Experiment 012 · Aug 2026
How do I get twenty different images out of a single idea?
The first batch gave me the same girl twenty times. Four batches later I had a series, and one of the plates ended up on a T-shirt.
The lab's log
Experiments
Every project I make is an experiment. The number is the order I publish them in; the date is when I did the work.
What a doll is
I asked the model for a doll and got a toy. I had to look at my own images to find out what I was asking for.
From 69 to 10
I had 69 images and room for ten. The table picked its favorites. Only one of them made my ten.
The wrong scale
I wanted objects taller than her. After seven mugs and ten objects, almost none are.
The laugh the retouch erased
I asked for a sharper face. I got it, and she stopped laughing.
The “no” that isn't there
For months I wrote a list of things I didn't want in my images. Nobody was reading it.
Flat vector neon
Nine versions in under an hour to push a portrait toward flat vector, and a detour to neo-pop. Six are shown.
The process, in view
I don't just show the result
An example from the Fantasy universe: the fourteen attempts it took to find the style, on a single contact sheet.
About the lab
A lab for images made with AI
The ai.doll lab is where I test, get things wrong and decide. Every project starts from a question. The images are the way in; the process is what I want to share.
The failed attempts, the settings I used, the prompts behind my picks and what I learned are all in view.