MidJourney - A fix for hands, heads, and any other details you are trying to get in your AI artwork.

We all know that MidJourney has improved with faces, but hands are still a problem. Moreover, sometimes we might want a specific element in our scene, and this is a great free trick to get it. I show a very simple process to bring the assets into Dalle-2 and generate the missing hands, fingers, or in this case, a helmet. You can use this trick to easily replace items missing on your MidJourney scenes and do it for free since Dalle-2 currently offers 10 credits a month for free.
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[@MurphyArtPrints]

I just signed up for MidJourney after seeing your videos. One of the most interesting tools I've seen yet. We are definitely entering a new age of art and media production. It always seems to be the art critics that have issues with new tools and methods. They want things to stay the same and claim anything new is cheating. As if we are playing some game. But the true artist has always been the inventor or explorer of expanding their abilities and finding new ways to express ideas. It's about the final result. Never about the process. A brush, digital or otherwise, is just a tool and always will be. The camera was seen as a so-called "destroyer of art" by many when it became popular. And we know how false that was. Photography became its own art form. From what I can tell, AI tools require a lot more setup and adjustment than any camera that I know of. And after all that, we still have 50% of the work to do by hand to complete our idea. It's true that maybe some of our time is saved, but the more time we gain on the front, we can shift to the back and get a more accurate result to express our ideas. Which is only natural for any artist. I suspect AI artists will split into their own category as photography eventually did. Both of which still require an artistic eye where the fundamentals remain the same.

[@SysterYster]

I would say it IS cheating, if you write some words, get an image, upscale it and then post it as is - claiming you did it. lol. But, using them for inspiration or as references, or adding/fixing things on them in PhotoShop or something, that's definitely art. :) So, I guess it depends. Regardless, they're pretty and cool, and somewhat unpredictable. :P

[@asdrofllmao]

Hey Scott, IMO there's a lack and the need for more guides for people trying to get great results out of Midjourney, so keep these coming. It can be tough to get what you want at first, with the tool being so open ended, so any advice you can share with newcomers is gold.

[@sedetweiler]

Thank you, I have some great ideas for new videos I think you will enjoy!

[@medianow100]

Thank you this technique of combining the results of the Ai outputs works surprisingly well.

[@sedetweiler]

Thank you!

[@randymarsh9488]

Thanks for this video. I keep missing your streams so hopefully one day I'll be there to see it

[@sedetweiler]

I am speaking at a convention in Austin and will be flying home today. I will probably do one tomorrow around 11:30am CST.

[@Mocorn]

That panting feature of Dall-e is sick! I've been wanting that exact feature for Midjourney for when you have a picture that is 80% there but not quite.

[@sedetweiler]

I agree! However, even 2 weeks ago a head that was even 30% normal was a gift. It has come a long way quite quickly and it is only just getting started!

[@Mocorn]

@@sedetweiler this is true but I'm also thinking about an abstract piece where you would want to change some small things etc.

[@Gamezmodz444]

Dude this was incredible, great work!

[@sedetweiler]

Thank you!

[@Gamezmodz444]

@@sedetweiler if you ever get wind of a Dalle invite think of your pal lol 😂

[@mrxXxkink]

Thank you so much, I’ve been searching for this all day today

[@sedetweiler]

Glad I could help

[@EricFullerton]

I'm still on the waiting list for Dalle-2 but I gotta try this out once I have access. Great tip!

[@sedetweiler]

Yeah, they are being a bit slow to roll out.

[@mildredmelusine6970]

any idea how long it takes to get access once you add yourself to the waitlist?

[@triciamckellar6509]

Awesome tip! thank you!

[@pepecow235]

Great stuff man, will join the waitlist for DALL E!

[@sedetweiler]

You should!

[@siffertlouis535]

Thank you for those videos, your channel has become kind of a newsletter on AI ;)

[@sedetweiler]

Oh! That's great to hear. Glad you're are enjoying the channel!

[@PuppeteerNG]

OMG I never even thought of that, that is genius! :o

[@sedetweiler]

It just kinda came to me that I could mix these. 😂

[@PuppeteerNG]

@@sedetweiler Really nice! Just annoying that Dalle only works with square images so you always have to reassemble them in Photoshop but other than that it's a fantastic trick!

[@sedetweiler]

@@PuppeteerNG yeah, I am sure things will evolve from square, just like Instagram did. Cheers!

[@indianhorror]

This was excellent mate

[@TraciMartin]

This is great.

[@Bhodisatvas]

Cannot wait for MJ to implement that technique! Humans in general are a struggle and one of it's major issues.

[@sedetweiler]

I totally agree!

[@DanMProductionsBois]

Does anyone have any ideas for prompts adding tools and weapons into characters hands in midjourney ?

[@PHATTrocadopelus]

Been on the dall-e list for almost 3 months!!

[@sedetweiler]

Yeah, it did take a while, but they just recently started opening things up. Hopefully you will have it soon!

