This assignment was definitely a new one for me. I’ve mostly tried to avoid AI art generators as I prefer making my own artwork but also because of all the negative things you hear about it in the news. So it took a bit more trial and error than it may have for others for me to get each idea I had to work.
The worst image I would say I got was when I prompted: cupcake on a plate with a yellow car fire with explosions behind it in the style of Salvador Dalí. I got images that were mostly just whimsical but not in Dalí’s style which makes me think that the software may have a sort of idea of who he is and what his work looks like but not enough to recreate his style properly. This reminded me that these A.I art generators can only create on the base of what they were trained with which limits it so much in what it produces. While my prompts changed every time, the same art style and usage of the cupcake and fire remained almost the same.
I would say the most impressive one generated would be when I asked for: whimsical cupcake on a plate with a yellow car fire with explosions behind it. Specifically the second stable diffusion one with the two cars behind the cupcake. I think this one works well because I put the style of the art in front of the rest of the prompt and was more specific than I had been in the others. I like how it captured whimsical as well with the odd car on the right with the two roofs and the art style that the fire on top of the cupcake is like a candle.
After this exercise along with the reading before discussing the usage of A.I. art today, I would definitely perceive these generators as a huge threat to artists. While it may not react to a prompt or idea with the same creativity a person might, it is still capable of producing unique images when the prompts are specific and adapted to its language. If someone’s art is uploaded then their entire style is stolen essentially and anyone with access to the generator can make things faster and of better quality often than the artists themselves which puts not only the jobs but also the motivation of these artists at risk.
| Step 2: Build your base | Step 3: Add some flair | Step 4: Transform it | |||||
| Program | Cupcake on a plate | Cupcake on a plate with explosions behind it | Cupcake on a plate with a car fire behind it | Cupcake on a plate with a yellow car fire with explosions behind it in the style of Salvador Dalí | Cupcake on a plate with a yellow car fire with explosions behind it in abstract style | Abstract cupcake on a plate with a yellow car fire with explosions behind it | Whimsical cupcake on a plate with a yellow car fire with explosions behind it |
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