# exploring DALL-E By [rac.eth](https://paragraph.com/@rac-2) · 2022-05-13 --- I'm so excited to have a chance to explore DALL-E from [OpenAI](https://openai.com). They’re slowly opening access to this incredibly powerful tool to various artists and I was selected as an early adopter. > _"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"_ - Arthur C. Clarke. For those that don't know, DALL-E is an AI that creates images from scratch with only a text input. At first I decided to explore the digital art style: ### "hanging gardens under moonlight / digital art" ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/5bff30c7eb2006ebefc089576787ca99e87891bdd9776bbb9d0c4e20d8a6a364.png) ### "utopian city 2077 / digital art" ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/4dce2a0f531317e0bfed49e685565ead82037cf7e80f1a656f2a957d8653684c.png) ### "tan dachsund and black dachsund, oil painting" every query has 10 results so sometimes I’ll pick a few results. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/56e2a0ed602eff6412184dda0bae4aade61980e18063979cafea5648a8539e0f.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/8eec1e361bdb545da82f0d906b575929477510fd73b7f293a3059e8ace651748.png) ### "room full of vintage synthesizers / digital art" ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/c2f76dca69c0cd7936291944460a161447dc5352d037baaa0ef40e63225c2e5f.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/3e2b5fb84a759d49a96fa2c71c8a64085d54c17b0b643210b11e492e20314932.png) ### "skateboarding duck with pizza / picasso" ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/566e8c8725a9b7b4e46037a9e1f35866d0909face24a374a4ea925f95861147c.png) Then I tried something more existential and abstract. I’m really enjoying the “oil painting” aesthetic. It forces DALL-E to be a bit more loose and conceptual. ### "what happens in the afterlife / oil painting" ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/b6e09c2b0b28748f8e347c91f74560b3ff3bb597702b74a3dae094b304f1fafd.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/25d050db234292b424676e8430f07eea3f4b503660758da3970fd32c7e946fa7.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/4aa1d07a2fe2fc452fea674e31b97c88157491ce538aef98125498ef2b7cfa65.png) ### "pink orbs floating in blue pastel room / digital art" as a nod to my long time collaborator [Andrés Reisinger.](https://instagram.com/reisingerandres) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/7f5c093fc19b2caf17b9633b9e0c0aa4085ae0f3100ef13ef660ab499f857cb6.png) ### "panda wizard / realistic" ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/700014ccbfa7811f16aa4959d766ffa20fbf3e1022e5a7de9b4c88f036ff43c3.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/356a2de1511ee30cd444d39f76938253225d808685791075ca43b62606690f49.png) ### "meaning of life / oil painting" ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/fe7a313fbbf0f357f83f8b5cb50e63887a635b99aa74cf235202a59ced7e93ac.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/35552f85324335ec1760a08d68f7c1a3b3d1c1e0d0a415e806ed0c8b7f378cec.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/c672203554000612f5f96367bf6d2c9d524f44b63ac3a2734d0ceab3ef335b98.png) ### "a painting of van gogh in a painting of van gogh in the style of picasso" ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/e2aec1c215eca2f8cc78599c52228ed3a343af8a8e0ede063ed4ca57a56772b4.png) ### "a picture of a painting of van gogh in the style of van gogh in a museum" ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/1e1fcb9769cd6b0fe9b735da57116394b6b58110c14474f00adbd725f4924ea5.png) You can also edit existing photos: ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/335381759c7a4c2629efd3f2ba53c39eafc8ffe0a562df1ba3263b1f54e98712.png) ### "large pink ball inside of pink room with tiny pink chair / digital art" ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/a1ebef2dd3fa264e359df4ea012f1d5028c5d0f22b10e1cd46d230f71e50368c.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/3674886e6f44edccc275cf7cf2d21f64ce02e2b616c064756f1a83276f312e0c.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/31f9c51380420fee820518c5b94976721ee464b5767fd914bbaf3b7f5816c289.