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Using AI For Art, Images, And Book Covers With Derek Murphy
Generative art tools like DALL-E, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion are taking AI art into the mainstream. What are the opportunities for authors? What are the problems and controversies to be aware of? I talk about these issues and more with Derek Murphy.
In the intro, I mention my J.F. Penn NFTs with AI-generated art based on words from my novels; Microsoft will incorporate DALL-E into design products [TechCrunch]; Meta's Make-A-Video and Google's Imagen Video [TechMonitor].
If you'd like to know more about using AI for writing, images, marketing, voice, translation, and more, check out my course, The AI-Assisted Author. You can also find more podcast episodes and tools at TheCreativePenn.com/future.
Derek Murphy writes urban fantasy, YA, and romance fiction as D.S. Murphy, as well as books for authors on writing and marketing. He has a Ph.D. in literature and is also a visual artist, designer, and course creator.
You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and the full transcript is below.
Show Notes
* Why AI art is such a fascinating emerging area — and how it can help existing artists improve and iterate their creative ideas faster* The tools available — DALL-E 2, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion* How prompting works and determines the quality of your output, and why iterations and curation are so important as a creative director with a vision* How AI art generation tools might replace stock photography sites * The problems with AI-generated art, including the use of living artists as models, copyright, and more* Using AI images for ads and emotion-driven content that might help sell more books* How book cover designers and other artists can use AI tools in an effective way
You can find Derek at www.Creativindie.com and on Twitter @creativindie. You can go through Derek's Midjourney tutorial here.
Transcript of the interview (lightly edited)
Joanna PennDerek Murphy writes urban fantasy, YA and romance fiction, as well as books for authors on writing and marketing. He has a PhD in literature and is also a visual artist, designer and course creator.