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Duncan Crombie

@the-art-of-web.com
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Aussie expat, web developer, business manager, dijeridu player, world traveller, schilehrer, cunning linguist and AI whisperer. Tuesdays we post dragons 🐉✨

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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 5h
"Goodnight moon" #synthart
colourful watercolour sketch on black aquarelle paper, high fantasy landscape, a frozen waterfall of teal and magenta ice, frosted pine forest under a bruised purple sky, bright crescent moon, dramatic skies, wet-on-wet effect, strong visual flow --ar 5:7 --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 7h
`A wild horse, sharp defile, forested mountains` #synthart
colourful watercolour sketch on black aquarelle paper, high fantasy landscape, a wild horse descending a sharp defile, forested mountains in background, large piled boulders, dramatic skies, wet-on-wet effect, strong visual flow --ar 5:7 --sd --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 7h
Mes plus sincères condoléances, sois fort.
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 7h
I really like this one! :)
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 7h
@modean987.bsky.social Hasta que nos volvamos a encontrar. ¡Cuídate!
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 8h
`Scattered sheep, rolling hills, forested mountains` #synthart #landscape
colourful watercolour sketch on black aquarelle paper, high fantasy landscape, scattered sheep, Transylvanian rolling hills, forested mountains in background, large piled boulders, dramatic skies, wet-on-wet effect, strong visual flow --ar 5:7 --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 9h
A reminder that tomorrow brings another Dragon Tuesday – a chance for everyone to let loose with your latest dragon-inspired creations #DragonTuesday 🐉✨ `A black dragon with membranous wings, golden eyes` #synthart #AIイラスト #AIArtCommunity
natural palette of ochre, greens and blues, varnished layerings, a sweeping Transylvanian grassland of rolling hills, a black dragon with membranous wings, golden slit-pupil eyes, flying over dirt road, a beech hedge with bright autumn leaves, atmospheric purple-hued mountains, dramatic skies, tangled lines, soft edges, negative space, strong visual flow --ar 7:5 --sref --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 9h
Some improvement since I last essayed this scene – this time I only had to remove one extra leg (the man) and ear (the horse)… `A woodsman leading a horse tethered to a cart loaded with wood` #synthart
natural palette, varnished layerings, a woodsman leading a horse tethered to a wooden cart loaded with wood, oak forest, dark storm clouds gathering over atmospheric Carpathian Mountains in background, dramatic vibrant skies, tangled lines, soft edges, negative space, strong visual flow --ar 5:7 --sd --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 12h
"Birds on the wing" #synthart #nature
natural palette, varnished layerings, three rooks in flight, a wooden fencepost in foreground, rolling hills, scattered oaks, dark storm clouds gathering over atmospheric Carpathian Mountains in background, dramatic vibrant skies, tangled lines, soft edges, negative space, strong visual flow --ar 5:7 --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 13h
`A Eurasian Jay perched on a fencepost` #synthart #nature
natural palette of ochre, greens and blues, varnished layerings, a Eurasian Jay perched on a wooden fencepost in foreground, rolling hills, scattered oaks, dark storm clouds gathering over atmospheric Carpathian Mountains, dramatic skies, tangled lines, soft edges, negative space, strong visual flow --ar 5:7 --sref --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 14h
Good morning bluesky Another grey day, and busy with work ☁️ Starting with a variant from yesterday's dramatic red/green outback landscape #synthart
colourful watercolour sketch on black aquarelle paper, high fantasy landscape, a sweeping outback landscape, frothy waterfall cascade spilling over a high stone edge, steep rust-red walls, jade-green waters below, sparse trees, dramatic skies, wet-on-wet effect, strong visual flow --ar 7:5 --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 18/10/2026
"Goodnight moon" #synthart
colourful watercolour sketch on black aquarelle paper, high fantasy landscape, a badger at night skulking around a Transylvanian oak forest, dappled moonlight, dramatic skies, wet-on-wet effect, strong visual flow --ar 5:7 --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 18/10/2026
