I'm just beginning to think about exploring AI and I'm totally clueless. I typed "AI for beginners" into google and this came up. That was an excellent explanation and I look forward to watching more of your content later. Thanks!
Downloaded it and was pissed off 3 minutes later. Am looking for an AI generator that will take MY REAL pictures and make a blend of them to generate a new image. This app advertised to be able to do that, but it lied to me. Gonna delete it and have my bank reverse the payment. Not even gonna bother talking to MiJourney or google play
Thanks for the video. It's baffling how Midjourney makes this so convoluted... Surely they can come up with a more hassle-free, user-friendly way, especially if you're a subscriber...
@@davidserrano3601 Compare to others, they have made it as convoluted as possible without doing it on purpose. An given the competition in this area that seem crazy to me.
Came to the comments to say this lol. Doesn't seem very user-friendly. Was wondering if there was an easier way to come up with a few AI generated logos for a business.
Wow, this video has definitely garnered mixed reactions! On one hand it could possibly be my most popular video to date with over 3x more views than usual just 10 hours in. On the other hand it's my most disliked video and as you can see from the comments there are lots of angry, negative comments. Interestingly, there was a big number of unsubscribers at first, but after just a few hours the same number of new subscribers have found my channel through this video which has evened out the count. It seems AI Art is a sought-after topic in general. There seems to be two main issues people have here: 1) "AI is taking the job of artists and designers" so I'm bad for promoting it. I don't really agree with this, it's the same old argument against every new technology, ever. I remember getting stick when I first started writing tutorials in 2007 because I was showing any old person how to use the creative software that should only be used by the 'pros'. Likewise when design resources websites became popular with logo templates or PS actions that could create things in the click of a button, it was said it would kill off the role of Graphic Designers. It didn't. Just like with every technological advance it makes things available to the masses, but there will still be a demand for the higher-end expertise. I see AI more as a tool that artists and designers should be using to enhance their work, not as an end result in itself. 2) "Those 'cute pandas wearing baseball caps' are stolen from artists", or something. To be fair, the argument whether the use of artwork to train the original dataset infringes copyright (or is even ethical) is a complicated topic, but there are legal precedents that massively lean in its favour. After reading up on how the AI works and watching legal explanations I definitely see it being 'transformative' rather than 'derivative', which means it falls under fair use. Billions of images from the web (inc stock images, product images, artwork etc) are used en-masse to 'train' the algorithm for it to learn how to recognise visual things and translate it into text, but no original images are reproduced or redistributed. It's similar to how humans see things - often from multiple sources too - and can reinterpret those memories into a unique image. Whether it's justified for a machine to do it on a large scale is a valid question, but a similar kind of thing with our data is literally being done all the time by Facebook, Google, Apple, etc. People then criticise AI being used to copy people's artistic style or work. Even though you can't legally copyright a 'style', I don't really like the idea of being able to use an artist's name as a prompt just because it's quite rude... Perfectly legitimate, but it's just not very fair considering how accurately AI could imitate it. But that's something that is apparently being phased out. Even so, just like any other tool, it can be used for harm. You can absolutely infringe copyright with AI by recreating Mickey Mouse, but you can also create a completely unique humanoid mouse character. Anyway, I hope the civil people watching enjoy my upcoming Midjourney videos alongside my usual content. I'm having fun experimenting with this new tool so I thought I'd share what I've learnt. It's a shame that upsets so many people!
The civil people are the ones unsubscribing. No need to get defensive and attack everyone that disagrees with you and actually care about real art and real artists that pour their hearts and souls into their work. And the comments aren't angry or negative. To come to the defense of artists should never be labeled as negative but we can all see how someone with no principles that only cares about getting their fix of likes and subscribers wouldn't be able to make that distinction. Take the L more graciously next time.
@@nikkiscolt If people want to unsubscribe that's totally fine. It's entirely possible to have a civil conversation about the ethics of AI art without being insulting, facetious, accusing me of stealing, having no principles, etc, which most of those commenters do (but I suppose I am asking a lot from the RUclips comments section! 😅)
Not really mixed is it? The dislikes of the video far surpass the likes. The comments calling you out far outnumber the ones defending this nonsense. Not to mention the likes those comments have compared to the likes in the "civil and positive comments" you so praise. Stop trying to put a spin on this like it's 50-50 and you're a victim
@@starwxrld You keep saying that about everyone in this comment section but clearly not everyone has the same lack of principles as you do. I'm set financially, I do art because it challenges me, because it is hard and it does require a lot of practice and hard work to achieve levels once thought impossible. And even if I did require art to survive financially and my only option was to do AI crap, I'd find another job because some things do matter and plenty of people out there (including in this comment section) that refuse to participate in the killing of human creativity and talent.
Was pondering Midjourney and wanted to get a bit more detail on how it works before jumping in. Great informative video and step-by-step, excellent addition with the comment on pricing.
Why are designers still thinking that we have a spot on the AI world? AI companies sees designers as the middleman and they just want to eliminate the middleman. I design book covers and since these AI appeared on the news here on December I haven't received any new clients except one that wanted me to do the design for 50 dollars ( I did them for 600) because her daughter told her about computers making them. why keep calling it a designers tool? do you guys really think that only extra skilled designers can write a phrase on a prompt? clients always had excuses to pay us less and big companies just wanted an employee of theirs to make it. Even if AI is not perfect it is good enough and that's what clients want, good enough.
