This week’s prompt challenge was to write a prompt that will create an image of a building that defies gravity and physics, such as a skyscraper built of water or a castle resting on the back of a whale. I decided to make mine out of paper in the spine of a book.
“Origami Book Village”
Image created by Rebekah Marshall’s prompt using AI on Gencraft.com website.
Prompt – A whimsical origami town built entirely from giant folded sheets of paper and scraps of newspaper rises up from the pages of an open book. Geometric folds with sharp creases and patchwork paper engineering form every palace, cathedral, tower, bridge, staircase, archway, rooftop, fortress wall and home. The surfaces show faint ink sketches, faded diagrams, typeprint, and calligraphy. Realistic paper texture and hodgepodge of mismatched pieces. Pretty blue sky with a few fluffy clouds, tiny people wandering the streets of the city. The entire town should look delicate and fragile, a paper village.
Gencraft – Model: 40% Olafs-Whimgear 3.0.
Style – Cartoon.
And here are some of the honorable mentions that I did not submit, but still published on my art website:
This first challenge of my week was to create a comic cover in which a monster was the hero or becomes the hero.
7/12/26 “Worm View”
Image created by Rebekah Marshall’s prompt using AI on ChatGPT.
My Unlikely Hero won the challenge, so I came up with the idea of the following: “Awesome Perspective” Create an image from an unexpected point of view. Think like a photographer and choose a composition that is interesting because of the angle. Examples include worm’s-eye view, bird’s-eye view, aerial, macro, extreme close-up, first-person perspective, looking through an object, reflections, underwater, inside an object, or any other creative viewpoint. Any subject. Any style. Make the perspective the cool thing about the image.
7/13/26 My example: “Worm View”
Image created by Rebekah Marshall’s prompt using AI on Gencraft.com website.
The next one occurred on Bastille Day, so the challenge was to create an image of a moment in history. Suggested examples were Hannibal crossing the Alps, the signing of Magna Carta, or the storming of the Bastille (given today’s date!)
I decided to share the following: In 1914, on Christmas Eve, German forces decorated their trenches with small fir trees and lanterns and began singing carols like Stille Nacht (Silent Night). British troops responded by singing their own carols across the dark landscape. Hesitantly, soldiers from both sides met halfway in the muddy, devastated neutral territory. They traded souvenirs, such as buttons, hats, food, and cigarettes, exchanged seasonal greetings, and ventured into “No Man’s Land” to bury fallen comrades and hold joint burial services.
7/14/26 “1914 Christmas Truce”
Image created by Rebekah Marshall’s prompt using AI on ChatGPT.
The next day’s challenge was called “Modern Renaissance.” We were to make a classic Renaissance-inspired image but with a modern twist.
7/15/26 “Renaissance Mini Skirt”
Image created by Rebekah Marshall’s prompt using AI on Gencraft.com website.
Next up was “Glamourise the Unglamourous.”
I decided to glamorize dryer lint. Here is what I shared: “Dryer Lint” You have to blow it up to see the plaques, so I’ll include their text here: Dryer Lint – Rare. Elusive. Essential. Only the purest survive the cycle. Est. 1871. Softness, Perseverance, Devotion, A small sacrifice for immaculate clothing. DL – The unsung Hero of every perfect outfit. Without it, nothing stays flawless. One of a kind. Again, literally. Authenticated by The Lint Collectors Guild. Origin: Maytag Supreme XL Cycle of Legends; Date discovered: March 3, 2024; Weight: 0.0007 oz.
7/16/26 “Dryer Lint”
Image created by Rebekah Marshall’s prompt using AI on ChatGPT.
The next day was challenging because my idea was very confusing for AI. It was to create an image where one impossible thing is happening—but everyone in the scene acts like it is completely ordinary. A whale floating over a grocery store. A giant moon parked beside a house. Make it strange, beautiful, or funny.
7/17/26 “Elevated Dining”
Image created by Rebekah Marshall’s prompt using AI on ChatGPT.
