Picked between two AI image tools for client mockups last week

I had to choose between Midjourney and DALL-E 3 for generating product mockups in different lighting setups. Went with Midjourney because the texture rendering was closer to real fabric photos I needed. Took me about 4 hours to get the prompts dialed in, but the final batch actually fooled my client into thinking they were staged shots. Has anyone else run into weird lighting artifacts with one tool over the other?

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mark_nguyen955d ago

DALL-E 3 gave me weird reflections on metallic surfaces like the light source was bouncing wrong. Midjourney handles that stuff better because the lighting model is more consistent across different materials. The tradeoff is Midjourney takes way more trial and error to get the composition right. DALL-E 3 is easier to use but the artifacts show up when you zoom in. For client work where they might actually inspect the mockups, Midjourney is the safer bet even if it takes longer. You just need to batch generate and cherry pick the cleanest ones.

faithbarnes5d ago

i dont know @mark_nguyen95, is a client really zooming in that close on a mockup to spot a weird reflection? feels like overthinking it. most people just look at the big picture.