I keep getting asked by friends how to start with AI image generation, and I’m tired of re-explaining it every time, so let me just lay it out. Don’t dive into researching hundreds of parameters right away — for getting started, three things are enough.
First, break down what you want to draw into three parts: subject, style, and scene details — way more effective than one plain sentence. Second, fix a seed first, then change one word at a time and watch what shifts, that’s the only way you’ll actually learn what each word does.
Third, keep resolution and batch count low at first for fast trial and error, then upscale for the final piece once you’re happy with it. Everything more advanced you’ll naturally look up once you’ve got a feel for it.