Art Terms you should be using in Generative Art

20 Art Terms you should be using

These are 20 Art terms to enhance AI images using Generative Art

The terms include;

1. Chiaroscuro

2. Tenebrism

3. Grisaille

4. Dark Synth

5. Wave

6. Vaporwave

7. Prismatic

8. Sfumato

9. Impasto

10. Pentimento

11. Diffusion

12. Deconstructivism

13. Fractal

14. Filigree

15. Sgraffito

16. Ukio-e

17. Encaustic

18. Kinetic Art

19. Op Art

20. Aboriginal Dot Painting

21. Feng Shui

22. Wabi-Sabi

Each term adds a unique visual style or effect to the AI images. You are encouraged to combine multiple terms for a distinctive look.

Intro:

Do you sometimes just not have the right words to describe the AI image that you want or maybe you're looking for a new art style to try out? These are 20 Artistic Styles and mediums that work great in your AI image prompts (especially mid-journey, but others as well). These artistic terms will give your visuals an eye-catching edge.

1. Chiaroscuro

Chiaroscuro means Light and Dark. It adds illumination and Dark Shadows to create a nice 3d effect. Chiaroscuro is an artistic term that originated in the Renaissance period and refers to the contrast between Light and Dark in a visual composition. The word "Chiaroscuro" comes from the Italian words "Chiaro," meaning Light, and "Scuro," meaning Dark.

Artists use Chiaroscuro to create a sense of depth, volume, and dramatic effect in their works. By manipulating the distribution of light and shadow, they can achieve a three-dimensional quality and evoke a particular mood or atmosphere.

One of the most famous artists associated with Chiaroscuro is the Italian painter Caravaggio. He used strong contrasts between light and dark to create a dramatic and theatrical effect in his paintings. Caravaggio's innovative use of chiaroscuro had a significant influence on subsequent generations of artists.

Chiaroscuro is not limited to painting but is also utilized in other art forms such as photography, film, and even literature, where authors may use contrasting light and shadow to evoke certain emotions or create visual imagery.

Overall, chiaroscuro is a technique that plays with light. Here are some examples:

a. Giovanni Baglione. Sacred and Profane Love. 1602–1603, showing dramatic compositional chiaroscuro

2. Tenebrism

If you'd like these dark shadows use the term Tenebrism. it means Dark Gloomy, Mysterious and Obscuring. Tenebrism like Chiaroscuro uses light and dark contrast. punches of light spotlight areas of action with Deep Shadows.

3. Grisaille

If you're looking for a 3D sculptural look try Grisaille. Grisaille

Often uses a monochromatic palette in Shades of Gray. but you can ask for colorful Grisaille. MidJourney while bad and eye you'll get colorful sculptures.

4. Dark Synth

Let's do one more dark look before we brighten things up a bit let's take a cue from the music world dark synth is a style of 1980s electronic music incorporating atmospheric horror using the term gives your images a dark retro futuristic deconstructed look in a previous video. I mentioned that you can add Punk to any word to add a Cool vibe

5. Wave

Wave Works in a similar way it gives everything a bit of a splash but let's look at a very specific Wave.

6. Vaporwave

Vaporwave is a colorful digital art inspired by electronic music and is heavily influenced by 1980s and 1990s computer graphic design it features neon lighting and pastel colors.

7. Prisatic

Keeping with the color theme add Prismatic to your prompts. Prismatic gives you facets of color as if a rainbow split through a prism. there's often a geometric gem-like structure to the images. Prismatic often has hard edges to the color

8. Sfumato

But spumato softly Blends the colors and edges to create indistinct outlines and hazy forms. the words Sfumato comes from the Italian to smoke so you'll likely get smoke in your image as well

9. Impasto

if you want bold colors with bold strokes use the term Impasto. in impasto painting, strong colors are applied to a canvas with thick brush strokes creating a rough textured surface and a 3D quality.

10. Pentimento

And if you like the textured effect of impasto, you may also like the layered effect of pentimento. Pentimento means to change one's mind. the top surface of the image is stripped away and the underlying images become visible. this gives the image depth and complexity. in mid-journey sometimes pentimento will give you a double exposure effect.

