Lecture on Creating Consistent Characters Using AI for Free

Introduction

• Artificial Intelligence (AI) enables creating visual content and characters for animations, storytelling, or as virtual influencers.
• Premium AI accounts can be expensive, but free methods exist.

Paid AI Options

• Mid Journey:
  • Simplified process, excellent outputs.
  • Subscription costs: $9 to $96 per month.
• Leonardo.ai:
  • Offers character training by uploading a set of images.
  • Allows placing characters in various poses, environments, and clothing styles.
  • Free version limitations: lacks features like photorealistic rendering and alchemy.

Free AI Option: Tensor Art

• Ideal for creating realistic and cartoonish characters.
• Provides 100 daily credits, 0.8 credits per generation.

Steps to Create a Character

1. Sign Up
   • Go to the Tensor Art website.
   • Navigate to the AI Tools section.
   • Log in using Google account.
2. Model Selection
   • Choose the 3D option from the Models section.
   • Various styles available.
3. Prompt Customization
   • Click on Remix.
   • Replace default prompt with detailed instructions (e.g., age, hair color).
   • Use the negative prompt section to prevent errors.
4. Settings and Generation
   • Select preferred size.
   • For free versions, keep sampling steps <25.
   • Use the current image seed for consistent images.
   • Consider image upscaling (uses more credits).
5. Generate and Edit
   • Click Generate to create the image.
   • Options available: download, inpaint, upscale, image to image, remix.

Animation and Adjustments

• Animate the generated image to create videos.
• Modify prompts for different actions (e.g., walking to eating a sandwich).
• Ensure details like clothing color are consistent in prompts.
• Examples of actions: dancing, playing guitar, horseback riding.

Conclusion

• AI tools offer a variety of creative possibilities.
• Keep experimenting with prompts for better results.
• Encourage creativity and exploration with AI tools.