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Onchain creatives got a fresh goodie this week, as the TITLES team just launched Studio, a revamped creator suite for artists to train and own (and earn from) their own AI models.
Most AI tools give everyone access to the same generic models. The result? Everything looks the same.
— TITLES (@titlesxyz) April 14, 2026
We have a different vision for AI creation.
Introducing TITLES, a new creative studio built around AI models trained and owned by artists.
In Studio, you can create with… pic.twitter.com/M5sFTxWzll
Why it matters: The status quo right now, of course, is general text-to-image models built on vast media datasets, datasets that don't track or surface the artists and the works they depend on.
With TITLES Studio, artists create small-batch custom models by uploading their own training media. Then once a model's live, anyone can pay a small amount of USDC on 
Base to generate and remix new works with it, and Studio tracks this secondary activity so every new output pays the original artist and attributes them as the original source.
In other words, this is an artist-centric alternative to the anonymizing and parasitic dynamics of traditional text-to-image models. Attribution and compensation can be put first.
What's changed: I've been using TITLES since 2024. From my vantage, the arrival of Studio poses two broad evolutions for the platform:
- 1) The de-emphasis of NFTs
Remixed outputs on TITLES used to be published as NFTs. Studio still uses NFTs to represent artist ownership over models, but outputs are now simply downloadable as media files like PNG, JPG, MP4, etc. Royalties are tallied automatically upon new generations via USDC, making the UX streamlined and creator-centric; previously, royalties depended on collectors collecting NFTs. Now, creators just creating makes the flywheel go 'round.
- 2) A significantly expanded creator toolset
Before, the main way to create on TITLES was to pick an artist, provide a text prompt, and iterate with your prompts from there. With Studio, you now get a whole suite of editing tools like Image Variation, Upscale Image, Blend Images, Image to Video, and so forth. It's a lot easier to take more granular control with your generations now accordingly, which is awesome.
Trying it out: You can take the new Studio experience for a spin at titles.xyz/create. If you'd like to make your own model, press the "Train your model" button on that page and provide your email so the TITLES team can reach out with next steps.
If you'd like to just experiment with generating images, you can browse the existing artist models and press the "Create" button on whichever one suits you. Doing this will bring up the image creator UI, and you can dive in from there. If you're not sure where to start, feel free to try my Glintsomes model, which is based on one of my old 
Midjourney styles. Basic generations cost $0.09 USDC a pop currently.
Zooming out: Automated provenance and royalties is something both crypto-native artists and mainstream artists can rally to. Plus, Studio is centered around USDC and doesn't require minting anything, so it's broadly accessible to anyone who wants to try or support a fairer, artist-first approach to AI art. I think it's a great idea.
For artists, this approach shows art models can be customized tools that they personally own and earn from. Studio did just launch, so expect more features and models to come in the weeks ahead, but nevertheless it's an exciting new experiment worth keeping an eye on.