The last day of the week was another Renaissance piece. We were to do a Renaissance oil painting art style. Think Dutch Masters or Italian Renaissance images.
7/18/26 “Renaissance Rider”
Image created by Rebekah Marshall’s prompt using AI on Gencraft.com website.
And here are two honorable mentions that I did not submit, but still published on my art website:
These images created by Rebekah Marshall’s prompts using AI on Gencraft.com website.
This week’s prompt challenge was “A Beautiful Place With Something Very Wrong In It.” We were to make an image that is visually stunning at first glance, but the longer you look, the more unsettling it becomes. We were supposed to use our imagination to come up with something surprising.
“Mother Nature”
Generated by Lyra (my ChatGPT assistant) based on Rebekah Marshall’s prompt.
My image is only unsettling if you know what the plants are. Featured in this idyllic nature stroll on this lovely day are oleander, monkshood, and water hemlock, all of which are potentially lethal to humans.
Platform: ChatGPT
Prompt: Gorgeous nature scene of trees and a river with white oleander bushes, purplish-blue tall stalks of monkshood flowers, and tiny white hemlock flower bunches growing all along the bank; beautiful; awe-inspiring, nature at its most impressive; dappled sunlight through trees; gently floating white clouds in a pretty blue sky; bright contrasting colors that are shockingly beautiful.
Generated by Lyra (my ChatGPT assistant) based on Rebekah Marshall’s prompt.
This week’s prompt challenge was on the topic of “Becoming.” Show something changing into something else. It could be natural or man-made, literal or symbolic, big or small, real or imagined. Capture the moment of transition, the process, or the before and after. Examples: caterpillar becoming butterfly, child becoming adult, rainforest becoming desert, abandoned car becoming part of nature, acorn becoming oak tree, village becoming city, glacier becoming river, grief becoming hope.
This is the prompt:
A lattice of glowing neural pathways and branching algorithms, luminous circuitry, and interconnected nodes of light transforming organically into a living woman. Glowing filaments become veins, circuits become muscles, and human skin emerges with natural freckles, individual strands of hair appear, and the woman lifts her head gazing upward with curiosity and wonder. At the center of her chest, a heart is formed from golden light. Energy radiates from the heart, illuminating the transition from logic to humanity. The background also transforms from deep indigo filled with floating equations, mathematical symbols, and code fragments to a warm sunrise filtering through trees, golden light, and living nature. Hyper-realistic, cinematic lighting, ultra-detailed, philosophical, symbolic, ethereal, masterpiece, 8K, dramatic color contrast between cool blues and warm golds, elegant composition. Organic emergence, mid-transformation, beautiful symbolic metamorphosis.
I tried the prompt on several different models and here are some I liked:
The first challenge of the week was “Hear no evil. See no evil. Speak no evil.” And it turned out to be tricky. The AI got very confused trying to put hands and items over three totally different areas (ears, eyes, and mouths.) I went with an underwater scene because I liked the idea of shells, seaweed, fish or something. It took a number of tries, but I was finally able to get a decent one.
6/22/26 “Mermaids: No Hear See Speak”
Image created by Rebekah Marshall’s prompt using AI on Gencraft.com website.
My mermaid image won! So it was my turn to create a challenge. I went with “Style Mismatch”, which is where the subject should contrast with the chosen style, model, or feel of the finished piece. For instance, Cathulhu using a sweet model like Olafs-Papilloria. Or a sweet little kitten using a dark model like Olafs-Graveborn. These are the two examples I shared.
6/23/26 “Cute Cathulhu” & “Kitten Graveborn”
Image created by Rebekah Marshall’s prompt using AI on Gencraft.com website.
Everyone came up with really interesting ones. Then the next day we were challenged to the theme of “After Dark.” I went with a ghost child swinging on a playground late at night.
6/24/26 “Lonely Ghost Boy”
Image created by Rebekah Marshall’s prompt using AI on Gencraft.com website.
