Visual AI: More control, stunning results
Transforming visuals with precision and style
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Welcome to Visually AI!
Unlocking Creative Control: Flux Kontext Dev & the rise of "High-Aesthetic" AI
This week, we're diving into tools that are putting more creative control directly into the hands of artists and designers.
From seamless scene transformations to AI models designed for professional-grade aesthetics, the landscape of visual AI continues to evolve at a rapid pace.
Deep Dive: Transforming scenes with Flux Kontext Dev on Krea
One of the most exciting developments in AI image editing is the open-weights release of FLUX.1 Kontext Dev.
This tool allows precise, in-context image generation, allowing for incredibly detailed modifications.
What makes it particularly powerful is its ability to understand and execute complex visual changes with remarkable accuracy.
I've been experimenting with Flux Kontext Dev on Krea, and the results are truly impressive.
A common challenge in visual production is relighting a scene for different times of day while maintaining realistic shadows and natural lighting.
Flux Kontext Dev makes this process surprisingly straightforward.
Watch my demo below where I transform a daytime scene into night, complete with new elements, using Flux Kontext Dev on Krea. This workflow demonstrates how powerful and intuitive these advanced editing capabilities have become.
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This ability to precisely manipulate elements and lighting within an image, without needing complex inpainting or outpainting techniques, significantly streamlines the creative process.
New Release Spotlight: Higgsfield Soul – Text-to-Image and Inpainting
Higgsfield launched a new text-to-image model called Soul designed for generating high-aesthetic, photography-grade realistic images.
It offers over 50 curated presets, enabling consistent visual outputs across various artistic and lifestyle categories.
The model focuses on realistic textures, nuanced lighting, and detailed elements.
Higgsfield has also introduced Soul Inpaint, for editing generated images.
This feature allows users to modify specific elements such as clothing, hair, or objects within a Soul-generated image by using a mask and a text prompt.
Download image results or generate a video using a Higgsfield camera motion or VFX effect.
Here’s a quick look at how you can quickly inpaint and edit an image generated by Soul, with example videos with the results animated using the Dolly Zoom In effect:
My Take: The evolution of creative control
The advancements we're seeing with tools like Flux Kontext Dev and Higgsfield Soul Inpaint highlight a significant shift in the AI creative landscape.
It's no longer just about generating novel images or videos; it's about empowering creators with control and precision.
Flux Kontext [dev], as demonstrated in my video, allows for granular control over scene elements and lighting, transforming what used to be hours of manual editing into a few intuitive steps.
This kind of "smart editing" is invaluable for maintaining visual consistency and achieving specific artistic visions.
Higgsfield Soul and other image models like Krea 1, Mystic 2.5, and Recraft, on the other hand, is democratizing high-end photographic looks.
By offering curated presets and focusing on "fashion-grade realism," it's making professional aesthetics accessible to a broader audience.
These tools, in their own ways, are pushing the boundaries of what's possible, allowing us to focus more on the creative storytelling and less on the technical hurdles.
Looking Ahead
The trend towards more specialized, production-ready AI tools with enhanced creative control is clear.
We can expect to see more platforms and models offering unique features that cater to specific artistic and professional needs, further blurring the lines between AI-generated and traditionally created content.
🚀 My Recent Top AI Tools Picks
Bagel Tiny Tool Use: An intentionally-tiny yet production-ready library for fine-tuning LLMs to make robust, auditable tool calls.
Genspark: Super Agent AI platform to automate tasks, create content, and execute complex tasks.
Canva: Use Canva AI to design, generate videos, or even code an interactive app. I used it to create an interactive history timeline with a prompt:
Cartwheel: Animate 3D characters with text prompts, with the ability to export directly to Unreal Engine 5 skeleton.
Dzine: Introduced Pose Mode which gives you control over your character’s body position in the Consistent Character feature.
🖼️ Image Prompts
Prompt: a super cute labrador retriever puppy
Image & video generated on Midjourney:
Prompt: arcade game landscape, visible grid lines | 3D | vibrant colors
Generated on Krea 1:
📽️ Video Prompts
Prompt: Side tracking shot of An orange tabby cat as it executes a perfect Olympic high dive from a high diving board into a packed aquatic center pool. The cat sprints to the edge of the high diving board, launches in pike form, and enters the water cleanly as the camera follows underwater. Shot on RED Komodo with 35mm lens, starting wide then tracking smoothly underwater with soft focus below the surface. Bright stadium lighting above transitions to filtered underwater rays with teal and orange color palette shifting to desaturated blues below. Subtle film grain with majestic yet humorous tone capturing this surreal Olympic moment.
Generated with Google Veo 3 on Flow:
Prompt: Cinematic Close-Up, 50mm on ARRI Alexa Mini with shallow depth of field, natural grain. A weathered fisherman in his 60s, sun-scorched face, graying beard, coarse wool sweater dotted with sea salt. Background: misty North Atlantic dock, gulls circling. Morning blue hour with cold diffused light. Subtle sea spray on lens. Somber, contemplative tone.
Generated with Seedance Pro on Replicate:
Thank you for reading.
Have a creative week!
Happy Fourth, Heather! 🇺🇸