Transparency hack: wanted to share a trick that came in really handy while working on my Envato Challenge submission:

Edit a stock image's background with AI before downloading, set it to a chroma color, animate it, then key it out in post. Easy way to get transparency, even though AI exports don't come with it natively.

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Human by Design — Final Update

A final update on my Envato Challenge submission: a new video for my Tea Pâtisserie & Flower House brand, and the two "Human by Design" moments behind it.

Texture & warmth: (AI-generated face on the left, my edit on the right) The AI output was clean — too clean. Too smooth, too "perfect," missing the warmth I wanted for a romantic, handcrafted brand. So I stepped in: warmer lighting, added texture and grain, turning a polished AI output into something tactile and human-made.

The eyes don't lie: (two robotic AI takes vs. the final expression) For this new video, character consistency was flawless — but the gaze wasn't. Every take had that flat, robotic stare no amount of polish can fix. I kept rewriting the prompt, take after take, trying to guide the AI toward an expression that felt alive rather than rendered — until I got one where the gaze finally felt real.

AI can nail the character. It takes a human eye to know when it's not looking back.

Want to see the full project? Head to my profile — you'll find the complete brand identity video (logo, full brand explanation) and the behind-the-scenes video too.

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