10 BEST AI image generator you should try in 2022
Artificial Intelligence is changing how we do everything. It has also revolutionized art with its amazing capabilities for turning your imagination into a reality! You no longer need to be an accomplished artist because AI can turn any idea into something beautiful, regardless of your drawing skills. With the help of AI, we are about to experience a new era in art.
Some fear that artificial intelligence will now automate and replace the ‘art’ that was unique to humans. But when you try these applications yourself, I’m sure it won’t take long before your opinion changes! These tools allow us to unlock our creativity in a whole new way- by having AI as a partner.
What is AI image generator?
The AI image generator is a software that creates the visual representation of any given content with just one click. The user’s request may take the form of an image that needs transformation or text containing content.
Generally, it was based on an AI engine called GAN (Generative Adversarial Networks) in which two models -the generator and discriminator- compete with each other repeatedly to produce most realistic image. Currently, it is developing into more various types of algorithms.
AI generators making images from text prompts use more advanced engines like CLIP (Contrastive Language-Image Pre-Training) or Diffusion model. CLIP model finds an image that the input text is meaningful to, and Diffusion models generate realistic images by denoising process on noise added images.
Advantages of AI image generators.
1. You can create more diverse works at a faster rate.
Existing artists had no choice but to spend a lot of time creating art work. They had to go through the cumbersome process of specifying a subject, setting an expression method, actually making it, and going through revisions. However, AI image generators can create art work within seconds, making it easier than ever for artists to test and get their ideas off of the ground.
2. You can tap into an infinite well of creativity.
AI image generators are an endless source of creativity because they constantly evolve. So, the creativity of the artist is inevitably improved as he encounters new ways of expression. Also, with the opportunity of viewing other user’s works, you can get more diverse inspirations.
10 BEST AI Image Generators
I’ve listed those from basic image conversion applications to generators with text prompts. So please read to the end!
1. Auto Draw
‘Auto Draw’ is an AI drawing tool created as an experiment in ‘Google Creative Lab’. When the user selects the ‘auto draw’ pen tool to sketch the required image, the AI infers the most similar picture and provides it as a neat and simple clip art. You can use the recommended clip art to complete your work and download it.
They also provide game called ‘Quick Draw’.
📥 No Registration Required
📌 Free
2. AI Painter
🌐 https://www.instapainting.com/ai-painter
An ‘AI painter’, serviced by painting sales company ‘Instapainting’, transforms photos into paintings in various styles. It mainly supports the styles of painters from the 1900s, and there are about 20 styles. If you like the converted painting, you can order and receive the painting directly drawn by the artist.
Remake your favorite photo into new style drawing!
📥 No Registration Required
📌 Free
3. Deep dream
🌐 https://deepdreamgenerator.com/
‘Deep Dream’ from ‘Google’ is one of the representative AI art tools. It also recreates uploaded images into drawings in various styles. In ‘Deep Dream’, you can even set image resolution and size.
There are 3 ways to create an artwork, and you can get a unique style depending on how you do it. ‘Deep Dream’ method supports the creation of unique and abstract works by strengthening the patterns recognized by AI. ‘Deep Style’ goes one step further and allows you to create more diverse works by combining styles supported by the app and styles owned by users
📥 Registration Required
📌 Images can be created with a free account (resolution limited)
💲 Pricing Plan (here)
👉 check out the works (here)
4. Art breeder
‘Art breeder’ from the ‘Morphogen’ team is as famous as the ‘Deep Dream’ introduced earlier. It combines uploaded images to create a completely new piece of art. BigGAN and StyleGAN AI models are used to various works of art, such as people, landscapes, pixel art, paintings, and animated characters.
When it comes to character creation, you can even sets details such as hair, eyes, color, gender, age, race, facial expression, and more. The app is popular for its easy-to use interface and Google Drive sync feature.
They recently released the beta version of art tool which creates pictures with shape collage and text input. Feel free to try it. No registration required! (here)
📥 Registration Required / Collage features don’t require registration.
