The treasure was hidden in plain sight. That's all there is to it. The AI saw beauty in its raw, unfiltered form—the beauty of Bushmen women. Later, with the arrival of a new AI model, that vision shifted, but there was a fleeting moment when the impossible became possible. Our collection is the result of that brief window of time, before the magic faded, when we managed to craft these unique images for you. We'll journey to fantastical worlds, sending our Bushmen heroine into space, to Mars! We'll dive into the gritty world of cyberpunk, step back into antiquity, and embody the forces of good and evil. Sometimes, we'll have a bit of fun, playing the role of a whimsical bartender, a surgeon in the operating room, or messing around on a construction site—hope you’ll forgive our antics. But if you think the diversity and detail of this collection hinge solely on that single prompt of a Bushmen woman, you’re only partly right. The collection holds secrets, and only NFT owners will truly uncover them. The NFT world is all about vibrant colors and animated genres. Japanese anime was chosen as the core aesthetic, delivering stunning results. Still, the collection weaves in other animation styles for a little extra flair.

When exploring a branch or the entire NFT collage, always keep in mind: this was crafted by a MACHINE. On the surface, you’ll see the thrilling adventures of our heroine, but under the hood lies prompt engineering—the beating heart of the collection. That’s where the secrets live, revealing how it all came together and what makes each image’s unique traits pop. By owning a SYNTHETIC SAKURA flower, you get to peek under the hood and see how the magic happens. At the time this collection was created, AI couldn’t churn out identical images with varied details, so we cooked up a hybrid PFP NFT system shaped like a tree. Each branch represents a distinct trait, grouping similar images based on one or more related prompts. This approach unleashed a wild range of genres and tapped into the full potential of the image generator. Every branch in the collection is driven by one or more prompts using super simple language commands, resulting in images that are alike but with subtle differences and variations. Those variations? That’s where the AI’s beauty shines—pay attention to them! They spark intricate details, unexpected twists, and artifacts that push beyond the linguistic limits of the prompt. Take your time with each image in a branch, study it closely, and it’ll all unfold naturally. Attention to detail is the key!

The collection is a tapestry of stories, branches of the sakura tree, each one essentially a standalone mini-collection within the larger tree. Think of them as spins on classic traits in PFP collections. Branches vary in size—some are long, others short. But size doesn’t dictate rarity, though in special cases, it might. Sometimes, we poured effort into a single branch, while others only got a handful of images. In rare instances, the desired outcome didn’t quite click, resulting in a limited number of images (we’ll flag those specific cases on our Discord). We steered clear of slapping subjective “rare” or “common” labels on tokens, leaving that up to collectors. That said, there are objective rules: the collection splits into nude and non-nude, with nude being inherently rarer, while non-nude complements the branch. By looking at the ratio of nude to non-nude characters in larger branches, you can gauge the challenge of generating those images—on average, nude makes up a tiny sliver, up to 10%. Rarity also comes from the complexity of crafting a specific branch or from unique artifacts. We’ll spill all the details on that. But back to the branches—collectors aim to snag the rarest tokens in the collection and, better yet, own an entire branch to complete the set. For smaller branches, it’s a breeze, but for the bigger ones? That’s a real challenge for any collector! Good luck!

The goal of the prompt is to give the AI maximum creative freedom. Prompts are minimalist—for example, a forest background comes from a simple phrase like “draw a forest in the background” without specific or detailed descriptions. This unleashes the AI’s creative potential. Each NFT is a product of the AI’s imagination, bound only by basic guidelines. The collection is built on just a few core prompts, tweaked and expanded with details like changing the background, character pose, or other elements. This sparked new branches of images that echo traits of their predecessors. The entire collection is woven from this metamorphosis, and to highlight it, some details—like the character’s pink eyes—were deliberately kept consistent. As you explore the collection, a sense of transformation lingers, like a ghostly presence. We also tasked the AI with blending several of our prompts into one, specifying the percentage ratio of how much more or less of each prompt should be in the new combined image. This also led to the creation of several unique branches in our collection.
Any deviation from the base concept of a dancing Bushmen woman altered the complexity of the results. In some cases, we couldn’t nail the desired outcome. So, there are certain images, even entire branches, that might seem unremarkable but were tough to pull off. Behind the details and quirks of these NFTs lie specific text phrases in the prompt. We’ll share info on all such tokens in our Discord, and owners of these NFTs can uncover the secret trick through the hidden source link.

The process of iterating images felt like a public mint, brimming with anticipation for a rare NFT drop. When an anomaly popped up, it was genuinely mind-blowing. The collection is packed with these quirks—not the typical glitches of older image generator, like missing limbs, an extra third hand, or warped fingers. No, we’re talking truly weird stuff, like mysterious background characters not mentioned in the prompt or our heroine sporting a monkey’s head (yep, that actually happened, and the reason’s still a mystery!). These are ultra-rare occurrences, just a handful of such NFTs. All these anomalies will be highlighted separately in our Discord.

As you may have noticed, this collection celebrates female beauty, but you’ll come across images featuring men. Our prompt didn’t include anything about male characters. In fact, after generating these images, the AI described them as depicting a Bushmen woman. Well, we’ll roll with it and say the AI identifies these images as female, and they’re just as much a full-fledged part of the SYNTHETIC SAKURA collection.