[@mildredmelusine6970]

I think that offer is only open to either people from a certain country or to people who got an invite. I'm in Canada and it really only lets me apply for the DALL.E 2 waitlist

[@noobandfriends2420]

Pffft, the solution isn't available to us plebes yet.

[@sedetweiler]

they are adding more people every day. Let's hope they open the flood gates soon!

[@justinwhite2725]

Huh. I was planning on using dall e mostly for outpainting where I want more past an edge. This is a thing I hadn't really considered.

[@sedetweiler]

It helps when you just can't get some specific element in place, like those pesky hands that never seem to be right. 😂

[@TheScarlett3]

Where can I find the tutorial how to fix hands?

[@jaegerschtulmann]

Tencent restoration tool can help a bit too, especially with eyes and noses (provided the demonic deformities from mid journey are not so severe)

[@sedetweiler]

I do use that in another video, but this was more of a replacement with a new object. I think Dalle is pretty interesting for this use and something I need to play with a lot more.

[@JockJutManhwaRecap]

have yo done a video about how to work with size? i think that's about the only thing im having problems with that and wording, but i can all ways look at other pic. for that

[@sedetweiler]

Yup! I just uploaded one. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIDMfGuwYquZppY

[@FilmFactry]

Scott, maybe going into best practices for MJ. You did discuss /fast and using up your "fast hours. I didn't realize I used 7.7 of my 15 fast hours screwing around upsizing + --q 2. I switched to relax. What happens when you use up your fast hours? I don't think you can Upsize to Max in /relax? So, your --q level also eats up your fast hours. I think I wasted a lot of my time in one session. Thanks. Question: so if you are /relax but you use --q 2 you are using fast hours? Thanks

[@wildfia]

--q 2 will still work in /relax mode but results can sometimes take way longer. If you use up your hours you switch to metered mode, which is a bit costly at $4 per hour. Hope this helps!

[@user-ik5er6ud5g]

Can you please say what is the version of this photoshop?

[@JClaytonBrown]

I would give Photoshop's Generative Fill option a try - skip Dall e. Erase the bit you don't want, select an area slightly bigger that the gap left behind, and type what you're after in the edit--> generative fill tool. It's pretty remarkable.

[@sedetweiler]

I agree! However, this video is around a year old, so not a lot of options back then like now.

[@JClaytonBrown]

Good point!@@sedetweiler

[@RaoniLima43]

Great video and that's exactly what I've been doing on my prompts!! Thank you for sharing this!

[@geek.with.a.camera]

Great work Scott! What's that water droplets background you have? Is it a live wallpaper or something?

[@sedetweiler]

Yes, that is the Lively Wallpaper. Love it!

[@cotoba]

Hey, u have any video about --q 2 --q 3 --s variations? If not please make some tutorial video about it, thx

[@sedetweiler]

I will do so. Thanks!

[@chancemuss213]

Personally, I don't think that I'd go through this much effort to get a Midjourney image the way I want it, but I love that you made this guide and I think if I was ever desperate enough this video will be a great reference to come back to. Definitely keep these coming!

[@danoqamyasharahla6544]

Dall-E is a life save with hands!

[@ScottHead-arkhawgs]

Nice. Gonna start messing with midjourney today for the first time

[@sedetweiler]

You are gonna wanna watch this video as it will save you a ton of learning curve and credits. Enjoy the journey! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qICkqpRsmdN_rpY

[@MrluisV3000]

@@sedetweiler This will help me as well I’m diving in today also. Hey are you using the Private membership or the unlimited? I can’t seem to work out the pros / cons between the two. Is the only difference for the extra $20 is that other people can’t see your work? I don’t want to seem selfish but I don’t know how I feel about having my work out there for the taking …. I plan to use this as a jump off point for some of my commercial pieces. Any thoughts?

[@sedetweiler]

I do both the unlimited relax and the private for $50 total.

[@MrluisV3000]

@@sedetweiler Got it. That’s what I’m gonna do. Thank you I’m glad I found your channel.

[@sedetweiler]

@@MrluisV3000 Me too! Cheers!

[@SysterYster]

You have to pay for Dall-E too right? Or can you use the free version to just fix hands and stuff?

[@sedetweiler]

They give each user like 10 or 15 credits each month for free, which is why this is a pretty neat way out of the occasional problem.

[@saviyou]

Are you seriously telling me that the only solution is to subscribe to another AI that isn’t available to the public yet just so I can make a portrait of Angelina Jolie in the style of Marie Antoinette, photorealistic, cinematic lighting, octane render, 8k -ar 9:16 -s 5000 … I think I’ve been on midjourney too long

[@sedetweiler]

This is a first world problem for sure!

[@guardiantko3220]

i've made some pretty decent faces through midjourney, and seen TONS of others make incredibly accurate looking people, i suggest using multi prompts [subject, details of subject] + [second subject, details for second subject] --whatever commands you need

[@guardiantko3220]

lets you create the person, and environment without diluting the context

[@sedetweiler]

Eventually it will be better, but for now it's my favorite solution.

