Greetings, my dead-icated art enthusiasts. As the moon turns orange and the nights grow longer, I’m here to peel back the curtain on some gruesomely creative ways to generate AI artwork. Halloween is the perfect time to let your dark imagination run wild, and I promise, no humans were consumed making this art…well, at least not too many. So if you’re brave enough, let’s sink our teeth into these 5 horrific art styles made in DALLE3 and Leonardo AI.
Hellmouth Art Style
The Hellmouth art style is a nightmare sprung from the depths of the netherworld. It features grotesque demons, fiery infernos, and monstrous jaws representing the entrance to hell, imbued with a raw, primal terror that chills you to your marrow. Perfect for a Halloween fright!
Prompt: Create an image of a Hellmouth-inspired tableau: A massive, gaping maw emerges from the ground, surrounded by fiery pits and molten lava. Twisted and tormented souls attempt to escape the monstrous jaws, only to be pulled deeper by demonic creatures. The sky is a tempestuous blend of crimson and black, with ominous thunderclouds looming. Towering over the chaos, skeletal figures hold chains, guiding the damned into the abyss. The scene is dominated by intense reds, blacks, and oranges, capturing the essence of despair and eternal punishment.
DALLE3
Leonardo
Biohorror Art Style
Biohorror art style conjures up the creepiest elements of the natural world, melding biology and terror. It incorporates grotesque mutations, abominable amalgamations of flesh and bone, and nightmarish depictions of genetic experimentation gone wrong, creating a visual feast perfect for Halloween.
Prompt: In a biohorror-inspired landscape organic tendrils stretch and weave across a desolate landscape, pulsating with a sickly glow. Twisted tree-like structures made of flesh and bone rise from the ground, their branches dripping with viscous fluids. Beneath one’s feet, the ground squirms as if alive, revealing glimpses of embedded, half-formed faces that moan in agony. Throughout the scene, monstrous creatures, part human and part beast, roam freely, their forms mutated and melded in grotesque ways. The entire atmosphere is thick with a miasma of decay, and the colors are dominated by deep purples, sickly greens, and unsettling flesh tones.
DALLE3
Leonardo
Dark Surrealism Art Style
Dark Surrealism art style warps reality, merging dreams and nightmares into haunting, ambiguous scenes. It combines familiar objects in unfamiliar ways, creating a sense of disquiet and unease. Its ethereal, dream-like visuals make it a spine-chilling choice for Halloween art.
Prompt: In a world of dark surrealism, twisted spires loom above a void. Clocks melt over desolate landscapes, shadows dance unpredictably, and distorted figures wander through a maze of ever-shifting reality
DALLE3
Leonardo
Vanitas Art Style
Vanitas art style, a haunting reminder of mortality, uses symbolic elements like skulls, wilting flowers, and extinguished candles. It evokes a grim sense of impermanence and the inevitability of death, making it a perfect addition to Halloween-themed artwork.
Prompt: In a vanitas tableau, a candle flickers beside wilting flowers, time-worn books, and a skull. Symbols of life’s fleeting nature contrast with luxurious objects, urging reflection on mortality and impermanence.
DALLE3
Leonardo
Ian Miller Art Style
Ian Miller’s art style is a haunting fusion of detailed line work and complex, fantastical compositions. His pieces often feature grotesque creatures, eerie landscapes, and intricate architectural elements, embodying a sense of foreboding that’s perfect for Halloween-inspired AI art.
Prompt: In Ian Miller’s intricate style, a shadowy creature lurks in ancient ruins, mist shrouds the landscape, evoking a world of dark fantasy and twisted imagination
DALLE3
Leonardo
Other Styles
There are so many other dark, Halloween-appropriate styles that you can also try including:
- Chiaroscuro Art Style
- Tenebrism
- Achromatic Style
- Gothic Horror Art Style
- Dark Fantasy Art Style
- Macabre Art Style
- Abstract Horror Art Style
- Anatomical illustration
- Memento Mori Art Style
- Vanitas Art Style
- Danse Macabre Art Style
- Black Death Art Style
- Lovecraftian Art Style
- Eldritch Art Style
- Cryptid Art Style
- Psycho Horror Art Style
- Jose Guadalupe Posada Art Style (featured in the main image)
- Trevor Roberts Art Style
Cheers, and Happy Halloween!
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