This is my 2nd Submission Check my 1st submission at this link: https://on.contra.com/CbjhLm Inspired by: Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zúñiga, Francisco Goya, 1787–88, from The Met's open archive. Link to Original Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436545

I liked this painting because of the boy at its center, Manuel, dressed in a striking red suit, holding a magpie on a string while three cats watch him from the shadows. Even as a child's portrait, it felt tense, like something was about to happen. It looked like a moment frozen right before a story unfolds.

What I made: I turned Manuel into a toy doll, kept his red suit, his pose, his face, everything the same, just changed what he is. In my video, a father buys the doll from a toy shop and gives it to his little daughter, and they walk out together. I chose a girl instead of a boy on purpose, it felt like giving Manuel a second life completely outside the world he was painted into, away from the cats, the cage, the tension, just a toy being loved.

How I made it: I downloaded the painting image from The Met's open archive, then imported it into FLORA, connected the picture to a text prompt node, then connected both the picture and text prompt node to the video node I also made an element Doll, and selected the Seedance 2.5 model with a 30 second clip. I kept the workflow as simple as possible.

Why I made this: I wanted to take Manuel out of the painting and out of the museum, and give him an actual childhood, even 230+ years later. I think his portrait still holds so much presence that it deserves to live on, just now as something a child can actually hold and love, not just look at.

Instagram post link: https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc8SwEJMwP3/ Twitter(X) post link: https://x.com/AhmadSauleh/status/2096539462402466095?s=20

Awwwww so sweeet, ideaaa!!!

This is my 3rd and last submission, I have many Ideas so I combined them into one, Inspired by: 1. Tip of a Pointer, Bayzantine 1080–1150 As cylindrical bullet seats Link to Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/466296 2. Watch pobably swiss, ca. 1815-20 As key charm Link to Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/193359 3. i- Terracotta plate, Greek, South Italian, Campanian, Teano, ca 330-300 BCE Link to Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/248185 ii- Plate, ott and Brewer American, Retailer Bailey, Banks & Biddle American, ca 1884-90 Link to Art: iii- Plate America, ca. 1800-20 Link to Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/5996 iv- Plate, Spanish, late 14th-early 15th century Link to Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/468520 v- Plate, 1736-95 Link to Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/6448 As Ear Rings What I built: I made a video which shows the use of old Art as being used in modern daily life as different objects Why I built: I built this because I think the old Art can be used in modern day if we look it from new and different perspective, I wanted to give a different point of view to everyone for seeing the old Art differently In short I used multiple old art works and I tried to show how they can be used in today's life In all my three submission I focused on the Judging points specially, building the world around the art, and changing one thing about it, and making it feel realistic Instagram Post Link: https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc84QrYNYrE/ Twitter(X) Post Link: https://x.com/AhmadSauleh/status/2096623920396796398?s=20

How did you came up with this idea, It is really nice for using the old Art as new things such as Ear rings, seats, keychain