Image Generators

Text to Image

Providers

OpenAI's DALL-E 2 (available in PLAIDapp!)

Labs: 115 image generations of 4 images per round / $15

API: 1.6 - 2.0 cents / image

StabilityAI's Dreamstudio (available in PLAIDapp!)

Can also run the underlying StableDiffusion image model on your own environment, e.g., Google Colab.

API/Dreamstudio: 0.1 - 9.5 cents / image

Midjourney

Requires Discord interaction.

$8/mo - $48/mo with performance-based tiers

Prompt Guidelines

Show (use reference images if possible)
... AND tell (be verbose, descriptive)
Prompt guidelines:
- Subject
- Media
- Style
- Mood
- Artist
- Quality / resolution
- Source website
- Lighting
- Color
Consider compositing individual components for the final output

Image Out-painting

Before

picture of Willie the yellow laborador retriever sitting in muddy grass

"Mask" aka Erase

the dog from the above picture with the background whited out

After

Instruction: yellow laborador retriever sitting in a field with unicorns in the background, pleasant pastoral fantasy scene

stylized version of the dog superimposed in a pastoral painting

Instruction: yellow laborador retriever flying through outer space

the dog from above on an abstract space-themed background with stars and starbursts

Instruction: photographic yellow laborador retriever bursting out of a cartoon wonderland

the dog above in a beautiful painting of flower fields with mountains in the background

Frame Generation Example ("outpainting")

original picture of dog above, extended with a computer generated mouse on his left and a computer generated cat on his right

Image In-painting

Before

image of Peoria Public Library, North Branch, exterior view

"Mask" (aka Erase)

cropped version of previous image with a gray blob digitally painted on center of image

Instructions: "photorealistic 1950s sci-fi rocket ship in front of a building"

image of the library with a 1950s shiny rocket ship superimposed over the building

Miscellaneous AI Image Prompts

detailed illustration of three elementary school children working on laptops in a public library reading room, smiling, graphic novel, laughter, realism, attention to detail, hatching, shadow
photograph of a juvenile velociraptor, in a public library reading room, pulitzer prize photojournalist, canon 35mm
photos from a new picture book called Dinosaurs in the Library featuring realistic photographs of 3d-rendered dinosaurs posed in public library settings
cartoon of a friendly green dinosaur reading to kids in a sunlit public library, illustration, bright colors, heavy lines, happy, sunshine
detailed zoological portrait of a majestic velociraptor rearing up between two tables in a public library reading room, hyper realistic detailed pencil drawing by claudio bravo and Gottfried Helnwein
the library of the future
futuristic library
reading room in a sci-fi space station, Arthur C. Clarke, sleek lines, retrofuturism
an armored medieval knight holds picture book, sitting in overstuffed leather chair in public library reading room, many children seated on the floor
armored medieval knight holds up picture book sitting in public library reading room, sunlight streaming through skylight windows, children seated on floor, brilliant illumination
library bookshelf covered with chains and padlocks
public library bookshelf, chains draped across shelves, giant rusty padlocks
cartoon of a comical 1950s robot expressively pantomiming to a group of children in a public library childrens room, bright colorful posters adorn the walls, tall ceilings with elaborate wainscoting and tin scrollwork.
3d render of an exaggerated retro 1950s retrofuturistic robot dancing for a group of children in a public library childrens room, bright colorful posters adorn the walls, retrofuturism, art deco, 3d render, unreal engine
render of a mechnical 1950s robot appealing to a group of children in a public library childrens room, bright colorful posters adorn the walls, greebling, attention to detail, fine, blender render, 3d unreal engine, 8k
hardboiled 1950s gumshoe wearing a trench coat, stands in the middle of a public library, late afternoon sunlight streams through clerestory windows, eye-catching interplay of light and shadow
hardboiled 1950s gumshoe wearing a trench coat, stands in the middle of a public library, late afternoon sunlight streams through clerestory windows, 4k, high-def, details, painting by Edward Hopper and Courbet
hardboiled 1950s gumshoe wearing a trench coat, stands in the middle of a modern public library reading room
modern library interior, award-winning architecture
miniatures photography of a public library reading room featuring book-lined shelves, computer workstations on tables, and brightly colored posters
bokeh photograph of a public library reading room
miniatures photograph of a public library built with claymation, stop-motion characters