzzah!
Majestic af
North Pole × South Pole: The Polar Reinbear Penguin
Points: 9
No points but still, I like your animal! Is that a sloth penguin in the background? :)
That's how their teenage children look like before they grow legs and antlers.
Hard 😅
Bing
Hello Garfield
Points: 10
Though a felt puppet can hardly be called "some other organism", I will let it slide since the result is so good :)
I will not speak of the horrors I witnessed to generate this creature...
epiCRealism XL
(chameleon (horned tiger cat antler) orange black cuttlefish legged hybrid creature:1.3), (under water coral reef tropical sea background), (high definition, ultra quality, high detail, deep shadows, depth of field, 4k UHD, HD, amazing artist, masterpiece)Points: 11
You made it to (shared) 3rd place! It's a very nice hybrid, I like the horns.
You have won the Bronze Syringe!
this is the best one !
Prompt: Giraffe mixed with tardigrade, waterbear micro organism, tardigrade body, full body view bumpy sectional body. Unstability.ai
He's a grumpy little guy!
Points: 10
Definitely one of the more unexpected combinations, and it turned out so well! I love his two little front legs.
Tiger Spider.
Made with comfyui.
The Workflow is embedded in this picture (Catbox)
This is pretty badass.
Points: 9
That looks seriously terrifying, very nice choice of animals!
Oops, almost forgot. You get a trophy for reaching (shared) 3rd place!
StableDiffusionXL didn't want to create a hybrid in several tries. So... I went back to the drawing board and requested an image of a mouse and then used inpaint to replace the head with that of a cat.
::: spoiler Prompt Step 1:
Step 2:
:::
Points: 10
It's looks very cute :) And the inpainting is a clever way of doing this.
The infamous turpig.
Prompt : a pig inside a turtle's carrapace, walking on its hindlegs, realistic.
Points: 10
Pigs are always cute, turpigs included :)
Prompt: Create an ultra-detailed dark, ominous, image of a steampunk inspired cat from Cheshire with the neck of a giraffe. In a dilapidated urban setting. Use Samyang/Rokinon Xeen 50mm T1.5
Had to use “cat from Cheshire” because “Cheshire Cat” wasn’t allowed in Dall-E lol
Points: 8
I don't understand why Cheshire Cat is not allowed, since I'm sure the first illustrations should be in the public domain by now. It's not like you specifically asked for the Disney version. Anyway, this is still a good likeness.
The puppy is the powerhouse of the cell
I wanted something radically different, combining things we dont even think of as organisms. I struck upon the idea of having an animal be a cell organelle, and I just had to try. I think it turned out decently, although as an organelle you don't get the typical visual blending of the organisms, it's more of a conceptual blending.
::: spoiler copilot prompt hyperrealistic image of an amoeba in a microscope with the face of a puppy :::
I love the idea and couldn't resist to try and make one as well, hope you don't mind :)
Oh nice, that turned out so well!
Had some other decent results too, but I loved the transparency of the cell in the one I picked in the end
Fidochondria - I like it.
Oh nice
I couldn't come up with anything good, but that's perfect
Points: 9
I really love the idea of mixing an animal with a microscopic organism.
You got to (shared) 3rd place! Here's a Bronze Syringe trophy :)
Thank you, thank you 🙇♂️🙇♂️🙌
My thought process was, which two animals would make a completely nonsensical combination? My first attempt trying out SD 3, I believe it's better at animal hybrids than humans sitting on a bench TBH.
Prompt: fantastical hybrid creature combining an elephant and a butterfly. The creature has the body of a small, rounded elephant with iridescent scales. Its head features a long trunk and large eyes, with vibrant butterfly wings extending from the sides. The legs are slender with intricate patterns, and the tail ends in colorful, feather-like appendages. Place this creature in a lush, green forest with colorful flowers and sunlight filtering through the trees, creating a magical and enchanting atmosphere. Photorealistic and cinematic
Model: SD 3
As proof that it's better at animal hybrids then humans sitting:
::: spoiler Tests
First 4 attempts at a hybrid. (Rodent with a cat's head inspired by one of the submissions here by @[email protected] )
First 4 attempts at a man on a bench. (These are the most coherent humans the model has created for me so far 😅)
You can interpret these results however you want.
:::
Points: 8
That looks adorable, and definitely a better use for SD3 than humans sitting at a bench :)
Bull Shark
Prompt: movie still, of an animal that is a hybrid crossing between a shark and a bull, in the style of a cronenberg horror movie --ar 4:3
An aww dog with swan wings, shiba inu, flies in the park, at sunset, happy people in the background, tilt shift photography using Bing images creator
*Feel like there is tho possibility to do crazy stuff, but I kept it "simple" and common
(Edit formatting)
Points: 6
He looks so happy to be flying!
In the bingilator:
"A banana that is part Banana and also part banana that contains no money" one try since I meant to type "monkey" but this is better.
Points: 6
So there's a banana, and more banana, and no money... And a pig?
I still don't understand, what is it you were trying to make here? Regardless of the prompt, in normal human language?
I was trying to trick the bingilator into making something I did not expect. Also I was just told to pick up bananas if I had the chance.....
::: spoiler The Pugaroo of New Guinea prompt: "32k UHD photo professional wildlife photography, diffuse lighting, funny meme awkward ugly, short kangaroo arms, kangaroo body, forelimbs with small claws, muscular hind limbs for jumping, strong tail, upright, pug wrinkly flat muzzled face, pug ears folded with the front edge against the side of the head, fat wrinkly skin throughout, depressed expression, upright hopping awkwardly, off balance mid air, in the overgrown remote wild of New Guinea, side view"
neg: dog body, photoshop, fake, shadow, clothing, harness, large forelimbs, (nipples breasts)
The full ComfyUI workflow and prompt is attached to the image: https://files.catbox.moe/z3b0bx.png
Edit: Correct "New Zealand" to "New Guinea" in title to match prompt. :::
Points: 6
For some reason I keep hearing the Skippy theme song :)
What do you think it would take to make this vote tally thing automated by a bot? Like ideally one could set up the whole thing to tally, send a few direct messages around and fall back to defaults if there is no reply set within a given amount of time. I'm not criticising anyone here. From my perspective after hosting once, the whole tally and generation of the next challenge is a bit of a drag where automaton and routine would help improve participation IMO.
Hmmm, I guess it would be possible to take all top-level comments and check if they have an image. Then you collect
You could determine the points for most upvotes and last two entries. But you still need to give input for prompt included, OP favorite, and original. But just the collecting of the data and putting it in a workable format (csv, json, tsv, etc.) might remove some of the tedium. A second script for converting the filled in CSV to individual markdown comments and possibly posting them, would remove some more annoying work. I'm not so sure what the direct messages would help with though.
Having done this for 4 or 5 times (I lost count :). These are my main annoyances:
For example, in this round I:
It took me more than an hour to do it properly and I guess a lot of it could definitely be automated.
Anyway, it would make for a fun little project I guess. But I lack the time or skills to do this properly.
Cool you managed it :)
Don’t tell anyone, but I’m secretly more capable than I let on ;)
Makes me think of this
And you are completely correct for thinking this :)
You mean a badger, badger, badger, badger, mushroom, mushroom, snake?
Yes, but if I use that in my prompt I mostly get badger and not enough mushroom and snake :)
10/10 would pet