Image creation

Image creation

MidJourney
Add prompts to create designs and more. Also use this prompt book

DALL·E 2 (openai.com)
An AI system that can create realistic images and art from a description in natural language.

Adobe Firefly
Has some cool features aimed at solving problems for creatives and visual journalists: AI video editing, 3D modeling, text-to-image, photo editing and more. Be careful with ethics when using this tool on news photographs.

Wallpapers.fyi
AI-generated wallpapers by Leap API

StyleDrop
Text-to-image generation in any style

Microsoft Bing Image Creator
Create images right in chat.

A Beginner’s Guide to Image Generation with DALL-E 3
How to use DALL-E 3, plus a gallery of 50 art styles to use when generating images. From Jo Amditis at the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University.

Washington Post: These Look Like Prizewinning Photos. They’re AI Fakes
A cautionary tale that looks at ethics, AI and fake news photos



Leonardo.ai
Primarily used to build gaming assets and images, journalists can use this tool to create illustrations. Create environments, buildings, and concept art. You can ideate, train your own AI models, and create unique production-ready assets with an artist-friendly interface.

Dreamstudio.ai
Create art, photographs and illustrations while working across multiple images at once. Replace, add and edit elements within your images with inpainting and outpainting.

Genmo
Create images, videos and 3D models

Upscayl
AI image upscaler

AP Newsroom
Has an AI option for photo and video search

Magnific
Image upscaler

Starryai 
AI art generator

Craiyon, AI Image Generator
AI image generator that uses DALL-E technology.

Dezgo
Text-to-image generator that uses Stable Diffusion technology

Dream by WOMBO
Partially-free image generator

AI Headshots Generator

Profile Pic Maker

Meshy
Create 3D models with AI: Text to 3D, image to 3D and text to texture

Image Generator by Akool
Turn any ideas into visuals at studio quality

ChatDesigner
When ChatGPT meets Photoshop

Storyboard Hero
Helps you collaborate and design with visuals

Pixray/text2image
Text-to-image generator. Run with an API on Replicate

DeepAI
Text-to-image tool with a simple interface

Remini
AI photo enhancement tool

BeFunky.com
Free photo editor

IpicAI
Free AI image generator

Contents
Build images, social media posts, etc.

Super Tools Database
A large collection of AI tools organized by skills, including images. You can filter by free/paid tools.

Pixelhunter.io
AI image resizer

MidJourney: Controlling Composition with Camera Angles

LogoAI
Logo image generator, text-to-image technology

Cutout Pro
Use AI to enhance images, drop backgrounds, etc.

Ai Magicx
Generate high-quality images with AI

Google Course: Intro to Image Generation

iPic AI Image Generator

Wordkraft
AI content writer generates \keyword-optimized content and image for your blog, website, etc.

Washington Post: These Look Like Prizewinning Photos. They’re AI Fakes
A look at ethics, AI and fake news photos

FinalTouch
Elevates product photography with AI

Trickle
Receive AI-generated insightful summaries for each uploaded screenshot, especially for text-heavy and unstructured diagrams. Uses GPT-4 to allow you to make text queries on screenshot content. Seven-day free trial, then $8 a month.

Craiyon
A versatile AI image generator

AI Shadows
Generate realistic shadows for professional-looking photos

OptiClean
Revitalizes your pictures in seconds

Genmo AI
Use AI to create images or video

Playground AI
Mix real and synthetic images with this AI tool.

Ideogram
Free text-to-image generator with the ability to generate legible typography.

Freeflo
AI image creation with curated, beautiful and reusable styles for Midjourney, Clipdrop, Firefly or DALL-E

getIMG
Full platform for text-to-image generation with multiple models, including Stable Diffusion XL (SDXL), ControlNet for composition control, and an API.

G-Prompter Train Your Own Prompter
Free and simple to train and use immediately for fantastic Midjourney image prompts.

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Vispunk

Sketch.Metademolab.com
Upload an image and it will animate it for you.

Background Blur
Blur out the background of any photo in seconds. Free and paid accounts.

Teachable Machine
Teachable Machine is a web-based Google tool that makes creating machine learning models fast, easy, and accessible to everyone. Train a computer to recognize your own images, sounds and poses. A fast, easy way to create machine learning models for your sites, apps, and more – no expertise or coding required.

ProPhotosAI
Acts as your digital AI photographer

Bashable
Image building tool with varying pricing models

Think Diffusion
Pay by the hour. Create QR codes and other images

Bria
Access to foundation models, APIs, SDKs or Web integration. Resources for design artists, too. Free and pay-as-you-go pricing models included.

Microsoft Designer
Generate designs and original images using AI. Get started for free, then upgrade.

Cascadeur
A standalone software specifically designed for 3D keyframe animation.

Playground AI
Free online image editor.



Blue Willow
Create logos, characters from comics, digital artwork, landscapes, graphic concepts and more. Free tool.

Media.io
A collection of mostly-free AI tools ranging from video/image enhancement to audio

IMG Creator
Phone app to edit photos with AI

Drawn to Style
Tool in ChatGPT to convert an image into a drawing.

Super Describe
Upload any image to get a similar one using DALL·E 3 along with the detailed prompt.

