King Louie color models

Here are two magnificent key animation drawings ( xeroxed copies) of King Louie from The Jungle Book by Milt Kahl. They represent the character's early version with small, beady eyes. Walt Disney eventually did ask Milt to enlarge the eyes...so he could see them better.

According to studio notes Walt liked and approved the early pencil animation Milt had produced. He thought the character really came to life. 

It is possible that Ken Anderson applied Magic Marker colors to Milt's Louie drawings as a suggestion for an early color model. 

AI Kley

I decided that I needed to find out more about AI, when it comes to visualization. I had seen examples of AI rendered art, some looked awkward, others looked fascinating.

I took this Heinrich Kley sketch, and asked AI to turn it into a classic oil painting. A woman emerging from a large shell on the surface of the ocean. She is surrounded by fantasy creatures. The lighting should be magical. 

The second image shows what AI created.

You can see how AI interpreted my prompt. In the original sketch one of the human characters is blowing into a shell. The AI version shows him holding a round light source instead, which creates "magical lighting". 

In the Kley version the walrus on the right is smiling. This got lost in translation. But keep in mind the Kley sketch leaves a lot open for interpretation.

As you know AI is here to stay, and it is fair to say that it will do a lot of damage as well as a lot of good.

There are major ethical and philosophical issues regarding visualization, but on a different note I can not wait for the cure for cancer.