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. 

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.  

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.

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? 

I'd love to read about how it's going or see any pictures you have so far. You can comment below or post your own article. If you need any technical assistance, let me know. There's all kinds of stuff you can include in an article, like I did here. I'm happy to show you how :)

Happy creating :D