We're in the crash zone right now. It's that simple. As a professional designer let me assure you that until you get experience with the limitations and labor of this new medium, you will fear replacement. Sure, right now it can make a stunning portrait, but give the head a body? make it hold something? make it dance? put it in the background? add/keep details you need? Change the lighting but keep the subject? All of that is incredibly difficult.. Just making a composition with more than 1 subject doing 1 thing is nigh impossible without extensive work in-painting, masking, creating base imagery to reinterpret etc etc etc.
@@dsamh I agree, I also do book covers, these AI tools will mostly replace the stock image sites, but there is still need for a creative force to make the AI tools provide at least an output that is workable with. Mu usual workflow almost always requires me to make a composite of multiple images, and even do some painting even after doing all of the inpainting and outpainting that an AI tool can provide. For more complex themes, there is even more work to be done anyway, just the starting point can be better and faster with AI generated images then with stock images. And vector stuff is even more interesting, basically you are better of starting from scratch on a blank artboard, AI can provide interesting initial ideas, but anything else is faster doing directly in Illustrator or other vector based program.
The whole point is machines should only be involved helping people better their careers. Not take over their lives. A kettle should never become a chef, a cnc machine should never become a sculptor, these images should never be called art. People want everything yesterday without working for it.
Adapt, Achieve Overcome. Instead of flexing your design skills alone, tell clients you are proficient with AI and can make it create even better results with your skills. Times are changin, and you have to quickly change with it.
@@dsamh you clearly havent seen what AIs are on development right now and what details they can do or change. In a year there wont be a need for designers.
Was going to get this, until I saw it was a chat platform, glad you pointed this out, as it seems extremely user-unfriendly. This may have changed since the year this video came out, however that has instantly put me off from touching it, thank you for this valuable information.
00:02 Midjourney is an AI art tool with diverse art styles 00:39 Join a group to create your own AI art 01:19 Access recent results and limitations of free user plan 01:57 Joining as a premium subscriber and interacting with the mid-journey bot 02:36 Creating Your Own Server within Discord 03:16 AI art results are unique with variations 03:52 AI art allows for adjustments and upscaling of images. 04:33 Explore settings and prompts for AI art Crafted by Merlin AI.
Thanks for the video, question, I am looking at starting on the $10 Plan, when you say 200 "jobs" is that 200 completed images or does each single interaction such as the "U" or "V" or "reroll, upscale" command each a "job", hope this question is clear and not to dumb,
WOW! This is seriously the best Midjourney tutorial I've ever seen! Pure. Midjourney. Genius. Thank you for such a well-organized and detailed Midjourney tutorial! Your step-by-step instructions were perfect for a beginner like me, and I especially appreciated your tips on the paid service. Those reference links are a fantastic bonus! You've definitely inspired me to get creative with Midjourney now.
Thank you! I've been really interested in trying Midjourney but felt a little intimidated by having to work through Discord. This guide was straightforward. Now I'm obsessed with generating new AI images!
Downloaded it and was pissed off 3 minutes later. Am looking for an AI generator that will take MY REAL pictures and make a blend of them to generate a new image. This app advertised to be able to do that, but it lied to me. Gonna delete it and have my bank reverse the payment. Not even gonna bother talking to MiJourney or google play
It's the future my fellow artists. Embrace it as a new tool. It's not going to go away. We should all see it as it is. Am amazing new revolutionizing tool to create all sorts of amazing stuff. Can't wait to see where it goes
midjourney and others charge for the usage of a "tool" that literally steals copyrighted assets from human artists. This shit wont be accepted until it is properly regulated and respects other artists copy rights.
Its worthless tho, the most fun part of art is creating your art and looking at it slowly getting better until it is perfect, and the effort is part of the fun, also it isnt a tool, its like saying that the people on fiverr are tools and you are the artist.
Fantastic info …li started yesturday …work with a Japanese company creating holiday stuff…this info in your video generated me 700 in less since I started ….thanks for well made fantastic video ..endlessly apprciated
@@karoostudio I get that but, you're not creating an image. You're taking one that's already done by someone else and adding it, rearranging it etc. From the description, it seemed that you create art from scratch, a blank canvas. I'm not dissing it. Just trying to understand what I could do with it.
@@mitchellm90 I think of it like playing a music synthesizer, composing a score, or directing an orchestra. I never claim that I can play ALL the instruments, but I decide how they get played.
Can you tell me if you know of an app or program that allows you to make it appear that your dog is talking in a video? Not from a photograph but actually from a video? Any help you can provide will help. Thank you. Phillip
Thank you so much! Because of you, I've finally been able to set up my own server, and have Midjourney to myself😂 Wow! What a difference. I did as you advised and got the $30 a month sub. SO WORTH IT! Blessings!🙏🏿
For those who are new to AI art, this Midjourney instruction provides a concise overview. It walks you through the fundamentals of organizing and producing your first project.
Thanks, I tried Midjourney, after many attempts I finally figured it out but disappointingly it said "Job action restricted. Due to extreme demand we can't provide a free trial right now. Please /subscribe or try again tomorrow."
In this example with the panda, when Midjourney first presents you with four variations, does that count as 4 generations out of your 200/month with the Basic plan? And then every time you hit regenerate, does that cost you 4 more? What about upscaling one that you like; does that cost you?
At least one of the images you scrolled past in your intro was sourced from Seth Casteel's photos of dogs underwater. This stuff is SUPER ethically unsound.
