[TIP] What are STEPS and how to use them to your advantage

These images have a lengthy prompt and all the same settings, aside from STEP which progresses from 5 -> 12 -> 25 -> 32 -> 40 ----- Now, imagine you ask an artist to draw a fat dragon. But instead of drawing each part of the picture perfectly all at once, they do it step by step, layer by layer, adding more detail each time. First step is a rough penciled outline of the dragon's anatomy and maybe position, circle body, circle head, circle feet, and single lines connecting for limbs. The next step is to start elaborating the shapes of the head, the feet, maybe rough background placement. The next starts to really give a better shape of the dragon, maybe considering the background. This goes on and on until the final picture is done. The same process applies to generating AI images - it happens in STEPS! Steps 5-15 = Rough and weird, usually broken. (would not recommend for pretty much anything you are generating) 16 - 25 = Getting closer, more details. Might get lucky if your prompt is basic. 26 - 35 = Extra polish - better lighting, sharper edges, realistic texture.36-40 = Super fine-tuned. Sometimes helps depending on your prompt details, sometimes not much different. Be mindful of this, because sometimes too many steps can even soften the image or cause “overcooked” results - like when you keep erasing and redrawing until it’s worse!