Mersi! It's always a bit surreal to see a flock moving through our forest – the sound alone is otherworldly :)
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 18/10/2026
`A waterfall cascading over a high stone edge, steep rust-red walls` #synthart
colourful watercolour sketch on black aquarelle paper, high fantasy landscape, a sweeping outback landscape, frothy waterfall cascade spilling over a high stone edge, steep rust-red walls, jade-green waters below, sparse trees, dramatic skies, wet-on-wet effect, strong visual flow --ar 5:7 --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 18/10/2026
Inspired by a scene from today's forest walk… 👣 `A flock of sheep passing through an oak forest` #synthart #AIイラスト #nature
colourful watercolour sketch on black aquarelle paper, high fantasy landscape, a flock of sheep passing through a Transylvanian oak forest, dappled lighting, dramatic skies, wet-on-wet effect, strong visual flow --ar 7:5 --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 18/10/2026
#3WordChallenge Black Magic - Ritual - Power `A modern-day witch, black slit dress, wielding dark magicks` #synthart #AIArtCommunity
colourful watercolour sketch on black aquarelle paper, high fantasy landscape, a modern-day witch, wearing clinging black slit dress, wielding dark magicks with an unhealthy purple glow, wet-on-wet effect, strong visual flow --ar 5:7 --stylize 50 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 18/10/2026
`A priestess before a woodland shrine, overgrown roots` #synthart #NunDay #AIArtCommunity
colourful watercolour sketch on black aquarelle paper, high fantasy landscape, a beautiful priestess standing before an ancient shrine, wearing diaphanous white, the shrine nestled among overgrown roots of an ancient tree, dark woods, dappled lighting, dramatic skies, wet-on-wet effect, strong visual flow --ar 5:7 --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 18/10/2026
`A dark tower rising, among jagged peaks, dramatic skies` #synthart #fantasy
colourful watercolour sketch on black aquarelle paper, high fantasy landscape, a dark tower rising among jagged peaks, dramatic skies, wet-on-wet effect, strong visual flow --ar 5:7 --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 18/10/2026
Good morning bluesky We had some rain overnight, and another cloudy day ☁️ Starting with a re-working of an older v7 prompt. The new model tries so hard to fit everything in… `A crystalline castle floating in mist, twin suns in the sky` #synthart #fantasy
colourful watercolour sketch on black aquarelle paper, an elven archer with silver bow, crystalline castle floating in mist, twin suns setting behind mountains, wet-on-wet effect, strong visual flow --ar 7:5 --sd --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 17/10/2026
"Goodnight moon" #synthart
natural palette, varnished layerings, a standing stone circle on a bare clifftop, a fisherman’s stone cottage on a shingle beach, beneath a crescent moon, a small boat drawn up in the foreground, sea-worn rocks catching faint light, grey-blue waves rolling in beneath a broad, luminous night sky, tangled lines, soft edges, negative space, strong visual flow --ar 5:7 --sd --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 17/10/2026
"Shrike" #synthart 🪶
natural palette, varnished layerings, a red-backed shrike on barbed-wire, unkempt orchard in background, distant purple-hued atmospheric mountains, dramatic skies, tangled lines, soft edges, negative space, strong visual flow --ar 7:5 --sd --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 17/10/2026
`A Scottish Wildcat, paused on a high branch, dappled lighting` #synthart #Caturday #AIArtCommunity
bright colours, varnished layerings, a Scottish Wildcat, paused on a high branch, oak forest, dappled lighting, dramatic skies, tangled lines, soft edges, negative space, strong visual flow --ar 5:7 --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 17/10/2026
`A standing stone circle, ochre grass and dark moorland, slate-blue sea bands` #synthart
natural palette, varnished layerings, a standing stone circle on a bare clifftop, ochre grass and dark moorland stretching inland, slate-blue sea bands far below, sky heavy with tangled clouds lit by a single shaft of light, dramatic skies, tangled lines, soft edges, negative space, strong visual flow --ar 5:7 --sd --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 17/10/2026
Mersi, Susan! I'm enjoying this one too :) I've actually worked with a similar style a while ago, but wasn't really impressed until running it in v8.2 – which is the opposite of most styles.