Midjourney is fascinating, after a brief period of free use, customers must pay to access the service. I've just started experimenting with bluewillow, and I'm amazed. I think Blue Willow is going to be the MidJourney killer
Mid journey doesn't work. I entered my phone number and now it's asking for verifying the email. Doesn't make any sense. It asked to enter a phone number OR an email and I followed. Now what to do? How to access it?
@@starwxrld Who? Me? If that's the case I assure you, no. And I wouldn't call this technology "unknown". There's even a lawsuit filed against Stability AI and Midjourney recently.
Image generation AI is going to make a big impact on the creative industry. Of course we have concerns. But we have to accept change, and focus on the opportunities we gain, not just on the ones we lose.
@@balinthonvari7723 I'm all for change, sure. But the way this AI system was set up was morally questionable. So a no for me. I can see other applications for this. But I really wouldn't call AI art, art. Because it's not the same as digital or traditional art. There's no talent and actual hard work from artists involved. AI art's only impact on the creative industry is stealing from artists who worked hard on their craft. It's sad to say that some people were trying to/or were thinking of selling these AI-generated images. Supanova, an Australian fandom convention, released a statement that they would not allow vendors to sell AI-generated artworks, especially considering the moral implications. The issue surrounding AI "art" is not the "change" or why it's moving forward. It's why and how it got here in the first place. I sure do hope this channel and everyone in this community will understand every artist's sentiment on this issue. It's not the issue of progress or change, it's why and how.
Thank you for the help! I'm newer to the world of AI, but it's quickly helping me to create non-copyrighted content for my personal projects, and I wanted to see if MidJourney was right for me. You've given me wonderful tips 💖
ai art CANNOT be copyrighted its been written into law now in the usa that ai art is created by machine not human and therefore cannot be considered as ART or creative work...anyone can LEGALLY copy the ai art you post anywhere
This is a huge step backwards in our civilization. People get their belonging from other people. You study a profession , spend rookie years trying to better yourself , aiming to go ahead of yourself to reach another level all your life. Then suddenly people start to value a machine generated images more than human art. This will lead to extreme break down in society as we know it. Not only people will loose their jobs and identities but it will serve the greedy others to feed humanity meaningless effortless options that are always a mixture of real artists work that have been data based. For us, its only art if its made by a human that spent effort and earn t skills practicing. Future is going towards McDonalds everything. Only humans can say no. If they say yes they will loose their souls and become nobody. Ghost in a shell . Wiser if somethings stay in movies as fantasies.. Calculator is a machine that helps you do your calculations. But it does not have eyes on your career. Machines must have limitations when interacting with our values and culture.
Well if we go back in time there used to be painters who were painting and sketching with pencils oil pastels and more then us designers came into market who were using laptops and ipads its a tit for tat i guess
@@કૃષ્ણમંડળ I think the point is that you can use whatever you want in order to create art. iPads and laptops mimics traditional tools by still remaining tools themselves. Artists who use send, food and even 3d pens still create art. AI on the other hand is not used as a tool but as a generator of final results, to which humans has almost nothing to do
@@કૃષ્ણમંડળ no your laptop or your digital device that helps you transfer your thoughts better doesn't imitate the AI we are talking about here. This one becomes you. makes the design instead of you. there's a huge difference in making the shots yourself or watching a machine define it for you. wake up . and you must still be able to sketch for the days u might not have your electronic tools n software to transfer ideas.
@@AnhelBrek as long as the tools you use do not make the decisions on the design its okay. you have to select which direction the design the presentation has to go. and you need to do it yourself as in draw paint over shade or 3d model. you sitting in front of a tool that just generates collages and options didn't design drew or thought isn't design. humans must do human art. use calculators to help that's ok. if calculator becomes a person its not okay.
At the moment I am using the basic membership. If I generate some work - I use one of my 200 image credits. If I ask for a variation of that image. Does that use another one of my 200 image credits?
Does this work on your mobile device as well?? I'm looking to use an AI generator one time to just get a few images, I'm not in any way willing to subscribe and pay monthly
I was intrigued by Midjourney until he got to the point where he said "you can't adjust specific elements" and I was out. What use is this if I can't say "make the hat blue" or add a different logo? Feels like the only use case here is to hone in on an idea or theme, not actually generate something useful.
Great video! I love how Midjourney is revolutionizing the world of AI and photography. Can't wait to see more of these beautiful creations! #TheAIPulse
Doesn't work it says: Subscription required Due to extreme demand we can't provide a free trial right now. Please /subscribe to create images with Midjourney.
Just from the dabbling that I've been doing, it seems to me that there might be some kind of semi-mastery involved in getting the best outcome from these AI generated images. The few things that I 'created' I felt I could improve upon by bringing into photoshop etc. As a graphic designer I feel that it's important to understand this new technology. People were having these same conversations when quark, photoshop, and illustrator came on the scene. But, as a fine artist, I want to stay clear of this. I don't want anyone to think that any of my personal illustrations were AI. Yuk. Thanks for posting this video.
Laura, you are right but you are also in the wrong mindset to look down on it. It's beautiful and it's not a replacement for your art unless your art is a 768 pixel digital square. As a fellow let me try to convince you about the beautiful world where YOUR paintings come to life . Where you can refine a mixture of Cirrus Clouds combined with Typography. Where you can describe your dreams 100000 ways. Where you unique style is found and lauded by thousands. People think it's reductive. It's not. It's synthesis.
Absolutely, there are so many parallels with the introduction of previous technologies. I see AI as a tool that will be used alongside other tools as part of the creative process rather than to create an end result in itself.
