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City in a Bottle

“City in a Bottle” was a daily AI art challenge on BudgetPixel that ran – . 57 people entered, and voters cast 2,907 votes.

The theme

Create your most imaginative miniature city inside a giant glass bottle

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Winners

  1. The bottle spills open!: entry by @sarwick in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    1st place · 3,000 credits

    @sarwick

    The bottle spills open!

    1608 Elo

  2. The Witch and the Shrunken City: entry by @sealion in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    2nd place · 2,000 credits

    @sealion

    The Witch and the Shrunken City

    1593 Elo

  3. Entry by @edipksh in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    3rd place · 1,000 credits

    @edipksh

    1566 Elo

Places 4 to 20 · 500 credits each

  1. 4th@legion · Inside The Glass1564 Elo
  2. 5th@crabmouse · entry1563 Elo
  3. 6th@MyAiWorld · entry1562 Elo
  4. 7th@hamsterwheel · entry1556 Elo
  5. 8th@beastxyz · Genie In A Bottle" by Christina Aguilera Listening to old...1554 Elo
  6. 9th@Scion_of_Chaos1548 Elo
  7. 10th@yeah4 · entry1547 Elo
  8. 11th@Artboe · entry1546 Elo
  9. 12th@TTRPG_Player · Small City, Big Dreams1543 Elo
  10. 13th@PabloArtStation · Jack Daniel's City1535 Elo
  11. 14th@Sealine · #14 out of 57 entries This was easier. I had no expectati...1530 Elo
  12. 15th@Chicken-Man · A Secret Miniature1530 Elo
  13. 16th@lancercz · entry1525 Elo
  14. 17th@VibeAi · Close up look on legendary civilisation1525 Elo
  15. 18th@chromyne1521 Elo
  16. 19th@underman · Winter outside, Summer in bottle1521 Elo
  17. 20th@bleepunc · To the eye, a tiny glass vessel. Within it, *infinity.1520 Elo

All entries

56 entries, newest first; 7 rated Mature or not yet rated are not shown here.

  • Far from the sun, a magnificent world blooms in eternal blue...: entry by @vrieming in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    Far from the sun, a magnificent world blooms in eternal blue...

    @vrieming

  • To the eye, a tiny glass vessel. Within it, *infinity.: entry by @bleepunc in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    To the eye, a tiny glass vessel. Within it, *infinity.

    @bleepunc

  • Entry by @yeah4 in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    @yeah4

  • Entry by @lancercz in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    @lancercz

  • Entry by @Troxley in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    @Troxley

  • Winter outside, Summer in bottle: entry by @underman in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    Winter outside, Summer in bottle

    @underman

  • The bottle spills open!: entry by @sarwick in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    The bottle spills open!

    @sarwick

  • Close up look on legendary civilisation: entry by @VibeAi in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    Close up look on legendary civilisation

    @VibeAi

  • A Secret Miniature: entry by @Chicken-Man in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    A Secret Miniature

    @Chicken-Man

  • Entry by @MyAiWorld in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    @MyAiWorld

  • Our new City in a Bottle: entry by @panos in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    Our new City in a Bottle

    @panos

  • Inside The Glass: entry by @legion in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    Inside The Glass

    @legion

  • Entry by @jaxvoss in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    @jaxvoss

  • Entry by @masking in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    @masking

  • This Ain’t Kandor: entry by @cactusbix in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    This Ain’t Kandor

    @cactusbix

  • I hope that someone gets my, I hope that someone gets my city in a bottle!: entry by @philbland in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    I hope that someone gets my, I hope that someone gets my city in a bottle!

    @philbland

  • Entry by @edipksh in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    @edipksh

  • Bottled up love, lost at sea: entry by @CaylaCatz in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    Bottled up love, lost at sea

    @CaylaCatz

  • Genie In A Bottle" by Christina Aguilera Listening to old songs for the One Hit Wonder theme led to the inspiration for this. Felt the field for this challen...

    Genie In A Bottle" by Christina Aguilera Listening to old songs for the One Hit Wonder theme led to the inspiration for this. Felt the field for this challenge was pretty competitive as there were many creative ideas all around. I wasn't...

    @beastxyz

  • Entry by @uma in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    @uma

  • Entry by @Unleashed in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    @Unleashed

  • Entry by @crabmouse in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    @crabmouse

  • Santorini in the Bottle: entry by @charlypalermo in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    Santorini in the Bottle

    @charlypalermo

  • Entry by @hamsterwheel in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    @hamsterwheel

  • A small portion of Wonderland: entry by @southamericanmyth in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    A small portion of Wonderland

    @southamericanmyth

  • I know the secret!: entry by @dezie in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    I know the secret!

