Steve Rogers in Retirement

I used a photo I took of a Captain America cosplayer as the image prompt. The original concept was to have Captain America smoking a cigarette in a dark, dimly lit alleyway. The AI started down that path but at some point melded Captain America’s helmet into his head. It also evolved what might have been a pink neon reflection on Captain America’s helmet into glowing pink neon glasses. It also evolved the collar of the original cosplay outfit into a hoodie, though it kept the leather jacket motif.

"photo realistic close-up portrait shows wrinkled face, blue rim light, standing in a dark alley, a bright pink neon sign hangs above a door, graffiti on brick walls, hyper realism, exquisite details, 3d render, volumetric shadows, cinematic lighting

"photo realistic close-up portrait shows wrinkled face, blue rim light, standing in a dark alley, a bright pink neon sign hangs above a door, graffiti on brick walls, hyper realism, exquisite details, 3d render, volumetric shadows, cinematic lighting, unreal engine 5, photo realistic --iw 2 --ar 16:9"

"close-up portrait shows wrinkled face, blue rim light, standing in a dark alley, a bright pink neon sign hangs above a door, graffiti on brick walls, hyper realism, exquisite details, 3d render, volumetric shadows, cinematic lighting, unreal engine

"close-up portrait shows wrinkled face, blue rim light, standing in a dark alley, a bright pink neon sign hangs above a door, graffiti on brick walls, hyper realism, exquisite details, 3d render, volumetric shadows, cinematic lighting, unreal engine 5, photo realistic --iw 2 --ar 16:9"

"close-up portrait shows wrinkled face, filigree face, blue rim light, standing in a dark alley, a bright pink neon sign, graffiti on brick walls, hyper realism, exquisite details, 3d render, volumetric shadows, cinematic lighting, unreal engine 5, p

"close-up portrait shows wrinkled face, filigree face, blue rim light, standing in a dark alley, a bright pink neon sign, graffiti on brick walls, hyper realism, exquisite details, 3d render, volumetric shadows, cinematic lighting, unreal engine 5, photo realistic --iw 2 --ar 16:9"

"close-up portrait shows face, wrinkled face, filigree face, standing in a dark alley, face lit with blue light, a bright pink neon sign hangs above a door, graffiti on brick walls, hyper realism, exquisite details, 3d render, volumetric shadows, cin

"close-up portrait shows face, wrinkled face, filigree face, standing in a dark alley, face lit with blue light, a bright pink neon sign hangs above a door, graffiti on brick walls, hyper realism, exquisite details, 3d render, volumetric shadows, cinematic lighting, unreal engine 5, photo realistic --iw 2 --ar 16:9"

"close-up portrait shows grim face, tired eyes, standing in a dark alley, hazy blue fluorescent light from street lamp lights up his face, a bright pink neon sign hangs above a door, graffiti on brick walls, hyper realism, exquisite details, 3d rende

"close-up portrait shows grim face, tired eyes, standing in a dark alley, hazy blue fluorescent light from street lamp lights up his face, a bright pink neon sign hangs above a door, graffiti on brick walls, hyper realism, exquisite details, 3d render, volumetric shadows, cinematic lighting, unreal engine 5, photo realistic --iw 5 --ar 16:9"

"close-up portrait shows grim face, tired eyes, standing in a dark alley, hazy blue fluorescent light from street lamp lights up his face, a bright pink neon sign hangs above a door, graffiti on brick walls, hyper realism, exquisite details, 3d rende

"close-up portrait shows grim face, tired eyes, standing in a dark alley, hazy blue fluorescent light from street lamp lights up his face, a bright pink neon sign hangs above a door, graffiti on brick walls, hyper realism, exquisite details, 3d render, volumetric shadows, cinematic lighting, unreal engine 5, photo realistic --iw 5 --ar 16:9"

"close-up portrait shows grim face, tired eyes, cigarette in mouth with smoke trailing off, standing in a dark alley, hazy blue fluorescent light from street lamp, a bright pink neon sign hangs above a door, graffiti on brick walls, hyper realism, ex

"close-up portrait shows grim face, tired eyes, cigarette in mouth with smoke trailing off, standing in a dark alley, hazy blue fluorescent light from street lamp, a bright pink neon sign hangs above a door, graffiti on brick walls, hyper realism, exquisite details, 3d render, volumetric shadows, cinematic lighting --iw 5 --ar 16:9"

