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When AI Learns from Arcimboldo and “Negates” Mucha, AI Creates Portraits Quieter than Arcimboldo

Giuseppe Arcimboldo was a Renaissance painter known for his peculiar portraits composed of vegetables, animals, and other elements. Providing his name as a prompt to Stable Diffusion 2.1 results in artwork reminiscent of Arcimboldo’s own creations. However, when the name of Mucha is given as a negative prompt, AI tends to produce quieter portraits and other artworks.

To begin, here are two images originally created by Arcimboldo.

Although not many such images can be found on the internet, Arcimboldo’s portfolio includes many more unconventional pieces. Providing Arcimboldo’s name as a prompt to Stable Diffusion results in a series of decorative images like the following.

Many of these images convey strength and eeriness.

However, when other painters’ names are given as negative prompts, the generated artworks change significantly. Here, we will show you the artworks generated when Mucha’s name is used as a negative prompt. First, let’s consider the case where only Arcimboldo’s name is given as a positive prompt.

Compared to cases where Mucha’s name is not given, these images may appear quieter. When Arcimboldo’s name is given as a negative prompt as well, this impression intensifies.