Geniea
Optimizes Midjourney prompts for better images

ZMO.ai
Create and edit photos in AI

Krea
Generate images and videos with this AI-powered design tool

Blockade Labs
Creates 360-degree virtual worlds based on text prompts. 

AnimatedDrawings
Brings still images to life with AI

CM3Leon
Meta’s AI image generator

Diffusion Bee
An app for unlimited art generation without internet.

Lexica
Search for AI images

Lineicons
More than 8,000 rights-free icons for designers

Clipdrop.co
Create images in a matter of seconds with this tool powered by Stability AI. An ecosystem of apps, plugins and resources for all creators. Free account with a $7 per month upgrade.

Fill3D
Generates photorealistic images in minutes

OpenArt
AI image generator

VoxEurop: A Call for Generative AI-Free Newsrooms

DeepAI: Image Colorizer

AI Photo Editor

A free editing tool that removes objects, text and people from photos

Stillgram
An AI camera app that removes background crowds from your photos

Artbreeder Mixer
Image creation tool that lets you blend together images

Looka.com
AI logo creator

Flair.ai
AI brand photography

Remini
Unblur and restore old images

ReminiAI
Photo and video enhancement tool

Skybox AI
Text to 360-degree image tool.

Stable Cog
AI image generator. Monthly plans start at $10.

LogoPicture AI
Create AI art with your logo in a few minutes

Palette
Colorize black-and-white images within seconds

PicFinder.ai
Image generation tool

IMG Larger
An AI-driven image enlarger.

unDraw

Open-source illustrations for any idea

Zoo
Open-source stock images

Animated Drawings from metademolab.com

neural frames | AI animation generation

Forefront: Powerful Language Models

StockIMG.ai
Create stock images, illustrations, logos, etc. using AI.

Alternate Text Writing
Alt text in shared images is essential to make sure everyone gets the informationyou’re conveying. 

Pimeyes
Reverse image search with AI facial recognition

EditApp
Use AI to edit images in this phone app

OpenArt
Image generator

Kaiber
An AI creative lab on a mission to unlock creativity through powerful and intuitive generative audio and video. Upload a song, add a touch of your artistic style, and let its audio analysis technology do the visual work. Monthly plans ranging from $5 to $25 with a free trial.

Lexica
Free tool that lets you search for and generate rights-free art.

Hypotenuse
Paid writing workflow tool.

Stable Doodle
A sketch-to-image tool much like Googles AutoDraw.

Leap
Generate images, edit them, fine tune models, retrieve text context and more with best-in-class APIs and SDKs.

HotPot
Free set of tools helps you create amazing graphics, pictures, and writing. AI tools like AI Art Generator spark creativity. Remove backgrounds, colorize images and more.

Cutout Pro
Cut something out of an image; drop a background.

Removal
Cut something out of an image

Remove BG
Pull a background out of an image.

Profile Picture AI

PicsArt
Create avatars

ProfilePicture.ai
Create an illustration of yourself using a photo

LogoAI
Design your unique logo with this application. Basic plan starts at $29.

Unscreen
Remove image backgrounds

Clean Up Pictures
Remove extra objects from images in a flash.

Caspa.ai
Generate realistic human models. Be careful with using this tool not to violate journalism ethics. Be clear that it’s an illustration and explain how it was made.

Fast Company: The Creative Evolution of Generative AI
Guest opinion piece by an Adobe director on how the company is designing GenAI to accelerate human creativity, not replace it.

Blue Willow
Free AI art generator

Playground
Free AI image generator

PicSo

NightCafe Creator
Text to image AI art generator

Nexa.ai
Instant AI product and model photography at studio quality

Google Autodraw
An AI drawing tool that lets you sketch something on the screen and Google’s AI will search for rights-free icons that you can download and use. Good for designing logos, too. Just make sure your pop-up blockers are turned off so the icons will appear at the top of the screen.

Quick QR Art
Develop a QR code with a design built into it.

Looka

Namelix

HitPaw: Powerful Video, Audio, and Image Solutions Provider
Several downloadable editing suites.

Maze Guru – To be an art guru by texting
An AI-powered platform that helps you create amazing artworks in seconds … by texting.

Plask
A cloud-based, AI-powered image generation tool

Picsart AI Image Generator

Zoo
Open-source stock images

Looka
Logo generator

Brandmark

SeaArt

Pixelicious
Convert Your Images into Pixel Art

PlayARTi – Easy With AI
FreeAI image generator and other tools. Includes guides and courses.

AI Person Generator – Lucidpic
Be very careful with this tool as it can cross many ethical boundaries. Talk with your photo editors before using.

Pebblely AI Product Photography
Use only for photo illustrations and label as such.

AutoPortrait
Generate AI images of yourself

Luma AI Flythroughs
Create drone-quality real estate flythroughs with this AI-driven phone app.

WhatFontIs
Finds any font from any image

Google Deepmind
Visualizing AI project

Pattern Cafe – AI-Generated Patterns perfect for Fabric, Gift Wrap, Wallpaper & Game Textures
AI generated patterns for site backgrounds, computer or phone wallpaper, fabric, etc. Free and low-cost packages.

IJNET: How AI-Generated Images Are Complicating Efforts to Combat Misinformation

Generative AI in the Newsroom: News Illustration with Generative AI