How to get started with AI Art using MidJourney - Prompt engineering and tips & tricks

The video script introduces the viewer to AI art generation tools, focusing on 'mid-journey' as a popular choice due to its balance between cost and performance. The speaker plans to cover prompt engineering, a crucial skill for generating quality AI art, and intends to provide examples and resources to help beginners understand the basics and improve their skills. The script mentions a free trial and different membership tiers for mid-journey, highlighting its affordability compared to other tools like 'dolly' and 'stable diffusion'. The community feed examples demonstrate the impressive capabilities of AI in creating detailed and realistic images from textual prompts.

This paragraph delves into the concept of prompt engineering, explaining how the choice of words and phrases influences the AI's output. The script discusses the importance of using specific keywords like '4k' or '8k' to guide the AI towards higher quality images based on its training data. It also outlines the process of using the Discord server to access mid-journey's image generation features, including upscaling and variance commands to refine the generated images. The speaker emphasizes the explorative mindset required for effective experimentation with AI art tools.

The script provides a step-by-step guide on using mid-journey's image generation tool within a Discord server. It explains how to input prompts and generate images, including the use of commands for upscaling and creating variants. The paragraph also discusses the use of 'soft breaks' and 'hard breaks' to structure prompts and emphasize certain keywords. The speaker shares resources such as GitHub pages and the Dalle 2 prompt book for inspiration and understanding of different styles and themes that can be used to direct the AI's output.

The paragraph discusses the iterative process of experimenting with AI art prompts to achieve desired results. It emphasizes starting with simple, broad prompts and gradually adding more specific keywords to refine the output. The script provides an example of generating an image of a lion displaying strength, illustrating how to adjust the prompt with keywords like 'photorealistic', 'high detail', and 'action' to guide the AI towards a more realistic and dynamic image.

This section of the script explores advanced techniques for crafting AI art prompts, such as adding 'dramatic scene', 'fire', and other elements to create a more vivid and intense image. It also introduces the concept of weighting certain keywords more heavily to emphasize specific aspects of the prompt. The speaker demonstrates how to modify prompts with colons for hard breaks and commas for soft breaks to structure the input and achieve a clearer focus on particular elements.

The script introduces additional arguments that can be used to further refine AI art generation, such as aspect ratio, stylize, quality, and chaos. These arguments allow users to control the interpretation, rendering time, and variability of the output. The speaker also mentions the ability to use image prompts for inspiration and the option to exclude certain elements with the 'no' argument, providing more control over the final image.

In the final paragraph, the speaker wraps up the video by showcasing some of the favorite AI art results generated from the prompts discussed throughout the script. The speaker emphasizes the importance of experimentation and personal exploration with AI art tools, encouraging viewers to try it out for themselves. The script concludes with a note of thanks and an invitation to the next video, highlighting the enjoyment and creativity that can be derived from using AI art generation tools.