You’ve been seeing all these cute pet images made in Midjourney and you know most of the animals are not real.

But haven’t you been wondering if you could use Midjourney to make beautiful, fun or weird ai art images of your own pets?

The answer is yes.

Key Takeaways

You can use the Midjourney AI Art Generator to create a wide range of images based on a photograph of your  pet.

The process is easy

You  will need a subscription to Midjourney

Go back to the message area in Midjourney.

Type “/”, select  “/imagine”, then paste in the link you copied. Add some additional words, for example, “lying on the beach” “with an umbrella” “in a flower garden”, etc.

The staff volunteered to be the base images

The Process

Start by finding or creating a a clear image of your pet, especially the face.

Drag the photo into the message box in Midjourney.  Hit enter and the image will enlarge.

Click on the image and then on “open in browser”. It will get bigger. Right click on the image, choose “copy image address”

Go back to the message area in Midjourney.

Type “/”, select  “/imagine”, then paste in the link you copied. Add some additional words, for example, “lying on the beach” “with an umbrella” “in a flower garden”, etc.

The Results

Hit enter and see the ai art results. You can always make tweaks to get the result you want.

I hope you enjoyed seeing these images. Give it a try with your pet pictures. Please don't tell Allie I used that image of him dressed as the Mona Lisa.

I learned this technique from Philip Anders. Watch this video to learn more.

You want to start with good photos when you are using them as the base for making your pet's images in Midjourney

Here are 10 tips for taking appealing photos of your pet

Key Takeaways

Select the right location, background and lighting

Keep your camera steady

Make sure the eyes are in focus

Emphasize your pets best qualities

Location

• 1. Select a photo location that is both comfortable for your pet and free from distracting elements. Your pet's behavior and character can be best captured in photos in a familiar place.
• 2. For optimal lighting, take advantage of natural light by positioning near a window or outdoors during the golden hour, which casts a soft, warm glow in the photos.

Background For Photos

• 3. If you are using a solid color background, make sure it is non- reflective and compliments your pet’s coloring
• 4. If you  are using the room as background, it is often a good idea to blur the background a little to keep the emphasis on the pet

Equipment

• 5. Camera or cell phone. Use a tripod to keep it steady
• 6. Get down to your pet’s eye level
• 7. Make sure the eyes are in focus – this is the key to a pleasing animal photos
• 8. Toys to attract your pet’s attention

Pet’s Appearance

• 9. Emphasize your pet’s best qualities like:
  • eyes
  • fur pattern and texture
  • facial expression

Next

• 10. After you’ve made your photos, select your favorites.
  • Then it’s time to go to Midjourney

Key Takeaways

Anime art originated in Japan

Now worldwide popularity

Style: large eyes, bright colors

Manual creation involves drawing individual frames and hand coloring

AI anime art makes the process much faster. It combines art and science.

How does AI work?

AI anime art generators are trained with a set of images of collected from a variety of sources – still images, animated shows, hand drawn anime, etc – called a dataset

Larger datasets give better results

Brain neural network

Computers use a machine learning algorithm called a deep neural network to analyze the images. The neural network is based on mathematical functions.

Computers networked

The images generated by the neural network are evaluated in a process called backprojection to compare with the originals so adjustments can be made.

The goals are to produce consistent and visually appealing images that adhere to the anime style.