Recently, comic book lovers around the world had to receive sad news when Japanese comic artist Akira Toriyama passed away at the age of 68.
In Vietnam, Akira Toriyama’s name is widely known for his comic works associated with the childhood of many generations of Vietnamese people such as “Dragon Ball” (Vietnamese name is 7 Dragon Balls), “Dr. Slump” (Dr. Slump).
Before Akira Toriyama’s passing, French President Emmanuel Macron even shared a post on social media about a work of art drawn and signed by Akira Toriyama himself. In China, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this country, Mr. Mao Ninh, also expressed “sincere sympathy” to the family of the talented Japanese artist.
Artist Akira Toriyama in his youth (left) and “baby monkey” Songoku – the comic character who made his name. Photo: Jiji & Bird Studio/Shueisha/Kyodo
Not only politicians, the comic book fan community around the world has had many activities to commemorate the father of “Dragon Ball”. In Vietnam, recently, a set of photos created by artificial intelligence (AI) with the theme “Dragon Ball” also attracted the attention of many Vietnamese people.
Share with VietNamNetMr. Hoang Dinh Thanh, the author of the photo series, said that since he was a child, he has been a “hardcore fan” (fan – PV) of the comic series “Dragon Ball”.
A photo in the photo series “Dragon Ball” was taken with AI by author Hoang Dinh Thanh.
“When I heard the news that author Akira Toriyama passed away, I felt sad, feeling like a part of my childhood was lost.”, Mr. Thanh said. This is also the reason why he decided to try making a photo series Dragon Ball under AI drawings to share your feelings.
According to Mr. Thanh, the photo set was taken using Midjourney, a fairly popular AI image creation tool today. To perfect the photos, he uses Adobe Photoshop photo editing software.
After being posted on exchange groups to discuss AI application experiences, Mr. Thanh’s photo collection has attracted thousands of interactions and comments.
According to members of the “AI Addiction” forum, the reason Mr. Thanh’s photos are highly appreciated is because of his meticulousness and smoothness in the process of giving orders to the AI.
With carefully crafted commands, the set of photos created by Mr. Thanh with the help of AI is rated “very attractive and soulful”, completely different from many AI photo sets with similar themes. Therefore, many people even asked the author for instructions on how to do it.