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 17/10/2026
`A sweeping grassland, a solitary wolf, bright-yellow tree` #synthart
natural palette, varnished layerings, a sweeping autumn grassland with rolling hills, a solitary wolf silhouetted against bright-yellow tree, atmospheric purple mountains in background, tangled lines suggesting wild energy, dramatic vibrant skies, tangled lines, soft edges, negative space, strong visual flow --ar 7:5 --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 17/10/2026
`A stone causeway, tidal island castle, dramatic storm light` #synthart #AIイラスト
natural palette, varnished layerings, a stone causeway reaching out to a tidal island with a small castle, weed-strewn rocks and shallow channels, coarse machair grass and wildflowers in the foreground, dramatic storm light breaking over the water, tangled lines, soft edges, negative space, strong visual flow --ar 5:7 --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 17/10/2026
Good morning bluesky Another cold and cloudy day here, but it makes for a refreshing change ☁️ Starting with a variant from last night's prompt – in a different light :) #synthart
natural palette, varnished layerings, a standing stone circle on a bare clifftop, a fisherman’s stone cottage on a shingle beach, beneath a crescent moon, a small boat drawn up in the foreground, sea-worn rocks catching faint light, grey-blue waves rolling in beneath a broad, luminous night sky, tangled lines, soft edges, negative space, strong visual flow --ar 5:7 --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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amethyst70893.bsky.social @amethyst70893.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
A dark and moody cabin on the moonlit bay waiting for the storm
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 16/10/2026
"Goodnight moon" #synthart
natural palette, varnished layerings, a standing stone circle on a bare clifftop, a fisherman’s stone cottage on a shingle beach, beneath a crescent moon, a small boat drawn up in the foreground, sea-worn rocks catching faint light, grey-blue waves rolling in beneath a broad, luminous night sky, tangled lines, soft edges, negative space, strong visual flow --ar 5:7 --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 16/10/2026
On today's walk, we spied the local eagle, who flies away grudgingly as we pass by 🪶 `A Lesser Spotted Eagle flies from the branches of a bare tree` #synthart #nature
antique pen-and-ink fantasy illustration, meticulous line engraving, fine cross-hatching and stippled shadows, a sweeping autumn grassland with rolling hills, a Lesser Spotted Eagle flies from the branches of a bare tree, stippled shadows, faint peaks drawn in sparse contour lines, restrained sepia and brown ink tones, soft diffuse light, rough parchment grain, medieval natural-history illustration, negative space --ar 5:7 --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 16/10/2026
`A hilltop dun, drystone ring walls, winding sheep trails` #synthart
natural palette, varnished layerings, a hilltop dun with a ring of drystone walls, sheep trails winding through rough grass, mist rolling in off a restless sea, ragged cliffs and angular stone outcrops at the edge of the frame, dramatic skies, tangled lines, soft edges, negative space, strong visual flow --ar 5:7 --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 16/10/2026
`Grey stone fortress, angular rock shelves, coarse windswept grass` #synthart 🏰
natural palette, varnished layerings, a compact fortress of grey stone stands near the edge of a headland, its round towers softened by drifting sea mist. an endless ocean in slate-blue bands, white-capped wavecrests, angular rock shelves, coarse windswept grass, dramatic skies, tangled lines, soft edges, negative space, strong visual flow --ar 7:5 --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 16/10/2026
Good morning bluesky It's chilly outside, but work is wrapped up, and the weekend in sight ☁️ "Dawn Skies" #synthart
natural palette, varnished layerings, a grey stone fortress stands near the edge of a headland, silhouetted against a gradient vibrant dawn sky over endless ocean, morning star, faint crescent moon, dramatic skies, tangled lines, soft edges, negative space, strong visual flow --ar 5:7 --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 15/10/2026
