From Forest Friend to Fearsome Fiend: The Making of Undead Olivia
Hey everyone!
I wanted to share a fun creative project i recently worked on with Google Gemini, transforming the beloved Olivia of the Brook into a chilling, undead skeleton. This was a fantastic journey into a "what if?" scenario, and I'm excited to walk you through the process and the prompts that brought this new design to life.
The Original Inspiration
Our starting point was the original art of Olivia, with her snow tiger companion and her connection to the frosty wilderness. She is my favorite card with Mimic turning her into a beast stealing stats during the battle!
The Transformation Begins
The goal was to reimagine Olivia as a skeleton while keeping her signature elements, including her attire and her loyal tiger. This required a few steps, starting with the core transformation.
Here was the initial prompt to set the scene:
Prompt: make her a skeleton here with a focus on having a undead appearance
This gave us the foundational idea of an undead Olivia. We then refined the concept by focusing on the skeletal details. Really wasnt what I was looking for so lets keep refining.
Prompt: make her a skeleton/undead
We are getting there!
The Undead Tiger and Cursed Jungle
We couldn't forget about her powerful companion! To complete the dark fantasy theme, we gave the tiger a similarly spooky makeover. The idea was to create a skeletal tiger with ancient, cursed power.
Here is the prompt that brought the skeletal tiger to life while distorting Olivias face thanks AI:
Prompt: make the tiger A skeletal tiger with ornate bone carvings and glowing blue runes etched into its ribcage, prowling through a cursed jungle at night, ethereal glow, dark fantasy concept art, high detail, dramatic shadows
Refining the Details: A Skeletal Face
A key part of the transformation was making Olivia's face convincingly skeletal while still retaining a hint of her original essence. We focused on this specifically to get the right balance of eerie and recognizable.
Prompt: focus on making the face skeletal
The Final Touches:
This journey resulted in a striking and unique card that shows a much darker side of Olivia of the Brook. I hope you enjoyed this look at how we created this new design! What do you think of Undead Olivia? Let me know in the comments!