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+import pytest
+from loguru import logger
+import torch
+
+import pytti.image_models
+from pytti.image_models.differentiable_image import DifferentiableImage
+from pytti.image_models.ema import EMAImage
+from pytti.image_models.pixel import PixelImage
+from pytti.image_models.rgb_image import RGBImage
+from pytti.image_models.vqgan import VQGANImage
+
+
+## simple models ##
+
+
+def test_differentiabble_image_model():
+    """
+    Test that the DifferentiableImage can be instantiated
+    """
+    image = DifferentiableImage(
+        width=10,
+        height=10,
+    )
+    logger.debug(image.output_axes)  # x y s
+    assert image
+
+
+def test_rgb_image_model():
+    """
+    Test that the RGBImage can be instantiated
+    """
+    image = RGBImage(
+        width=10,
+        height=10,
+    )
+    logger.debug(image.output_axes)  # n x y s ... when does n != 1?
+    assert image
+
+
+## more complex models ##
+
+
+def test_ema_image():
+    """
+    Test that the EMAImage can be instantiated
+    """
+    image = EMAImage(
+        width=10,
+        height=10,
+        tensor=torch.zeros(10, 10),
+        decay=0.5,
+    )
+    logger.debug(image.output_axes)  # x y s
+    assert image
+
+
+def test_pixel_image():
+    """
+    Test that the PixelImage can be instantiated
+    """
+    image = PixelImage(
+        width=10,
+        height=10,
+        scale=1,
+        pallet_size=1,
+        n_pallets=1,
+    )
+    logger.debug(image.output_axes)  # n s y x ... uh ok, sure.
+    assert image
+
+
+# def test_vqgan_image_valid():
+#     """
+#     Test that the VQGANImage can be instantiated
+#     """
+#     image = VQGANImage(
+#         width=10,
+#         height=10,
+#         model=SOME_VQGAN_MODEL,
+#     )
+#     logger.debug(image.output_axes)
+#     assert image
+
+
+def test_vqgan_image_invalid_string():
+    """
+    Test that the VQGANImage can be instantiated
+    """
+    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
+        image = VQGANImage(
+            width=10,
+            height=10,
+            model="this isn't actually a valid value for this field",
+        )
+        logger.debug(image.output_axes)