The great emergence of generative artificial intelligence
For technology lovers, the year 2023 has been marked by the hatching of generative AI. At present it is possible to generate texts, compose songs or draw with artificial intelligence. In this last field, that of creating images based on prompts, commands or requests, there has been a substantial improvement in a few months.
In fact, the flow of news about the arrival of new algorithms is constant. An example is the arrival of Google Bard, a clear response to OpenAI and its well-known ChatGPT. With GPT there are many tricks that can be implemented to generate text, translate fragments and more.
In this guide we want to focus on how to draw with artificial intelligence. We show you what are the steps you must take to get the most out of some of the most interesting algorithms in this field. In this way, you will not only know the options available to you, but also what you must do to use them in your day-to-day life.
Draw with AI thanks to Bing
Who was going to tell us just a year ago that we were going to talk so much about Bing? The Microsoft search engine has been incorporating Bing Chat for some time, a chatbot based on the GPT model designed to search. In fact, you can practically ask for the same thing as ChatGPT, since Bing Chat incorporates the same tricks and utilities, but with an Internet connection.
Born out of a generous investment by the former in the latter, however, the collaboration between Microsoft and OpenAI extends beyond the written word. Now the Microsoft search engine incorporates a DALL-E based image generator.
And best of all, for now, it’s completely free. How to use? Let’s see some basic steps:
- Access the URL www.bing.com/create. Do it from any browser. Unlike Bing Chat, with this tool you don’t have to do anything to enter from Chrome, for example.
- identify with your microsoft account. This is a required step, so if you don’t have an account, create one.
- On the main Bing Create screen, you’ll see a text field. This is where you should write your requests for an image to be generated.
- Additionally, you can explore other creations. If you click on each one of them, you will see the command that generated them, something that can serve as inspiration.
- In the text field, write what you want to draw. Do it in English, because, for now, no other language is supported.
- When you have the prompt ready, press on Create.
Once this is done, all you have to do is wait for four different proposals to appear on the screen. When you click inside each one, you will see the button Discharge.
The generated images have dimensions of 1024×1024 pixels and are in JPG format. Additionally, about this Bing service, you should know the following:
- image history. In Bing Create you will have a history of creations to access them later.
- boost credits. Although you don’t have to pay anything for the Bing Image Creator, you have a total of 100 credits per day to help your requests be processed faster. If you run out, you can still use Bing Creator, but it will take longer for the images to appear.
- surprise me button. You will find this button next to the Create button and it is used to generate a random image. Use it if you don’t quite know how to start.
Midjourney, available via Discord
Midjourney is one of the AI to draw more recognized. In fact, it is the engine behind some iconic images that have appeared on the Internet in recent days, such as the fake arrest of donald trump or the photograph of Pope dressed in Balenciaga.
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The instructions that you must follow to use Midjourney are the following:
- access your official website.
- Press on the button Join the beta.
- Create an account on Discord. Although access to the server is not required, if you want to send messages (necessary to generate images), you must have an active profile.
- Put your date of birth.
- Press on one of the channels named newbies.
- In the text box, type the command /imagine and press enter. So, write the prompt or request.
- Depending on demand, you may be required to pay a subscription.
Please note that your creations will appear in the Discord chat. Therefore, they will be public and anyone can use them. Also, you are interested to know that the images generated by Midjourney are about 1200 px wide. Also, they are in PNG format.
Stable Diffusion, free and in Spanish
stable diffusion It is the fourth and last proposal that we make to you to draw with artificial intelligence. It is one of the best known and used systems of the moment, offering a good interpretation of the orders.
One of its strengths is that understands Spanish perfectly. So you won't have to translate your requests first, if you don't speak English well. This is the best way to test Stable Diffusion:
- Get into your official Web.
- Press on the button Get Started for Free.
- Next, write your request in the text field.
- Then press on Create image.
- Depending on how many people are submitting requests to the system, it may take a while.
- The result you will get are four photorealistic looking images. In the image below you can see the result of the phrase "a cat sunbathing on the beach".
In addition to the simple creation of images, the following aspects of the Stable Diffusion website should be highlighted:
- Prompt database. If you click this link, you will find a search engine for requests made by other users. This serves to improve the accuracy of your own prompts and allows you to get ideas from others. As the page itself mentions, it has more than 12 million registered requests.
- Images size. Graphics resulting from Stable Diffusion imaging have a square aspect ratio of 512 px on each side.
- Privacy. Those responsible for this AI mention that they do not collect any type of personal data. Without a doubt, this is something that worries many and that it is worth taking into account.
- dream studio. In addition to the demo that we have shown you in the previous steps, it is also possible to take advantage of Stable Diffusion with DreamStudio, a much more complete tool for which you need an account and that works with credits.
Other tools for drawing with artificial intelligence
Although we wanted to focus on three options and analyze the AI imaging process in more detail, these are not the only platforms that you should try Here are some examples:
- Wombo. A fantastic application with a wide variety of styles and possibilities.
- Shutterstock. The proposal of one of the giants of stock photos and videos. Now integrate an AI generator on your website.
- NightCafé. Another of the well-known platforms, specialized in the creation of artistic images.
- Adobe Firefly. Adobe jumps on the AI bandwagon and proposes an art generator that can be accessed in beta mode for now.
And, in addition to these, it is clear that more systems will arrive soon. This has only just begun.
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