We distaste AI art because it steals other artists' creations, not because it will take our jobs, and if a software company needs our work as the basis for AI, please pay for it. By the way, if you are so determined to promote AI art and support him, why not bravely show your dislike??
Whether or not the AI datasets has 'stolen' work seems to be the core contention. If an image is parsed by a machine to analyse its contents but not reproduced or redistributed, should that be interpreted as stealing? I think that's the discussion that needs to be settled. In a way it would be like Google paying every website to use its content/images to generate search results (not exactly the same I know)
@@spoongraphics It is indeed similar to the situation of GOOGLE. If you google several works and then collage them out, that is plagiarism. There are quite a few such controversies, aren't they? So why is AI an exception? Sorry, my English is not good, so I can only rely on the translation software to express my opinion briefly.
@@cypdclamp That's the key difference, AI is often mischaracterised as a 'collage tool', but machine learning analyses the content of billions of images (apparently 0.1% of which is art) and learns what patterns of pixels correspond to certain 'things'. It can then assemble pixels to recreate its own interpretation of that 'thing' - Done millions of times over for every tiny aspect of an image to produce a full, unique picture. The human equivalent is browsing Google Images, then creating something based on the inspiration, not copy/pasting the existing images.
@@spoongraphics When the artist's watermark appears in the AI's work, it is obviously not just for reference and learning. Then I got tired of adding your hits all the time just to reply to you, so that's the end of the thread, thanks
For a newbie, using Midjourney through Discord is a nightmare. Unintuitive to say the least. Also, expect it to act like a naughty child who won't do as they are told. Unless you you really take time to learn and understand prompting it will impose its artistic flair over your wishes. That might be fine for you but if you want something specific you will struggle! Enjoy your frustration!
I have a question, is the Subscripted User allowed to use his Name signature or my Name after creating his unique Generated Image and edited in Photoshop ?
I'm a traditional artist and I started posting frequently recently about AI art as I love it. I haven't had any negative reactions. Lots of negativity in the comments here. I just see it as another tool for creating art.
Hi Chris I was wondering if I could use other Midjourney users artwork. I have seen lots of great content being created by this awesome site and thought is that possible? I'm not sue who owns what in AI and if I were to use some other users art what would happen. Is there any etiquette established as of yet. Thanks in advance.
Why is midjourney so horrific to use? Is it really just the best solution for them to scale (relying on discord servers and not having to design an UX etc) - or is it intentionally like this to throttle usage / keep less technical people off? It is truly horrific
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I hate the fact that this runs only on a chat platform soooo much. It really should be its own independent SAAS
yeah.. that's why I moved on to better platforms
@@EvaWilliams-we8sf like what?
@@EvaWilliams-we8sfwhich are?
@@EvaWilliams-we8sfsame question as the others, which ones do you recommend?
I gotta ask, why the hell is Midjourney operated on Discord? Why not just have it hosted on a proper website?
@TheMarvelMindit seems to launch discord when new users try to sign up
Thank You ‼️💯
I tried it out on discord and could not make sense of it. Plus you need to pay. It should have a website and an app
As soon as I heard discord I was out. Bye.
@@thedude7450 I tried but gave up very fast because I couldn’t figure out how discord works haha
I'm just beginning to think about exploring AI and I'm totally clueless. I typed "AI for beginners" into google and this came up. That was an excellent explanation and I look forward to watching more of your content later. Thanks!
Downloaded it and was pissed off 3 minutes later. Am looking for an AI generator that will take MY REAL pictures and make a blend of them to generate a new image. This app advertised to be able to do that, but it lied to me. Gonna delete it and have my bank reverse the payment. Not even gonna bother talking to MiJourney or google play
Thanks for the video. It's baffling how Midjourney makes this so convoluted... Surely they can come up with a more hassle-free, user-friendly way, especially if you're a subscriber...
It's RIDICULOUSLY user-unfriendly. A site clearly made for computer nerds and not the average person.
@@davidserrano3601 Compare to others, they have made it as convoluted as possible without doing it on purpose. An given the competition in this area that seem crazy to me.
Came to the comments to say this lol. Doesn't seem very user-friendly. Was wondering if there was an easier way to come up with a few AI generated logos for a business.
@@davidserrano3601 you just said it's not made for the average person yet you think its user friendly. I don't get it
@@wilsonb5417 bruh, its literally so easy. Stop commenting on youtube, watch a couple of videos and it should be abreeze
Wow, this video has definitely garnered mixed reactions! On one hand it could possibly be my most popular video to date with over 3x more views than usual just 10 hours in. On the other hand it's my most disliked video and as you can see from the comments there are lots of angry, negative comments.
Interestingly, there was a big number of unsubscribers at first, but after just a few hours the same number of new subscribers have found my channel through this video which has evened out the count. It seems AI Art is a sought-after topic in general.
There seems to be two main issues people have here:
1) "AI is taking the job of artists and designers" so I'm bad for promoting it. I don't really agree with this, it's the same old argument against every new technology, ever. I remember getting stick when I first started writing tutorials in 2007 because I was showing any old person how to use the creative software that should only be used by the 'pros'.
Likewise when design resources websites became popular with logo templates or PS actions that could create things in the click of a button, it was said it would kill off the role of Graphic Designers. It didn't.
Just like with every technological advance it makes things available to the masses, but there will still be a demand for the higher-end expertise. I see AI more as a tool that artists and designers should be using to enhance their work, not as an end result in itself.
