Creativity AI #20: Weekly dose of AI art updates

AI news, Updated Midjourney resources, Prompt Play (ChatGPT-4o vs Ideogram V3), Inspiration

Creativity AI is a new publication that brings together interesting articles and recent developments in the AI world related to creativity and productivity.

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AI News

Midjourney's upcoming releases are:

• Updates to Super Style References (Super Sref) and Moodboards, expected within the next 1-2 weeks. The Sref Random will be launched shortly thereafter.

• Omni Reference that supports referencing multiple images, could be released within the next two weeks.

Video models: The video feature still need time. Image-to-video quality is comparable to or better than text-to-video. The text-to-image video may not be released due to UI issues.

Midjourney V8: The new model may be released within the next three months, depending on community prioritization of V7 features versus rapid V7 development.

The developers are experimenting with advanced, professional-level interfaces designed for 4K screens with multiple images and extensive controls.

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Jakub Pachocki, OpenAI's chief scientist, tells Nature that AIs will be capable of conducting novel research. He stated that there is significant evidence that AI models are capable of discovering novel insights, similar to a form of reasoning, but may not do so in the same way that humans reason.

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ChatGPT released a short video showing how to personalize ChatGPT with custom instructions. It's simple. Simply watch the video and try it out. It is sure to enhance your ChatGPT experience.

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Canva has released its Visual Suite 2.0, which includes numerous features. Too many; I haven't tried them all. One of the features is the "Background Generator," which allows you to change the image background with a few clicks and a prompt. And voilà, you get a new background. No masking, no need to remove the background first, no tedious brush selection—just magic! Pretty cool.

Canva’s Background Generator is a time saver

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Runway has announced the winners of the fourth edition of Gen:48. The grand prize goes to "Home - by Ezra Li". Watch it here.

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Update from Geeky Curiosity

Midjourney Style Resources #4 has been updated to Version 7.

See some of the images in this collection:

Sample image from the Midjourney Style Resources #4

Sample image from the Midjourney Style Resources #4

Sample image from the Midjourney Style Resources #4

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Prompt Play

This week, I'd like to add a text title to a Midjourney image. To fit the image's theme, the font style must be science fiction-inspired. I tried adding text with ChatGPT-4o, but the results were unsatisfactory. It works, but the result is unattractive, and the text was placed in unexpected places.

Original image for adding text

ChatGPT-4o prompt:

Insert the title text into the attached image: "Mycelium Technology". The font is inspired by the Science-Fiction genre and appears futurist. The text seamlessly blends with the background image elements to create a cohesive artwork.

ChatGPT-4o results

I tried again with Ideogram V3 and slightly modified the prompt.

Unlike its predecessor, V3 Canvas allows users to easily add text directly to images. The results are impressive, with font styles that perfectly match the sci-fi theme.

Ideogram V3 prompt:

transparent "Mycelium Technology". The font is inspired by the Science-Fiction genre and appears futuristic. The text seamlessly uses the image elements as part of its font elements.

Ideogram V3 results

The above results are great.

Go further

If you’re familiar with the Advanced typography workflow of Midjourney + Ideogram (read this article), then you can also create something more sophisticated, like these:

Pro Tip: Midjourney + Ideogram's advanced workflow eliminates the need for custom font installation for your small projects (e.g., creating a book cover, poster, social media post, etc.), saving you money, time, and hassle.

Ideogram V3 + Midjourney result (Advanced technique)

Here's the final image I chose for the piece. What are your thoughts?

Ideogram V3 output + Midjourney

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Inspiration

After seeing several photographs that focus on lighting, I'm inspired to look up keywords related to light that bounces off the face.

Here are the outcomes of my creative exploration.

…illuminated by bright light dots

A beautiful blonde woman is driving in the car, her face illuminated by bright light dots from above reflecting the strong LED lights, which forms geometric dot patterns over her eyes and mouth, futuristic --ar 16:9 --profile 5nv9sv3 --v 7

A beautiful blonde woman is driving in the car, her face illuminated by bright light dots from above reflecting the strong LED lights, which forms geometric dot patterns over her eyes and mouth, futuristic --ar 16:9 --profile 5nv9sv3 --v 7

A beautiful blonde woman is driving in the car, her face illuminated by bright light dots from above reflecting the strong LED lights, which forms geometric dot patterns over her eyes and mouth, futuristic --ar 16:9 --profile 5nv9sv3 --v 7

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…illuminated by light from above through an open sunroof

A beautiful blonde woman is driving in the car, her face illuminated by light from above through an open sunroof, which forms geometric patterns over her eyes and mouth. This is a portrait photograph, captured with a Hasselblad X2D camera, in the style of cinematic lighting and high resolution. The image is hyper-realistic, with intricate details. --ar 16:9 --profile 5nv9sv3 --v 7

A beautiful blonde woman is driving in the car, her face illuminated by light from above through an open sunroof, which forms geometric patterns over her eyes and mouth. This is a portrait photograph, captured with a Hasselblad X2D camera, in the style of cinematic lighting and high resolution. The image is hyper-realistic, with intricate details. --ar 16:9 --profile 5nv9sv3 --v 7

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… illuminated by light from above through the spaces between the leaves from a tree

A handsome man, his face illuminated by light from above through the spaces between the leaves from a tree, which forms geometric patterns over his eyes and mouth. This is a portrait photograph, captured with a Hasselblad X2D camera. --ar 16:9 --profile 5nv9sv3 --v 7

A handsome man, his face illuminated by the dappled sunlight filtering through leaves, which forms geometric patterns over his eyes and mouth. This is a portrait photograph, captured with a Hasselblad X2D camera. --ar 16:9 --profile 5nv9sv3 --v 7

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The sunlight is shining through from outside onto her face, creating intricate patterns on it like pixelated light effects.

A portrait of an attractive woman in her mid-20s with blonde hair, wearing eyeliner and lipstick, looking out the window inside a car. The sunlight is shining through from outside onto her face, creating intricate patterns on it like pixelated light effects. --ar 16:9 --profile 5nv9sv3 --v 7

A portrait of an attractive woman in her mid-20s with blonde hair, wearing eyeliner and lipstick, looking out the window inside a car. The sunlight is shining through from outside onto her face, creating intricate patterns on it like pixelated light effects. --ar 16:9 --profile 5nv9sv3 --v 7

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…crepuscular ray, komorebi, godrays, sunbeams

a crepuscular ray of light at the open space of a jungle, komorebi, godrays, sunbeams, peaceful, tranquility --ar 16:9 --profile 5nv9sv3 --v 7

a crepuscular ray of light shinning at the face of a woman carrying a cat in the jungle, komorebi, godrays, sunbeam --ar 16:9 --profile 5nv9sv3 --v 7

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I hope you like this article!

Thank you for reading and happy creating!

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