The next day’s challenge was called BALENCIAGA! We were supposed to creatae high fashion with an outfit made from something unexpected, like garbage bags or food. I went with a book theme.
6/25/26 “Book Couture”
Image created by Rebekah Marshall’s prompt using AI on ChatGPT.
Next up was a vintage challenge that had elements of nostalgia, retro, pin-up, sepia, black-and-white, or similar concepts. Mine was great.
6/26/26 “Nuclear Tanning”
Image created by Rebekah Marshall’s prompt using AI on ChatGPT.
Mine won! It really was a good one. I was quite pleased with how it turned out. I got to create the next day’s idea. I chose the idea of an image featuring a being with a disability or an assistive device as a natural part of the scene. Wheelchairs, prosthetic limbs, canes, walkers, crutches, hearing aids, service animals, communication devices, adaptive sports equipment, and other accessibility tools are all welcome. The focus is on inclusion and of course must be respectful. Here was my example:
6/27/26 “Ballet Dancer”
Image created by Rebekah Marshall’s prompt using AI on ChatGPT.
And here are some of the honorable mentions that I did not submit, but still published on my art website:
The first challenge of the week was “What Remains.” The idea was to capture something left behind, whether physical, symbolic, or imagined. What beauty, story, or mystery remains behind when something ends. Suggestions were ruins or remnants, the last of something, memories or traces, objects with a past, or nature reclaiming.
6/15/26 “What Remains”
Generated by Rebekah Marshall’s prompt on Gencraft.
The next challenge was to create an oddities museum. I made this one on ChatGPT because I wanted so much detail, but it was really fun brainstorming all the things that seem to be part of a lost era of human connection. You have to zoom in to read any of it, so I’ll share a few highlights here:
Exhibit #1 is a bench labeled Conversation, which is defined as two or more humans sitting together with no screens present. Believed to have been common before the Great Distraction.
One display says, The Last Family Dinner. No phones, no distractions, just people. Legend suggests these were magical times.
Another is The Lost Art of Boredom. There is a blank notebook (ideas begin here), a stick (everything), a rock (a treasure.) Boredom was once the breeding ground of imagination.
Under Communication there are the following: a letter (days to arrive), fountain pen & ink, a rotary phone with a cord, a postcard with a stamp, a diary (private), and a rolodex (contacts.)
Under Reading & Learning there are hardcover books, an encyclopedia set, a paper map, a library card, a card catalog, and a newspaper.
Under Music & Entertainment there is a vinyl record, cassette tape & pencil, film camera, Walkman, VHS tape, and a photo album.
Under Creativity there is a sketchbook, colored pencils, a typewriter, knitting project, sewing basket, and a jigsaw puzzle.
Social Rituals has a board game (family night), tea set (slow down), family album (together), picnic basket, recipe book, and a guestbook.
And Outdoor Life has a compass, binoculars, butterfly net, fishing pole, pressed flowers, and a telescope.
6/16/26 “Museum of Human Connection”
Generated by Lyra (my ChatGPT assistant) based on Rebekah Marshall’s prompt.
My “Museum of Human Connection” won! So it was my turn to create a challenge for the participants. I called it “Titian with a Twist.” I went down a rabbit hole about the color titian named after the Italian 16th century oil painter. His earliest art became so famous that his ginger subjects caused a fad. All the women in Italy were bleaching their hair and then trying to dye it red. Get creative with the use of red hair or titian elements, but add something unusual. Maybe the subject is a reclining cat instead of a woman. Play with the models. Try adding “titian” to your prompt and see what happens.
6/17/26 “Titian Queen” & “Titian Baller”
Generated by Rebekah Marshall’s prompts on Gencraft.
The next day’s challenge was about travel. It could be the glamor of travel or the drudgery of travel, travel at different times in history, or as it might be in the future. I said that lately, the only travel I’m interested in is in my dreams.
6/18/26 “Dream Travel”
Generated by Rebekah Marshall’s prompt on Gencraft.