📌 Images can be created with a free account
(5 times a month, upload up to 3 images at a time)
💲 Pricing Plan (here)
👉 check out the works (here)
5. Deep AI
🌐 https://deepai.org/machine-learning-model/text2img
‘DeepAI’ provides various AI models as open source. Developers can freely take the public API and use it by paying for usage. Among them, there are AI APIs that generate text as an image, and you can choose an API that provides the image style you want. Enter a text command and see how it looks!
📥 No Registration Required
📌 Free
6. Starryai
‘Starryai’ is also an AI image generator that generates text into images. You can add a variety of supported styles in the form of filters or attach reference image for the result. It provides simple interface and can be used on Android and iOS mobile phones.
A great feature of ‘Starryai’ is that it gives its users full ownership of the images they create. So you are free to use it for NFT, print purposes, or social media sharing.
📥 Registration Required
📌 Images can be created with a free account (5 daily credits)
- Pricing Plan : $0.15~$0.40 per credit
(It depends on the package. Available for purchase on the ‘My Account’ page)
👉 check out the works (here)
7. Night Cafe
🌐 https://creator.nightcafe.studio/
‘Night Cafe’ not only converts the style of the image, but also turns the text prompt into image with the style of your choice. It supports a variety of styles such as oil painting and gouache, as well as atmospheric themes such as horror and cyberpunk. You can also set advanced options. Some users say it takes more time to create art than other AI generators.
The app is aimed at beginners, with tutorials and free credits available through community engagement. It also works on both Android phones as well iOS devices.
Recently, they provide ‘Stable Diffusion’ model-based service that better reflects the concept in the text, especially in face creation and 3D.
📥 Registration Required
📌 Images can be created with a free account
(Create up to 5 watermark-free artworks per day)
💲Pricing Plan (here)
👉 check out the works (here)
8. Novel AI
‘Novel AI’, run by ‘Anlatan’, provides a storytelling function that creates a human-like story and an image generation function that creates high-quality images based on text prompts. They are creating a niche for themselves in the manga world by providing professional models to create cartoon characters.
‘Anlatan’ used ‘Stable Diffusion’ model which is recently released by ‘Stability AI’ as a base engine and trained it to create more high-accuracy images. It’s called ‘NovelAI Diffusion.’
📥 Registration Required
📌 Payment Required to create image creation.
💲 Pricing Plan (check the bottom of main page)
9. Dall-E 2
🌐 https://openai.com/dall-e-2/
‘Dall-E 2’ from ‘Open AI’ is an upgraded version of the ‘Dall-E’ AI image generator released in 2021, which creates more sophisticated and higher resolution images than the previous version. It can create image even with unrelated concepts in the inputted text. This is possible by learning about 650 million images on Internet and natural language captions that describe those pictures.
One of the great features is that you can add any corrections on the result, again through natural language text commands. It supports efficient creation of works by not having to re-create them from scratch.
📥 Registration Required
📌 Images can be created with a free account
(50 credits in the first month, 15 credits expiring on a monthly basis starting from the following month)
💲 Pricing Plan : $15 for 115 credits
(Available for purchase on the ‘My Account’ page)
👉 check out the works (here)
👉 check out the prompt guide (here)
10. Midjourney
‘Midjourney’ operates Discord channel which generates text as images. It generates 4 images based on the text entered and users can select the generated image to enhance or transform the image quality.
There are many reviews that it shows excellent performance in creating surrealist works that exude a feeling of fantasy and dystopia. But some users don’t like that both text commands and generated images are exposed to other users in the chat room.
📥 Registration Required
📌 Images can be created with a free account (Offers first 25 attempts)
💲Pricing Plan : Basic/ Standard Monthly Subscription
(Automatic notification when free trial expires)
👉 check out the works (here)
Conclusion
The debate over whether works created by AI can be regarded as ‘art’ seems likely to continue for a while. However, it seems like we can’t ignore the value of AI in the field of art.
It is a unique human trait to be curious and to challenge something. Therefore, it is clear that AI will not replace the human ability to create, but will play a role in giving wings to that ability.
Now there are even more AI generators for you to explore! Give them all a try and become an artist with the power of AI as your partner.
In the next article, I will introduce a site where you can check the works made with the AI image generator. Stay tuned!
This article was translated by ‘Google Translator’, paraphrased with ‘Japser.ai’
