Creating a Profile Image with AI
Last update: Feb 2, 2023 • 3 min read Have you seen or worked with the new AI image generating tools now available? The user enters a series of prompts for the AI, and the software generates an image. The possibilities are endless and can be a little overwhelming if you are just starting out. I started using the software primarily to generate avatar profile pics for an online game I am helping to create. We wanted a library of profile images that our players can have access to or compete for. My first step was to learn how best to prompt and AI to start to get usable results. I discovered that it’s not much different from any computer programming, garbage in, garbage out. The prompt must be specific and not confuse the AI generating the image. You can generate images using prompts that are simple and descriptive. I started with A portrait of a blonde warrior princess and got these results: Next I inserted two descriptive words (luminous, gorgeous) to the prompt. A portrait of a l