2) "Those 'cute pandas wearing baseball caps' are stolen from artists", or something. To be fair, the argument whether the use of artwork to train the original dataset infringes copyright (or is even ethical) is a complicated topic, but there are legal precedents that massively lean in its favour. After reading up on how the AI works and watching legal explanations I definitely see it being 'transformative' rather than 'derivative', which means it falls under fair use.
Billions of images from the web (inc stock images, product images, artwork etc) are used en-masse to 'train' the algorithm for it to learn how to recognise visual things and translate it into text, but no original images are reproduced or redistributed. It's similar to how humans see things - often from multiple sources too - and can reinterpret those memories into a unique image. Whether it's justified for a machine to do it on a large scale is a valid question, but a similar kind of thing with our data is literally being done all the time by Facebook, Google, Apple, etc.
People then criticise AI being used to copy people's artistic style or work. Even though you can't legally copyright a 'style', I don't really like the idea of being able to use an artist's name as a prompt just because it's quite rude... Perfectly legitimate, but it's just not very fair considering how accurately AI could imitate it. But that's something that is apparently being phased out. Even so, just like any other tool, it can be used for harm. You can absolutely infringe copyright with AI by recreating Mickey Mouse, but you can also create a completely unique humanoid mouse character.
Anyway, I hope the civil people watching enjoy my upcoming Midjourney videos alongside my usual content. I'm having fun experimenting with this new tool so I thought I'd share what I've learnt. It's a shame that upsets so many people!
The civil people are the ones unsubscribing. No need to get defensive and attack everyone that disagrees with you and actually care about real art and real artists that pour their hearts and souls into their work. And the comments aren't angry or negative. To come to the defense of artists should never be labeled as negative but we can all see how someone with no principles that only cares about getting their fix of likes and subscribers wouldn't be able to make that distinction. Take the L more graciously next time.
@@nikkiscolt *starts using AI months later*
@@nikkiscolt If people want to unsubscribe that's totally fine. It's entirely possible to have a civil conversation about the ethics of AI art without being insulting, facetious, accusing me of stealing, having no principles, etc, which most of those commenters do (but I suppose I am asking a lot from the RUclips comments section! 😅)
Not really mixed is it? The dislikes of the video far surpass the likes. The comments calling you out far outnumber the ones defending this nonsense. Not to mention the likes those comments have compared to the likes in the "civil and positive comments" you so praise. Stop trying to put a spin on this like it's 50-50 and you're a victim
@@starwxrld You keep saying that about everyone in this comment section but clearly not everyone has the same lack of principles as you do. I'm set financially, I do art because it challenges me, because it is hard and it does require a lot of practice and hard work to achieve levels once thought impossible. And even if I did require art to survive financially and my only option was to do AI crap, I'd find another job because some things do matter and plenty of people out there (including in this comment section) that refuse to participate in the killing of human creativity and talent.
Was pondering Midjourney and wanted to get a bit more detail on how it works before jumping in.
Great informative video and step-by-step, excellent addition with the comment on pricing.
Great video because my thoughts are what If you don’t want to share your imagine variations with everyone. I rather see my work on its own screen
Why are designers still thinking that we have a spot on the AI world? AI companies sees designers as the middleman and they just want to eliminate the middleman. I design book covers and since these AI appeared on the news here on December I haven't received any new clients except one that wanted me to do the design for 50 dollars ( I did them for 600) because her daughter told her about computers making them.
why keep calling it a designers tool? do you guys really think that only extra skilled designers can write a phrase on a prompt?
clients always had excuses to pay us less and big companies just wanted an employee of theirs to make it. Even if AI is not perfect it is good enough and that's what clients want, good enough.
We're in the crash zone right now. It's that simple. As a professional designer let me assure you that until you get experience with the limitations and labor of this new medium, you will fear replacement. Sure, right now it can make a stunning portrait, but give the head a body? make it hold something? make it dance? put it in the background? add/keep details you need? Change the lighting but keep the subject? All of that is incredibly difficult..
Just making a composition with more than 1 subject doing 1 thing is nigh impossible without extensive work in-painting, masking, creating base imagery to reinterpret etc etc etc.
@@dsamh I agree, I also do book covers, these AI tools will mostly replace the stock image sites, but there is still need for a creative force to make the AI tools provide at least an output that is workable with. Mu usual workflow almost always requires me to make a composite of multiple images, and even do some painting even after doing all of the inpainting and outpainting that an AI tool can provide. For more complex themes, there is even more work to be done anyway, just the starting point can be better and faster with AI generated images then with stock images. And vector stuff is even more interesting, basically you are better of starting from scratch on a blank artboard, AI can provide interesting initial ideas, but anything else is faster doing directly in Illustrator or other vector based program.
The whole point is machines should only be involved helping people better their careers. Not take over their lives. A kettle should never become a chef, a cnc machine should never become a sculptor, these images should never be called art. People want everything yesterday without working for it.
Adapt, Achieve Overcome. Instead of flexing your design skills alone, tell clients you are proficient with AI and can make it create even better results with your skills. Times are changin, and you have to quickly change with it.
@@dsamh you clearly havent seen what AIs are on development right now and what details they can do or change. In a year there wont be a need for designers.
This is way over my head, but I really enjoyed your video, thankyou!
Was going to get this, until I saw it was a chat platform, glad you pointed this out, as it seems extremely user-unfriendly.
This may have changed since the year this video came out, however that has instantly put me off from touching it, thank you for this valuable information.
