I am completely fascinated by AI art, and would like to try my hand at it. I know that most of this boils down to prompt engineering.

Can the community recommend a few resources that can help a complete beginner get bootstrapped quickly?

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Edit:

Resources I came across while researching.

  1. MidJourney - Produces much better results, but is a paid offering.
    1. https://docs.midjourney.com/
  2. Stable Diffusion - Free and Open Source Software (FOSS).
    1. https://huggingface.co/spaces/stabilityai/stable-diffusion
  3. Setting up Stable Diffusion locally using DiffusionBee - an easy to use wrapper over Stable Diffusion.
    1. https://github.com/divamgupta/diffusionbee-stable-diffusion-ui
    2. https://diffusionbee.com
    3. https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-use-stable-diffusion-mac/
    4. I used an M1 Pro with 32 GB, DiffusionBee produced images within 20 seconds at 25 steps, within 40 seconds at 50 steps.
  4. Alternatively, try automatic1111 which exposes more features to tinker with.
    1. https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui
  5. A quick read on prompt engineering: https://www.assemblyai.com/blog/how-to-run-stable-diffusion-locally-to-generate-images/
    1. Refer to “Prompt Engineering” under “Tips and Tricks”.
  6. For inspiration/exploration: https://arthub.ai/

Thanks @[email protected] and @[email protected]!

  • @HyrulianM
    3•1 year ago

    I agree with @livedeified that Midjourney is probably the best for beginners. It’s $10 USD a month for around 200 generations which is plenty to get you started. It uses Discord as a means to interact with the AI which takes some getting used to, but is very convenient.

    I recommend checking out the public generations on their Discord server: https://discord.gg/midjourney

    This should hopefully give you an idea of what kinds of prompts you could try out. Midjourney also has a Docs section with a guide on getting started that you can find here: https://docs.midjourney.com/

    The last thing I would push you towards if you’re a bit more tech savvy, have a decently powerful PC, and determination is Stable Diffusion. It’s free, and runs locally on your PC. It takes heaps of power and is a bit tricky to set up if you haven’t done anything like it before, but it does great great results. Here is a fairly good guide about how to set it up in the easiest way: https://stable-diffusion-art.com/automatic1111/

    Good luck, feel free to follow up if you have any more questions!

    • @AusatKeyboardPremiOP
      2•1 year ago

      Thanks for the detailed answer.

      I actually ended up setting Stable Diffusion on my mac. Though it takes time to generate a photo, it is still free and usable. :-)