As mentioned in the previous post, MidJourney’s imposture of genre and style is pretty hit and miss, but sometimes it absolutely nails it.
The Gruffalo illustrated by Ralph Steadman
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The Gruffalo illustrated by Edward Hopper
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The Gruffalo illustrated by Tamara de Lempicka
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The Gruffalo illustrated by Bill Sienkiewicz
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The Gruffalo illustrated by Edward Gorey
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But in terms of sheer hilarity, I think this one is really la crème de la résistance:
The Gruffalo illustrated by Tom of Finland
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There are a bunch more of these, mostly a bit less successful, at my MJ page, along with assorted fodder for future posts.
Obviously, as a man of a certain age and background, I also had no choice but to try this:
The Gruffalo black and white fashion photography styled by Ray Petri for The Face magazine 1983
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