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Time Traveler’s Travel Guide: AI Postcards from Lost Civilizations and Future Worlds

— Create dreamy postcards from forgotten worlds and far-flung futures with AI—imagine it, prompt it, print it!
By Emily WilsonPUBLISHED: May 19, 22:01UPDATED: May 19, 22:06 25040
AI-generated postcard of Atlantis with glowing crystal towers and golden beaches under a surreal sunset

Imagine getting a glossy postcard postmarked from Atlantis, with glinting crystal spires under blue skies. Or one from a Martian colony, with rolling red plains and gleaming biodomes. Or a retro Victorian steampunk city where airships float over cobblestone streets. Come on—welcome to the Time Traveler's Travel Guide, where you can build wonderful, dreamlike travel pictures of places that never were—or haven't been yet—using a few clicks and a lot of imagination with Dreamina's AI image generator.

Let's grab our virtual passports and journey into creating postcards from lost civilizations, fantasy worlds, and worlds yet to come!

Go Where No One Else Has Gone

The greatest thing about writing time-travel postcards is that there are no limits or restrictions. You can envision:

  • A mid-air glittering bazaar on the rivers of a vanished Amazonian empire.
  • A cyber-Shanghai in 2600, its neon glowing under acid rain.
  • Serene resort beaches along the shores of Pluto after terraforming.
  • Bioluminescent trees illuminate eternal villages in a strange world.
  • Revived ancient Egyptian cities in an alternate steampunk universe.

Dreamina doesn't just help you make art—it gives you a passport to worlds outside history and memory. Every postcard that you create invites others to ask, What if? and when can I visit?

Here's how to make your own Dreamina-style time-travel postcards:

Step 1: Create a text prompt

The adventure starts by going to "Image generator". There, you will enter a detailed text prompt that functions as a ticket for your location. Think about what scene, buildings, hues, and mood you want to describe. As an example, a solid prompt would be:

"Sunset postcard view of Atlantis, crystal pyramids reflecting the sun's glow with golden beaches, ancient-futuristic architecture, and ethereal yet bright color scheme."

The richer and more detailed your prompt is, the better Dreamina will identify and materialize the world of fantasy in your mind.

Step 2: Refine parameters and generate

With your prompt ready, now it's the time to optimize your settings for the best results. Select the model appropriate for your art style—maybe a painterly model for historical civilizations or a hyper-realistic model for city landscapes in the future. Set the aspect ratio to fit a classic postcard size, and choose from a crisp 1k resolution for online distribution or a stunning 2k resolution if you plan on printing. Once your options are tuned, click the "Generate" button and get ready to be impressed with the world you just created.

Step 3: Customize and download

Now that you have your created postcard, it's time to make it perfect. Dreamina has great customization tools to tweak your masterpiece. Use inpaint to fill in missing details, broaden the edges for wider pan views, get rid of any quirky artifacts, and remove tough spots with retouch to sharpen and highlight prominent areas. Once you are satisfied with your time-travel photo, just click the "Download" button to save your work—and add it to your collection of postcards from other realities.

Develop customized travel "brands" for your parallel worlds

Feel like making your postcards even more realistic? Assign them an official travel brand! Using Dreamina's AI logo generator, you can design travel agency logos, destination seals, or even time-travel tour company emblems.

Envision a shiny new logo for ChronoVoyage Tours, or an old-timey logo for "Lost Worlds Expeditions, Est. 1893." Putting logos on your postcards not only creates cohesion in your set, but also brings your alternate histories to life as immersive experiences.

Bring fantasy to life with real-world collectibles 

Why not take it the whole way and create physical stickers from your preferred postcard designs? You can use Dreamina's sticker maker to make it happen! Stick them onto your journal, laptop, travel notebooks, or send them off to your friends who, like you, adore fantasy and sci-fi.

Imagine handing someone a sticker that says, "Hello from the Cloud Cities of Venus!"—such a lovely marriage of nostalgia, fantasy, and hand-made kitsch. It's a physical way of keeping your other worlds in your hands, bringing a sense of wonder with every transit you make.

Explore the hidden crannies of your imagination

The charm of creating time-travel postcards is that there are no limitations or restrictions. You can fantasize:

  • A sparkling marketplace floating on the rivers of an ancient Amazonian empire.
  • A Shanghai of 2600, a neon fantasy lit with acid rain.
  • Tranquil beach resorts along the coasts of Pluto, terraformed.

Your postcards are not just pictures. They are tickets to adventure, to imagination, and to wander through landscapes that only inhabit the most indulgent corners of the imagination.

Conclusion

Ready to mail your very first postcard from a world unseen? Go take a trip to Dreamina's Image Generator, spin a text prompt, customize your creative settings, and create your very first time-traveler's keepsake. Decorate it to your heart's desire, download it, and start building your Time Traveler's Travel Guide—one fantastical postcard at a time.

Which lost world or future city would you want to visit first?

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Emily Wilson

Emily Wilson is a content strategist and writer with a passion for digital storytelling. She has a background in journalism and has worked with various media outlets, covering topics ranging from lifestyle to technology. When she’s not writing, Emily enjoys hiking, photography, and exploring new coffee shops.

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