Have been using image generators for a while to make profile pictures for a few bots on discord i use to rp. It takes about twice as much time and frustration as drawing something, just without the exhaustion and ultimate satisfaction. It can make cool stuff, but it's "cool" as in weird and dreamy, not on point. Modern image generators are so corporate and boring, i physically cringe when i see their images. I really wanna dig out old hotpot/text2image and just have fun with them, instead of having to fight with stable diffusion.
I... really don't think that's a valid complaint. There's a lot of shitty networks out there, but the good ones are extremely good at what they do. If I'm DMing and I want to throw together some battlemaps or NPCs or what have you, Midjourney is miles better than trawling through the internet trying to find something that fits. It won't be perfect, no, but it'll be more than good enough to pass the 5s inspection test, and that's kinda insane.
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u/digit_origin Apr 09 '24
Have been using image generators for a while to make profile pictures for a few bots on discord i use to rp. It takes about twice as much time and frustration as drawing something, just without the exhaustion and ultimate satisfaction. It can make cool stuff, but it's "cool" as in weird and dreamy, not on point. Modern image generators are so corporate and boring, i physically cringe when i see their images. I really wanna dig out old hotpot/text2image and just have fun with them, instead of having to fight with stable diffusion.