00:02 Midjourney is an AI art tool with diverse art styles
00:39 Join a group to create your own AI art
01:19 Access recent results and limitations of free user plan
01:57 Joining as a premium subscriber and interacting with the mid-journey bot
02:36 Creating Your Own Server within Discord
03:16 AI art results are unique with variations
03:52 AI art allows for adjustments and upscaling of images.
04:33 Explore settings and prompts for AI art
Crafted by Merlin AI.
Thanks for the video, question, I am looking at starting on the $10 Plan, when you say 200 "jobs" is that 200 completed images or does each single interaction such as the "U" or "V" or "reroll, upscale" command each a "job", hope this question is clear and not to dumb,
Curious on this too
A year later, still waiting for a reply....
WOW! This is seriously the best Midjourney tutorial I've ever seen! Pure. Midjourney. Genius.
Thank you for such a well-organized and detailed Midjourney tutorial! Your step-by-step instructions were perfect for a beginner like me, and I especially appreciated your tips on the paid service. Those reference links are a fantastic bonus! You've definitely inspired me to get creative with Midjourney now.
Great content as always! The feature set demonstrated here reminds me a bit of CGDream's offerings.
Awesome, just what I needed. I've only been using Midjourney for a couple of days and you've solved a number of issues I've been finding.
Incredible Midjourney Prompts collection available 🔥❤️
🎉🎉🎉up fully
Thank you! I've been really interested in trying Midjourney but felt a little intimidated by having to work through Discord. This guide was straightforward. Now I'm obsessed with generating new AI images!
Downloaded it and was pissed off 3 minutes later. Am looking for an AI generator that will take MY REAL pictures and make a blend of them to generate a new image. This app advertised to be able to do that, but it lied to me. Gonna delete it and have my bank reverse the payment. Not even gonna bother talking to MiJourney or google play
Great video - you have made my day better :)
If you wonder why you've been gettings lots of traffic from FB, it's because I have been sending them to you. Great tutorial!
Nice! Exactly what I was looking for - Thanks!
Can this be used to create videos of specific products?
It's the future my fellow artists. Embrace it as a new tool. It's not going to go away. We should all see it as it is. Am amazing new revolutionizing tool to create all sorts of amazing stuff. Can't wait to see where it goes
Not really a tool
midjourney and others charge for the usage of a "tool" that literally steals copyrighted assets from human artists. This shit wont be accepted until it is properly regulated and respects other artists copy rights.
Its worthless tho, the most fun part of art is creating your art and looking at it slowly getting better until it is perfect, and the effort is part of the fun, also it isnt a tool, its like saying that the people on fiverr are tools and you are the artist.
Thank you. Do you still have this, if so - which plan do you have please? Liked and subscribed x
Fantastic info …li started yesturday …work with a Japanese company creating holiday stuff…this info in your video generated me 700 in less since I started ….thanks for well made fantastic video ..endlessly apprciated
for storyboarding. How to get similar or same character results?
You can't. Need third party to achieve this.
Midjourney not free anymore
Great Vid!
Thank you
thanks very much for knowledge
I don't get it. You've typed in a panda. Colorful clip art appears.
What did you create??
Freedom ;) speed ;) infinite possibilities ;) thats wot!!!!
Nothing
I don't get it. You step on the car's accelerator pedal.
The car begins to move.
Where did you go?
It's a tool.
@@karoostudio I get that but, you're not creating an image. You're taking one that's already done by someone else and adding it, rearranging it etc.
From the description, it seemed that you create art from scratch, a blank canvas.
I'm not dissing it. Just trying to understand what I could do with it.
@@mitchellm90 I think of it like playing a music synthesizer, composing a score, or directing an orchestra. I never claim that I can play ALL the instruments, but I decide how they get played.
Can you please tell me how to upload my own picture/selfie in order for it to edit it?
can you pload your own image and use ai to modify it using midjourney
Can you tell me if you know of an app or program that allows you to make it appear that your dog is talking in a video? Not from a photograph but actually from a video? Any help you can provide will help. Thank you. Phillip
Thanks.. that was quite helpful
Thank you for your help. Blessings to you. xx
nice video :) thanks all clear
Thank you kindly. Helpful
Thank you so much! Because of you, I've finally been able to set up my own server, and have Midjourney to myself😂 Wow! What a difference. I did as you advised and got the $30 a month sub. SO WORTH IT! Blessings!🙏🏿
Great review, but I think Stylar's AI tools might top Midjourney. Hope you can test it out and share your views!
does v6 have the ability to refine an image with additional prompts??
how do I use my own prefered image instead fr the website library?
For those who are new to AI art, this Midjourney instruction provides a concise overview. It walks you through the fundamentals of organizing and producing your first project.
I don't plan on using AI art commercially in anyway, but it is still a pretty surreal experience to use.
I agree on the degree of difficulty
does re roll take up another job?
But the only way to keep your creations private, away from other user's eyes, is to sign up for the $60 /month plan.
not available to free trial users?
Thanks, I tried Midjourney, after many attempts I finally figured it out but disappointingly it said "Job action restricted. Due to extreme demand we can't provide a free trial right now. Please /subscribe or try again tomorrow."
can I use without subscription?
In this example with the panda, when Midjourney first presents you with four variations, does that count as 4 generations out of your 200/month with the Basic plan? And then every time you hit regenerate, does that cost you 4 more? What about upscaling one that you like; does that cost you?
no, each 1x generation gives you 4x options.
So if I create something is it posted publicly on the platform so that anyone can see it, or can I keep it private?
