St. Pierre recommends defining a subject and medium for AI design
Nick St. Pierre · The ULTIMATE guide to Midjourney (AI Design Tutorial) · Nov 15, 2024 · at 4:28
AI visual designer Nick St. Pierre explains his foundational creative workflow to host Greg Isenberg before setting up a Midjourney generation session.
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“I kind of like to, I kind of like to start usually with like a subject and like maybe a medium if I'm after a particular medium, like a painting or an illustration or a photograph. Or something three D. It's nice to kind of start there because we can bend and flow around that concept.”
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