Create a sketch and let AI generate a design from it in seconds.
December ’23 saw Freepik, the global tech company and the world’s largest platform of audio-visual resources, announce the launch of its real-time sketch-to-image generator, Freepik Pikaso. One month later, millions of designs have already been created.
Freepik is proving just how far generative AI has come and how it can revolutionise our ways of working. Using new groundbreaking LCM AI technology, Freepik Pikaso allows people to create an image by sketching in real-time.
No matter what you draw, an AI image is generated and can be updated by adding icons, more drawings, further written prompts, or even using a webcam.
Now, at Enemy of Boredom we need you to be thinking of original ideas, but if you’re looking to concept an idea out and create multiple storyboards, the amount of time that Freepik could save you is real.
The tool has a number of impressive features. To transform yourself into a drawing, the camera feature is linked up to the users’ webcam, using live footage to generate AI images. So does the screen-share feature, which applies real-time generation to anything you display on your desktop including third-party images or 3D editors. There is also playback mode which exports creations as videos that can be edited, helping to articulate the creative journey.
It also includes a new upscale feature that makes all images high-definition, no matter how poor the original quality.
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Another quality we love is the upscale feature, which improves the quality of any image. So no matter how bad the original quality is, it can make images high-definition up to 2K resolution. This means even blurry images can be transformed with AI that ‘reimagines’ parts to make them high-res. Freepik are saying that this feature will also be available in 4K in the coming days.
Speaking to Maverick Thinkers, Joaquin Cuenca Abela, CEO and Co-founder of Freepik, said: “Freepik is a tech company that has always pushed the boundaries of innovation whilst remaining steadfast in its goal of bringing creativity to all and helping people create great designs, faster. Whether you’re a business, designer, personal brand, teacher, or anything else, you deserve access to tools and resources that will turn ideas into reality.”
Omar Pera, Vice President, Freepik Labs added: “There is clearly a demand for simple, real-time AI-generated designs. In less than a week and during beta testing over 10 million images were created. This is because the use cases are endless and we have worked hard to make sure the tool is easy-to-use for anyone. We see it being a game-changer in marketing, for example; with the rise of short-form video content, Freepik Pikaso can help you create engaging content for social media, websites and more. I couldn’t be more thrilled with the feedback we’ve received so far and this is just one small step on Freepik’s AI journey.”
A free version of the tool is available worldwide so have a play and see what you think.
