Carlos Leon
Art Direction, AI-Enhanced Design, Digital Campaigns
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Winter action, AI edition ❄️
This was a quick motion experiment that turned into a full workflow test.
Built the scene in Weavy (https://www.linkedin.com/company/weavy-ai/), refined stills with Nano Banana, then used Luma AI (https://www.linkedin.com/company/lumalabsai/) Reframe to resize a 1920×1080 clip into Story format without killing the moment.
Same idea, different framing.
Still chaotic. Still fun.
Loving how these tools are less about “making things” now and more about reworking ideas across formats — which is honestly where most real creative work lives.
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This video started with real movement.
I motion-captured a bachata dancer to preserve authentic rhythm, weight transfer, and timing—then paired that data with @FLORA × Kling motion control to translate the performance into believable, cinematic motion.
The character image was generated using Nano Banana, allowing visual flexibility while keeping the movement grounded in a real human performance.
I really like using Kling motion control because it helps characters come alive and feel more real—especially when the motion starts with an actual dancer rather than a synthetic loop.
When choreography leads and AI follows, the result feels human.
Note: Bachata music and dancer references are credited to their respective owners. The AI-generated work is my own.
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Exploring how AI can reshape brand identity work.
Experimented in @FLORA to restyle well-known logos using a soft iridescent aesthetic inspired by the new Apple TV logo. The goal was to study how light, materiality, and gradient behaviour can shift the tone of a brand while still preserving recognizability.
AI continues to open up interesting pathways for rapid visual exploration — especially when testing alternate brand treatments, motion concepts, and material studies in seconds rather than hours.
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Here’s a playful behind-the-scenes look at how I built this little moment — a kid on a tricycle, styled using H&M (https://www.linkedin.com/company/h&m/) kids’ sweater and jean as my clothing references 👕🚲✨
I created the whole scene in FLORA (https://www.linkedin.com/company/floraai/), mixing outfit inspo, pose shaping, and a clear visual storyline to unify the whole scene. Such a fun mix of fashion reference + AI creativity.
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Experimenting with star fighter concepts in @FLORA today ✨
Crazy how a tiny toy render can look this real.
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I explored how generative AI can capture emotion in small, human moments. I built this mother–daughter scene using FLORA (https://www.linkedin.com/company/floraai/) and Seedream 4.5 — focusing on subtle gestures, natural lighting, and storytelling details that make a moment feel real.
What surprised me most was how well these tools handled warmth and authenticity: the excitement at the window, the turn, the hug. Even in an AI-generated environment, emotion can still be the anchor.
Always experimenting. Always learning. Always creating.
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I’m testing in Flora ai × Kling motion control to see if AI can feel performance — not just move through it.
A drummer isn’t a loop.
It’s tension → release → rebound → breath.
Using motion control to sculpt:
• wrist snap + stick recoil
• shoulder drag between beats
• micro-pauses that create groove
This feels less like animation
and more like choreographing energy from a single frame.
Motion as material. Timing as language.
Always experimenting. Always learning. Always creating.
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