Behind the scenes — "Yjonra Outskirts" images

. by @dpend.extra . ___ ![IMG_9510.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dpend.extra/Eq9WHSJvjdU4qtkyhJ7tWQ2Jqn62eS6Dw13fGEnPPTG5ewkQL6H8QqH12TVu38SjfcY.jpeg)
![IMG_9505.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dpend.extra/Ep3ekCJtWiQ1Xe8yZoEkJ7So3scmSDp3wBHwJEYnubZrp71yoM9sZQCL77ZjU8LLDhn.jpeg)
![IMG_9509.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dpend.extra/23xVKMpZZJEHV6XcdoypvWv6j3gmVATgbRi18jW3FuMuoAYksshyFcQw1VKocQh1M6taC.jpeg)
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![IMG_9497.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dpend.extra/EoEqUVWAwjWRKH2xWA7YTEnUdURE5txaAZYJDyEyTGRHnuyKqCYrTybdVmn992YAFdT.jpeg)
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Greetings!

It's been a long time since I did a behind-the-scenes post and I thought ["Yjonra Outskirts"](https://peakd.com/hive-148441/@d-pend/a-tour-of-the-yjonra-outskirts) would be a great one to do it for, so that I could show the method I used to combine different Deep Dream Generator process "layers" into a composite image. If you haven't heard of it, [Deep Dream Generator](https://deepdreamgenerator.com/u/dpend/) is a platform where you can upload images and process them through other images or "layers" of a preset engine and get very interesting results. Playing around with processing my original photographs has been one of my favorite past-times in recent months. All of the images at the top of this post were taken by me with iPhone 8+ with a macro lens attachment in June of 2020. They are the base material I started with before beginning to process. Now, to show the process for each image in this post would take quite a long time as I typically end up generating 5+ images for each starting image along the way to a finished one. So, I'll show it in detail for a few! . **Let's start with this macro photograph of this black mesh fence with a blurry tree in the background:** . ___ ![IMG_9505.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dpend.extra/Ep3ekCJtWiQ1Xe8yZoEkJ7So3scmSDp3wBHwJEYnubZrp71yoM9sZQCL77ZjU8LLDhn.jpeg) ___ I processed this image through several pre-set "layers" of the Deep Dream engine to the deepest depth called "fathomless." **Here are the results:** ___ *Layer 22 Fathomless .* ![lmmsb-22.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dpend.extra/EowGYccSPnX88K4jtujBihkyhjzeHS1D27tJAfxgQwdb8c8owVeHQ8KRnfoYiTjwf5L.jpeg) *Layer 13 Fathomless .* ![lmmsb-13.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dpend.extra/EowGdBdEaUih6GMaWKcvPY3wC8n6T54afzWkNEsrpVFq2DP15aW6x2BQd1qrPsBoFYe.jpeg) *Layer 19 Fathomless .* ![lmmsb-19.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dpend.extra/EowGbRSXNQ6nifaDqWvK45onHWHTgTUVeLGFRVyrBQECyU2ZCD3jhTBvSwrh6e7qo7V.jpeg) *Layer 11 Fathomless .* ![lmmsb-11.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dpend.extra/Eou9CE2x5kLfRrWPcqiyk6XYapRtBC7iMgwnnVCtJdnwbwxi9LJBP311qrSFJqn9VPf.jpeg) *Layer 20 Fathomless .* ![lmmsb-20.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dpend.extra/EowGYarJPcqc2ZbEkA5pNeaEXo4wzwNaeWG4m2Rwe2PGFoHqaBCUEAB6wmZXfF7VaMC.jpeg) *Layer 15 Fathomless .* ![lmmsb-15.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dpend.extra/Eou9CED3L699LXLEenH53qNYSwhMyAn8YAziJ5xftvBS3BgwHw2qApeHXnEqxC2E5qA.jpeg) *Processed through Traditional Japanese Art .* ![lmmsb-ukiyo.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dpend.extra/23w2oL8HUVZkjht9c5zrnZgLk5gYnD56teBzt5snUPs4jhDWJJgZigW9PCq5HMnqDhT6f.jpeg) ___ **The final image was created with a different tool that allows you to use your own style filter.** It was processed through this image of traditional Japanese woodcut art *(ukiyo-e.)*
![ukiyo-e-horror-2.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dpend.extra/23xKvd6uZb1EbVofh7NsU8NWwortMfKDABq5GxpctCCTh5QEt7LyqiF4wQYgdyUDHsvMm.jpg) ____ Once I had all those versions, I imported them into Final Cut Pro to apply draw masks over the parts of the processed images I wanted to be in the final image. In this case, I wanted to mostly use content from the *Layer 13* version, but I did incorporate some textures from the others as well, including a subtle border of the ukiyo-e processed image. **Here is the raw hybrid image:** ___ ![immsb-hybrid (2).jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dpend.extra/EonmTxRzABJ2i3jKdBVE8zoBjfXxoZbb3QGAbYMbrtHuz31FQ7728fUtp8zhZP6QTSy.jpeg) ___ Then it was time to re-import the image into Deep Dream Generator, and process the new hybrid to a "normal" depth on layer 13 to pull it all together. **Here is the final version —** ___ ![immsb-fin.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dpend.extra/Eonm3QqxSVAFvRNZTRYxY1nXWGAZup6fm92A9L69JAzduCmuLeuN1jJCd44WMLZV4n4.jpeg) ___ ![strip1.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dpend.extra/Ep3eo7o48AHQHAArbMqNH6DbDNg1W8HM3NcmU7Lj48evCeCL7k13fS7D5jjUgn5rLVR.jpeg) ![strip2.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dpend.extra/Eou9CLs7sAaE13Afw5RAiE2nzqfK3S3XncppSTz8hK6g9ayfCDJxvEGz33EMy5oAxHE.jpeg) ___

