Midjourney AI Art for Beginners: Generate Your Own Graphics & Backgrounds
TLDRIn this informative video, Victoria Shari introduces viewers to the world of AI art generation using Mint Journey. She guides them through creating an account on Discord and accessing Mint Journey's platform, explaining the process of generating images with detailed descriptions and how to refine results through upscaling and variations. Victoria also discusses the different subscription plans, highlighting the benefits of each for various users, and demonstrates how to interact with the Mint Journey bot for a more streamlined experience in creating personalized AI art.
Takeaways
- 🎨 Start by creating an account on Discord to access AI art generation tools.
- 🌐 Visit mintjourney.com to join the beta and get redirected to the platform.
- 📝 Click 'join the beta' and accept the invite to start exploring the AI art options.
- 📱 Ensure you're in the correct server within Discord for Mint Journey.
- 📖 Check the announcements page for important information and guidelines.
- 🚪 Choose a newcomer room to start interacting with the community and view creations.
- 🔍 Understand the description system to generate better AI art results.
- 🖼️ Use the U and V commands to upscale or vary images according to your preference.
- 🔄 Click the reload button to redo the image generation if not satisfied.
- 🎟️ Upgrade to a paid version for more features and unlimited image generations.
- 📈 Compare the different subscription plans to select the one that fits your needs.
Q & A
What is the first step to create AI art using Midjourney?
-The first step is to create an account with Discord and visit discord.com to sign up.
How does one access Midjourney's AI art platform?
-After creating a Discord account, go to midjourney.com, click join the beta, and accept the invite to access the platform through Discord.
What is the purpose of the 'newcomer' rooms in Midjourney's Discord server?
-The newcomer rooms are for beginners to learn, explore, and see what others are creating within the community.
How detailed should the description be when generating AI art with Midjourney?
-The description should be as detailed as possible to get better results, including characteristics like skin color, quality, and style.
What do the 'U' and 'V' buttons represent in the AI art generation process?
-The 'U' buttons are for upscaling a selected image, while the 'V' buttons generate variations of the chosen image.
What happens when you click the 'rerun' button in Midjourney?
-The 'rerun' button allows you to redo the image generation with a new set of images based on your description.
How does one upgrade from the free version to a paid version of Midjourney?
-After the free trial ends, you can type 'backslash subscribe' in the chat to get a link for subscription plans.
What are the differences between the basic, standard, and Pro plans offered by Midjourney?
-The basic plan offers 200 minutes of generation per month, the standard plan offers 15 hours of fast generation and unlimited relaxed generations, and the Pro plan provides 30 hours of fast generation, unlimited relaxed generations, and stealth image generation.
What is the benefit of the stealth image generation in the Pro plan?
-Stealth image generation allows users to hide their images and prompts from other members, providing privacy for their creations.
What are some potential craft projects that can benefit from AI-generated art?
-AI-generated art can be used for creating Candyland backgrounds, Under the Sea-themed invitations, party favors, stickers, and more.
How can users save their AI-generated images?
-Users can right-click on the image and select 'save image as' to download and save it to their computer.
Outlines
🎨 Getting Started with AI Art
This paragraph introduces viewers to the world of AI art, specifically focusing on using a platform called Midjourney for crafting projects. The host, Victoria Shari, guides new users through the process of creating an account on Discord, which is necessary to access Midjourney's services. She explains the steps to join the Midjourney server and navigate to the appropriate channels, emphasizing the importance of reading announcements and rules. Victoria then demonstrates how to use the platform by describing the process of generating AI art, including selecting the desired image quality and understanding the system of upscaling and variations. The paragraph concludes with a brief overview of the different rooms available for beginners and the importance of being descriptive when inputting prompts to achieve better results.
🆓 Free Version and Subscription Plans
In this paragraph, Victoria Shari discusses the experience of using the free version of Midjourney and the limitations it imposes, such as waiting times for image generation. She provides a walkthrough of the process, from inputting a prompt to receiving the generated AI art. The paragraph also covers the transition from the free trial to a paid subscription, explaining the different plans available and their respective features, such as the number of fast generations and the amount of generation time. Victoria highlights the benefits of the standard plan for business purposes and the Pro Plan's stealth image generation feature, which offers privacy for users' creations and prompts.
💡 Subscription Benefits and Direct Messaging with Midjourney Bot
The final paragraph focuses on the benefits of subscribing to Midjourney, detailing the advantages of the different subscription plans and emphasizing the Pro Plan's additional features, such as extended fast generation hours and stealth image generation. Victoria shares her decision to subscribe and demonstrates how to access the subscription page. After subscribing, she explains how to use the Midjourney bot in Discord for direct messaging, which allows for a more streamlined and distraction-free experience. She reiterates the potential of AI art for various applications, such as party favors, invitations, and stickers, and encourages viewers to engage with the content by subscribing, liking, and following for more updates.
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Keywords
💡AI art
💡Discord
💡Mint Journey
💡Craft projects
💡Descriptions
💡Upscaling
💡Variations
💡Newcomer rooms
💡Free version
💡Subscription plans
💡Stealth image generation
Highlights
The tutorial introduces a method for generating AI art using the platform Mint Journey, which can be utilized for craft projects.
To begin, users must create an account with Discord and visit mintjourney.com to join the beta version of the platform.
Once on the Mint Journey platform, users should join the correct server and navigate to the newcomer rooms to start creating art.
Users can describe the desired image in detail to receive better results, such as specifying 'bald pale green skin giant' for a more accurate output.
The platform provides options to upscale individual images (U1, U2, U3, U4) and to generate variations (V1, V2, V3, V4) based on the initial design.
The 'reload' button allows users to redo the image generation process if they are not satisfied with the results.
The free version of Mint Journey comes with limitations, such as waiting times and fewer features compared to the paid versions.
Upgrading to a paid plan removes limitations and provides additional features like more generation time and access to other members' galleries.
The Standard plan offers 15 hours of fast generation and unlimited image generation, making it suitable for business purposes.
The Pro plan includes 30 hours of fast generation, unlimited relaxed generation, and stealth image generation to hide images and prompts from other members.
AI art can be applied to various craft projects such as Candyland backdrops, Under the Sea invitations, and stickers.
The tutorial demonstrates the process of creating an AI art piece, from initial description to final upscaling and variation.
Users are guided on how to interact with the platform, including using commands and navigating through the generated content.
The importance of using descriptive language when prompting the AI is emphasized to achieve the desired artistic outcome.
The video showcases the potential of AI in enhancing creativity and offering endless possibilities in art generation for craft enthusiasts.
The tutorial encourages users to explore and experiment with different prompts and variations to fully utilize the capabilities of the AI art platform.