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Study on the feasibility of using AI image generation tool for fashion design development -Focused on the use of Midjourney

패션디자인 개발을 위한 AI 이미지 생성 도구의 활용 가능성 연구 -미드저니(Midjourney)의 활용을 중심으로

  • Park, Keunsoo (Dept. of Fashion Design & Merchandising, Kyungsung Univ)
  • 박근수 (경성대학교 패션디자인학과)
  • Received : 2023.10.03
  • Accepted : 2023.11.05
  • Published : 2023.11.30
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Abstract

Today, AI is being applied to various industrial fields, leading to a paradigm shift in the overall industry. In the fashion industry, AI is also used to predict trends and provide various services for consumers, and in particular, AI image creation tools have the potential as a tool for fashion design development. This study investigated the possibilities and limitations of using Midjourny for fashion design development by creating images using Midjourney among AI image creation tools and identifying its characteristics. The characteristics of images created in Midjourney are as follows. First, it has the intuitiveness to create images by intuitively applying or combining images corresponding to commands. Second, there is randomness in which different images are generated when the same command is entered at different times. Third, when using existing images and commands together, the image created in Midjourney is more dependent on the existing image than the command. In conclusion, Midjourny's various image creation functions and the ability to change images according to commands can be helpful in developing original fashion designs. However, it is important to note that fashion designs that cannot be worn or made are sometimes presented. It is expected that the results of this study will serve as basic data for the use of AI image creation tools for fashion design development.

오늘날 AI는 여러 산업 분야에 적용되면서 전반적인 산업의 패러다임의 변화를 이끌고 있다. 패션 산업 분야에서도 트렌드 예측이나 소비자를 위한 다양한 서비스를 위하여 AI가 활용되고 있으며 특히 AI 이미지 생성 도구는 패션디자인 개발을 위한 도구로서의 가능성을 가진다. 본 연구는 AI 이미지 생성 도구 중에서 미드저니를 사용하여 이미지를 생성해보고 그 특징을 파악함으로써 패션디자인 개발을 위하여 미드저니의 활용 가능성과 한계점을 알아보았다. 미드저니에서 생성되는 이미지의 특징은 다음과 같다. 첫째, 명령어에 해당하는 이미지들을 직관적으로 적용 또는 조합하여 이미지를 생성하는 직관성을 가진다. 둘째, 동일한 명령어라도 시차를 두고 입력할 때 다른 이미지가 생성되는 무작위성을 가진다. 셋째, 기존의 이미지와 명령어를 함께 사용할 경우 미드저니에서 생성된 이미지는 명령어보다 기존의 이미지에 더 의존적이다. 결론적으로 미드저니의 다양한 이미지 생성 기능과 명령어에 따라 이미지가 변하는 특징은 독창적인 패션디자인을 개발하는 데 도움이 될 수 있겠다. 다만 착용이나 제작이 불가한 패션디자인이 제시되기도 한다는 점은 주의해야 할 부분이다. 본 연구 결과가 패션디자인 개발을 위한 AI 이미지 생성 도구의 활용에 있어 기초 자료가 되기를 기대한다.

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