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/8fe5861fb79f95aaacd2cbd52b8ea1e69b5465ca221b58b64f1d54ba720a8a9d.png) ### "an armchair in the shape of a mango" ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/30744ba1c4cce78cea455cbad00bd81e5df653a975899a81a51f6650d629dbdc.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/6e5c1aee72623c75a8ccd0e28b1a3e3953150e2ab22c31ff27a413c489095c57.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/9e5670de20672df0983c09518cd5ea22e9582e576d5a70c1716d0c89c645dc14.png) ### "a sofa in the shape of a blueberry" ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/b2989b669609df6de52488fb62e247921ca67e32b6966523e12431004a215147.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/07b1ed1777595cd4a807b3b2ba49bfc9a51a02d63d8da1b94602d2b5eabe46de.png) ### "paranoid android / vintage film" ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/8187781a5d41994f82db0770d599f71b6adb9bd7936fd95903ee73e4528d4625.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/fb80ad128d4f33d0329c7789c51db329b43359e5c3b98bfb35eada61fd660db8.png) ### "a 35mm film photo of a girl swimming in the ocean with a sunset behind her" ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/2458354359ba0b65f70c6d591868cabf5e308b882d479ef5c8efc80186d4d8ac.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/19e321f52acc1063d55aece7615c9de9aee75d7cf4c72a3453ec4c6572a226ed.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/2bc6062da9e84d7b542038aa8ce60837ba5e7232500f803de11e9f3de715540f.png) ### "a 35mm film photo of a girl swimming in the ocean underwater" ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/bd005906309ca2b47e86b32484188a388214e8be2986b3ee71fb297ddc47fee0.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/e679cbe8374e286144ba16607213625d858036b0d91d8f79ac79c50480fd69ef.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/1cd5b0d3e6dc5662d10a21e019576d9e1a599192e32ee72691fd33a2fbd1b04c.png) ### "a dachsund playing a violin in the himalayas" ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/5ad9daef07261a4be74c06140a69f77fb9557d55897298f10be20faf7a747193.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/98a4530c39e525ea25bc778813d82f9246d0a7be1ab71f160f3a7c389607bb6d.png) ### "humans of the future / oil painting" ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/9acd8e8948f568cee16caa2c54751b7c76abcee9e4bec8c54a2f39d852793c0e.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/7664491c2df330d34dc76f88c939c06e1c83b14ab97c51f98211a77063a920b0.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/180bff9aa34d6df3f43f83b628583b3b46bd266ecf56b7bbb0b8a76f3b542b7d.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/f70c9f701d82030fc2108fe76be2eb32cd8db4c04f5b0fcd819bf3209306d879.png) ### "a 35mm film photo of sailor moon as a greek statue" this one was mind blowing. discovering the 35mm film aesthetic really opened up a lot of creative output. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/1d88b8417d6edd2a5ad6990c20825fac39a790475c5b428b78aeef6a02440ac0.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/3f3cc070585ff73c8f07a9012f639f1c6f9173006b70814899085363342d79eb.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/c659886ac96109048a83d472df6ff716cef1ea68e7cf6c34e10f0bc3d738ce74.png) ### "a vintage photo of a space cruiser near andromeda" ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/d43f829c8ce51d4f594f76d339c8b5b8ff8cedfa15ce02fddc4ec746ada51479.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/9ed0ce372d46e6b79854ab47b3e30c28dd7cc74e3e527556092ce11bb49aebf8.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/1a76518bb213a3d96c0edecb8d571fff1ea1482be82531d5240059e2170c3b26.png) ### "vintage cafe retro 1930s 35mm photo" ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/55da0cea7c4a9e7260872d695b43183b0fa3abefba8c265bc28803c152f304ec.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/50b49b5d7e5d7368a424dfd1c1e48911b3e3b1e6e1cc6948c9c369ca78113b69.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/952452027aeb53412fc6091cd87af62dce1e78ba6fb59961366423203c34901d.