How to use DALL·E 2 to create jaw dropping AI art
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How do I sign up for DALL-E 2
You can complete DALL-E 2 sign up by creating an account on the Open AI website. You'll be asked to enter your email address and a security code and to create an eight-digit password. You'll then receive an email with a link that you'll have to click through to verify and you'll also receive a text code by SMS that you'll have to enter to confirm your identity. You can also create an account using the likes of Google or Microsoft. Click 'continue' to accept the terms and conditions, and you're ready to get started using DALL-E 2.
How much does it cost to use DALL·E 2?
Is DALL-E 2 free? Not any more. It was free until July 2022 (for those that had access), but OpenAI now uses a credit-based model. New DALL·E 2 users get 50 free credits that they can put towards generating, editing or creating a variation of an image (new image generations return four 1024 X 1024-pixel images for the cost of one credit).
After that, users get 15 free DALL-E 2 credits each month. To get more, you have to buy them at a price of $15 for 115 credits (enough to generate 460 1024 X 1024-pixel images). OpenAI has invited artists who need financial assistance to apply(opens in new tab) for subsidised access.
Is there a free DALL·E 2 alternative? Yes, there are several free AI art generators available. As well as Art Breeder-Collages, which we mentioned above (currently in beta), there's DALL-E mini – now called Craiyon (although it produces some nightmarish results), and Stable Diffusion, which is open source.
Can I use DALL·E 2 for commercial use?
Until now OpenAI had prohibited commercial use of images generated by DALL·E 2, but in the beta version, it's now giving “full usage rights” for images created with the platform. That includes the right to sell and reprint images and to use them on merchandise. We have already seen the first case of someone copyrighting AI work.
However, there are concerns about the copyright implications of training an AI model on existing images. Getty Images has banned the use of AI content on its stock image library out of concerns that copyright is murky, and some politicians are calling for specific legislation to clear the matter up.
Why is DALL-E 2 controversial?
There are concerns that AI image generators could be misused because people may pass off images created using them as real, leading to fake news. There are concerns that they could also be used to create violent images or non-consensual porn. OpenAI says that it's taken precautions to avoid this and continues to learn from real-world use while the program remains in beta.
Some people are also concerned about what AI image generators mean for the future of creative jobs. Our take, for now, is that shouldn't be putting any artists out of work, but rather that there may be potential for creatives to make the tool work for them.
How to use DALL·E 2's other features?:
The other way to use DALL-E 2 is to upload an image from your phone or computer. You'll find a link to click to upload an image right below the prompt field. The image will be cropped to a square. Once you've uploaded the image you want to use, you can have DALL-E 2 create its own variations of the image or you can edit the image.
How to use DALL·E 2 outpainting?
A newer feature is DALL-E 2 outpainting, which lets you expand an image beyond its original borders. This can be used with an image created in DALL-E 2 itself or an image you've uploaded – people have been using it to expand famous works of art, such as the Mona Lisa, adding more background to the image. To do this, in the editor generate or upload an image , and then drag the corner of the image to reduce its size in the generation frame. Write a prompt (this time it can be more general because DALL-E 2 will try to match the style of the existing image
How to improve DALL·E 2 images?
It's unlikely that DALL·E 2 is going to give you the results you want the first time. You might have to edit images by writing new prompts for specific elements within them.
And there are somethings that may just be impossible to correct in DALL·E 2. There may be unwanted artefacts in images, and, like all AI art generators, DALL·E 2 can struggle with human faces and bodies. To improve images created in DALL·E 2 you may need to export them and then edit them in more traditional image editing software like Photoshop. For example, you can fix wonky eyes, using Photoshop's Neural Filters. DALL·E 2 also has a limit on resolution, which means it isn't possible to create images that are big enough to print at large sizes, but you may have success upscaling your image in another program. How can you tell if an image was created by DALL·E 2 AI? You can tell is an image has been created by DALL·E 2 because they contain a signature that looks like a row of coloured squares at the bottom right of the image (assuming the image hasn't been cropped.
