Introverts Unite - Creating in Progress

Creating in Progress

January 20, 2024

I wanted to share an example of one of the kaleidoscope videos I talked about in our last event. They're pretty mesmerizing.

I found some free kaleidoscope clips at pixabay.com. I was trying to figure out how to make my own, but that didn't go very far. Then I was watching this tutorial and she mentioned Pixabay had free clips of them :O

They're not quite as elaborate as the one I shared above, but they'll work I think. I'll have to figure out how to loop the clip since they're pretty short.

I'm still working on what pictures I want to include. Here are some examples of what AI gave me for the flaming spiral around a heart. The prompt I used was: Create a fiery spiral that starts at the bottom of a black background, rising upward and engulfing a heart near the top in bright red and orange flames. The heart should be the focal point, with flames dancing and swirling around it in a mesmerizing display.

A four‑panel collage of fiery heart illustrations. The top left shows a hand reaching up toward a swirling ring of flames forming a heart. The top right shows a heart made of fire at the top of a twisting vertical flame trail. The bottom left shows a heart surrounded by a circular wreath of curling flames. The bottom right shows a heart at the center of a swirling flame vortex.

As I said during the event, the spiral isn't moving up and out like I imagined it. I want a kind of vortex, like a tornado depiction.

A stylized illustration of a red tornado made of curved, swirling bands that widen at the top and taper to a narrow point at the bottom. The bands vary in shades of red with white highlights, giving the tornado a sense of motion and depth.

I'll have to keep playing with the wording so I can get that like I want, but otherwise I like the colors and the vibrancy of the pictures AI generated.

This project might end up taking me longer than I originally thought. Before January started and before we had any of our January events, I planned to just do my usual Canva image. Like this one I created last year.

A black‑and‑white photo of a person dancing in heavy rain, one leg extended and arms lifted as water falls around them. Light from above reflects off the wet ground, highlighting the motion of the rain. Inspirational text in a cursive font overlays the image, including phrases like “Be The Rain Dancing,” “I am free to be all of me,” and other affirmations.

But now I'm having so much fun with AI and learning video editing, it might take me a while to figure out how to put everything together. I'm basically making a glorified slide show, but it feels like making a movie.

I've been thinking back to high school. Specifically, the one time in my life I ever remember being told I did something very creative. I was working on a history project. I can't remember what it was about. But we were supposed to create a HyperCard stack. Does anyone remember those?

I created a timeline where you could click on each date and it would open up a card that went into more detail. It doesn't sound all that creative nowadays, but back in the 90's it was pretty spiffy. And I still remember the teacher writing on my evaluation that it was very creative.

Maybe technology can be a creative outlet for me. Technology is pretty amazing. I know it has its issues and we probably shouldn't sit on our butts all day on the computer. But it's also pretty amazing what you can create with a little box that sits on your lap.

How are your creations coming?

Happy creating :D

◈ Originally written during IU 1.0, a small experimental version of the community that included shared posts, comments, and regular weekly gatherings.

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