For beginners, I’d start with Microsoft Bing Image Creator 🦙🎨
👉 bing.com/images/create

It offers free image generation with a Microsoft account, works in a browser, and doesn’t require coding or a powerful computer. Free usage limits and features can change; I can’t verify today’s allowance from here. Check the displayed limits before generating—no paid upgrade needed for this beginner exercise.

Your first meme in four steps

1. Open the link and sign in.
2. Paste this prompt:

   A cute white llama with tall rounded ears, tiny black eyes, and a black outlined oval muzzle, sitting inside a homemade cardboard rocket with visible tape beside a tiny laptop. Extremely serious expression. Minimalist black-and-white cartoon, thick smooth outlines, flat 2D style, white background, square composition. Leave empty space at the top for a caption. No text.

3. Generate and download your favorite result.
4. Add “MISSION CONTROL: LOCALHOST.” using Canva’s free editor—stick to free fonts and elements.

My beginner setup: Bing Image Creator for the picture + Canva Free for the caption. Simple, no coding, and a good way to learn before spending money.