Summary

Key takeaways

1. Image generators turn text into visuals: Tools like DALL·E, Midjourney, and Adobe Firefly create professional images from written descriptions in seconds.
2. Answer the 8 key questions: Define your subject, action, lighting, lens, camera position, style, color palette, and what to exclude before prompting.
3. Iterate, don't give up: If the result isn't right, refine your prompt or break complex images into stages, generating background, subject, and details separately.
4. Use negative prompts: Telling the AI what you don't want (e.g. "no text," "no background people") is just as powerful as telling it what you do want.
5. The images are yours: DALL·E generated images require no copyright permissions and can be used freely for personal or commercial projects.

You've gone from words to images. Now it's time to bring everything to life with motion. In the next module, you'll learn how to use AI video generators like Runway to transform your prompts into cinematic, moving visuals. The same skills you've built apply here, but now you're directing a scene, not just describing a picture.