# Experimenting with DALL-E 2 DALL-E 2 is amazing. If you haven't heard of it: [DALL·E 2 is a new AI system that can create realistic images and art from a description in natural language.](https://openai.com/dall-e-2/?ref=sethmacleod.com) It takes some experience with the prompts to get good results. Quite a few came out really creepy when I actually wanted something cute. ![[DALL-E-2022-08-18-10.31.08---realistic-black-and-white-photo-of-an-octopus-playing-cello-in-a-haunting-underwater-stage-1.png]] Black and white photo of an octopus playing the cello ![[DALL-E-2022-08-18-15.35.22---anthropomorphic-cello-and-viola-walking-in-a-park-with-their-two-child-violins.png]] Anthropomorphic cello parents walking in a park with their child | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ![[DALL-E-2022-08-18-15.35.26---an-orchestra-performing-for-an-audience-of-skeletons-and-zombies-in-a-gothic-concert-hall-as-a-realistic-photograph.png]] | ![[DALL-E-2022-08-18-15.35.30---an-orchestra-performing-for-an-audience-of-skeletons-and-zombies-in-a-gothic-concert-hall-as-a-realistic-photograph.png]] | An orchestra performing for an audience of skeletons and zombies in a gothic concert hall ![[DALL-E-2022-08-18-15.35.32---a-broken-cello-from-TV-show-American-Horror-Story--2016-.png]] A broken cello from TV show American Horror Story ![[DALL-E-2022-08-18-15.35.35---A-photo-of-a-cello-lying-in-the-road-in-Harvard-Square-with-a-car-driving-towards-it.png]] A cello lying in the road in Harvard Square with a car driving towards it | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ![[DALL-E-2022-08-18-15.35.37---a-cello-falling-from-the-ceiling-in-A-Night-at-the-Opera--1935-.png]] | ![[DALL-E-2022-08-18-15.35.40---a-cello-falling-from-the-ceiling-in-A-Night-at-the-Opera--1935-.png]] | A cello falling from the ceiling in the movie A Night at the Opera ![[DALL-E-2022-08-18-15.35.43---An-alien-playing-a-cello-in-a-concert-hall-from-The-Fifth-Element--1997-.png]] Alien playing a cello in a concert hall | | | | ------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ![[Pasted image 20230917161552.png]] | ![[DALL-E-2022-08-18-15.35.49---A-fluffy-robot-playing-a-cello-made-out-of-hair-in-Rick-and-Morty--2019-.png]] | A fluffy robot playing a cello made out of hair | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ![[DALL-E-2022-08-18-15.35.52---Monster-looking-at-a-cello-made-out-of-sponge-in-Big-Mouth--2022-.png]] | ![[DALL-E-2022-08-18-15.35.55---Monster-looking-at-a-cello-made-out-of-sponge-in-Big-Mouth--2022-.png]] | Monster looking at a cello ![[DALL-E-2022-08-19-00.04.12---A-doctor-treating-a-cello-as-a-patient-in-a-doctor-s-office.png]] A doctor treating a cello as a patient ![[DALL-E-2022-08-19-00.03.44---Photo-of-a-female-luthier-making-a-cello--short-grayish-white-hair--wrinkled-face--large-nose--eyes-closed--thick-rimmed-black-glasses--white-blouse--.png]] A luthier making a cello in her workshop