11. Diffusion

If you like the pentimento effect try using the term diffusion. diffusion spreads and mixes colors and other elements creating unique and interesting patterns. diffusion art is often used to create stunning abstract pieces as the unpredictable results of the diffusion process can create interesting and beautiful visuals.

12. Deconstructivism

If you really want to tear things apart, take a turn from architecture and deconstruct your subject. deconstructivism gives the impression of ‘fragmentation’. it also encourages radical freedom of form creating unsettling and perplexing structures. in mid-journey subjects seem to pull apart when you use the term deconstructivism.

13. Fractal

For a more organized pattern you may instead like the term fractal. fractals are infinitely complex never-ending patterns. they are intricate detailed geometric shapes like the pattern in a snowflake with mid-journey. you can make abstract fractal patterns or use fractals as a texture.

14. Filigree

If you like your patterns more delicate and textured you can't go wrong with the term filigree. filigree is a term for metal work metal is twisted and woven to create intricate textures and details. filigree often features loops and swirls creating delicate Lacy patterns often in geometric designs. mid-journey will pick up on the metal work and often add a metallic surface.

15. Sgraffito

If you like the idea of intricate filigree but you want a little more depth try asking for Sgraffito. Sgraffito is the cutting away of a surface layer to expose color underneath it creates intricate pattern designs and textures. it is often used to create a sense of depth and movement in art. mid-journey often picks up on the cutout effect used in wood or clay Sgraffito is common.

16. Ukiyo-e.

If you want to add a stylized Asian Twist try Ukiyo-e. Ukiyo-e is a type of colorful stylized Japanese wood block print. the word means ‘pictures of the floating world’. Ukiyo-e images have a distinctive flat perspective and the characters and scenes are often portrayed in an idealized manner.

17. Encaustic

For one of my favorite layered effects encaustic. Encaustic is a style of painting using wax and fire it's a layered painting technique that uses heated beeswax mixed with paint to create a textured and layered surface. the term acoustic comes from the Greek word ‘to burn’. In mid-journey using the word encaustic creates a colorful fluid effect like the colors have melted.

18. Kinetic

If you want a bit of motion in your image, try asking for ‘Kinetic Art’. Kinetic art usually has motion like sculptural mobiles. mid-journey may give you a sculpture or it interprets ‘Kinetic Art’ as motion blur or swirls. Kinetic can also include 2D images that extend beyond the borders of the frame as if the subject is jumping out of the image.

19. Op Art (Optical Art)

If you're looking for a movement with a special effect try prompting for Op art or Optical art you'll get an illusion of movement vibration or hidden images through the use of optical illusions, patterns and colors. op art typically features abstract geometric forms and is often created using black and white or highly contrasting colors.

20. Aboriginal dot painting

One of my favorite graphic Styles is Aboriginal dot painting from Australia. if you've never seen Aboriginal dot painting before, that's okay mid-journey knows what it is. Aboriginal dot painting is an indigenous form of Australian art that's become popular worldwide.

If you've never seen it it's a bit like Pointillism. colorful dots, circles and other shapes create intricate designs and patterns.

21. Feng Shui

You might know the term feng shui as a Chinese philosophy behind interior design but Feng Shui goes beyond that it translates as the way of the wind and the water. Aask me Journey for feng shui and your compositions will favor circular compositions in an Asian style often adding the yin and yang a symbol of Natural Balance and Harmony.

22. Wabi-Sabi

Finally wabi-sabi. wabi-sabi is more of a Japanese aesthetic than an artistic style but mid-journey interprets the phrase as an art style. Wabi-Sabi is finding the beauty in imperfection. your images will be ‘Gritty and Muted’ with cracked and broken textures. They show the simple cycle of life and decay. rather than seeking perfection, explore the imperfection in your images.

Try adding these terms to your favorite prompts and combining the Styles together for a unique look.

Encaustic can work well with Fractal and Diffusion there's nothing wrong with adding Tenebrism, Grisaille, Dark Synth, Vaporwave and Prismatic all in one prompt.

And Fractal, Filigree, Sfcruffito, Ukiyo-e and Encaustic will give your images a really unique look.

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