Nocturnes of 2126: A Cobalt-and-Amber Future CityNocturnes of 2126: A Cobalt-and-Amber Future City
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Nocturnes of 2126✨ What if Van Gogh and Whistler had painted the night of 2126? 🌙 Nine nocturnes of a future city (robot hounds, rainy delivery bots, air ferries, a tree wired with light), painted with a custom Recraft style built from public-domain paintings at The Met and the Smithsonian. I went digging through the open-access collections of The Met and the Smithsonian looking for the night. I found Vincent van Gogh’s 1889 Saint-Rémy paintings (Cypresses, Wheat Field with Cypresses, Olive Trees, Irises) for their swirling impasto, and James McNeill Whistler’s Nocturnes (Bognor, Valparaiso) for their deep blue darkness lit by small points of gold. I blended the two into a Recraft style, then chained a second style from its results to lock in a cobalt-and-amber night palette. Nocturnes of 2126 uses that 1889 brush to paint a future neither artist could imagine: robot hounds, delivery bots in the rain, silent air ferries, AR lenses and glass houses with solar roofs, all at blue hour. The style is public, so try it yourself 👇
Mayank's avatar
day by the day work you are doing is outstanding man.
Ayush's avatar
Thanks bro! means a lot...
Rudransh's avatar
Artistic masterpiece 🎨
Ayush's avatar
Glad you think so.
Om's avatar
This is such a cool concept! The fusion of Van Gogh’s brushwork with a futuristic cityscape looks incredible 🔥
Ayush's avatar
Thanks! I really appreciate that.
Om's avatar
Love the art direction! How did you manage to combine the two painting styles into a consistent Recraft style?
Ayush's avatar
Thanks! I had the painting styles with me already, I just had to give them a good shape using recraft..
Akash's avatar
Love the art direction. It's unique in it's own way.
Ayush's avatar
Thanks! I really appreciate that.
Akash's avatar
So impressive, Bro how did you come up with this?
Ayush's avatar
I got some inspirations from Van Gogh's art style, then I used recraft ai to give them a different direction.
Sagar's avatar
This is beautiful Ayush! Nocturnes of 2126 concept is mind-blowing - Van Gogh + Whistler style for 2126 future city with robot hounds and air ferries. Building custom Recraft style from Met public domain is such a clever approach. Super artistic!
Ayush's avatar
Thanks! I really appreciate that.
Sagar's avatar
Most welcom dear 🔥♥️
Md Moshiur's avatar
this is remarkable....
Ayush's avatar
Glad you think so.
Mahesh's avatar
Stunning piece!
Ayush's avatar
Glad you think so.
Murokore's avatar
Wow, this looks absolutely stunning!
Ayush's avatar
Thanks! I really appreciate that.
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