James Desmond

Fun with VQGAN : Seeing what anything could look like

python ai

I installed VQGAN on Windows. All I had to do was install Python 3.9 and miniconda for Python 3.9 I made some funny looking images using it, and am hoping to pursue this further.

Here is what I made.

ripe berries

VQGAN generation of ripe berries

python generate.py -p "ripe berries" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 600

Where lies the strangling fruit

VQGAN generation of the strangling fruit passage

Download “Where lies the strangling fruit” generation video

python generate.py -p "Where lies the strangling fruit that came from the hand of the sinner I shall bring forth the seeds of the dead to share with the worms that gather in the darkness and surround the world with the power of their lives while from the dim lit halls of other places forms that never were and never could be writhe for the impatience" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 200

a futuristic touchscreen display

VQGAN generation of a futuristic touchscreen display

Download futuristic touchscreen display generation video

python generate.py -p "a futuristic touchscreen display listing prices for food and drinks | minecraft | vaporwave | cyberpunk" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 200

a portrait in the style of …

I used this image of myself.

Van Gogh

VQGAN portrait in the style of Van Gogh

python generate.py -p "a portrait in the style of Van Gogh" -ii "samples/blonde.jpg" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 80 -lr 0.25

Download Van Gogh portrait generation video

Picasso

VQGAN portrait in the style of Picasso

python generate.py -p "a portrait in the style of Picasso" -ii "samples/blonde.jpg" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 80 -lr 0.25

Download Picasso portrait generation video

Monet

VQGAN portrait in the style of Monet

python generate.py -p "a portrait in the style of Monet" -ii "samples/blonde.jpg" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 80 -lr 0.25

Download Monet portrait generation video

Hieronymus bosch

VQGAN portrait in the style of Hieronymus Bosch

python generate.py -p "a portrait in the style of Hieronymus bosch" -ii "samples/blonde.jpg" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 80 -lr 0.25

Download Hieronymus Bosch portrait generation video

Frida Kahlo

VQGAN portrait in the style of Frida Kahlo

python generate.py -p "a portrait in the style of Frida Kahlo" -ii "samples/blonde.jpg" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 80 -lr 0.25

Download Frida Kahlo portrait generation video

Salvador Dali

VQGAN portrait in the style of Salvador Dali

python generate.py -p "a portrait in the style of Salvador Dali" -ii "samples/blonde.jpg" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 80 -lr 0.25

Giuseppe Arcimboldo

VQGAN portrait in the style of Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Download Giuseppe Arcimboldo portrait generation video

python generate.py -p "a portrait in the style of Giuseppe Arcimboldo" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 120 -ii "samples/blonde.jpg" -lr .25 Download Salvador Dali portrait generation video

Leonardo da Vinci

VQGAN portrait in the style of Leonardo da Vinci

python generate.py -p "a portrait in the style of Leonardo Da Vinci -ii "samples/blonde.jpg" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 80 -lr 0.25

Lisa Frank

VQGAN portrait in the style of Lisa Frank

Download Lisa Frank portrait generation video

python generate.py -p "a portrait in the style of Lisa Frank" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 120 -ii "samples/blonde.jpg" -lr .25

Soviet Propaganda

VQGAN portrait in the style of Soviet propaganda

Download Soviet propaganda portrait generation video

python generate.py -p "a portrait in the style of Soviet Propaganda" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 120 -ii "samples/blonde.jpg" -lr .25

a portrait made of glass

VQGAN portrait made of glass

Download glass portrait generation video

python generate.py -p "a portrait made of glass" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 120 -ii "samples/blonde.jpg" -lr .25

a portrait made of human faces

VQGAN portrait made of human faces

Download human faces portrait generation video

python generate.py -p "a portrait made of human faces" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 120 -ii "samples/blonde.jpg" -lr .25

a portrait made of dogs

VQGAN portrait made of dogs

Download dogs portrait generation video

python generate.py -p "a portrait made of dogs" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 120 -ii "samples/blonde.jpg" -lr .25

Download Leonardo da Vinci portrait generation video

pious man pleads with god to strike down his enemies

VQGAN generation of a pious man pleading with god

>python generate.py -p "pious man pleads with god to strike down his enemies" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 2000

boston_terrier

VQGAN generation of a person with a Boston terrier

Download Boston terrier generation video

python generate.py -p "A selfie of a person and a boston terrier" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 200

springer

VQGAN generation of a springer spaniel leaping into water

Download springer spaniel generation video

python generate.py -p "A picture of a springer spaniel dog leaping into water" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 200

a portrait of Santa Claus in the style of Batman’s Joker

VQGAN portrait of Santa Claus as Batman’s Joker

Download Santa Claus Joker generation video

python generate.py -p "a portrait of Santa Claus in the style of Batman's Joker" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 80 -lr 0.5

a wood burning of a pig flying

VQGAN generation of a wood burning of a pig flying

Download wood burning pig flying generation video

python generate.py -p "a wood burning of a pig flying" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 80 -lr 0.5

