AI Tip of the Month: Create Stunning 3D Rendered Images That Match Your Characters and Style, September 2024

Looking to create amazing 3D rendered images that perfectly capture your game's characters and style? Let’s explore how to achieve this with generative AI while keeping costs low.

We’ll be using the below tools:

• ChatGPT
• Midjourney

1. Let's start by taking an action screenshot from our game Run Sausage Run

2. We want to convert the image into a 3D rendered image with Midjourney. So the next step is to ask ChatGPT to describe the image for MidJourney. Below is ChatGPT’s answer:?

ChatGPT Answer: A realistic 3D rendering of a kitchen scene featuring a medium, upright dark-orange sausage character with a glossy, textured surface, red oval ketchup spots, open mouth, and big eyeballs, standing on two small feet next to a black tray with yellow flames and shiny food items, on a detailed blue countertop with a tiled backsplash, a lifelike green leafy plant, and a wooden clipboard in the background, capturing a playful yet lifelike atmosphere.

*Note: I'm using "Midjourney V6.1 - Photorealistic Image Prompts" for that, which can be found on the GPTs store (for free).

3) Next, I’ve pasted ChatGPT’s answer in Midjourny along with the image as a reference:

The Result:

We applied the same process for Alien Invasion, but this time we wanted a ‘scary’, yet realistic looking rendering.

We used the below Alien screenshot:?

We used the below GPTS prompt for Midjourny:

A close-up shot of a black, multi-limbed alien creature with a sleek, glossy surface, spider-like body structure, and a small snake-like head with a sharp beak, walking on a barren, pale extraterrestrial landscape, under the soft glow of a distant star, shot with a Canon EOS-1D X Mark III, macro lens, vibrant colors with high contrast + (the Character Reference from above)

The end result:?

NEXT month, we will learn how to make this visual into a cool video that’s perfect for cut-scenes, death-scenes or even a game's intro. Get excited! ;)