Midjourney allows you to generate picture book style images by entering the most appropriate prompts. In this article, I would like to introduce a prompt for generating picture book style images.
Basic prompt
The basic style is to describe “scene” followed by “style”.
{scene}, {literary style} --ar 9:16
As an example, I would like to generate a picture book-style image about “scene”:”Children playing in the forest”, “literary style”:”cottagecore-inspired print”.
Children playing in the forest, cottagecore-inspired print --ar 9:16
As prompted, I was able to generate a picture-book style image of “children playing in the forest”.
Try to make a picture book with stories generated by ChatGPT
Let’s make a picture book with a story generated by ChatGPT
Next, I would like to create a story using ChatGPT and generate images for it. The following is the prompt I entered into ChatGPT this time.
Prompt (GPT-4 is used as the model)
Create a short picture book. Please create a short picture book story that is easy to understand for children. The story should be divided into five different situations, each of which should be considered. "Children playing in the forest"
Then, You will get the following stories.
Chapter 1: The Magical Forest Once upon a time, in a sleepy town surrounded by rolling hills and a golden meadow, there was a mysterious forest. The forest was full of trees as tall as giants, vibrant flowers that hummed with the bees, and a winding river that sparkled under the sun. A group of children from the town, brave and adventurous, decided to explore this forest. Their names were Ava, Ben, Charlie, and Daisy. They packed their backpacks with sandwiches, a map, binoculars, and a sense of curiosity. Imagine a picture of a vast, magical forest full of towering trees and blossoming flowers. Four children, geared up with backpacks, look at the forest with excitement. Chapter 2: The Playful Picnic Venturing into the forest, they discovered a sunny clearing. The grass was soft, the trees rustled gently in the breeze, and the birds sang a soothing melody. The children decided it was the perfect spot for a picnic. They spread out a big, red-checkered blanket and enjoyed their sandwiches, laughing and telling stories. Picture the children sitting in a sunny clearing, a spread of sandwiches before them, and they are all sharing smiles and laughter. Chapter 3: The Friendly Forest Creatures As they played, they noticed that they weren't alone. Forest creatures had gathered around them - rabbits peeking from behind the bushes, squirrels chattering from the tree branches, and a family of deer grazing nearby. The children felt a warm welcome from the forest and its inhabitants. Visualize the children surrounded by friendly forest animals. The kids are waving at the animals, and the animals look back at them with a welcoming gaze. Chapter 4: The Hide-and-Seek Challenge After their picnic, the children decided to play a game of hide-and-seek. The forest was their playground! They darted behind tree trunks, disappeared in bushes, and even climbed trees. The game was thrilling, and the forest seemed to join in their fun, whispering their hiding spots to the wind. A picture of the children playing hide-and-seek, their laughter echoing through the forest. Show one child counting with their eyes covered, while the others scatter and hide. Chapter 5: The Sunset Goodbye As the sun began to set, casting golden hues on the forest, the children decided to head home. They thanked the forest and its creatures for the fun-filled day. The forest seemed to wave back with rustling leaves. They promised to come back soon and bid the forest a fond farewell. Show the children waving goodbye to the forest, walking towards the setting sun. The animals and trees wave back in their own special way. And so ends the tale of the children playing in the forest. A tale of adventure, friendship, and the magic of nature. The last image is of the forest at twilight, serene and beautiful, the last rays of sunlight casting a magical glow over it, waiting for the children's next visit.
Chapter 1 : The Magical Forest
Imagine a picture of a vast, magical forest full of towering trees and blossoming flowers. Four children, geared up with backpacks, look at the forest with excitement., cottagecore-inspired print --ar 9:16
Chapter2 : The Playful Picnic
Picture the children sitting in a sunny clearing, a spread of sandwiches before them, and they are all sharing smiles and laughter. , cottagecore-inspired print --ar 9:16 --style raw
Chapter3 : The Friendly Forest Creatures
Visualize the children surrounded by friendly forest animals. The kids are waving at the animals, and the animals look back at them with a welcoming gaze. , cottagecore-inspired print --ar 9:16
Chapter 4: The Hide-and-Seek Challenge
A picture of the children playing hide-and-seek, their laughter echoing through the forest. Show one child counting with their eyes covered, while the others scatter and hide. , cottagecore-inspired print --ar 9:16
Chapter 5: The Sunset Goodbye
Show the children waving goodbye to the forest, walking towards the setting sun. The animals and trees wave back in their own special way. , cottagecore-inspired print --ar 9:16
The Completed Story
Once upon a time, in a sleepy town surrounded by rolling hills and a golden meadow, there was a mysterious forest.
The forest was full of trees as tall as giants, vibrant flowers that hummed with the bees, and a winding river that sparkled under the sun.
A group of children from the town, brave and adventurous, decided to explore this forest.
Their names were Ava, Ben, Charlie, and Daisy. They packed their backpacks with sandwiches, a map, binoculars, and a sense of curiosity.
Venturing into the forest, they discovered a sunny clearing.
The grass was soft, the trees rustled gently in the breeze, and the birds sang a soothing melody.
The children decided it was the perfect spot for a picnic.
They spread out a big, red-checkered blanket and enjoyed their sandwiches, laughing and telling stories.
As they played, they noticed that they weren’t alone.
Forest creatures had gathered around them
– rabbits peeking from behind the bushes, squirrels chattering from the tree branches, and a family of deer grazing nearby.
The children felt a warm welcome from the forest and its inhabitants.
After their picnic, the children decided to play a game of hide-and-seek.
The forest was their playground!
They darted behind tree trunks, disappeared in bushes, and even climbed trees.
The game was thrilling, and the forest seemed to join in their fun, whispering their hiding spots to the wind.
As the sun began to set, casting golden hues on the forest, the children decided to head home.
They thanked the forest and its creatures for the fun-filled day.
The forest seemed to wave back with rustling leaves.
They promised to come back soon and bid the forest a fond farewell.
I think the images will need to be corrected for actual publication, but we have produced something that looks like it.
That’s all!
PR:Adobe Firefly
As more generative AI services (like Midjourney, Stable Diffusion XL, etc.) become available, I finally decided to try out the image generation from Adobe.
You can test it for free right now.
It’s extremely easy to try out for the first time, so please feel free to give it a shot.
The steps are:
- Go to Adobe Express and sign up with a Google account.
2. When you see the screen below, type an “English prompt” and press “Generate”.
3. You’ll get results. 4 images will be generated.
It was so easy, it surprised me.
If it’s too much trouble to come up with English prompt sentences, please make use of the article below.
Anyway, as for the results – the reproducibility of the depictions is surprisingly good, it really amazed me.
Please take a look at the samples below.
This is awesome.
It’s something to look forward to in the future.
