DALL-E: the Creative Process and the Art of Prompting
56mBeginner2023-06-27
Authors

Chad Nelson
Course details
Are you ready to unlock your imagination with the creative possibilities of DALL-E? The latest release from OpenAI, DALL-E 2, lets you generate images in all kinds of exciting, new ways with simple, easy-to-use text prompts. In this course, instructor and creative director Chad Nelson shows you how to get up and running with DALL-E 2, the powerful tool designed uniquely for creatives that’s completely changing the world of art and design. Learn more about why DALL-E is a helpful starting point—and not a mere replacement—for designers, artists, and creatives. Get tips for ideating designs, pushing your aesthetic, and generating images in a wide variety of styles—from abstract to realistic, historical to modern, and more. Along the way, test out your new skills in the challenge exercises provided at the end of each section of the course. Upon completing this course, you’ll have a richer understanding of where these tools fit into the larger creative process, both now and in the future of design.
Skills covered
DALL-EDesign ThinkingCreativityArtificial Intelligence for DesignOpenAIAI Productivity ToolsArtificial Intelligence FoundationsUser ExperienceVideoPhotographyGraphic DesignArtificial Intelligence (AI)Animation and IllustrationProfessional DevelopmentBusiness Software and ToolsOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Unlock your imagination with DALL-E
- 02 - The creative process rewritten
- 03 - A sampling of the possibilities
1. DALL-E Essentials
- 04 - Introduction to DALL-E and generative art
- 05 - Pushing your aesthetic
- 06 - Common DALL-E missteps and fixes
- 07 - Challenge - Presentation and social media post
- 08 - Solution - Presentation and social media post
2. Beyond the Basics
- 09 - Altering images with in-painting - Part 1
- 10 - Altering images with in-painting - Part 2
- 11 - People, portraits, and photorealism
- 12 - Challenge - Road sign and chess player
- 13 - Solution - Road sign and chess player
3. Beyond DALL-E
- 14 - Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, and more - Pros and cons
- 15 - Ethical concerns and the path forward
Conclusion
- 16 - Next steps
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