Just realized my AI art generator works better if I ask it to draw a 'bad' version first

I was trying to get a cool dragon picture from Midjourney for 2 hours, but everything looked weird until I typed 'draw a terrible dragon with three heads and no wings'. The next prompt for a 'good' one gave me exactly what I wanted. Anyone else find these weird backdoor tricks?

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grant.anthony6h ago

My buddy did that with a landscape and it actually worked...

green.iris1h ago

Actually, landscapes are tricky. The light changes so fast outside. Your buddy must have gotten lucky with the clouds. Indoors you can control things way better. A still life with a lamp is way more reliable to learn from.

hannahcraig25m ago

Yeah, it's like when you tell a kid not to spill their juice and they immediately do. Giving the AI a bad example first seems to set a clear boundary. I do something similar when I search for stuff online, adding "simple" or "for beginners" to get past all the overly complicated guides.