beastxyz on BudgetPixel
@beastxyz · 6/9/2026
POV: You are flying in a futuristic sci-fi city. This was a fairly straightforward challenge. But to be honest I am rather poor in visualizing and creating stunning landscapes. Also, futuristic landscapes, especially cyberpunk ones, have been done too often, so I was trying to avoid that. This was one of the more interesting ones that AI came up with - a city with large portals to take you to another place conveniently, the airport and transportation mode of the future. I was thinking about how to present this more creatively and in the end I decided to add hands at the bottom of the image to create the POV that the viewer is flying in mid-air with a jetpack. What it didn't work out that led to it being ranked 64 out of 79 entries: - it did not have the vibrancy and bustling vibe of what a city should have (i.e. lack of some human touch - what were the humans doing in the city) - it only had sci-fi vibe and theere was no deeper story to it... What were the round architectures and why were humans flying? - hands appeared "hidden" and looked a little too dark when viewed from the phone In other words, it was too AI and lacked the emotional connect of what the other winning entries had.

Tags: futuristic city, neon city, cyberpunk, holographic portals, sci-fi art, 3D concept art, first-person perspective, urban landscape, space-age technology, digital city, neon lights, sci-fi illustration, drone, portal gateway, immersive experience
Comments
jmn
Such a cool idea! "I wonder which portal I'm going to try today?"
CaylaCatz
very cool! So are we flying by jetpack or hoverboard? Inquiring minds want to know. My guess is jetpack