{"id":21955,"date":"2022-12-08T14:41:10","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T14:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/08\/the-lensa-ai-artwork-app-will-finally-make-you-look-cool\/"},"modified":"2022-12-08T14:41:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T14:41:10","slug":"the-lensa-ai-artwork-app-will-finally-make-you-look-cool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/08\/the-lensa-ai-artwork-app-will-finally-make-you-look-cool\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lensa AI Artwork App Will Finally Make You Look Cool"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Lensa<\/p>\n

People love entering bizarre text prompts for AI image generators and seeing the results. However, it\u2019s not as easy to make it personal. Lensa is an AI-infused app that can generate selfies of yourself, and they look way too cool.<\/p>\n

What is Lensa?<\/h2>\n

Lensa is an app created by the makers of Prisma<\/a>, a popular photo editing app that applies heavy art filters to photos. Lensa is a similar idea to Prisma, but it uses AI to do the hard work for you.<\/p>\n

With a single tap, you can apply natural face retouching, blur the background, or swap out the background entirely. Lensa also has manual controls to allow you to get things just right.<\/p>\n

However, it\u2019s the most recent feature\u2014Magic Avatars, added in November 2022\u2014that put Lensa on the map. It takes what people love from AI image generators<\/a> and applies it to selfies.<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> The Best AI Image Generators You Can Use Right Now<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

How Do Lensa AI Avatars Work?<\/h2>\n

For most AI image generators\u2014such as DALL-E 2<\/a>, Stable Diffusion<\/a>, and Midjourney<\/a>\u2014the prompt is text-based. You simply describe what you want to see with a written prompt. Lensa uses images as the prompt.<\/p>\n

You select 10-20 photos of yourself and Lensa uses them to generate completely new self-portraits. Unlike Prisma, these are not just filters applied over your image. They\u2019re completely original creations\u2014which is why some of them won\u2019t look exactly like you.<\/p>\n

Lensa is using Stable Diffusion to pull this off. So, if you were inclined, you could do this yourself<\/a>, but it would probably take quite a bit of tweaking to get the same results. On the plus side, you would avoid having to spend money, as Lensa starts at $7.99 for 50 images.<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> How to Run Stable Diffusion Locally With a GUI on Windows<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

How to Create AI Selfies With Lensa<\/h2>\n

Creating an AI \u201cMagic Avatar\u201d with Lensa is easy because you don\u2019t have to do most of the work. First, download the app for your iPhone<\/a> or Android<\/a> phone. You\u2019ll be asked to sign up for a seven-day free trial. If you do this, you\u2019ll get half off the price of the Magic Avatars.<\/p>\n

Once you\u2019re done with the introductory screens, you\u2019ll see a prompt to try Magic Avatars. If not, tap the \u201cMagic Avatars\u201d button.<\/p>\n

\"Tap<\/p>\n

Confirm that you\u2019re of age and tap \u201cContinue.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Tap<\/p>\n

Next, you\u2019ll need to select 10-20 close-up selfies. You\u2019ll want to use clear photos of your face from a few different angles. Avoid photos with hats or sunglasses, group photos, and anything else that might be distracting. Select \u201cImport\u201d when you\u2019re done.<\/p>\n

\"Select<\/p>\n

Select your gender to proceed.<\/p>\n

\"Choose<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s where you\u2019ll have to pay down some money. Without a subscription, you\u2019ll need to pay $8 for 50 avatars, $12 for 100, or $16 for 200. The prices are cut in half with the subscription.<\/p>\n

\"Choose<\/p>\n

Afte you\u2019d made the purchase, you\u2019ll have to wait up to 40 minutes for the results. When they\u2019re done, you\u2019ll see the avatars organized into a few categories of styles, such as \u201cMystical\u201d and \u201cSci-Fi.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Lensa<\/p>\n

Select an image to download or share with another app.<\/p>\n

\"Save<\/p>\n

That\u2019s all there is to it. You can repeat this as many times as you like, if you don\u2019t mind paying up. The results are mostly good, but you\u2019ll see a few misses and some don\u2019t even show your face at all. AI art is fun to play with<\/a>, and this makes it even more personal.<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> What Happens if You Let a 4-Year-Old Use an AI Art Generator?<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n