Hey everyone,
I wanted to share a recent visual project I’ve been working on, heavily inspired by Terence McKenna’s classic descriptions of the Self-Transforming Machine Elves.
One detail that always fascinated me in McKenna's accounts is the fluid, ever-changing, almost faceless nature of these entities. To represent this, I specifically designed the character without a defined mouth or nose, letting the geometry, glowing eyes, and shifting patterns express its presence instead.
Here is a breakdown of my process:
The Concept: I merged a central opening mandala with two of my favorite neon shades electric pink/magenta and deep blue/cyan to capture that luminous, high-vibrational DMT space.
Image Generation & Editing: It actually took me 3 full days of tweaking prompts, testing different models, and post-processing the initial renders to finally hit the exact aesthetic and balance I had in mind.
Animation Workflow: Once the static images were ready, I brought them to life and animated the morphing sequence using Seedance 2.0 and Wan 2.2 to get that seamless, geometric unfolding effect.
I’d love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or personal experiences! Does this resonate at all with what any of you have perceived during your trips or deep meditations ?
I wanted to share a recent visual project I’ve been working on, heavily inspired by Terence McKenna’s classic descriptions of the Self-Transforming Machine Elves.
One detail that always fascinated me in McKenna's accounts is the fluid, ever-changing, almost faceless nature of these entities. To represent this, I specifically designed the character without a defined mouth or nose, letting the geometry, glowing eyes, and shifting patterns express its presence instead.
Here is a breakdown of my process:
The Concept: I merged a central opening mandala with two of my favorite neon shades electric pink/magenta and deep blue/cyan to capture that luminous, high-vibrational DMT space.
Image Generation & Editing: It actually took me 3 full days of tweaking prompts, testing different models, and post-processing the initial renders to finally hit the exact aesthetic and balance I had in mind.
Animation Workflow: Once the static images were ready, I brought them to life and animated the morphing sequence using Seedance 2.0 and Wan 2.2 to get that seamless, geometric unfolding effect.
I’d love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or personal experiences! Does this resonate at all with what any of you have perceived during your trips or deep meditations ?
