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Another seamless texture

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Thank you! I've been experimenting with using ChatGPT to generate prompts. I've iterated this prompt a bunch to get to this specific image. Here's the ridiculous ChatGPT prompt:

Within the realm of technical botanical illustration, the talented artist Escher presents an enchanting black and white composition that showcases the intricate beauty of Foxglove, Bittersweet Nightshade, Mountain Laurel, Castor Bean, Yew Shrubs, Poison Sumac, Poison Ivy, Water Hemlock, Deadly Nightshade, White Snakeroot, Oleander, Angel's Trumpet, Datura, and Monkshood. The vibrant flowers and plants, with their poisonous secrets, intertwine seamlessly in this surreal landscape. Each specimen is meticulously rendered with precise linework and accurate botanical details, while the surreal color palette oscillates between vibrant pinks, purples, and eerie shades of green, capturing their allure and menace. The lighting technique highlights the intricate forms and textures, creating a dreamlike atmosphere where danger lurks amidst the captivating beauty, --tile

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Seamless textures are usually able to be tiled top, bottom, left and right, which this image is. So, if you were to use this with a fill tool in Affinity or Adobe products, it will seamlessly fill a shape.

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The exjw subreddit has some worthwhile posts lately.

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There were some pretty interesting changes announced. Brief rundown of the two announcements: Brothers can wear beards. Service is no longer mandatory and you don't have to report your time. Sisters can wear slacks to the KH and in service. Disfellowshipped people can be given a simple greeting and can be invited to meetings. Changes to how elders meet with people and dispense judgement. Changes to elders interacting with minors. Changes to the shunning practice.

A lot of people feel that this is in response to the government in Norway removing the JW Org from it's list of official religions and defunding them.

Here's a link to announcement #2. Check the beard! Holy crap! https://www.jw.org/en/news/region/global/2024-Governing-Body-Update-2/