AI has been played with in creative ways yet again.
Recently, a topic has exploded on Douyin—What's Beyond the Mountain.
Classic lines, paired with three-panel images, fill it with an artistic vibe.
"What's beyond the mountain."
"You don't have to tell me."
"I'll go see for myself."
Many people use their own photos to recreate this kind of three-panel image, one image one story, like shooting a movie of life.
But not long after, the style started to go off track.
Cultural tourism accounts, pet bloggers, and game bloggers all started using AI to do creative riffs:
Three-panel images have also become a creative template for everyone to create with.
The method is very simple. You don't need to know photography, and you don't need Photoshop. With one prompt, AI can generate all kinds of interesting three-panel images for you. Even with zero foundation, you can learn it in one minute.
01. Three-Panel Image Instruction
OpenDoubao, upload a portrait image, and enter the following prompt:
Prompt: Refer to the person in the image, generate a three-panel stitched film-texture artistic portrait image.
First image: close-up upper-body back view, cold wind blowing messy hair strands, add Chinese and English subtitles "What's beyond the mountain?", "- What’s beyond the mountain?-";
Second image: medium shot side view standing on the mountaintop holding a bouquet, looking at the bouquet, wind blowing hair into disorder, add Chinese and English subtitles "You don't have to tell me", "- You don’t have to tell me-";
Third image: extreme close-up face composition shifted to the left, wind blowing hair strands into disorder, add Chinese and English subtitles "I want to go see for myself", "- I want to see for myself-".
The scene is snow mountains, sky, evening, film-texture artistic style, the person's face unchanged, clothing unchanged.
The ratio is fixed at 3:4.
We replaced the scene description in the prompt with seaside:
Prompt: Refer to the person in the image, generate a three-panel stitched film-texture artistic portrait image.
First image: close-up upper-body back view, cold wind blowing messy hair strands, add Chinese and English subtitles "What's beyond the sea?", "- What’s beyond the mountain?-";
Second image: medium shot side view standing by the seaside holding a bouquet, looking at the bouquet, wind blowing hair into disorder, add Chinese and English subtitles "You don't have to tell me", "- You don’t have to tell me-";
Third image: extreme close-up face composition shifted to the left, wind blowing hair strands into disorder, add Chinese and English subtitles "I want to go see for myself", "- I want to see for myself-".
The scene is seaside beach, sky, evening, film-texture artistic style, the person's face unchanged, clothing unchanged.
The ratio is fixed at 3:4.
You can also replace the reference image with any character:
You can also modify the scene description; replace the subtitle text in double quotes with content that better fits the image.
For exampleMunchkin cat: "What's beyond the sea? It doesn't matter to me. My legs are short, so I won't go look."
Prompt: Refer to the cat in the image, generate a three-panel stitched film-texture artistic portrait image.
First image: close-up upper-body back view of the cat, add Chinese and English subtitles "What's beyond the sea?", "- What’s beyond the sea?-";
Second image: A medium shot of a cat standing sideways on the beach, looking at a bouquet on the ground, with Chinese and English subtitles added: "It doesn't matter to me", "- It doesn’t matter-";
Third image: A medium shot of a dog lying on the ground with its limbs spread out, looking into the distance, with Chinese and English subtitles added: "My legs are too short to go see", "- My legs are too short to go for it-".
The scene is a seaside beach, sky, evening, film-texture art style, the cat subject remains unchanged.
The aspect ratio is fixed at 3:4.
"What is a bad cat? You don't need to tell me. I am one."
"What is outside Sichuan? You don't need to tell me. I can't leave Sichuan anymore."
02. Some Sharing
In 2018, Douyin was all about technical skills; everyone competed on camera language, editing rhythm, and filter color grading. Many people had good ideas, but due to insufficient skills, they couldn't showcase their talents.
Now, AI has lowered the barrier to expression, exactly fitting the trend of short videos gradually shifting toward "expression," making it easier for inspiration to materialize.
Semantic understanding, precise instruction execution, and visual consistency are all of paramount importance. Doubao Seedream 4.0 has put great effort into these aspects; technologies that are easier to learn and understand are continuously expanding the boundaries of creation.
"Beyond the mountain" may just be a microcosm. Advertisers, brands, and individual creators are all using AI to find new ways of storytelling.
What is the future of AI creation.
You don't need to tell me.
Everyone has their own Hamlet.
Original link:AI three-panel images are exploding in popularity! Learn to make "What is behind the mountain" in 1 minute