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Putting AI image generators to the test - Round 1!

Sometimes you need a funky image you could never create yourself and sometimes you just want to have a little fun. That’s where AI image generators come in. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, they are here to stay.

With so much buzz around AI, I wondered how some of these tools stack up against each other. How will they answer the same prompt and can they adapt to get a better result?

Moo Deng is the only light in my life at the moment so she is the inspiration for this test.

Prompt:

“Ethereal watercolor painting of a baby pigmy hippo”

Criteria and considerations

  • To limit the scope, I only tested free image generators
  • How much does it look like a water color painting that a human could make?
  • Ethereal is kind of a throw away word but miss Moo Deng is ethereal so I’m curious to see how the word is interpreted, if at all
  • I’m only testing this one prompt to some may be good a watercolor but terrible at 3D - who knows!
Adobe firefly
Adobe Firefly

Adobe Firefly

Um, this hippo is kinda scary.

Right off the bat, this looks extremely AI created. The head and ear shape are giving pig but I guess the wrinkly-ness is close to a fresh just born pygmy hippo. Just cause there are watercolor splashes in the background doesn't make it look like a real painting.

One thing I like about Firefly is the amount of filters you can set for style, technique, and references. So let’s try again, this time with the watercolor filter applied and a style reference that’s more brush stroke-y.

Adobe Firefly

These are much better! It's interesting that the hippo seems older and more serious now. I think the style reference really helped bring down the digital feel.

Gemini
Gemini

Gemini

Version 1:

Where is the watercolor??

This one looks sooo AI. And what’s up with the flat background?

Version 2:
After I asked it to “make it look more like a watercolor painting” … interesting. Okay, so Gemini is not a watercolor girly.

Leonardo AI

Leonardo AI

I hadn’t heard of this one before but I’m impressed. It updated my prompt to be more descriptive: Ai for Ai! Still looks a bit digital but it did a good job at breaking down “ethereal” into actionable words. I mean… look at her!

DALL-E (Chat GPT)
DALL-E (Chat GPT)

DALL-E (Chat GPT)

The misty look is very ethereal and I love that it added watercolor paper texture! But, the hair is giving baby yoda…

Since DALL-E is within Chat GPT you can ask for refinements of the last output instead of starting over.

Being so ubiquitous, I was curious to know if Chat GPT knew who Moo Deng was – it does not.

Canva
Canva

Canva

Graphic designers love to hate Canva but it did a really good job! It definitely has the most realistic watercolor look in addition to a variety of options. But if I’m gonna be a hater, these look the least baby.

brb more AI testing to come 🤸🏻‍♀️

Written on

25 Nov 2024

Written By

Stephanie Jung,

Designer at Yung Studio