"Goodnight moon" #synthart
natural palette, varnished layerings, a grey stone fortress stands near the edge of a headland, midnight-blue night sky with scattered stars, orange-peach horizon glow, bright rising crescent moon shining through one tower, dramatic skies, tangled lines, soft edges, negative space, strong visual flow --ar 5:7 --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 15/10/2026
`A grey stone fortress near the edge of a headland, white-capped waves` #synthart
natural palette, varnished layerings, a compact fortress of grey stone stands near the edge of a headland, its round towers softened by drifting sea mist. an endless ocean in slate-blue bands, white-capped wavecrests, angular rock shelves, coarse windswept grass, dramatic skies, tangled lines, soft edges, negative space, strong visual flow --ar 5:7 --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 15/10/2026
`Sweeping autumn grassland, a stag with branching antlers, stippled shadows` #synthart
antique pen-and-ink fantasy illustration, meticulous line engraving, fine cross-hatching and stippled shadows, a sweeping autumn grassland with rolling hills, a stag with branching antlers, a bare tree, stippled shadows, rolling grassland hills, faint peaks drawn in sparse contour lines, restrained sepia and brown ink tones, soft diffuse light, rough parchment grain, medieval natural-history illustration, negative space --ar 5:7 --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 15/10/2026
`A doe looking towards us, forested rolling hills, dramatic skies` #synthart
natural palette of ochre, greens and blues, varnished layerings, a sweeping Transylvanian grassland, a briar bush in midground, a doe looking towards us, forested rolling hills in background, dramatic skies, tangled lines, soft edges, negative space, strong visual flow --ar 7:5 --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 15/10/2026
`Bright-yellow autumn leaves` #synthart #landscape
natural palette of ochre, greens and blues, varnished layerings, a sweeping Transylvanian grassland of rolling hills, a walnut tree with bright-yellow autumn leaves in midground, atmospheric purple-hued mountains, dramatic skies, tangled lines, soft edges, negative space, strong visual flow --ar 7:5 --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 15/10/2026
Inspired by scene from today's walk… 👣 `A small flock of European great tits, perched and in the air` #synthart #AIイラスト #nature
natural palette of ochre, greens and blues, varnished layerings, a sweeping Transylvanian grassland of rolling hills, a small flock of European great tits (Parus major), perched and in the air, an isolated tree with bright-yellow autumn leaves, atmospheric purple-hued mountains, dramatic skies, tangled lines, soft edges, negative space, strong visual flow --ar 5:7 --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 15/10/2026
Good morning bluesky Busy with work today, but managed a walk, which at one point featured a veritable army of tits 🪶 Starting with an early variant from yesterday's goddess :) #synthart 🦉
antique pen-and-ink fantasy illustration, meticulous line engraving, fine cross-hatching and stippled shadows, a sweeping landscape with rolling hills, a beautiful goddess in diaphanous silk, a small owl in the sky, forest in background, bright crescent, restrained sepia and brown ink tones, soft diffuse light, rough parchment grain, medieval natural-history illustration, negative space --ar 5:7 --sd --stylize 60 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 14/10/2026
"Goodnight moon" #synthart
antique pen-and-ink fantasy illustration, meticulous line engraving, fine cross-hatching and stippled shadows, a sweeping landscape with rolling hills, a beautiful goddess in diaphanous silk, a small owl in the sky, forest in background, bright crescent, restrained sepia and brown ink tones, soft diffuse light, rough parchment grain, medieval natural-history illustration, negative space --ar 5:7 --stylize 60 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 14/10/2026
Timeline cleanser… It's been a tough couple of days, you're allowed to take some time to relax 🍎 `A stalwart dwarven warrior relaxing under an apple tree` #synthart
