Watercolor illustration of blue merle Australian Shepherd layered

By @justrob · Jul 11, 2026

74 likes · 44 comments

I mean - flux 2 Pro does double exposue ok. I can never tell if the model sucks, or if (as i mostly suspect) my prompting skills suck.

Prompt

Rendered as a double-exposure ink-wash composite where scenes bleed into one another through translucent tonal layering. A near-monochrome palette of charcoal black, smoky grey and warm cream is broken only by muted amber accents, giving faint sepia warmth. High contrast drives deep velvety shadows against bright paper-white voids. Edges dissolve into wet watercolor blooms, dripping runs and scattered ink spatter, while fine detail crisps at focal cores before softening. Composition balances a dominant weighted mass against airy negative space with atmospheric, weathered grit. An Australian Shepherd dog with a blue-merle coat, tan and white markings, amber eyes and a black nose, alongside a distant shepherd figure in a wide-brimmed hat and long coat, and a scattered flock of sheep with one loping herding dog. Profile close-up of the dog's head at eye level filling the left and lower frame, gazing off-frame to the left; overlaid within its body a high-angle wide shot recedes down a track where the flock streams toward the small backlit shepherd standing on a rise, sharp foreground melting into hazy midground depth. Scene set on open rolling pastureland during overcast day, with a bleak weathered atmosphere, featuring a worn dirt track, a driven flock and a lone standing figure on the horizon.

Made with Flux 2 Pro

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This atmospheric mixed watercolor and ink artwork features a vivid portrait of a blue merle Australian Shepherd, layered seamlessly over a moody rural sheep herding scene that highlights the breed's working farm heritage. Muted sepia, grey, and soft earth tones define the rolling overcast hillside, which includes a flock of woolly sheep, a smaller running herding dog, and a silhouetted hilltop shepherd, with expressive paint splatter and drip details adding organic, dynamic texture.

Comments (44)

@justrob · Jul 11, 2026
and thank you for taking the time to comment.
@CaylaCatz · Jul 12, 2026
I don't think it's your prompting skills. I feel like prompting skills are model dependent so your skills are excellent in certain models that you use a lot and know how they lean/interact. You're just getting comfortable with Flux 2 Pro; it's a bit different from Flux 1.1. With the older models, you had to prompt with more words to get a good result.
@justrob · Jul 11, 2026
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@justrob · Jul 11, 2026
thanks! Dont do double exposuer often, so when it turns out ok i like it.
@justrob · Jul 12, 2026
maybe. AI is like painting i guess. each brush does something different
@base451121 · Jul 12, 2026
it was my pleasure my friend!!!
@crabmouse · Jul 11, 2026
Love it! Get those sheep!
@base451121 · Jul 11, 2026
It's fantastic Rob!! Congratulations!!!
@justrob · Jul 11, 2026
Glad you like it! 😊
@strixowl-47 · Jul 13, 2026
Fantastic !!!! Really like this 😁