Arek Dvornechuck
Branding Expert
Best AI Art Generators in 2023 Compared
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As a branding expert, I've seen how AI art generators have become a game-changer in digital art.
They're everywhere now, and artists and creators can't get enough of them.
From beautiful illustrations to photorealistic images, these tools can do it all.
To give you a fair comparison, I used the same prompt across all platforms:
A guy riding a Harley in Times Square on a sunny, beautiful day.
It's a fun prompt, right? It includes a popular destination, Times Square, and a well-known brand, Harley.
This way, we're comparing apples to apples.
Now, let's get to the good stuff.
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First up is Midjourney. which is a hit on Discord and very well-known for delivering high-quality, detailed, and photorealistic images.
Midjourney often ranks as #1 in popularity among designers and creatives.
The images it generates are rich in detail, boasting beautiful backgrounds and a well-rendered Harley.
It's no wonder Midjourney is a crowd favorite!
Next, we have Adobe Firefly. It's a web-based tool with a handy text-to-image feature.
While its results may not be as detailed as Midjourney, it has a unique advantage.
It was trained on data from Adobe Stock, ensuring that the images it generates are free from copyright issues—That's a big plus!
Then there's Dall-e,, the pioneer in the field of AI art generators.
It was revolutionary when it first launched.
While it might not produce the most detailed images, its free service is great for simple idea generation.
It's like the granddaddy of AI art generators!
Bing Image Creator uses a more advanced version of Dall-e.
BTW—check out my other article where I explain how to use this tool in detail.
The images generated were more photorealistic than Dall-e, but still lacked the quality and detail seen in Midjourney's output.
Blue Willow offers a unique cartoonish style.
It works quickly and is a good alternative to the paid version of Mid Journey for creating illustrative or website series images.
With Lexica, you can create unique stylized images that have a GTA-like look.
The style seems to straddle between an illustration and a photorealistic image, making it unique in our comparison.
Playground AI offers different models and filters.
We used their playground V1 model for our prompt.
The images were less detailed, appearing unfinished, and lacked photorealism.
With Dreamlike Art, we used their most realistic model, Dreamlike Photoreal 2.0.
The images weren't perfect but not too bad either, presenting minor issues like similar-looking people and a lack of photorealism.
Finally, Leonardo AI was the last platform we used.
Leonardo AI also allows users to train it with their own images.
However, the results were less than ideal for photorealism, although the platform may be a good option for illustrations.
After comparing these popular AI art generators, MidJourney stood out as the top contender, producing the highest quality, most detailed, and most photorealistic images.
Each platform has its strengths and uses, so depending on your needs, you might prefer one over the other.
Feel free to explore and find which platform best suits your creative process.
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