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Curious to know what AI tools you guys use for image generation in art direction and creative projects.
I'm particularly interested in tools that can produce realistic, cinematic imagery, with strong control over lighting, textures, composition, and overall visual consistency.
Which tools have given you the best results? Would love to hear your recommendations and experiences! āØ
ā¢ 1d
For cinematic realism: Midjourney for look dev, Flux/ComfyUI for precise lighting/composition control, and Magnific for texture finishing. That combo gives you both beauty + control. Curious what you test! āØ
ā¢ 9h
You're welcome Megi! Yeah ChatGPT is great for quick ideas but for that cinematic realism you were aiming for, Midjourney + Flux combo gives you way more control. Happy to share my workflow if you ever want to try - keep creating, your concepts are lovely! š
ā¢ 1d
While editing a client video recently, we needed to generate some custom art imagery. I used Gemini for it, and for a quick, one-off need, the output was actually really solid especially when using reference images to guide the style.
For heavy cinematic lighting and texture...
Thank youu @Aysha siddika ! Looking great!! So far, Iāve only used ChatGPT for image generation, but I often end up with images that have that artificial AI look and texture. So Iām exploring other alternatives!
ā¢ 9h
I also face this problem but if you give a reference image then generic result will not come up. You can take a reference image from Pinterest. You can give that to Chatgpt and give the prompt you need. The better the prompt you can give, the better the output you will get.
ā¢ 4h
I personally use flora
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