The popularity of computer-generated art using AI is at an all-time high.

Nowadays, it’s simply referred to as AI-generated art.

Whether you have ever picked up a paintbrush or not, you might create amazing art using AI.

Colorful artwork of 3D cubes.

What Is AI-Generated Art?

AI-generated art is any image created using a generative AI model.

Usually, this involves entering some textcalled a promptinto an AI art generator.

Four different AI generated images of a girl making croissants in space using Dall-e.

Using just a few words or sentences, the model can generate an image based on your description.

Other apps worth checking out areNightcafe,OpenArt, andDream by Wombo.

They’re free, simple to use, and are continuing to improve as the technology gets better.

An AI generated image of a house by a pond made with Dall-E

How to Use an AI Art Generator

Most text-to-image AI art generators work in the same way.

In the text box, start by entering a sentence that describes the image you want to create.

When you are happy with your description, pressEnteror the button that saysGenerate,Create, or similar.

Four different AI generated images of a cow in the desert using Dall-E

Below is one idea that we tried out in DALL-E. One method we suggest is starting with a list of questions about what is it you want to create.

Even writing down the emotion of the scene will alter the results.

If the image isn’t exactly what you want, changing the word order can produce quite different results.

Four different AI genearted images of a dessert with a cow in it, made using Dall-E

So it’s worth spending time experimenting with different prompt variations before abandoning an idea.

Other modifiers are less obvious but can produce some surprisingly great results.

Prompts aside, there are plenty oftips and tricks for creating better AI art.

An AI generate artwork of a woman with red hair, made using OpenArt

you might also learn a fewPhotoshop skills to fix mistakes in your AI art.

With these developments in technology, many communities have sprung up around a shared interest in AI art.

The simplest function of them all is to generate a new set of variations.

Screenshot of an image being edited in Dall-E

If you don’t like the results, hit the button that saysRegenerate,NewVariations, or similar.

Another common feature across AI art generators is the ability to erase and edit parts of an image.

Some AI art generators even give you the option of uploading your own image as a starting point.

An image in the Dall-E editor showing a newly generated frame

From there, you might erase parts of the image and regenerate new AI frames.

Or use the original image as a reference for generating new variations.

Once you get the hang of the process, the next step is to work on crafting high-quality prompts.