AI Image Generation – Learning
Path
🟢 Beginner Level
Goal: Understand AI fundamentals, basic ML concepts, and what image
generation models do.
🧠 General AI & ML Basics
Google AI for Anyone (Intro Course)
Machine Learning Crash Course – Google
YouTube: 3Blue1Brown – What is Machine Learning?
🎨 Generative AI Concepts
AssemblyAI – Stable Diffusion Explained
YouTube: What is Generative AI? (IBM Tech)
Hugging Face – Intro to Diffusion Models
🧾 Prompt Engineering Basics
[Link] – Beginner Section
PromptHero – Basic Prompt Guide for Stable Diffusion
🟡 Intermediate Level
Goal: Gain hands-on experience with prompts, dataset prep, image annotation,
and basic fine-tuning.
📁 Dataset Collection & Annotation
Label Studio Docs (Free Tool)
YouTube: How to Use Label Studio for Image Annotation
AI Image Generation – Learning Path 1
How to Annotate Datasets for Computer Vision
💻 Running & Using Stable Diffusion
Hugging Face – How to Generate Images with Stable Diffusion
Google Colab: Basic Stable Diffusion Notebook
YouTube: Stable Diffusion from Scratch (Code Basics)
✍️ Prompt Engineering Intermediate
[Link] – Intermediate Section
YouTube: Prompt Engineering for Visual Creatives
🔴 Advanced Level
Goal: Train or fine-tune custom models using LoRA or DreamBooth for brand-
specific generation.
🧠 Model Training (LoRA & DreamBooth)
LoRA Training Guide – Kohya Trainer (GitHub)
TheLastBen’s DreamBooth Colab Notebook
YouTube: Train Custom AI Model with DreamBooth
🧠 Control & Layout-Based Generation
ControlNet for Layout Guidance (Overview)
YouTube: ControlNet Hands-on Tutorial
Paper: ControlNet – Adding Structure to Diffusion Models
🧰 Production & Optimization
Model Evaluation Metrics for Generative AI (TowardsDataScience)
RunwayML – Deploy and test AI models visually
Hugging Face – Upload & Share Trained Models
AI Image Generation – Learning Path 2