antique pen-and-ink fantasy illustration, meticulous line engraving, fine cross-hatching and stippled shadows, a sweeping autumn grassland with rolling hills, a stalwart dwarven warrior, battle-axe by her side, apple tree and mountains in background, restrained sepia and brown ink tones, soft diffuse light, rough parchment grain, medieval natural-history illustration, negative space --ar 5:7 --sd --stylize 60 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 14/10/2026
"Wolf" #synthart #AIイラスト
antique pen-and-ink fantasy illustration, meticulous line engraving, fine cross-hatching and stippled shadows, a sweeping autumn grassland with rolling hills, a solitary wolf, isolated bare-branched tree, atmospheric mountains in background, sparse background, restrained sepia and brown ink tones, soft diffuse light, rough parchment grain, medieval natural-history illustration, negative space --ar 5:7 --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 14/10/2026
An outtake from yesterday. Can you spot the dragon? #synthart
natural palette, varnished layerings, rolling hills, scattered oaks, a medieval dragon guarding a mysterious stone monolith, dark storm clouds gathering over atmospheric mountains, dramatic vibrant skies, tangled lines, soft edges, negative space, strong visual flow --ar 5:7 --sd --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 14/10/2026
Resurrecting an older v6 prompt… `An ancient warrior-god holding a golden spear, silver wolf alongside` #synthart #WolfWednesday
a tapestry featuring Viking knotwork, silver, copper, teal, intricate detail, an ancient warrior-god holding a golden spear, walking alongside a giant silver wolf, lightning skies, negative space, strong visual flow --ar 7:5 --stylize 50 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 14/10/2026
`Soaring mountains, an ominous wizard's tower, lightning-streaked skies` #synthart #fantasy
antique pen-and-ink fantasy illustration, meticulous line engraving, fine cross-hatching and stippled shadows, a high fantasy landscape of soaring mountains, an ominous wizards tower nestled amongst jagged peaks, dramatic lightning-streaked skies, restrained sepia and brown ink tones, soft diffuse light, rough parchment grain, faded manuscript stains, medieval natural-history illustration, negative space --ar 5:7 --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 14/10/2026
On the dragon front we've identified 158 posts from 56 individual accounts, and it's great to see the return of some of our veteran contributors :) Thanks to everyone who joined, and see you next week! 🐉✨ So. Many. Dragons. #AIArtCommunity
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 14/10/2026
Good morning bluesky Bright sunshine today, with fluffy clouds 🌤️ `A solitary wolf, isolated bare-branched tree, atmospheric mountains` #synthart #WolfWednesday #AIArtCommunity
antique pen-and-ink fantasy illustration, meticulous line engraving, fine cross-hatching and stippled shadows, a sweeping autumn grassland with rolling hills, a solitary wolf, isolated bare-branched tree, atmospheric mountains in background, sparse background, restrained sepia and brown ink tones, soft diffuse light, rough parchment grain, faded manuscript stains, medieval natural-history illustration, negative space --ar 7:5 --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 13/10/2026
"Goodnight moon" #synthart #DragonTuesday 🐉✨
antique pen-and-ink fantasy illustration, meticulous line engraving, fine cross-hatching and stippled shadows, a high-fantasy woman, looming dragon in background, the woman wearing a layered medieval gown, fitted bodice, long bell sleeves, an ornamental belt, a circlet and a trailing mantle, holding a long carved staff topped with a crescent-shaped ornament, the dragon with a narrow snout, curved horns, slit-pupil eyes, overlapping scales, isolated against a sparse aged parchment background, sparse background, restrained sepia and brown ink tones, soft diffuse light, rough parchment grain, faded manuscript stains, medieval natural-history illustration, negative space --ar 5:7 --stylize 10 --v 8.2
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Brian O'Blivion ⚛️ 🖲🐒 🤷🏽 @boblivion.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
#aiimages #iconoplasm #AlArt #AIArtist #AIArtwork #horrorai #DigitalArt #AlArtGallery #AlGeneratedArt #monster #horrorart #creativeai #synthart #lovecraft #dragon #dragontuesday #amyloid #plaque #alzheimers #brain #cyclops Amyloid Dragon
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