Winter2024_Blog Assignment #1 Playing Frisbee with a cat at a park

  • Write a description of what you would like this image to look like:

Playing frisbee with a cat in the park, with the park grass in the background and mountains in the distance, and the cat jumping up for the frisbee.

  • Draw a sketch of what you would like the final image to look like:
  • Choose one of the new Ai image generating programs (There are free options)

Midjourney Bot

  • Add some prompts to generate your image #1.
  • Save your image.
  • Now refine and tweak your prompt for Version #2.
  • Save your image.
  • Last chance to refine and tweak your prompt for Version #3.
  • Save your image.
  • Write a recap of your experience as well as a list of your prompts.

The theme I chose was “playing frisbee with a cat in a park”.
Midjourney gave some nice 2D images when I typed in the keywords for the description “Playing frisbee with a cat in a park, with grass in the park and mountains in the distance in the background, and the cat jumping up and grabbing the frisbee”. I eventually obtained an image with a relatively normal cat anatomy after a few iterations.

When I entered keywords a second time, I wanted to try a 3D Disney style. The keywords I added are Disney, 3D art, octane rendering, ray tracing, clay material, Pixar trends, animated lighting, depth of field, and Popmart blind box. I was able to get a logical image after iterating again.

In the end, I decided to go back to 2D mode. To improve the keywords, I added more specific and precise descriptions: “Playing frisbee with a cat in the park, with the park grass in the background and mountains in the distance, and the cat jumping up for the frisbee, sharpie illustration, bold lines, and solid colors, simple details, minimalism –niji 5 ”.

  • Evaluate software you used and it’s as pros and cons.

Midjourney is an AI image generation system that has become very popular since 2022. It allows users to create intricate digital images simply by providing text prompts. Some key pros of Midjourney are that it can produce highly detailed and creative images, often surpassing what humans could design manually. The system is also fairly easy to use, even for those without much artistic skill. However, there are some limitations. While Midjourney images look impressive on the surface, they often lack coherence or meaning when examined closely. The system is limited by the data it was trained on, which can lead to bias and problematic outputs if not used carefully. Additionally, the wide use of AI image generation raises concerns about copyright and the value of human creativity. Overall, Midjourney demonstrates the rapid advancements in AI systems, but ethical considerations around its use remain. To improve coherence and prevent abuse, there is still work to be done.

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