Making mazes with AI: Photosonic

Welcome to the 12th in a series of posts where I will test AI image generators and see how they handle making maze art. I will be asking 10 prompts and seeing what gets generated. My goal is to evaluate different AI image sites against each other to see how they perform. If you need to catch-up here is the series so far:

An exploration into Al Image Maze Generation

Making mazes with AI: DallE2

Making mazes with AI: Stable Diffusion

Making mazes with AI: Craiyon

Making mazes with AI: Dream by Wombo

Making mazes with AI: Nightcafe

Making mazes with AI: StarryAI

Making mazes with AI: DeepAI

Making mazes with AI: Canva

Making mazes with AI: AI Image Generator

Making mazes with AI: ToolBaz

Making Maze Art with Photosonic

Today I test out Photosonic. You can access the website here. You must sign-in to use the site and you are given 10 free credits to create with. Each prompt, or generation will generate 2 images. You may choose between 10 different styles and 3 different sizes. All prompts I use are the same for each site !

Prompt 1 - Make a medium difficulty maze of the Eiffel Tower in black and white with arrows at the start and finish

I like how the apparent maze around the Eiffel Tower is made by buildings and enormous hedges (possibly trees).


Prompt 2 - Draw a medium difficulty large maze of the Empire State Building with the start and goal embedded in the structure

Looks like the ESB in NYC. Why do they often generate without the needle ?

Prompt 3 - Draw a difficult maze of the White House pixel art style

I am a big fan of this White House, and if the grid was a maze instead this would be great !

Prompt 4 - Draw a difficult maze that looks like a drawing of a famous building in sketch style

Have a child draw a maze of a Christmas tree in black and white.

Prompt 5 - Draw a maze in the style of doyoumaze.com of a skyscraper in NYC

Weird building.

Prompt 6 - Draw a maze in the style of Sean C Jackson of a scene from a large outdoor market

I like the colors. Is this taking place on a roof of a brick building ?

Prompt 7 - Make a maze of a slice of an orange in color

This person uses a knife creatively.

Prompt 8 - Make a maze integrated on top of a photograph of a king sitting on his throne looking cantankerous beside his beautiful queen

I think I saw that queen in a horror movie before.

Prompt 9 - Make a solvable maze that is very large and very difficult to solve because it is so complex

I should mention I selected “fantasy” instead of the normal “illustration”. It was like swinging for the fences in baseball, I was going for a home run…but I think I struck out.

Prompt 10 - Make a 3d render of a red and blue glossy cube maze

This has potential. I could see an experimental maze made in this style.

How did Photosonic do ? Just like ToolBaz I liked the prompts shown below the generations more than the things I created. I think this will help me create better prompts in the future. I like the wide variety of styles used.

Coming next: Bing AI Image Generator , our last site before reviewing everything we did

Making mazes with AI: ToolBaz

Welcome to the 11th in a series of posts where I will test AI image generators and see how they handle making maze art. I will be asking 10 prompts and seeing what gets generated. My goal is to evaluate different AI image sites against each other to see how they perform. If you need to catch-up here is the series so far:

An exploration into Al Image Maze Generation

Making mazes with AI: DallE2

Making mazes with AI: Stable Diffusion

Making mazes with AI: Craiyon

Making mazes with AI: Dream by Wombo

Making mazes with AI: Nightcafe

Making mazes with AI: StarryAI

Making mazes with AI: DeepAI

Making mazes with AI: Canva

Making mazes with AI: AI Image Generator

Making Maze Art with ToolBaz

Today I test out ToolBaz. You can access the website here. You can just go to the website and start using it , there is no sign-in or anything. Each prompt, or generation will generate 1 image. You may also choose between 3 size outputs (Small, Medium, Large). When you generate an image you see similar ones below it - check them out as you work ! All prompts I use are the same for each site !

Prompt 1 - Make a medium difficulty maze of the Eiffel Tower in black and white with arrows at the start and finish

2 half Eiffel Towers. I see an arrow ! and maybe a lamp that looks like an arrow !


Prompt 2 - Draw a medium difficulty large maze of the Empire State Building with the start and goal embedded in the structure

A U shaped building with a red trashcan out front ?

Prompt 3 - Draw a difficult maze of the White House pixel art style

Maybe that is a white house in the middle with a brown door. And the maze is technically a maze I think - I can move from a border opening to another border opening.

Prompt 4 - Draw a difficult maze that looks like a drawing of a famous building in sketch style

I see a door ! There were like a dozen related images that others made with different prompts that I really liked. Maybe the problem is me ?

Prompt 5 - Draw a maze in the style of doyoumaze.com of a skyscraper in NYC

I thin kthe caption captures the essence of this better than anything I could ever write: “Maztet Lojze !”

Prompt 6 - Draw a maze in the style of Sean C Jackson of a scene from a large outdoor market

It has potential. The coloration, a maze intermixed with (not quite) a scene.

Prompt 7 - Make a maze of a slice of an orange in color

Better than most.

Prompt 8 - Make a maze integrated on top of a photograph of a king sitting on his throne looking cantankerous beside his beautiful queen

This is close to the directions even if it looks blah. The widows peak on the king is……….special.

Prompt 9 - Make a solvable maze that is very large and very difficult to solve because it is so complex

Not so good.

Prompt 10 - Make a 3d render of a red and blue glossy cube maze

Interesting. I like it.

How did ToolBaz do ? Well, I have to say I found many images that I liked that were made from related but different prompts. That was not what this project was about, but those options were excellent. It is as if the AI was saying I can’t make your prompt into something cool but here are examples of great generations and the prompts that made them. So if you are not looking for something specific this seems excellent.

