We Tested AI in Fashion Illustrations – Here’s What We Got

First of all, let’s answer the big question: What is artificial intelligence? The easiest way to explain it is to say that it is a software that imitates the human way of thinking to solve complex tasks. In the beginning, this was primarily about learning and solving problems.

What does it look like in reality?

We used artificial intelligence to generate fashion illustrations. By giving commands, that is, by using a language that the program understands, we explained to the program what we want it to do. There are several such programs, and the main difference is that each one uses a different set of data in the training process, such as images, photographs, or works of art.

The next step was to add a detail or a pose. In addition to specifying the style and desired colors of the summer outfit, we expanded the requirement to having the woman bring coffee or a drink. The result was interesting, the AI created some figures with only one hand carrying a drink, while others had both hands occupied and each one was carrying a cup.

The next prompt we tried was to have the woman read a book. Interestingly, all attempts to have the program generate an illustration of a woman standing and reading were unsuccessful. Seems like the AI was taught that the person reading had to be seated, and it took quite a few tries to get the desired result. As for the coffee, it was possible to get a lady holding a coffee and sitting, as well as one walking and carrying coffee to go.

And now, an even more interesting result, even though it wasn’t very useful. Can you see why the illustrations below can’t be used?

The program got a little confused. Since we requested that one hand hold a coffee or a hat, the program added a third hand that does what is requested. So, when asked an unexpected question – a question for which it hadn’t been trained – the program failed to provide a realistic image.

Machine learning (ML) is a subfield of artificial intelligence. It uses algorithms and large amounts of data in order to learn how to perform a series of complex tasks.

All illustrations were created by Perfecta using AI.