How I Used AI to Generate These Free Christmas Laser Cutter Files

[@StumblingBumblingIdiot]

Really cool and thank you for the files!

[@GreylightMay]

Thank you, and you are welcome, stumblingbumbling!

[@fredfinsterer]

Great Video, as always! Amazing idea to use dall-e as the source for laser art.

[@GreylightMay]

Thanks Fred! I'm trying to figure out how to get it to do multilayer files, like mandalas. The AI will continue to get better and better, and I will continue to learn the right words to get the best possible response. Eventually, I think it will be amazing but I predict a lot of frustration between now and then!

[@robinp.9886]

Merci, d'avoir détaillé le processus de création des images avec l'IA Ça m'aidera pour utiliser les bons mots et les bonnes tournures de phrases. Thank you for detailing the process of creating images with AI This will help me use the right words and turns of phrase.

[@GreylightMay]

Excellent! I'm so glad this was helpful!!

[@ronm6585]

Nice! Thank you.

[@GreylightMay]

Hi Ron! Thank you!!

[@jenhenkel1039]

I noticed that you have the files for these ornaments. Do you happen to have your other files available? I am interested in a few of them.

[@GreylightMay]

No, Jen, I used to have a Wix website where I made some files available, but it was expensive to host and complicated so I took it down 2 years ago. I've decided to just make these AI files available on Github going forward. I do plan on doing a whole series of them, though, for all the holidays and different themes (I've already done some nice beach ones but haven't made the video yet), so if you subscribe you'll learn about those as I post them!

[@jenhenkel1039]

@@GreylightMay , Thanks. I have a business in the gaming industry and was hoping for some of the older files. I really enjoy your videos, though. Wish I had time to design.

[@GreylightMay]

Ooh, I'd love to know what type of business! I never made many of my gaming related files available because, while ok as fan art, technically it would violate copyright laws to distribute them. I know I'm probably the only person who cares about this, I see other people doing it all the time, but my business background makes me keenly aware of the rules. I used to monitor and pursue copyright infringement in my professional life! And yes, the main upside of getting old is you DO get time to do the fun stuff, like design!!

[@jenhenkel1039]

@@GreylightMay We also try to stay away from copyright laws. So, a lot of our stuff is board gaming and TTRPG related. My next project is making CCG boxes. I have crafting ADHD so we have many product. Mostly laser engraved wall art and baby onesies.

[@GreylightMay]

Thank you so much for telling me more. I had my own business for a decade, and I know how much work it is, but worth it. Good luck!!

[@AkerlandDesigns]

What kind of wood is this?

[@GreylightMay]

It is 1/8" Baltic birch plywood, 12x12 sheets. I believe I got these on Amazon from Woodpeckers.

[@spacecentergames]

It sounds like the AI was training you 😂

[@GreylightMay]

Yes! I'm working professionally with Claude 2 on AI text based applications and the results are truly amazing, so I was a little surprised and disappointed with the reindeer situation, but it's really a whole different technology underneath and not nearly as far along. Generating images seems to be a tougher problem to crack. But given the rate of change on all AI fronts, a year from now we will be amazed at what Dall e is doing! Meanwhile, it will produce many useful designs in a fraction of the time it would take me to create them. Also, there are no legal issues with sharing them, which is nice.

[@davidwilliams1060]

“All black…” may be considered racist if AI thinks you’re trying to exclude a group of people (obviously confused in your case). I want to make Christmas cards from some of those multi reindeer pictures - my friends from the 1960s will stare at them for hours.

[@GreylightMay]

Lol! Made my day!! Do you have a particular one you would like me to post??