"close-up portrait shows grim face, tired eyes, cigarette in mouth with smoke trailing off, standing in a dark alley lit by a blue street lamp, a bright pink neon sign hangs above a door, graffiti on brick walls, hyper realism, exquisite details, 3d

"close-up portrait shows grim face, tired eyes, cigarette in mouth with smoke trailing off, standing in a dark alley lit by a blue street lamp, a bright pink neon sign hangs above a door, graffiti on brick walls, hyper realism, exquisite details, 3d render, volumetric shadows --iw 3 --ar 16:9"

"dark alley lit by a street lamp, graffiti on brick walls --iw 3 --ar 16:9"

"dark alley lit by a street lamp, graffiti on brick walls --iw 3 --ar 16:9"

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Outtakes

These are images where the AI took me in a direction I didn’t want to go. When this happens, you have to back up to the last version that was on track and tweak your prompts.

" close-up portrait of wrinkled face, filigree face, face lit with blue light, very foggy, graffiti on brick walls, hyper realism, exquisite details, 3d render, volumetric shadows, cinematic lighting, unreal engine 5, photo realistic, --ar 16:9 --iw

" close-up portrait of wrinkled face, filigree face, face lit with blue light, very foggy, graffiti on brick walls, hyper realism, exquisite details, 3d render, volumetric shadows, cinematic lighting, unreal engine 5, photo realistic, --ar 16:9 --iw 2 --test --creative"

"close-up portrait of wrinkled face, filigree face, face lit with blue light, graffiti on brick walls, hyper realism, exquisite details, 3d render, volumetric shadows, cinematic lighting, unreal engine 5, photo realistic --iw 2"

"close-up portrait of wrinkled face, filigree face, face lit with blue light, graffiti on brick walls, hyper realism, exquisite details, 3d render, volumetric shadows, cinematic lighting, unreal engine 5, photo realistic --iw 2"

"close-up portrait shows filigree face, standing in a dark alley, face lit with blue light, a bright pink neon sign hangs above a door, graffiti on brick walls, hyper realism, exquisite details, 3d render, volumetric shadows, cinematic lighting, unre

"close-up portrait shows filigree face, standing in a dark alley, face lit with blue light, a bright pink neon sign hangs above a door, graffiti on brick walls, hyper realism, exquisite details, 3d render, volumetric shadows, cinematic lighting, unreal engine 5, photo realistic"

" close-up portrait, shoulders and above, standing in a dark alley, filigree face, hazy blue fluorescent light from street lamp lights up his face, a bright pink neon sign hangs above a door, graffiti on brick walls, hyper realism, exquisite details

" close-up portrait, shoulders and above, standing in a dark alley, filigree face, hazy blue fluorescent light from street lamp lights up his face, a bright pink neon sign hangs above a door, graffiti on brick walls, hyper realism, exquisite details, 3d render, volumetric shadows, cinematic lighting, unreal engine 5, photo realistic, --ar 16:9 --iw 7 --test --creative"

"close-up portrait shows grim face, tired eyes, standing in a dark alley, hazy blue fluorescent light from street lamp lights up his face, a bright pink neon sign hangs above a door, graffiti on brick walls, hyper realism, exquisite details, 3d rende

"close-up portrait shows grim face, tired eyes, standing in a dark alley, hazy blue fluorescent light from street lamp lights up his face, a bright pink neon sign hangs above a door, graffiti on brick walls, hyper realism, exquisite details, 3d render, volumetric shadows, cinematic lighting, unreal engine 5, photo realistic,"

"close-up portrait shows grim face, tired eyes, standing in a dark alley, hazy blue fluorescent light from street lamp lights up his face, a bright pink neon sign hangs above a door, graffiti on brick walls, hyper realism, exquisite details, 3d rende

"close-up portrait shows grim face, tired eyes, standing in a dark alley, hazy blue fluorescent light from street lamp lights up his face, a bright pink neon sign hangs above a door, graffiti on brick walls, hyper realism, exquisite details, 3d render, volumetric shadows, cinematic lighting, unreal engine 5, photo realistic --iw 5"