This AI Tool Generates Mind Blowing Paintings In Under 2 Minutes — Here Are My Results

What if I tell you there is an AI art visualization tool that can generate an image similar to the picture above in less than two minutes with a simple text prompt? Yes there is and it’s fucking mind blowing.

The tool is called MidJourney. The way they describe themself is “New research lab. Exploring new mediums of thought. Expanding the imaginative powers of the human species.”

It’s currently in closed beta and can only be accessed with private invites. You can apply here and wait for a couple of days or even weeks to get accepted. I got mine after a little over a month. But the wait was so worth it because after a few minutes of toying with the tool, it completely changed the way how I see Artificial Intelligence.

Now, on to the results.

AI Generated Artworks

Here’s the first six images I generated and their corresponding text prompts.

Elemental teleportation, baroque, metallic, blade runner, photorealistic, epic composition

This is my favorite piece. The details are profound it can be mistaken as creation of a professional digital artist. The idea that this masterpiece was put together in mere seconds is just crazy.

Here’s more.

Man in sci-fi stealth gear underlit by red neon lights, cyberpunk style.

Nailed it. I love how the neon lights matches with the background. This can be a great tool for character creation.

Cat with a cyborg body, in cyberpunk environment, rendered in octane

Ain't that a cool cat?

Alien like human portrait, with twisted features, dark, and morbid

Ain’t that spooky? But good.

A woman outside an abandoned building, empty city, give it a post apocalyptic vibe, 16:9 reso, add some yellow lights.

Now that’s something I’d hang on my wall. Even the reflections on the ground are on point.

Red skull, golden head dress, surreal portrait.

How it works

Once you get the invite link, it will redirect you to a private discord chat group. The number of users in the group right now is small in order to not overwhelm the servers with the GPU-heavy process needed for each prompt.

Inside the dashboard, you input your text prompt. It can take whatever description of the final image you want as long as it does not violate the rules. I mean come on, you already know which words are not allowed.

After you hit enter, the bot will generate four different images. Just like the one in the image below.

You can choose to Upscale one of the four images to generate a higher resolution and more detailed version. There is also an option to make more variation of the photo if you want.

Final Thoughts

AI content creation clearly isn’t going anywhere, it’s already here and shows no sign of stopping. It will continue to evolve and the results are only becoming more impressive.

I have one concern though. As an illustrator myself, seeing a computer paint a picture that seemingly looks more impressive than mine is sad. Not because it makes me feel a little less of myself as an artist, but because it sucks out the fun of making arts by hand. Why would I spend hours drawing if I can just tell a computer to paint it for me in seconds?

Nevertheless, putting my hands on them makes me realize the huge untapped potential it can offer in the art industry.

For example, artists can focus more on coming up with great ideas and delegate the task of illustrating those ideas to AI.

Additionally, AI could also be used to generate new forms of visual art of which human artist has never thought of before.

That possibility is extremely exciting for both artists and audiences alike.