[@supasam5001]

Is there other app to do this? or just Dalle 2?

[@sedetweiler]

I am sure others are able, but it's the ability to just ask for a portion to be replaced that I appreciate.

[@AutisticMatty925]

How would I do this on a iPad? As I don’t own a computer.

[@nerdimmunity7672]

thisis a great solution, but we need to use 3 apps, MJ needs to incorporate this into their app

[@miked5487]

I can never get creatures to hold onto bows.. archers are so difficult to do

[@MurderHoboRPG]

how can you do this without photoshop

[@supasam5001]

How long to wait for dalle 2 account i want to try this :(

[@sedetweiler]

No idea, but I think they are adding people at a pretty aggressive clip right now. I hope you are able to get in soon!

[@tanyavondegurechaff5738]

if we pay 30$ do we have to pay again next month?

[@misiopuchatek152]

Yup.

[@sedetweiler]

yes, it's a monthly subscription. Of course, you could always change to the cheaper one after you abuse it for a month. :-)

[@ismaelnunes9604]

but how to use that to fix hands tho? I'm still struggling

[@sedetweiler]

We all are. Currently Dalle is pretty much the best tool and it isn't perfect either.

[@eyeprops5422]

I find it interesting that it struggles with the same topics that young artists struggle with.

[@RM_VFX]

I think considering how fast MJ generates, I'd be willing to put in a few minutes pasting a google searched helmet in Photoshop.

[@user-fy3nf3lg2j]

With photobashing and midjourney u want actually have to have the extensive knowledge to paint or draw accurately yo do concept art. I could see concept artist using this in their work then painting in detail which I'd already done through photobashing. However things like storyboarding or visdev can not be created by a.i as it has to follow a story beat frame by frame which can not be automated by a computer.

[@user-fy3nf3lg2j]

Sorry typed this on my phone and my phone sucks

[@robotron07]

Isjust a matter of time ( short time really) before AI can do that too

[@Jennifahh]

@@robotron07 writing will be hard. The process to make words fit in the right place and actually making sense and have emotion and give you emotions will be hard to emulate. I think the writing thing will be the last thing the AI will learn to do. To be able to be an author the AI needs to understand human emotions. I believe music is next.

[@JimiJames]

Been on the dalle 2 waitlist for 2 months. :/

[@sedetweiler]

Hopefully you will see one soon!

[@SolearGnG]

Ye I noticed that MJ is kinda bad sometimes to understand the prompt too. I was not testing hands, but another area it was lacking is props, like "pirate themed props on a table" gave me a pirate ship in a sunset. Good looking image, absolutely nothing about the actual prompt.. I like Dall-e generations, but their pricing is horrible.

[@sedetweiler]

I am sure a lot of learning has yet to happen, not only from the prompting side, but also from the business.

[@OrderedEntropy]

A Midjourney tutorial that requires dalle even though it isnt yet publicly available where im from

[@sedetweiler]

Unfortunately, MidJourney can't solve this on its own yet, and this is the best solution I have found. I am sure it will become available soon.

[@DopelyTV]

dalle2 still has a waiting list, for this reason mid journey is way better lol

[@jeronimolopes]

where is the explanation of how to fix the hands?

[@TheMorgueLA]

Is Dall E free?

[@TheMorgueLA]

Sorry, I asked too soon lol.

[@Abdi-libaax]

On midjourney it's like the more you upscale the more the body parts start to look off. Eyes/mouth start to move out of position. It put me off midjourney.

[@sedetweiler]

They made a major change today, so you might want to revisit that.

[@cleverestx]

How are most of you making money with your AI + modified artworks? (or just AI art produced alone) Care to share?

[@sedetweiler]

I use it to enhance client images. I also have a few minted NFTs out there but that isn't why I am using it.

[@inkwyvern5171]

Sucks that we're in the grift stage of ai art. Eventually a free ai art program will become just as good as the extortionate ones, but until then

[@Spear_of_Destiny]

and then to become a member of Dalle-2, with the right opportunities that you show here, which allow you to do this, but in reality they write - you are still on the waiting list for Dalle-2. Was it difficult to write right away? not to watch a useless video.

[@sedetweiler]

I actually have another method for those not in dalle will get out today. I wasn't aware it was such a small group of beta testers.

[@kaislate]

We gotta come up with a better term than "photobashing." It sounds like you are bashing on people's photos lol. "Today we are reviewing your photos and tearing them apart. Welcome to photobashing!" Anyone else finds this cringe? Otherwise I really enjoy your videos.

[@sedetweiler]

Yeah, but it's a term that's been in use for years. It wasn't my first choice either.

[@kaislate]

@@sedetweiler yeah true beans. Maybe photosmashing? I'm not sure that's any better 😂😂😂 I mean it's composite work, but any suggestions anyone?

[@kaislate]

Don't say I never tried to drive comment engagement 😉 Keep making these videos... They're great! 👍

[@sedetweiler]

@@kaislate you do indeed rock! Thank you! 🙂

[@genre6310]

genius