AI Image Generation: How to Create Images with AI

Learn to use DALL-E, Midjourney, and other tools to generate custom images from text descriptions.

At a Glance

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DALL-E (via ChatGPT Plus), Midjourney (via Discord), and Adobe Firefly are the most popular. Each has a free tier or trial.

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Be specific: "a watercolor painting of a golden retriever sitting in a field of sunflowers at sunset" works better than "dog in flowers."

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Add style keywords (photorealistic, cartoon, oil painting), adjust aspect ratios, and iterate on your prompt to get closer to your vision.

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Check each platform's terms. Generally, images you generate are yours to use, but policies vary for commercial use.

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