    @dezie

  • Entry by @sant in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    @sant

  • The Bottled Metropolis: entry by @wiseman03 in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    The Bottled Metropolis

    @wiseman03

  • Entry by @Artboe in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    @Artboe

  • Containing a City in a Bottle need a massive power source. -----: entry by @EternaSky in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    Containing a City in a Bottle need a massive power source. -----

    @EternaSky

  • Small City, Big Dreams: entry by @TTRPG_Player in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    Small City, Big Dreams

    @TTRPG_Player

  • A whole world, small enough to hold yet alive enough to dream.: entry by @bic_revelation in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    A whole world, small enough to hold yet alive enough to dream.

    @bic_revelation

  • Magnificent Little Secrets: entry by @germancowboy in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    Magnificent Little Secrets

    @germancowboy

  • Entry by @personal042026 in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    @personal042026

  • #30 out of 57 ...and once again, some of the top-ten rankings feel like a bad joke 😂: entry by @chris70 in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    #30 out of 57 ...and once again, some of the top-ten rankings feel like a bad joke 😂

    @chris70

  • The Witch and the Shrunken City: entry by @sealion in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    The Witch and the Shrunken City

    @sealion

  • Entry by @nemo in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    @nemo

  • Entry by @zephyr in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    @zephyr

  • One Crack.: entry by @TesaranJ in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    One Crack.

    @TesaranJ

  • The Glass Queen's Venice A regal woman rests her hand on the cork of a giant glass bottle holding a glowing miniature Venice of canals, domes and golden wind...

    The Glass Queen's Venice A regal woman rests her hand on the cork of a giant glass bottle holding a glowing miniature Venice of canals, domes and golden windows, under a full moon. Tags: miniature city, glass bottle, fantasy, moonlight,...

    @imaginx

  • The Carpathian vampire residence of Countess Smiřická: entry by @standartis in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    The Carpathian vampire residence of Countess Smiřická

    @standartis

  • A City Trapped in Glass” Inside a giant glass bottle lies the shattered remains of a once-thriving city. Among the ruins, a lone child walks through the sile...

    A City Trapped in Glass” Inside a giant glass bottle lies the shattered remains of a once-thriving city. Among the ruins, a lone child walks through the silence, surrounded by collapsed buildings, smoke, and the remnants of ordinary life...

    @hadajz

  • Entry by @trank in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    @trank

  • Entry by @angel_1029 in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    @angel_1029

  • Jack Daniel's City: entry by @PabloArtStation in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    Jack Daniel's City

    @PabloArtStation

  • Entry by @doncinjhiao in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    @doncinjhiao

  • Aetherhaven Redux: entry by @JMN in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    Aetherhaven Redux

    @JMN

  • #57 out of 57 entries 1373 ELO 104 matchups 23W 68L 11T (27% score: entry by @archangeltara in the "City in a Bottle" AI art challenge

    #57 out of 57 entries 1373 ELO 104 matchups 23W 68L 11T (27% score

    @archangeltara

  • #14 out of 57 entries This was easier. I had no expectations since I already had the image and I knew 'city' was a stretch. Also, no false hope, stayed right...

    #14 out of 57 entries This was easier. I had no expectations since I already had the image and I knew 'city' was a stretch. Also, no false hope, stayed right around my final score all day.

    @Sealine

Rules

  • One image per person, made for the theme. Submit it from your BudgetPixel assets or upload it (up to 10 MB). An image that does not fit the theme is turned away when you submit it.
  • Adult content cannot be entered. The organisers add: No Level4 Adult Content in submission.
  • Entries were open from to . Voting ran from to the end, .
  • Voters pick the better of two anonymous entries, pair after pair; nobody sees their own entry or the same pair twice. Vote on 15 matchups to earn 150 credits, entry or not.
  • Entries are ranked by an Elo rating, as in chess: an entry gains points when voters pick it and loses points when they pass it over, and beating a higher-rated entry earns more.
  • When the challenge ended, each entry was posted to its maker's profile, unless they had switched that off when they entered.

Prizes

  • 1st place3,000 credits
  • 2nd place2,000 credits
  • 3rd place1,000 credits
  • 4th to 20th500 credits each
  • Voting on 15 matchups150 credits

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