Creating Visuals with GenAI tools: Transforming Ideas into Images
Workshop/ Training/ Webinar
Workshop for Students
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Date
29 Jan 2026
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Organiser
ITS
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Time
14:30 - 16:30
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Venue
Onsite TBC / Online
Enquiry
IT HelpCentre (Hotline) 2766 5900 / (WhatsApp/ WeChat) 6577 9669
Summary
Date: 29 Jan 2026 (Thu)
Time: 14:30 – 16:30
Venue: Onsite TBC / Online
Target Audience: All students
Medium of Instruction: English
Objective
The objective of this workshop is to provide participants with a practical introduction to image generation using Generative AI, with a focus on developing effective prompt engineering skills for visual creation. Through demonstrations and hands-on exercises, you’ll learn how to use state-of-the-art AI models to generate useful and compelling images for academic, creative, and professional applications.
What You Will Learn
- Understand the basics of Generative AI and its applications in image generation.
- Explore leading image generation models, including Stable Diffusion, Flux, and Qwen-Image.
- Recognize the benefits, limitations, and challenges of using AI for image creation in academic and creative contexts.
- Develop practical skills in crafting prompts to guide AI models for optimal visual results.
- Apply image generation tools to but not limited to:
- Content Creation (Social Media, Marketing & Advertising, Stock Photos)
- Design & Prototyping (Graphic, Product, Architecture & Interior)
- E-commerce (Product Mockups, Personalization)
- Entertainment & Storytelling (Characters, Environments, Illustrations)
- Technical & Medical Applications (Background Removal, Style Transfer)
Agenda
- Fundamentals of Image Generation
- Overview of Generative AI and image generation
- Introduction to state-of-the-art models (Stable Diffusion, Flux, Qwen-Image, Nano-Banana)
- Benefits, limitations, and challenges of AI-generated images - Prompt Engineering for Text-to-Image (T2I) Generation
- Why effective prompts matter for T2I generation
- Techniques for designing clear, effective prompts
- Practice: Refining your prompt engineering skills with examples - Techniques for Image(s)-to-Image (I2I) Generation
- Introduction to single-image editing
- Introduction to multi-images referencing
- Techniques for I2I generation
- Prompt engineering for I2I generation
- Practice: Refining your image editing and images merging skills with examples - Wrap-Up and Q&A
- Key takeaways for using GenAI in image generation
- Open discussion and questions