We built the underwater "be water, my friend" portrait entirely in AI
A GenAI workflows breakdown of the "be water, my friend" underwater portrait. The image prompt, the video prompt, and the one rule that kept it honest.
Frederick Tadeo
(10)GenAI Creative Lead. Founder of STIRMIND. Workflows, breakdowns, and analysis from idea to final output. Dubai. Since 2004.
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Welcome to STIRMIND. This is why I am here.
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