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want? Do you say, " Dual tone or monotone? "
Do you say you want it in a certain style? Do
you want it isolated on a white background,
so it's easy to remove and use? Th is is why you
have to learn how to use the tool.
AC: What does Midjourney output when you're
fi nished? Something you can then implement
into your own design program, you know, something
you can, for example, add text to?
An example of an AI
created T-shirt design.
Image by DZMITRY
- stock.adobe.com
MA: So, let's say you get a result that you like.
First off , what it's going to give you is four
choices. Th at's called a grid. You then choose
the one you like. Okay? Th en you can upscale
it, meaning you'll get a full image, or just use
the image you like and download it as a higher-resolution
fi le. Th ere's also other tools that
you can use, like a program called TracejourYou
never know what you're going to come up
with using AI! Image by Vjom - stock.adobe.com
you can use, like a program called Tracejourney
(tracejourney.com), that can vectorize the
fi le within Midjourney, so you can download
a vector fi le of whatever you just created. You
can then instantly use it in illustrator or whatever
program you use. Also, so far we've only
been talking ready-to-use images, right? You
could also create a texture. You can create a
fl oral pattern. You can create a wood grain.
You can create all kinds of crazy stuff that you
can then use... it's all about getting the results
you want. And guess what we're doing? We're
moving light years faster than we ever could in
the past. It's all about designing the outcome
you want with the prompts.
AC: So, what is outputted by Midjourney you
can then integrate directly into your work, correct?
You can, I suppose, take the image and
use it like somebody putting a family photo
on a T-shirt. Or you can combine it with your
own design software with text and formatting
and things like that and put it into whatever
context you want?
Caption.
give you a cupcake. But is it the cupcake you
want? If you're trying to get an exact cupcake,
like let's say you want one with chocolate
frosting and rainbow sprinkles, but you
just say cupcake, will it give you a chocolate
frosting with sprinkles cupcake? I don't know.
Will it give you an oil painting version of it
or a photograph version of it? I don't know.
If you want a specifi c result, you have to tell
it what you want to get a better chance of
obtaining that result. Will you get the exact
result you want? Maybe. Maybe you've got
to play with it a little bit, refi ne, tune it and
do some things to get that exact result. Th at's
learning how to use the tool.
AC: Th is all sounds like a lot of fun. But how
exactly would this work for, say, a T-shirt decorator?
Let's say a customer calls, presumably
a customer who's looking for design? Let's say
there's something with knights involved in it,
you know, in shining armor or something like
that. How would that work?
MA: Okay, so we want an elaborate knight
helmet, let's say. So, the words that you put
in there, do you just say, " knight? " Do you say,
" knight helmet? " Do you say, " silver knight helmet
with ornamental engraving, with peacock
feathers coming out of the back? " Do you tell
it? " I want a graphic. " How many colors do you
MA: Yeah, any creative designer is going to use
this as a way to get results faster. I've heard plenty
of people who hate it, because it's not them
designing it. I totally get it, and I respect that.
And if that's you, hey, no problem, don't use
it. But I can tell you tons of people are using
it, and they're generating art that makes their
customers happy, and they're doing it faster
than you can ever do it on your own. So, you've
probably heard AI is going to replace people,
right? Th at's totally bogus. However, people
using AI are going to replace people not using
it, because somebody is going to be able to out
design you, and they're going to be able to do
it faster because they are using this tool. 
To learn more about Marshall Atkinson and the
" Midjourney: Elevating Print Creativity Newsletter, " go
to atkinsontshirt.com. To hear Adam Cort's conversation
with Atkinson, go to impressionsmagazine.com/videocategories/ask-the-experts.
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