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@justrob · 8/18/2026
Same prompt across five models, straight comparison. Watch the styling swing between Cornwell-style paint texture and the crisp, flat color blocks from the signal flags. The pose stays about the same, but the armor changes a lot, bulkier and heavier in some runs, sleeker in others. Rose-magenta holds steady across all of them, which makes the differences in surfaces and edges easy to spot. Models, in order: 1. gpt-image-2 2. flux-1.1-pro 3. seedream-5.0-pro 4. grok-imagine-image-2 5. nano-banana-2

Tags: retro sci fi art, pulp science fiction, retro futurism, starship cockpit, astronaut illustration, 1950s sci fi, vintage space art, futuristic retro fashion, space opera painting, sci fi couple, starry space background, oil painting illustration, classic sci fi artwork, optimistic space theme, chrome spacesuit design
AI Model: gpt-image-2
Prompt: Dean Cornwell + Kōno Bairei + vintage marine signal flag hoists, where Dean Cornwell's muscular alla prima brushwork builds form through confident loaded strokes that carve volume with warm light and cool shadow, Kōno Bairei's calligraphic contour discipline produces springy tapering outlines via measured brush pressure around forms, and vintage marine signal flag hoists infuse crisp geometric colour blocks of pure primaries set against neutral fields. The fusion manifests as burnished specular highlights on curved surfaces, a restricted rose-magenta, ivory and steel-grey palette with saturated accent notes, and edge control that snaps from soft to sharp, transforming any subject through decisive sculptural modelling. A young blonde woman with wavy shoulder-length hair, drop earrings and a red lip, wearing a sheer sleevless magenta and pale bodysuit with a wide belted waist, standing before a tall broad-shouldered blond man in bulky silver-white articulated space armour with a holstered sidearm. Medium shot at eye level, the woman front and centre with hands on her hips, chin lifted, gazing up and off-frame with a bright smile, the armoured man standing close behind her taller and slightly overlapping, his hands resting on her hips, his face angled upward past her, control consoles filling the shallow foreground. Scene set in a starship command center during deep space operation, with a calm confident mood, featuring backlit control panels showing coloured readouts and dials and a vast dark viewport of distant stars behind the figures.

Tags: retro futurism, sci fi portrait, futuristic fashion, space armor, vintage sci fi art, form fitting bodysuit, sci fi couple, cinematic character art, concept illustration, futuristic character design, retro space opera, glamour portrait, pastel fashion, astronaut suit, sci fi aesthetic
AI Model: flux-1.1-pro
Prompt: Dean Cornwell + Kōno Bairei + vintage marine signal flag hoists, where Dean Cornwell's muscular alla prima brushwork builds form through confident loaded strokes that carve volume with warm light and cool shadow, Kōno Bairei's calligraphic contour discipline produces springy tapering outlines via measured brush pressure around forms, and vintage marine signal flag hoists infuse crisp geometric colour blocks of pure primaries set against neutral fields. The fusion manifests as burnished specular highlights on curved surfaces, a restricted rose-magenta, ivory and steel-grey palette with saturated accent notes, and edge control that snaps from soft to sharp, transforming any subject through decisive sculptural modelling. A young blonde woman with wavy shoulder-length hair, drop earrings and a red lip, wearing a sheer sleevless magenta and pale bodysuit with a wide belted waist, standing before a tall broad-shouldered blond man in bulky silver-white articulated space armour with a holstered sidearm. Medium shot at eye level, the woman front and centre with hands on her hips, chin lifted, gazing up and off-frame with a bright smile, the armoured man standing close behind her taller and slightly overlapping, his hands resting on her hips, his face angled upward past her, control consoles filling the shallow foreground. Scene set in a starship command center during deep space operation, with a calm confident mood, featuring backlit control panels showing coloured readouts and dials and a vast dark viewport of distant stars behind the figures.
![[Retro 1950s sci-fi illustration of a glamorous space couple standing in a starship cockpit looking out at starry deep space]](https://cdn.budgetpixel.com/posts/2917/1787093346139581734-05e1a867-4caa-48b7-b083-62716018f74d.png)
Tags: retro sci fi art, 1950s retro futurism, pulp science fiction, starship cockpit, space couple, vintage space art, midcentury sci fi illustration, space heroine, astronaut artwork, deep space travel, sci fi painting, retro space uniform, starry outer space, scifi concept art, optimistic futurism
AI Model: seedream-5.0-pro
Prompt: Dean Cornwell + Kōno Bairei + vintage marine signal flag hoists, where Dean Cornwell's muscular alla prima brushwork builds form through confident loaded strokes that carve volume with warm light and cool shadow, Kōno Bairei's calligraphic contour discipline produces springy tapering outlines via measured brush pressure around forms, and vintage marine signal flag hoists infuse crisp geometric colour blocks of pure primaries set against neutral fields. The fusion manifests as burnished specular highlights on curved surfaces, a restricted rose-magenta, ivory and steel-grey palette with saturated accent notes, and edge control that snaps from soft to sharp, transforming any subject through decisive sculptural modelling. A young blonde woman with wavy shoulder-length hair, drop earrings and a red lip, wearing a sheer sleevless magenta and pale bodysuit with a wide belted waist, standing before a tall broad-shouldered blond man in bulky silver-white articulated space armour with a holstered sidearm. Medium shot at eye level, the woman front and centre with hands on her hips, chin lifted, gazing up and off-frame with a bright smile, the armoured man standing close behind her taller and slightly overlapping, his hands resting on her hips, his face angled upward past her, control consoles filling the shallow foreground. Scene set in a starship command center during deep space operation, with a calm confident mood, featuring backlit control panels showing coloured readouts and dials and a vast dark viewport of distant stars behind the figures.

