My journey into the world of digital art, from manipulation to AI

Update (May 2026): This article was originally published on February 20, 2025, and reviews the original Riffusion tool. Since then, the Riffusion technology and team (Producer.ai) were acquired by Google, and the service is now known as Google Flow Music . This post has been preserved in its original form as a historical overview of the early days of generating AI music using spectrograms. Riffusion is a powerful tool for generating music from text prompts. It leverages Stable Diffusion, a machine-learning model originally designed for image generation. Riffusion works by creating spectrograms, which are visual representations of sound, and then converting these spectrograms into audio clips. This innovative tool allows you to generate music in a variety of styles , even creating pieces inspired by specific artists or songs .  Riffusion is a free and open-source application , accessible online or downloadable for use on your own computer. With Riffusion, generating music is as...

Google's Imagen 3 is a groundbreaking AI tool, and I'm excited to share my experience with it. I was immediately impressed by its ability to create stunning visuals from detailed text prompts. For this blog, I'll share some of my early experiments and the amazing images I was able to create. The Power of Words: What struck me most about Imagen 3 is how it truly understands the nuances of language. I could describe a scene in detail, specifying the mood, the lighting, even the camera lens I wanted to simulate, and Imagen 3 would translate my words into a visual masterpiece. It felt like having a personal artist at my fingertips, able to bring my imagination to life. More Than Just Pretty Pictures: Imagen 3 is more than just a tool for creating beautiful images. It's also a powerful tool for storytelling. By carefully crafting my prompts, I was able to create images that evoked specific emotions and conveyed narratives, exploring themes like the passage of time, the rela...