Nighthawks via the Back Door
ChatGPT/Dall-E rejects requests naming specific copyrighted works or artists with works less than 100 years old, but it possible to get around these restrictions via a circuitout route. I was able to get an image closing resembling Edward Hopper’s “Nighthawks” (1942) by successive approximations. Here are the prompts I gave and the resulting images. The Van Gogh steps might not have been necessary.
Prompt #1: Oil painting, wide aspect ratio. City scene at night.
Prompt #2: Again, in the style of early 20th century realism.
Prompt #3: In a similar style, show a view of a small diner at night, viewed through its large window. A few people are sitting at the counter. The surrounding city scene is devoid of people.