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/7c8d21a68c74531a0d92ef4c8b11b388e6c148dc67a2e6dfb213573797ed570e.png) ### "red cafe france 1980s 35mm photo in the style of edward hopper" ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/34128a46ce5c39b848a0d327007a7e3ecb4cf334eefb807d96fd8041fdc271f1.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/e94cc4c6187f4b7e6b7fd1326c432cc779b8708c5d5c401698851099d1640bd6.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/93874c44372039a144dd293af4bd85f2cc8bcb9ae89a5e15c564e78ffdefa64c.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/42dfc9c7a4bc0fecb67fecca58334b8bfed7d41b265f745d92820f959c9a3648.png) ### "neon lit window 35mm film photo" ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/0f977c9908380744a4ae88f8d5574be45a1e8dc8f0c4529c9caa043fa8bd6d0d.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/c5a9cf276a299a2eebaf40ea009f075942e37e1cd51e97e587c34e7738c91d3c.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/872983b44ae63c6898f4480e609502b92ce38b9a27f7a2f4858eb664a8d1dd1d.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/c57c062556b9fbcbb0362cf4e97510293e1548ee6f2d448f81ed10ceb8c7da1e.png) ### "35mm film photo of 1980s rollerblader on the miami beach boardwalk pastel pink" ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/b151383be0ed16a9d1fda36f3bb4d1ba166175200374c838812dbb0f0314c32b.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/efdf27c86fe1373f56f2ff88bcaab25ada16ea774f19f998a028040750a3a4f5.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/c5beb9d1b130f3bdf4f7862d8c74adc7c761d3a90f4980c6a82df9a7e08c0ee7.png) ### "35mm film photo of a mirror" ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/83d0ac9dff14d9e295317cba8d2a2acf0906ba96232c77a1d03a472d8cd552dc.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/24be07dd08c9db1afba8e5aebbef6ead132efb7aca365a0b21295019b69e6ded.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/ffeae22caced795e4a00afd148dbe049ce686734f34e3afc635466278e247d79.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/1578328973a2c0cd2d876e5a327d198c65fbaa286ef9d607676aa06f1f1d1fa6.png) ### "35mm film photo of 1950s recording studio similar to the beatles" ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/79634366746913e1dcdedc44a30f262135bf7d26c1270ff3889cdba76c23e8e9.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/3d5891ea0b7863f2b21ff64be7441cac30dc9b4550b0b12ce836160b271a75f6.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/e22c1ec9920a990ae9286f1f1d08a21ea15ff175f772f5b00eb707a4a9e0ebb9.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/fa5d27707fa93e9e7ea775c51c4a219a822a7c7a58ede374c5d07d465adec62f.png) ### “mona lisa but with a monkey” ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/f9c613782a69d4b5a611dda7c55fcdf94c6d476395204359500b697b1ac8e302.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/2ec8327e845f569858bf375ec44931b41881fe5d74d8ad7ff215361b52467309.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/43cee491c52f817e1fd419cb80983355ba311ed31d802a8f9829fc06c259f1a3.png) ### "vintage synthesizer in the style of salvador dali" ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/4e2d8ed25c2415c8e5ef9e029c28c8571d4407a83a335156c3414f130c2a99c0.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/3e6146622efec1cbd55d043f0780d859572110bdf92f893a6520e27f603e0a10.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/0f832a7163c9dd7f1980c027382b7bf8eebc51a64ea9eb67c9a0edb400d76f21.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/c131c7d08d9ffbb5cbdcf01cf67264cfe8f225cf182bddeb7d24d716999d7571.png) ….. just wow. It’s hard to wrap my head around the implications of this. I can imagine that this feels like an existential threat to visual artists, but if we look at technological trends, artists adapt and use these as tools. Perhaps a starting point, or as inspiration. I can’t wait to see how AI will change my own world of music, for now I get to peek into the mind of such a powerful AI. --- *Originally published on [rac.eth](https://paragraph.com/@rac-2/exploring-dall-e)*