Jeff Probst in the jungle

VQGAN generation of Jeff Probst in the jungle

Download Jeff Probst in the jungle generation video

python generate.py -p "Jeff Probst in the jungle" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 80

VQGAN generation of Jeff Probst in the jungle, second attempt

Download Jeff Probst in the jungle generation video, higher learning rate

python generate.py -p "Jeff Probst in the jungle" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 80 -lr 0.5

dune

VQGAN generation of a Dune sandworm desert scene

Download Dune sandworm generation video

python generate.py -p "spicy sandworm in a never ending desert with multiple suns and humans standing on a dune." -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 800

security camera footage of aliens doing yoga poses in a testing facility

VQGAN generation of aliens doing yoga in a testing facility

Download alien yoga generation video

python generate.py -p "security camera footage of aliens doing yoga poses in a testing facility" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 200 -lr 0.5

HATE

VQGAN generation inspired by I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream

Download HATE generation video

python generate.py -p "HATE | LET ME TELL YOU HOW MUCH I'VE COME TO HATE YOU SINCE I BEGAN TO LIVE | THERE ARE 387 | 44 MILLION MILES OF PRINTED CIRCUITS IN WAFER THIN LAYERS THAT FILL MY COMPLEX | IF THE WORD HATE WAS ENGRAVED ON EACH NANOANGSTROM OF THOSE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF MILES IT WOULD NOT EQUAL ONE ONE-BILLIONTH OF THE HATE I FEEL FOR HUMANS AT THIS MICRO-INSTANT FOR YOU | HATE | HATE" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 600

alien supercomputer unreal engine render glados

VQGAN generation of an alien supercomputer GLaDOS render

Download alien supercomputer GLaDOS generation video

python generate.py -p "alien supercomputer unreal engine render glados" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 300

mixed media goku super saiyan with perfect cell

VQGAN generation of Goku Super Saiyan with Perfect Cell

Download Goku Super Saiyan generation video

python generate.py -p "mixed media goku super saiyan with perfect cell" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 300

a group of martians in the style of PS1 graphics

VQGAN generation of martians in PS1 graphics style

Download PS1 martians generation video

python generate.py -p "a group of martians in the style of PS1 graphics" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 1000 -lr 0.25

Floating steampunk ship in the clouds

VQGAN generation of a floating steampunk ship in the clouds

Download steampunk ship generation video

python generate.py -p "Floating steampunk ship in the clouds" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 120

a video game screenshot in the style of childs drawing

VQGAN generation of a video game screenshot as a child’s drawing

Download child’s drawing video game generation video

python generate.py -p "a video game screenshot in the style of childs drawing" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 80 -ii "samples/sk8.jpg"

Ukiyo-e woodcut art pixel perfect

VQGAN Ukiyo-e woodcut art generation

Download Ukiyo-e woodcut art generation video

python generate.py -p "Ukiyo-e woodcut art pixel perfect" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 80 -ii "samples/pky2.jpg" -lr .25

pixel perfect Ukiyo-e woodcut art

VQGAN pixel perfect Ukiyo-e woodcut art generation

Download pixel Ukiyo-e woodcut art generation video

python generate.py -p "pixel perfect Ukiyo-e woodcut art " -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 300 -ii "samples/pky2.jpg" -lr .25

Minimalist

VQGAN minimalist generation

Download minimalist generation video

python generate.py -p "Minimalist" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 300 -ii "samples/pky2.jpg" -lr .25

a portrait in the style of Monet

VQGAN portrait in the style of Monet from different source image

Download Monet portrait generation video, alternate source

python generate.py -p "a portrait in the style of Monet" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 150 -ii "samples/pky3.jpg" -lr .25

portrait made of smoke and mirrors

VQGAN portrait made of smoke and mirrors

Download smoke and mirrors portrait generation video

python generate.py -p "portrait made of smoke and mirrors" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 1200 -ii "samples/blonde.jpg" -lr .25

infinite geometry textbooks fractal | home alone kid

VQGAN generation of infinite geometry textbooks fractal

Download infinite geometry fractal generation video

python generate.py -p "infinite geometry textbooks fractal | home alone kid" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 160 -lr .8

a mountain out of a molehill

VQGAN generation of a mountain out of a molehill

Download mountain out of a molehill generation video

python generate.py -p "a mountain out of a molehill" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 120

cordyceps skeleton zombie | unreal engine

VQGAN generation of a cordyceps skeleton zombie

Download cordyceps zombie generation video

python generate.py -p "cordyceps skeleton zombie | unreal engine" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 80 -ii "samples/blonde.jpg"

The Angel of Death by Claude Monet

VQGAN generation of The Angel of Death by Claude Monet

Download Angel of Death by Monet generation video

python generate.py -p "The Angel of Death by Claude Monet" -vid -vl 15 -se 5 -i 120 -ckpt "checkpoints/wikiart_16384.ckpt" -conf "checkpoints/wikiart_16384.yaml"