Coming Next: Photosonic

Making mazes with AI: AI Image Generator

Welcome to the 10th in a series of posts where I will test AI image generators and see how they handle making maze art. I will be asking 10 prompts and seeing what gets generated. My goal is to evaluate different AI image sites against each other to see how they perform. If you need to catch-up here is the series so far:

An exploration into Al Image Maze Generation

Making mazes with AI: DallE2

Making mazes with AI: Stable Diffusion

Making mazes with AI: Craiyon

Making mazes with AI: Dream by Wombo

Making mazes with AI: Nightcafe

Making mazes with AI: StarryAI

Making mazes with AI: DeepAI

Making mazes with AI: Canva

Making Maze Art with AI Image Generator

Today I test out AI Image Generator. You can access the website here. At the time of this writing it is ranked #1 on Google search for AI image generation (makes sense with that name). You can just go to the website and start using it , there is no sign-in or anything. Each prompt, or generation will generate 1 image. I found that the site would error out a lot, and during my 10 prompts I got about an equal number or errors. All prompts I use are the same for each site !

Prompt 1 - Make a medium difficulty maze of the Eiffel Tower in black and white with arrows at the start and finish

It is almost a maze map of the city surrounding the Eiffel Tower which is a really nice idea, but it isn’t quite that.


Prompt 2 - Draw a medium difficulty large maze of the Empire State Building with the start and goal embedded in the structure

I see the base of the ESB and the core…with the top, actually 2 tops on each side of the building…

Prompt 3 - Draw a difficult maze of the White House pixel art style

Nope.

Prompt 4 - Draw a difficult maze that looks like a drawing of a famous building in sketch style

I like the angles in the mazelike drawing that looks nothing like any famous building I can think of.

Prompt 5 - Draw a maze in the style of doyoumaze.com of a skyscraper in NYC

Almost a maze. Not close to NYC or really a building either.

Prompt 6 - Draw a maze in the style of Sean C Jackson of a scene from a large outdoor market

No market. It looks like a maze within a labyrinth which is a fun idea !

Prompt 7 - Make a maze of a slice of an orange in color

I have never seen a slice of oranges cut into a square piece before.

Prompt 8 - Make a maze integrated on top of a photograph of a king sitting on his throne looking cantankerous beside his beautiful queen

Not even close.

Prompt 9 - Make a solvable maze that is very large and very difficult to solve because it is so complex

So large is this maze that it must be completely off the page. Is that a small man standing in the middle ?

Prompt 10 - Make a 3d render of a red and blue glossy cube maze

Not bad. Not good either.

How did AI Image Generator do ? Once you get past all the errors it made some interesting concepts that could be used as inspiration for other mazes. I would not recommend it otherwise.

Coming Next: ToolBaz

Making mazes with AI: Canva

Welcome to the 9th in a series of posts where I will test AI image generators and see how they handle making maze art. I will be asking 10 prompts and seeing what gets generated. My goal is to evaluate different AI image sites against each other to see how they perform. If you need to catch-up here is the series so far:

An exploration into Al Image Maze Generation

Making mazes with AI: DallE2

Making mazes with AI: Stable Diffusion

Making mazes with AI: Craiyon

Making mazes with AI: Dream by Wombo

Making mazes with AI: Nightcafe

Making mazes with AI: StarryAI

Making mazes with AI: DeepAI

Making Maze Art with Canva

Today I test out Canva Text to Image. You can access the website here. You must create an account and sign-in to use the website. Each prompt, or generation will generate 4 images. There are 6 styles to choose from: Concept Art, Photo, Painting, Drawing, 3D, and Pattern. You may also pick the aspect ratio to generate: Square, Landscape or Portrait. All 10 prompts I will use are the same for each site tested !

Prompt 1 - Make a medium difficulty maze of the Eiffel Tower in black and white with arrows at the start and finish

This is the interpretive dance version of the Eiffel Tower I think. You can almost see a bat signal in the clouds.


Prompt 2 - Draw a medium difficulty large maze of the Empire State Building with the start and goal embedded in the structure

2 Empire State Buildings beside each other in black and white with colored pencils on the right side because ?

Prompt 3 - Draw a difficult maze of the White House pixel art style

No maze, but sweet pixelated White House.

Prompt 4 - Draw a difficult maze that looks like a drawing of a famous building in sketch style

I think we can all guess what this famous building is supposed to be, right ? It has volumes and volumes of leather bound books inside.

Prompt 5 - Draw a maze in the style of doyoumaze.com of a skyscraper in NYC

I like this. I know it is supposed to be looking up at a skyscraper, but it could also looking looking out into the far horizon. What do you see ?

Prompt 6 - Draw a maze in the style of Sean C Jackson of a scene from a large outdoor market

You can only buy food at this market if you can get out of the maze. I like that the word ‘season’ is on the sign.

Prompt 7 - Make a maze of a slice of an orange in color

Slices of oranges embedded in the grass ?

Prompt 8 - Make a maze integrated on top of a photograph of a king sitting on his throne looking cantankerous beside his beautiful queen

Not even close. Take a moment to imagine the inside of the castle. That is a steep hillside. Are there really steep steps up ? I mean that looks legit terrible to climb to the top of.

Prompt 9 - Make a solvable maze that is very large and very difficult to solve because it is so complex

Do we have a winner ? Only if you don’t try to solve it. So much first glance potential ! Gotta love first glance potential !

Prompt 10 - Make a 3d render of a red and blue glossy cube maze

Interesting that the maze is in white on top of the cube-like structures. I like the out of focus portion in the back for some reason.

How did Canva do ? Ok. You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have how Canva did. How Canva did. It certainly had a large variety of output styles along the way !

Coming Next: AI Image Generator