Tags: retro sci-fi, retro futurism, 1950s sci-fi, starship cockpit, space couple, midcentury illustration, vintage sci-fi art, futuristic power armor, space adventure, starry outer space, sci-fi control panel, pulp sci-fi, retro flight suit, classic space opera, painted sci-fi artwork
AI Model: grok-imagine-image-2
Prompt: Dean Cornwell + Kōno Bairei + vintage marine signal flag hoists, where Dean Cornwell's muscular alla prima brushwork builds form through confident loaded strokes that carve volume with warm light and cool shadow, Kōno Bairei's calligraphic contour discipline produces springy tapering outlines via measured brush pressure around forms, and vintage marine signal flag hoists infuse crisp geometric colour blocks of pure primaries set against neutral fields. The fusion manifests as burnished specular highlights on curved surfaces, a restricted rose-magenta, ivory and steel-grey palette with saturated accent notes, and edge control that snaps from soft to sharp, transforming any subject through decisive sculptural modelling. A young blonde woman with wavy shoulder-length hair, drop earrings and a red lip, wearing a sheer sleevless magenta and pale bodysuit with a wide belted waist, standing before a tall broad-shouldered blond man in bulky silver-white articulated space armour with a holstered sidearm. Medium shot at eye level, the woman front and centre with hands on her hips, chin lifted, gazing up and off-frame with a bright smile, the armoured man standing close behind her taller and slightly overlapping, his hands resting on her hips, his face angled upward past her, control consoles filling the shallow foreground. Scene set in a starship command center during deep space operation, with a calm confident mood, featuring backlit control panels showing coloured readouts and dials and a vast dark viewport of distant stars behind the figures.
![[Retro 1950s sci-fi couple standing inside a spaceship command cockpit, looking out at starry outer space]](https://cdn.budgetpixel.com/posts/2917/1787093346644020826-170da627-ba3e-4dac-86be-fb125067289a.png)
Tags: retro sci-fi, retro futurism, 1950s space age, pulp sci-fi art, spaceship cockpit, vintage science fiction, futuristic couple, astronaut art, midcentury sci-fi, starry space illustration, comic book style art, classic sci-fi aesthetic, space adventure, retro spaceship, vintage sci-fi illustration
AI Model: nano-banana-2
Prompt: Dean Cornwell + Kōno Bairei + vintage marine signal flag hoists, where Dean Cornwell's muscular alla prima brushwork builds form through confident loaded strokes that carve volume with warm light and cool shadow, Kōno Bairei's calligraphic contour discipline produces springy tapering outlines via measured brush pressure around forms, and vintage marine signal flag hoists infuse crisp geometric colour blocks of pure primaries set against neutral fields. The fusion manifests as burnished specular highlights on curved surfaces, a restricted rose-magenta, ivory and steel-grey palette with saturated accent notes, and edge control that snaps from soft to sharp, transforming any subject through decisive sculptural modelling. A young blonde woman with wavy shoulder-length hair, drop earrings and a red lip, wearing a sheer sleevless magenta and pale bodysuit with a wide belted waist, standing before a tall broad-shouldered blond man in bulky silver-white articulated space armour with a holstered sidearm. Medium shot at eye level, the woman front and centre with hands on her hips, chin lifted, gazing up and off-frame with a bright smile, the armoured man standing close behind her taller and slightly overlapping, his hands resting on her hips, his face angled upward past her, control consoles filling the shallow foreground. Scene set in a starship command center during deep space operation, with a calm confident mood, featuring backlit control panels showing coloured readouts and dials and a vast dark viewport of distant stars behind the figures.
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archangeltara
Awesome series
strixowl-47
Very nice images. The flux-1.1-pro image is so different from the rest 😊
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