Inspired by this post, I decided to try making a 3d effect myself. It’s a great blue heron. It’s not nearly as cool as the other one (AI, not a photo, and I don’t think the 3d is nearly as compelling in mine), but I’m mostly pleased with how the metal recreated the source. I made the image using Nano Banana 2.
The biggest defect I see is banding in the sky (way too abrupt transition from lighter blue to darker blue where there should be a smooth gradient). I’ve seen this before but not as clear cut, and I think this one will be a good test case for me to try to address this banding challenge. I think there is some of the same effect on the bird’s neck and body, and I’ll look into why there is a light band just under the bottom edge of the frame on top.
Here are: the source, the metal prediction proof my separator script produced, and a photo of the result. I did cheat a little and hand-edited the silver and cyan layers a tiny bit to restore the green the little patch the “remove the background” feature of the separator missed.
