Night Cafe Art for the NonArtist Steal Like a Robot Artist

I have experimented with AI writing and AI art. The Art option I have had the best luck with is Night Cafe. It has a text-to-picture format and a picture-to-art format.

KT Donohue

May 25, 2023 • 2 min read

I can't draw but I know software that does.

I have experimented with AI writing and AI art. The Art option I have had the best luck with is Night Cafe. It has a text-to-picture format and a picture-to-art format.

The Picture to Art format allows you to drop your source material into the software and apply various styles to produce a version of the original rendered in the form of a known technique.

The other format allows you to describe what you want the picture to look like and then apply the style. However, there is a limit to the amount of description you can use, so I find the results less realistic than dropping in a photo or an original picture.

I described robot people working in an office. This is the picture Night Cafe created for me.

The software lets you share your work and see what others have created while on the app. I am enjoying the program as a doodle tool. Also, for creating original blog post art, a tool like this is unrivaled in originality. It's not your work, but it is your creativity. Being creative is my focus. Read more about creativity in Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon. I read this book some time ago, and he is also a big believer of jumping in and getting started with projects before you are ready to start.

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