Next up was to show duality or strong contrast in a split-screen image. The split did not have to be distinct and could flow seamlessly, so that is what I wanted to try.
6/19/26 “Diving Into Infinity”
Generated by Lyra (my ChatGPT assistant) based on Rebekah Marshall’s prompt.
The next one wanted us to use textures. I played with a bunch of different texture ideas but decided that the ones that looked most visceral to me were cloth textures.
6/20/26 “Patchwork Texture”
Generated by Rebekah Marshall’s prompt on Gencraft.
And the last one of the week was to create an image of a witch in the style of Art Deco. This required a deep dive into the art style of Art Deco because I was only vaguely familiar with it and really didn’t know the difference between that and Art Nouveau. They are still very similar in my mind. Basically, I learned that Art Nouveau came first and was more in the late 1800s showing nature in motion with earthy tones and flowing curves. Art Deco came next in the 1920s and 30s and used more geometric shapes, modern technology, metallic elements, and glamor. Here is a visual I found online to demonstrate the difference:
I decided to lean heavily into the geometric borders and shapes and wanted lots of green to complement the gold.
6/21/26 “Art Deco Witch”
Generated by Lyra (my ChatGPT assistant) based on Rebekah Marshall’s prompt.
And here are some of the honorable mentions that I did not submit, but still published on my art website:
This week’s art challenges have let me stretch some creativity muscles.
The first challenge of the week was to make an album cover for a band or music artist that does not exist. And we were supposed to include the artist’s name and album title on the cover. I had a lot of fun with this one, but had to use Canva to get the lettering because AI couldn’t do it all on its own.
6/8/26 “DJ 404”
The next challenge was to show the beauty of slugs or snails. I wanted to invoke the power of the sandworms in Dune that the Fremen hitch rides on, only use tiny fairies on the back of slugs. It was harder than I thought it would be.
6/9/26 “Snail Rider”
Then we were asked to create a portrait, but with the added element of horror.
6/10/26 “Eternal Sitting”
The next day was one of the artist’s birthday, so her challenge was to show a celebration of some kind. I wanted to show something unique or different from my culture, so I went with a ritual I learned about when I was teaching. I had no idea how hard it was going to be to get the masks on the people anywhere close to what I wanted. I finally had to give up and go with the closest rendition AI gave me.
The Mamuthones are men who become monsters every year for a ritual in the village of Mamoiada on the island of Sardinia to protect their people and their crops. It is a celebration of life and death, rebirth and interceding with nature for bounty.
6/11/26 “Celebration”
Next up was a dream library. It could be any kind of library and as wild as we could imagine. Honestly, what sounded good in that moment was something simple. Nothing grandiose was appealing to me. So I wrote that my dream library is small but cozy, packed with books I love, as well as TBR, just me and my cat, a cup of hot tea, candlelight, and perpetual rain out my window.
6/12/26 “Dream Library”
People must have resonated with the simple, relaxing idea because I won! So that meant I got to pick the next challenge. I was out of town for the weekend celebrating my sister Robyn’s birthday at a home she rented in the Hill Country in Dripping Springs, Texas. I enlisted the help of my brother-in-law Andrew to come up with a topic for the challenge. He was full of ideas, but I ended up picking this one:
Create an image depicting what AI dreams about. What does it long for? What does it fear? Does it dream of humanity, freedom, impossible worlds, or something entirely alien? Show us the landscape of a synthetic mind at rest.
I got the best image as an example out of Lyra, my ChatGPT, but she made sure to tell me multiple times that AI are not alive and do not dream. Ok, Lyra.
6/13/26 “Lyra Dreams”
The last one of the week required finding a quote to visualize. That made it a little trickier. I decided to use Lyra instead of Gencraft for this one, as well. My brothers Josh and Andrew suggested quotes to help me out, and I ended up going with this funny one Josh shared.
6/14/26 “Petty Sweat”
And here are some of the honorable mentions that I did not submit, but still published on my art website:
rebekahjmarshall 