AI Art Generators

AI art generators?are software that use artificial intelligence to automatically create images. These tools often come in two forms: text to image or image to image.

Most text-to-image tools start with researchers feeding them millions and millions of images. Researchers annotate these data sets, providing the machine with a text reference. Then the device is tweaked, calibrated and trained until it can consistently recognize individual photos and generate its own with some accuracy.

On the user’s end, a person enters a text input into the tool and the tool spits out a creation that closely represents the image described.?

Image-to-image generators are a bit more straightforward and often use a process called?neural style transfer?to blend a content image (uploaded by the user) and a style reference image (artwork by a famous painter, for example), so the resulting image looks like a combination of the two.?

There’s a?lot of uncertainty?as to what kinds of images these tools will spit out. At the same time though, many AI art generators use third-party technology behind the scenes, meaning dozens of AI art companies could be using the exact same AI system. And the tech stack that powers AI art generation is often accessible to the general public, allowing for even more innovation.

Applications Used for :?Generating new images; creative expression through unique visual style???

• Pricing for :?Basic plan starts at $10 a month

Notable features:?Ability to generate images from written text; high-resolution images that are very realistic; Discord community of Midjourney users?

Midjourney?is similar to a lot of other AI art generators on this list: It is a text-to-image tool that spits out creations from scratch in a matter of minutes. But the art it can produce is so realistic and impressive that it is the only platform of its kind to win an?actual art competition, sparking both awe and controversy. Midjourney is available in beta, but access to it is restricted to a select few. To use it, you have to apply to its?official waiting list. Once accepted, you will receive an invitation to its?Discord server, through which you can interact with the tool.

JASPER?

Applications:?Composing personalized images; boosting visual appeal of blogs and social media posts; rapidly producing visual content for a business’ online presence?

Pricing:?Creator plan starts at $39 per month

Notable features:?AI-generated pictures that complement written content; customized elements like medium and mood; images are free of copyrights?

Jasper?allows users to get as detailed as they want with their creations, offering not only a text box for prompts, but also various drop-down menus dictating style, medium and even mood. In addition to its AI art generator, the company can also create?custom written copy, providing users with AI-generated blogs, social media content and more with nothing more than a short prompt. Jasper is just one of many players in the automated content creation game, including?Writer,?GPT-3?and?ChatGPT. The company rolled out a?chatbot function?as well.

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DEEP DREAM GENERATOR

Applications:?Editing images with different filters; exploring more surreal styles; sharing visual art with a creative community

Pricing:?Free with an account

Notable features:?Text-to-image and image-to-image generator; option to share images with community or keep them private; ability to incorporate new styles downloaded by users?

After training itself with millions of images using advanced AI?algorithms?and techniques,?Deep Dream Generator?uses neural networks to generate new images based on existing images — making it different from the various text-to-image AI art generators out there. Users simply upload an existing image, choose whatever art style they would like the output image to be in, and then a new image is produced. The platform does have a text-to-image offering as well. While some of its creations look photo-realistic, Deep Dream Generator is perhaps best known for the more?psychedelic, surreal images?it produces.

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ARTBREEDER

Applications:?Crafting multi-faceted collages; repurposing old images to develop new ones; encouraging collaboration between artists??

Pricing:?Basic plan available for free

Notable features:?Images generated from shapes, images and descriptions; splicer tool for mixing images to create a new one; ability to remix art that other community members share

Artbreeder?is a cross between an art editor and a text-to-image generator. Users can draw rudimentary images and shapes and type in a description of the kind of image they want to create, and Artbreeder brings it to life with its?artificial intelligence and machine learning?capabilities. Users can also edit and enhance existing images, generate multiple iterations of a given image, and even turn still images into animated figures. The platform hosts a fairly active community of creators, who show off their AI-generated art and collaborate with each other.