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Best Designing and AI Programs

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AI programs that I use and that my friends have expressed great satisfaction with. When deciding which program to use, I consider what is available, how well the program works, and whether the price fits within my budget. Some are free but offer limi...
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I tried Canva's free trial and found it useful enough for my projects that I purchased a personal license. Canva has the best background remover I've found. A purchased plan also provides access to a much larger number of program items.

 
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This is a fantastic program with plenty of tutorials. I really like the background remover in Canva as it does a wonderful job removing the background and yet keeping the smooth, high quality, lines in my clipart.
Canva
 
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Perchance is a free AI-generating program. It is limited, but the images provided by this program, along with detailed prompts, are astounding. When I need a dramatic, romantic, or enchanting image, I use this program.
AI Image Generator (free, no sign-up, unlimited)
 
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OpenAI is a useful program. However, if you use it for free, you will be limited as to how long you can use it. They have four upgrades to choose from. The cost runs from $7.00 per month to $120.00 per month. Of course, the better the upgrade, the mo...
OpenAI
 
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I recently discovered Grok. I used the free part of Grok, and I must say that I am impressed with the quality of each image I created. NOTE: If you have never used Grok, you need to know to always start a new chat when you have a new prompt. Otherwis...
Grok
 
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Bing produces nice images as well as some of the other programs I have mentioned; however, Bing uses credits. Once you run out of rewards, you have to wait until you get more before using it again. Along with Bing, you get CoPilot which is the Chat p...
Bing Image Creator
 
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ChatGPT is my go-to chat program. If you don't purchase one of the plans, you will be limited to the number of times you can use it in one day.  I purchased ChatGPT Plus, and I am very happy with it.  I get good results for enhancing my prompt, plus Chat gives suggestions for creating sets, clipart, wall art, and more.
ChatGPT
 
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I use MS Designer because it also creates great images from my prompts. However, I am limited as to how much I can do, as it uses credits from Microsoft, and once my credits are gone, I have to wait until the next month when I am given new credits. I...
Microsoft Designer
 
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I use this website to help me determine the size of my art prints so that they don't lose quality when a customer resizes them. This is good information if you are selling Wall Art Prints.
Art Print Sizes Guide: Best Resolutions and Tips