Image 2 — "Brutal Twist"

Let's look at another example, one that perhaps incorporated a more even mix of different images. How about this close-up of the twisted top of a metal fence? ___ *Original Image .*
![IMG_9510.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dpend.extra/Eq9WHSJvjdU4qtkyhJ7tWQ2Jqn62eS6Dw13fGEnPPTG5ewkQL6H8QqH12TVu38SjfcY.jpeg)
*Layer 13 Fathomless .*
![bt-13.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dpend.extra/EokdeCtvnyCqxtLVqnwaqHLz2whvaZMfPqnppRU2sgdFWvQBj1TxHb4Up3V9J3kfJDj.jpeg)
*Layer 22 Fathomless .*
![bt-22.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dpend.extra/Eonm2QwpWZmbVYPD8wFo4onYSASoBzDDHsHPg7yisoapKmSyve57CHo3Tr3FJV4jju4.jpeg)
*Layer 11 Fathomless .*
![bt-11.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dpend.extra/EokdfJVEeevMED9MEUTwMWfrvBYboAtMwjVrUmDBo1i4k131Hji78S2U48YB6EemtRx.jpeg)
*Layer 19 Fathomless .*
![bt-19.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dpend.extra/EokddDngTBSuP9pUJ7WixB48ZzwmifqDmc7KSW6FRee98MQFTfB33MMYNzCP7MzvuUX.jpeg)
*Layer 20 Fathomless .*
![bt-20.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dpend.extra/Eonm2RKVAcmRGLRCDKFsv9hLLbPdjBvSWGPqKd6CPTJjxdmvAYFyzndWXLp76Knc6HM.jpeg)
*Processed through collage image designed by me .*
![bt-odpl.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dpend.extra/23wCBwBKxugkF9RPfU95QCS6u2P6G8pcxJ58bBPSiwTvkD3JR2oBoEHoKdXB9wiKLyva6.jpeg) ___ On this image, there were sections of many of the different processes that I wanted to include. **Can you spot which parts of this hybrid image came from which original layer?** *Raw Hybrid Image .* ![brutal-twist-hybrid.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dpend.extra/Eoke5jsumCf5pzGUkVJfVAA9DJaqAo7GuLG3p4YAzFmFZvFq68KzfQS4Xnes1vDbP5t.jpeg) ___ **Now let's throw the whole thing back in through Layer 22 at Normal Depth.** *Hybrid Image (22 Normal on top) .* ![brutal-twist-hybrid-norm-22.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dpend.extra/EokddDiKVgYHYqWxckuMcp3XpRevoXPe5gFbWqdFaz2i6N1GDCwWFxgbwnXzesJLPcb.jpeg) Very nice... we're getting somewhere. **To top it all off, let's iterate once more to a normal depth on Layer 13.** ___ *Finished Image (13 Normal on top) .* ![bt-hyb-22-13-top-norm.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dpend.extra/Eoke1vnPMCdN8FDby6Nh93vZQV76BWS7iuZn5DRGfnLHE4tho7o6VCZcPofT1S9akuM.jpeg) ___ ![strip3.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dpend.extra/EoEo8ETwaPePFfP48vyR9jgyvt7Y1eXTdruTxvE9abBZYktXEDmAcibaj5ka5qeFdcs.jpeg) ___

Conclusion

Now that I showed you the details for a couple of the images, I think you get a sense of the overall approach to creating these images, which did not differ too substantially for the remaining ones! I hope you enjoyed this step-by-step behind-the-scenes post showing the process for creating the images in ["Yjonra Outskirts!"](https://peakd.com/hive-148441/@d-pend/a-tour-of-the-yjonra-outskirts) **If you have any questions or comments to add, please drop them in the comment section below :-)** Also, if you have a [Deep Dream Generator](https://deepdreamgenerator.com/u/dpend/) account, do feel free to drop the link to it below so I can follow you there. ^_^ I am going to put the rest of the finished images below in case you missed the original Yjonra Outskirts post yesterday. Have a great day! @d-pend / @dpend.extra . _{*original post by @dpend.extra
created for GEMS on HIVE
on December 2, 2021.*} ___ ![strip4.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dpend.extra/EoEo8ETwXjbrSnsVs87sDMhnCavidqu6WF3Vq2crdeRThuZ6yxH93W8bPrN1yWksg1R.jpeg) ___ ![ripmesh-ukiyo-fin.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dpend.extra/23wMaeu6HGdXLTumC4LvhK32JXYfTuPkkPEbbdXkd8EhvKmSLwPT2yDtujSt5F1h2j9f8.jpeg)
![smb-fin.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dpend.extra/Eou9fYcu6LAYRefEs9qof4mirzZ6q59ipvT6jWR2aDPSaHQLKLj2fVqThfKoxqobBg9.jpeg)
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![pt-fin.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/dpend.extra/Eos1inYCWEAXHLTGVbiQ1hQf2e9ZdqY79UbzkNayiUYcMr51nJbp6aGG9PtBi8xYixQ.jpeg)
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