The Next Big Writer — Gemini's iterative image editing

Re: Gemini's iterative image editing

null@example.com (J.R. Geiger) — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 23:10:55 +0000

I made an image for the cover of "Redemption". I was using one I found on Google but didn't want to be accused of stealing it so I made my own.

Pretty proud of myself since computers and I don't usually get along too well unless I'm gaming. Sometimes that is a challenge.

Re: Gemini's iterative image editing

null@example.com (Dirk B) — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 14:30:30 +0000

Zombie-ish is good. Connor is supposed to be, increasingly, in "harmonious communion" with Christ throughout the first book, so when Connor uses his powers, he is in those moments, a conduit for God.

Re: Gemini's iterative image editing

null@example.com (George FLC) — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 13:00:18 +0000

The final pic is definitely unearthly or inhuman. The halo glow on the first image is better. I imagine that Gemini improvements will help with that.
I don't know if it's the eyes, but the second image is more zombie-ish.

Gemini's iterative image editing

null@example.com (Dirk B) — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 04:14:14 +0000

I tried out the latest version of Gemini's image generation, which now includes iterative editing. Although it's still a lot of work to get exactly the right image, the enhanced functionality is amazing. It had a difficult time correctly editing my previous AI image of Connor (the first one, below), so I created the one below that from scratch, which I thought came out perfectly except the cross is too thin and bland. Gemini gave up trying to improve it, but it said if I keep the chat session used to generate the new one, it may be able to make the changes after more functionality is released.

Freelance cover artists may go the way of the dodo in the not too distant future.

Click the images to enlarge them.

Original Version:

I lucked out that it created the original as well as it did many months ago since editing existing images didn't work at the time. I had to tweak the prompts for this and kept rerunning image generation until it surprised me with that one.

New Version:

I think the halo on the original is better, but the eyes on this one are exactly what I had in mind. Naturally he doesn't look like that all the time. His eyes glow like that mainly when he uses his powers such as in the prologue when he fights the demonic locusts.