This prompt was created by ChatGPT based on a little story idea i had
`”Wide, cinematic shot of a group of Treefolk — tall, slender humanoids with gaunt yet expressive faces, their skeletons adapted to support impossibly long, double-jointed arms that rise high into the sky. Their upper arms end in translucent bone-tendons with a thick glowing cable running along the center, stretching hundreds of feet toward the horizon.
Patches of muscle, hair, and skin appear intermittently along their arms like small organic clusters, pulsing faintly — each one a tiny heart keeping their distant hands alive. Their hands, decorated in bright paints, shell caps, and metallic charms, gallop along a dusty forest trail, kicking up light and sound. The hands move like animals, leaving shimmering trails of color and tone in their wake.
The Treefolk bodies are humanlike but ethereal, with intricate painted markings, long hair tied with beads and feathers, and subtle bioluminescent veins. Their faces are wise and childlike at once — a mix of Dr. Seuss whimsy, Jim Henson puppetry, and Tim Burton melancholy, captured with Kubrick-like symmetry and soft golden natural light.
The atmosphere feels dreamlike and mythic — mist between trees, glimmers of translucent arms arching through sunlight, the faint hum of vibration speech visible as ripples in the air. Style: fantasy realism, ultra-detailed, rich textures, soft volumetric light, organic design inspired by The Dark Crystal and The Lorax, 8K, cinematic depth of field.”`
Then I edited the prompt
“A wide shot of the tree folk on a nice day: “the tree folk are a stationary people, like trees, but with skeletons like massive, impossible cranes that can walk their giant arms out for great distances, even to other towns.. their massive arms casting roller-coasters of shadows below.. The arms are translucent cartilage and tendon, spiralling into the sky. The hands are as big as elephants, delicate though, and are painted and decorated like people. They can walk, run and jump to.. real fast” “
Edited the prompt again
“A wide shot of the tree folk on a nice day: “the tree folk are a stationary people, like trees, but they have gaunt, attractive, young faces, they are surrounded by incredible items and decorations they’ve collected over time, their faces are painting in a handsome tribal way. Their skeletons like massive, impossible cranes that can walk their giant arms out for great distances, even to other towns.. each has two arms, but their arms are miles long, their hands are as big as people. The massive hands are clothed and also tattooed and painted so they can be recognized when they travel.. The arms are semi-translucent cartilage, bone and tendon, spiralling into the sky.”
It goes to show you that if you really have something fresh, there’s still a wonderful challenge ahead to get others to understand it and this is likely what will make it truly great. A new litmus test for originality 🙂
