As I wrote recently in Linn’s, ya gotta be careful with Artificial Intelligence-generated images! I created this image using Microsoft Designer’s Image Creator. I had started to format it for a Dragon Card when I stopped and counted the candles: Four on the left, five on the right and presumably the “shamas” or leader candle used to light the others in the center, hidden by the window partition. In my description, I specified “Hanukkah menorah,” which would be eight plus one. (There are other menorahs, not for Hanukkah, with fewer candles. I’ve seen 4 and 6/7.)
In fact, none of that day’s designs had the right number. I went back this morning, and one of the 3 created had 11. So far, though, two of them seem acceptable. But I’m looking carefully for mistletoe and mangers.
the best design of 2023. His cachets for the Winter Woodland Animals (Sc. 5822-25) and, in particular, for the deer, jumped out at the judges, says contest chair Chris Calle.
Covers. In addition, his granddaughter Marrah Reichart, took first place in the Ages 10 and Under category with her cachet for the Red Fox stamp (Sc. 5742).
Colton says the Winter Woodland Animals designs were created in PhotoShop using a combination of stock images and artificial intelligence. “I have the idea of what I want and then begin to put all the pieces together,” he said. Each of the cachets in this set are composed of three to four different images, before he manipulated them into the final image design.
configuration of the printer profile to be able to print on #6? envelopes,” he said. ”I only use dye-based ink to hold more vivid colors on the paper of the envelopes and the ink is more durable over time.”
