Fractal sniffing I - 10K HyperPixel digital print artwork download - PNG format

Fractal sniffing I is a large composition of a true 10K (88 MP) size and the next image in the HyperPixel format to be released on ArtStation. Qualified as a HyperPixel, the image has an ultra high resolution while featuring beautiful fine detail as a result of progressive upscaling, enhancement and meticulous manual inpainting using state of the art tools of the Stable Diffusion technology. The product images include 3 ‘pixel morsels’, artfully cut out fragments of the master image meant to show the texture and intricate detail of this creation at the 1:1 scale.

• description

This artwork, executed in a monochrome drawing style, presents a complex organic composition of fragments of plants, trees, human faces, animals and various strange creatures, all fractally fused together in an organic whole, as if growing from one another. A few birds are shown flying in the white-colored sky. The particular close grouping of faces and heads of some of the creatures in the picture makes an impression of them sniffing each other, or sniffing a fruit placed to their nose. The interplay between the white and black areas in the image, with in-between grayscale-colored creatures and objects, creates an unusual visual effect leaving the viewer guessing which of the two basic colors is the background and which is the foreground. The calm, emotionless mood of the picture’s characters (except for the head of a dog-like creature near to the bottom centre) adds to the mystifying atmosphere of this piece.

• what it is for

The main image does not have any other utility than to be enjoyed as a modern digital art piece. It is not intended to be used as a screen wallpaper (although you could use it that way if you like), or a reference, or an illustration. It is to be used more or less like large paintings of old masters were used: to be viewed at a distance, then studied up close in detail, marveling at the beauty of the fine detail and the brushstrokes - only the canvas is now your gorgeous LED screen, with brushstrokes composed of self-illuminating pixel patterns. Such is the unique richness of detail in this HyperPixel creation that, each time you pan or zoom somewhere in the image, you may discover something new, glimpse a nuance not seen before. With the size this large, and detail this dense, this image is an invitation to an endless visual discovery. 

• inspiration source and brief history

The presented artwork is the result of my experimentation with infusing fractal- and MC Escher-inspired geometric patterns into a previously AI-generated monochrome image, and adding various characters, creatures and objects along the way. This approach of using an abstract picture as the structural basis for a new, and a very different, version is the unifying feature of the series  (and also of the corresponding FoldPix set) in which the artwork is included, hence the series title, The involute canvas. The artistic content of the image draws on my longtime fascination with making fractal images, something that I have been busy with since the mid 1990s. The base version of this piece was created in April 2025; a few months later it was substantially upscaled and enhanced, with the goal to elevate it to the HyperPixel standard and publish as a digital art product.

• the tools used

Krita, an advanced digital art creation and image editing software, and its Krita AI Diffusion Hires extension with the ZavychromaXL and ColorfulXL models, Topaz Labs’ Generative Upscale.

• image format and preview options

The main image is of the 8776x10532 resolution; for the uncompromised quality, it is served in the lossless PNG format. A preview version is also available in the Encore Art AI portfolio feed.

• tags

tree, growth, plant, floral, creature, animal, fruit, face, nose, sniffing, fractal, fractal art, stylized, vector art, drawing, illustration, monochrome, hyperpixel, ultra hires, ai-assisted, krita ai, ultrahires, encore art ai