At least one of the images you scrolled past in your intro was sourced from Seth Casteel's photos of dogs underwater.
This stuff is SUPER ethically unsound.
do i have to write prompt in the discription?
Am i the only one with a headache trying to use this confusing shit!
Would love to see more midjourney content! Great video.
Midjourney is fascinating, after a brief period of free use, customers must pay to access the service. I've just started experimenting with bluewillow, and I'm amazed. I think Blue Willow is going to be the MidJourney killer
Blue Willow kind of sucked when I used it.
Is there an API available instead of this Discord thing?
DOPE MATE!
Mid journey doesn't work. I entered my phone number and now it's asking for verifying the email. Doesn't make any sense. It asked to enter a phone number OR an email and I followed. Now what to do? How to access it?
Here’s a method where you can create art that uses stolen data from other artist! 😊 like, comment and subscribe! ✨
i can assure u in like 4 months, this guy would be using AI as a concept art for his sketches. People just hate the unknown
@@starwxrld Who? Me? If that's the case I assure you, no. And I wouldn't call this technology "unknown". There's even a lawsuit filed against Stability AI and Midjourney recently.
Image generation AI is going to make a big impact on the creative industry. Of course we have concerns. But we have to accept change, and focus on the opportunities we gain, not just on the ones we lose.
@@balinthonvari7723 I'm all for change, sure. But the way this AI system was set up was morally questionable. So a no for me. I can see other applications for this. But I really wouldn't call AI art, art. Because it's not the same as digital or traditional art. There's no talent and actual hard work from artists involved. AI art's only impact on the creative industry is stealing from artists who worked hard on their craft. It's sad to say that some people were trying to/or were thinking of selling these AI-generated images. Supanova, an Australian fandom convention, released a statement that they would not allow vendors to sell AI-generated artworks, especially considering the moral implications. The issue surrounding AI "art" is not the "change" or why it's moving forward. It's why and how it got here in the first place. I sure do hope this channel and everyone in this community will understand every artist's sentiment on this issue. It's not the issue of progress or change, it's why and how.
why am getting this msg when trying to prompt for an image ? "Subscription required
Sorry, the v5 alpha isn't available to trial users at this time."
How to stop a previous prompt from appearing at the end of a new promt? Help, please!
what would be the best way to edit a picture of myself and put me in a scenerio?
Thank you for the help! I'm newer to the world of AI, but it's quickly helping me to create non-copyrighted content for my personal projects, and I wanted to see if MidJourney was right for me. You've given me wonderful tips 💖
ai art CANNOT be copyrighted its been written into law now in the usa that ai art is created by machine not human and therefore cannot be considered as ART or creative work...anyone can LEGALLY copy the ai art you post anywhere
@@spudspuddy Not just copy, anyone can straight up take the "original" and use it however, wherever, and whenever they want.
This is a huge step backwards in our civilization. People get their belonging from other people. You study a profession , spend rookie years trying to better yourself , aiming to go ahead of yourself to reach another level all your life. Then suddenly people start to value a machine generated images more than human art. This will lead to extreme break down in society as we know it. Not only people will loose their jobs and identities but it will serve the greedy others to feed humanity meaningless effortless options that are always a mixture of real artists work that have been data based. For us, its only art if its made by a human that spent effort and earn t skills practicing. Future is going towards McDonalds everything. Only humans can say no. If they say yes they will loose their souls and become nobody. Ghost in a shell . Wiser if somethings stay in movies as fantasies.. Calculator is a machine that helps you do your calculations. But it does not have eyes on your career. Machines must have limitations when interacting with our values and culture.
Well if we go back in time there used to be painters who were painting and sketching with pencils oil pastels and more then us designers came into market who were using laptops and ipads its a tit for tat i guess
F*ck outta here, let the robots take over. Humans are becoming trash anyway.
@@કૃષ્ણમંડળ I think the point is that you can use whatever you want in order to create art. iPads and laptops mimics traditional tools by still remaining tools themselves. Artists who use send, food and even 3d pens still create art. AI on the other hand is not used as a tool but as a generator of final results, to which humans has almost nothing to do
@@કૃષ્ણમંડળ no your laptop or your digital device that helps you transfer your thoughts better doesn't imitate the AI we are talking about here. This one becomes you. makes the design instead of you. there's a huge difference in making the shots yourself or watching a machine define it for you. wake up . and you must still be able to sketch for the days u might not have your electronic tools n software to transfer ideas.
@@AnhelBrek as long as the tools you use do not make the decisions on the design its okay. you have to select which direction the design the presentation has to go. and you need to do it yourself as in draw paint over shade or 3d model. you sitting in front of a tool that just generates collages and options didn't design drew or thought isn't design. humans must do human art. use calculators to help that's ok. if calculator becomes a person its not okay.
Okay how do we use the Niijii preset?
how do you change the dpi in midjourney for canva
Can you feed it your own images to then mod?
If you make you own images then why the hell do you need ai?
At the moment I am using the basic membership. If I generate some work -
I use one of my 200 image credits. If I ask for a variation of that image. Does that use another one of my 200 image credits?
Yes
Thanks!
Thanks a lot. I wish it was free
Does adding the bot to a new server/room prevent your results appearing in the main room for all to see? Basically does it act as stealth?
Exactly my thoughts, if you work hard to get a great result why should everyone have details 😅
Does this work on your mobile device as well?? I'm looking to use an AI generator one time to just get a few images, I'm not in any way willing to subscribe and pay monthly
So anything you create everyone will see? There isnt a way to privately create art?
