Getting Started
It all starts with harnessing the power of Stable Diffusion, locally on your PC. The good news is that its all free, the models, the apps, and the images generated all all yours to use commercially.
There are three Stable Diffusion interfaces I like. Automatic1111, ComfyUI, and Fooocus.
Fooocus is the easist to learn, but has limited capabilities for Architecture.
ComfyUI is the most powerful, but has a steeper learning curve and is node based.
Automatic1111 is the original and can be also used in Photoshop. (Recommended)
Select an application to learn first, each tutorials goes over the theories and basics of Stable Diffusion.
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Getting Started
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2025 - Watch This First
This is a comprehensive guide to getting started for 2025
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Getting Started with AI for Architecture with Automatic1111 or Forge
We’re going to start by installing Automatic1111, the most popular AI image generator.
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Generating Images with Automatic1111 or Forge
Once you have Automatic1111 installed, its time to create some magic!
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Installing Extensions
You’ll need to install Controlnet and the Photoshop Plugin to get the most out of Stable Diffusion
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Getting Started with ComfyUI
Learn how to use and install ComfyUI. The node based implementation of Stable Diffusion
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Getting Started with Fooocus
Learn how to use and install Fooocus.
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