One of the easiest ways to spruce up a space and make it feel like home is by hanging a selection of wall art. Some people may have the money to spend on original paintings and limited-release art prints, but most people need to find more affordable options to fill that white space. And that’s where digital wall art enters the picture!
Creating wall art with AI tools is all the rage and it’s easy to understand why. The right AI image generator can help you create a new image in less than a minute, and then spin out endless variations of it, too. So, if you’re looking to tap into the earning power of digital wall art, here are some AI wall art trends to watch.
Nature-Inspired Art
Nature-inspired wall art isn’t a new trend, but it is something that continues to be popular. What we like about it is that there are so many royalty-free images out there, not to mention images in the public domain that can be used as inspiration for AI-generated artwork.
Some ideas to try may include images of animals such as birds, butterflies, dolphins, or lions; plants such as ivy, ferns, or spider plants; fruits such as apples, lemons, or dragon fruit; or natural scenes such as brooks, meadows, mountains, or waterfalls.
Trending Color Palettes
There are a lot of people who want artwork that complements the color palettes they’ve chosen for their homes. Here are a few examples of color palettes that are trending now.
- A vintage revival palette might inspire a specific decade. A 60s palette might use colors such as burnt sienna, avocado, and mustard yellow, with a dash of hot pink.
- A beach palette would be made up of off-white, blue, green, and beige.
- A Nordic paletteis mostly neutral, made up of soft whites, grays, light blues, and light pinks.
- A Zen palette might include sage green, slate gray, white, and light gray.
You get the idea. Of course, you also have the option of creating your own palette and making it a trend with your customers!
Watercolors
Watercolor painting has had its ups and downs as a trend, but it’s on a roll right now. You don’t need to be an experienced watercolor artist to create wonderful wall art that looks like a watercolor painting.
You can take any image you like, including some of the nature-inspired images we listed above, and get an AI tool such as DALL-E 3 to generate images in the style of watercolor.
Aquatic Images
Aquatic images are undeniably popular. You can focus on creating images of various bodies of water, including oceans, rivers, and lakes.
On a related note, you might want to focus on aquatic plants or animals. We’ve seen a lot of beautiful AI-created wall art featuring dolphins, whales, seahorses, starfish, and even sharks!
Gallery Walls
The gallery wall is something that’s not new, but it is trending and becoming more popular in the world of wall art. Simply put, a gallery wall is a collection of images that hang together. They may be arranged around a theme. A simple version that’s been around forever is a gallery wall featuring family photos.
In the world of AI-generated art, the gallery trend is one that should inspire thoughts of bundled products.
For example, you could create a bundle themed around some of the trends we’ve already mentioned.
- Aquatic images
- Plants
- Flowers
- Dogs
- Trees
- Abstract images around the same color palette
The sky’s the limit, and you can create a bundle of 3, 5, or even 10 images in less than an hour with the right tools and prompts.
Contemporary Folk Art
Folk art often features simple designs and bright colors. There’s a trend to give folk art a bit of a modern face-lift by combining the rustic images of traditional folk art with more modern colors and ideas.
For example, you could take a folk art painting in the public domain and have AI reimagine it with one of the trending color palettes we’ve mentioned. Simple images such as farmland, bridges, and other rural sights can be really appealing to shoppers.
Maximalism
The past few years, a lot of the wall art we’ve seen has been minimalistic, focusing on clean lines and simple images. Now the tables have turned and maximalism is back with a bang.
When we talk about maximalism, we mean large-size prints with bright colors and impactful imagery. Sometimes people want a statement piece on a wall, and maximalism can come to the rescue.
Pop Culture-Inspired Art
Pop culture has always inspired art. Think about Andy Warhol with his graphic representations of Marily Monroe. They remain popular for a reason!
If you’re going to make pop culture-inspired art, you’ll need to be careful not to use copyrighted images. That said, there are plenty of royalty-free and public domain images you can use as a jumping-off point.
Mixing Trends
Mixing trends is one of those things that’s always popular. Here are a few examples of what you could do mixing and matching the trends we’ve covered here.
- Combine the gallery wall and aquatic trends by creating 5-10 images of sea creatures and waves.
- Combine the contemporary folk and watercolor trends by taking public domain folk art and reimagining it as a watercolor painting.
- Take the nature trend and cross it with maximalism by creating large and dramatic images of plants, flowers, or animals.
- Combine maximalism with one of the trending color palettes above to make a striking focal point for any room.
You get the idea, we hope! It’s not difficult to combine trends to make wall art that’s unique – and that your customers will love!
Conclusion
AI-created wall art is here to stay. We love it because people are always looking for ways to beautify their homes. Best of all, it’s easy to link your online shop to a print on demand service that can deliver professionally printed artwork to your customers.
Need some help using AI to create wall art? Check out Easy AI Trendy Wall Prints now!