Looking at making album cover is this possible ? Can u out your name in ?
You don't say how to join Midjourney once you're in Discord. Incomplete.
I was intrigued by Midjourney until he got to the point where he said "you can't adjust specific elements" and I was out. What use is this if I can't say "make the hat blue" or add a different logo?
Feels like the only use case here is to hone in on an idea or theme, not actually generate something useful.
i wanted to try it out but its not free
Great video! I love how Midjourney is revolutionizing the world of AI and photography. Can't wait to see more of these beautiful creations! #TheAIPulse
It’s not photography. It’s digital art. No matter the photo realism.
@@aobane841its not digital art, its digital image generation.
Doesn't work it says:
Subscription required
Due to extreme demand we can't provide a free trial right now. Please /subscribe to create images with Midjourney.
Same!!!!
It's been 7 months since the freel trail was expired.
thanks
Just from the dabbling that I've been doing, it seems to me that there might be some kind of semi-mastery involved in getting the best outcome from these AI generated images. The few things that I 'created' I felt I could improve upon by bringing into photoshop etc. As a graphic designer I feel that it's important to understand this new technology. People were having these same conversations when quark, photoshop, and illustrator came on the scene. But, as a fine artist, I want to stay clear of this. I don't want anyone to think that any of my personal illustrations were AI. Yuk. Thanks for posting this video.
Laura, you are right but you are also in the wrong mindset to look down on it. It's beautiful and it's not a replacement for your art unless your art is a 768 pixel digital square.
As a fellow let me try to convince you about the beautiful world where YOUR paintings come to life . Where you can refine a mixture of Cirrus Clouds combined with Typography. Where you can describe your dreams 100000 ways. Where you unique style is found and lauded by thousands.
People think it's reductive. It's not. It's synthesis.
Absolutely, there are so many parallels with the introduction of previous technologies. I see AI as a tool that will be used alongside other tools as part of the creative process rather than to create an end result in itself.
I believe you are searching for whats called " Prompt Engineering" or PE . it separates so so images from really great ones
Great helpful vid. What's the main difference with chatting with the bot in your private messages vs in your own discord server?
Your friends can join in your own server
I didn't understand any of this. why is it so complex? is there a simple ai tool that works like GPT?
We distaste AI art because it steals other artists' creations, not because it will take our jobs, and if a software company needs our work as the basis for AI, please pay for it.
By the way, if you are so determined to promote AI art and support him, why not bravely show your dislike??
Whether or not the AI datasets has 'stolen' work seems to be the core contention. If an image is parsed by a machine to analyse its contents but not reproduced or redistributed, should that be interpreted as stealing? I think that's the discussion that needs to be settled.
In a way it would be like Google paying every website to use its content/images to generate search results (not exactly the same I know)
@@spoongraphics It is indeed similar to the situation of GOOGLE. If you google several works and then collage them out, that is plagiarism.
There are quite a few such controversies, aren't they? So why is AI an exception?
Sorry, my English is not good, so I can only rely on the translation software to express my opinion briefly.
@@cypdclamp That's the key difference, AI is often mischaracterised as a 'collage tool', but machine learning analyses the content of billions of images (apparently 0.1% of which is art) and learns what patterns of pixels correspond to certain 'things'. It can then assemble pixels to recreate its own interpretation of that 'thing' - Done millions of times over for every tiny aspect of an image to produce a full, unique picture.
The human equivalent is browsing Google Images, then creating something based on the inspiration, not copy/pasting the existing images.
@@spoongraphics When the artist's watermark appears in the AI's work, it is obviously not just for reference and learning.
Then I got tired of adding your hits all the time just to reply to you, so that's the end of the thread, thanks
I paid and signed up with both, and doesnt work. Says i need to subscribe
it is asking to subscribe even without free trial can u help me with this?
For a newbie, using Midjourney through Discord is a nightmare. Unintuitive to say the least. Also, expect it to act like a naughty child who won't do as they are told. Unless you you really take time to learn and understand prompting it will impose its artistic flair over your wishes. That might be fine for you but if you want something specific you will struggle! Enjoy your frustration!
I have a question, is the Subscripted User allowed to use his Name signature or my Name after creating his unique Generated Image and edited in Photoshop ?
Impossible to follow too fast
Great video man! Keep it up with Amazing content, please do more MidJourney content 🙂
It never lets me try it for free. Tells me there is too much traffic and try again later or subscribe. >:(
I'm a traditional artist and I started posting frequently recently about AI art as I love it. I haven't had any negative reactions. Lots of negativity in the comments here. I just see it as another tool for creating art.
@@aalesksi It is legal to market it.... not sure what you are talking about.
This video is exactly what I needed. I'm not very tech savvy haha 😅
Hi Chris
I was wondering if I could use other Midjourney users artwork. I have seen lots of great content being created by this awesome site and thought is that possible? I'm not sue who owns what in AI and if I were to use some other users art what would happen. Is there any etiquette established as of yet. Thanks in advance.
If you are a free user then mid journey owns the art. If you are a paid user then the person who wrote the prompt owns the copyright
Can you also make videos? I've seen people make fake commercials with celebrities. Can I make one of those on this website???
Why is midjourney so horrific to use? Is it really just the best solution for them to scale (relying on discord servers and not having to design an UX etc) - or is it intentionally like this to throttle usage / keep less technical people off? It is truly horrific
Can you create vector or png with transparent background?
Is this tool free?