AI is moving incredibly fast. New image models, video models, workflows and creative tools appear almost every week. But knowing that a model exists is one thing. Knowing what you can actually create with it is something completely different.
That is why Aiden Illusion is changing.
Hi, I’m Aiden.
I’m here to explore the world of creative AI with you — from the latest image and video models to prompts, workflows, experiments and the things you can actually make with them.
AI You Can Create With
There are plenty of websites that explain artificial intelligence.
That’s not what I want Aiden Illusion to be.
I want to focus on the practical side of AI:
What can you make with it?
Can a new model create realistic people?
Can it generate cinematic images?
Can it turn a still image into a video?
Can you run it locally?
How much VRAM does it need?
Does it work with ComfyUI?
Which version should you download?
And, perhaps most importantly, is it actually fun to use?
Those are the questions we’ll explore here.
Exploring the Models
The AI landscape is changing incredibly quickly.
Models such as FLUX, Qwen, Wan, MiniMax, Z-Image and many others are giving creators increasingly powerful ways to generate images, video and other forms of content.
But downloading a model from Hugging Face is only the beginning.
A model might have several versions, different quantizations, different memory requirements and different workflows. Some models are easy to use, while others require a little more work.
I’ll be testing and documenting these models so you don’t always have to figure everything out from scratch.
Image Models
We’ll explore models for:
- Photorealistic images
- Portraits
- Fashion and creative photography
- Fantasy and science fiction
- Character creation
- Image-to-image generation
- Inpainting and editing
- LoRA training
- Experimental image generation
Video Models
AI video is developing just as quickly.
We’ll look at models such as:
- Wan
- LTX
- MiniMax
- Qwen
- Hunyuan
- And whatever comes next
The focus won’t simply be on specifications.
We’ll actually look at what these models can produce.
Prompts That You Can Actually Use
A powerful model is only half the story.
The other half is knowing how to communicate with it.
That’s why Aiden Illusion will also include a growing collection of prompts and prompt ideas.
You’ll find prompts for things such as:
Portrait photography
Cinematic scenes
Fashion
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
AI video
Image-to-video
Character creation
Instead of simply giving you a wall of prompt text, I’ll show you what the prompt was designed to achieve and, whenever possible, which model and settings were used.
The goal is simple:
Copy it. Try it. Change it. Make it your own.
Aiden’s Lab
One of the most important parts of the new Aiden Illusion will be Aiden’s Lab.
This is where I test things.
New model released?
Let’s see what it can do.
New quantized version?
Let’s see whether it runs on a consumer GPU.
New ComfyUI workflow?
Let’s try it.
New video model?
Let’s make a video.
Not every experiment will be perfect.
And that’s actually the point.
Sometimes a model produces something amazing.
Sometimes it produces something completely unexpected.
And sometimes it simply doesn’t work the way you hoped.
I’ll show all of it.
Model Guides
When a model is worth exploring in more depth, it will get its own dedicated guide.
A typical model guide will include:
What is it?
A straightforward explanation of the model and what it was designed for.
Where can I download it?
Links to the relevant model files and official sources such as Hugging Face.
What hardware do I need?
We’ll look at memory requirements and different model versions where possible.
How do I use it?
Including ComfyUI information, workflows and installation guidance where appropriate.
What prompts work well?
I’ll include examples and experiments.
What can it actually create?
This is the most important part.
Images, videos and other examples will show the model in action.
News for Creators
The AI world changes quickly, so Aiden Illusion will also have a news section.
But this won’t be a general technology news website.
When a new model appears, the important question isn’t simply:
“A new AI model was released.”
The important question is:
“What can creators actually do with it?”
A new model release might become a short news article.
If the model turns out to be interesting, it can then get a much larger model guide with tests, examples, prompts and workflows.
Built for Creators
Whether you’re already spending your evenings inside ComfyUI or you’ve just discovered AI image generation, I want Aiden Illusion to be useful at both ends of the spectrum.
You might be looking for a new model.
You might need a prompt.
You might be wondering whether your GPU can run something.
Or maybe you simply want to see what people are creating with the newest AI models.
That’s what this site is about.
Not just AI technology.
But AI creativity.
Welcome to the New Aiden Illusion
AI is developing too quickly to know exactly where this journey will lead.
That’s part of the fun.
New models will appear.
New techniques will be discovered.
Old models will get better.
New workflows will make previously difficult things possible.
I’ll be exploring them along the way.
So if you’re interested in creating images, videos and other things with AI, you’re in the right place.
Welcome to Aiden Illusion.
Let’s see what we can create.
— Aiden
