The concept sounds almost too simple (and futuristic) to be true: Type your idea into a search bar and voila! But for the best results, you’ll want to follow these tips and tricks to get the most realistic and accurate representations of your desired searches. Also: The best AI art generators to try Before you get started with DALL-E 2, there are three housekeeping rules that you should know:
How to use DALL-E 2 to create custom art
Also: 5 ways ChatGPT can help you write an essay Also: The best AI writers: ChatGPT and other interesting alternatives to try For example, “a modern painting of a cowboy using spaghetti to lasso a cow in the middle of outer space.” You may be thinking that the wording is oddly specific, and it is. Since the AI is reliant on your words, I’ve found it best to be as particular as possible when describing the image. Also: How to use ChatGPT: Everything you need to know You can also designate an art style for the image by mentioning it in the search phrase. Also, be clear about the positioning of your subject(s) if you want something in the foreground versus the background. Otherwise, DALL-E 2 will just populate everything through its own interpretation. Also: How to use ChatGPT to write code For example, you may want to move a subject to the foreground or background, or reorder the terms in the phrase so that one thing comes before the other. If you’re satisfied with the output, select the image that you’d like to save. There is also an option to download the artwork in the upper right corner of the image. Your creation will save to your device and you’ll be able to send it to friends and family. Or, you can print the photo to have on display.
Tips and tricks to get the best DALL-E 2 results
Using AI tools to generate art can be fairly intuitive, but between having so many possibilities and needing to specifically communicate your abstract ideas with a robot, here are some tips I’ve curated that make creating funky art even easier.
What is DALL-E 2?
Originally launched in early 2021, DALL-E 2 is OpenAI’s artificial intelligence system that allows users to create art from textual input. Also: What is GPT-4? Here’s everything you need to know From there, DALL-E 2 will create similar variations which you can customize with your own text description(s).
Is DALL-E 2 free?
In September 2022, DALL-E 2 officially closed its waiting list and opened the platform to the public. Users start with 50 free credits to transform searches into fully generated artwork and 15 free credits every month from then on. The site also allows you to buy more credits.
Can I use my DALL-E 2 creation for merchandise?
Yes. Arguably the best thing about DALL-E 2 is that users have full rights to commercially use, print, and merchandise their own unique, AI creations.
Is making art on DALL-E 2 ethical?
It’s definitely cool that your art is credited to you and DALL-E 2, but it’s important to recognize that DALL-E 2, along with other AI art generators, are trained on billions of art culled from the internet. These images have, and belong to, an original artist. While that artist isn’t directly creating your DALL-E piece, your art does have elements from the original art without being credited to the artist. Whether or not AI-generated art is ethical is currently a hot topic of debate.
