{"id":1126,"date":"2023-08-16T11:30:33","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T16:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aiforfolks.com\/?p=1126"},"modified":"2023-11-17T17:56:51","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T22:56:51","slug":"midjourney-prompts-for-childrens-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aiforfolks.com\/midjourney-prompts-for-childrens-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Midjourney Prompts for Children’s Books – How to Put It All Together"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Are you looking to write a children\u2019s book but lack the illustration skills to pull it all together? Or maybe you’ve logged onto ChatGPT<\/a> to create a custom children’s book story, and now want to illustrate it using AI art. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The good news is that Midjourney<\/a> is here and can help bring your story book characters to life with no artistic abilities needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, we are going to show you how to use Midjourney to create the visuals for your children\u2019s story book, and give you loads of Midjourney prompts for children’s books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Before we start, you\u2019re going to need a couple of things\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.       A Discord account so you can use Midjourney. If you haven\u2019t already signed up, read our article: The Absolute Beginner\u2019s Step-By-Step Guide to Signing up for Midjourney<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.       A photo editing program, like Adobe Photoshop or even MS Paint. We\u2019ll explain how Midjourney and your photo editing program will come together to create your end result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Many Pages Should A Children\u2019s Book Be And How Many Images Will I Need?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A typical children’s book is 32 pages. This is because 32 pages can all be printed on a single sheet of paper, making it more cost-effective when getting printed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You don\u2019t have to stick to that number, of course. But if you are going to do more or less, the number of pages in your book should be a multiple of 8, as in 16, 24, or 40, 48, if you are planning to get the book printed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other hand, if you are looking to publish it as an e-book only, then the number of pages doesn\u2019t really matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As to how many images you\u2019re going to need, the age of the children you are aiming your book at will be the determining factor. For really young children, the more images the better! For them, you may decide that you have an image on every page and just one or two sentences that accompany the image. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So if you have a 32-page book, for example, you\u2019re going to need 32 images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re targeting slightly older children, you may decide to do alternating pages of text and images on every other page. In this case, you would require 16 images for a 32-page book.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Does Your Children’s Story Have a Main Character?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Most stories have a main character that will need to be the focus of multiple images throughout the book, but not all stories are this way. For example, the classic Oliver Jeffers book Here We Are<\/a> doesn’t have a main character, but it does have a consistent art style. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your story is structured like this, you’ll be able to create your images more easily, sticking only to art style and not having to worry about differences in the characters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Draft A Storyboard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If you\u2019ve used Midjourney before, you\u2019ll know it takes a little \u2018finagling\u2019 to get the image you want. If you\u2019re a Midjourney newbie, you will understand once you start to experiment and try to make your own characters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It often takes multiple re-renders of an image to get the main character you want. Then you need to create that character in different scenes. You\u2019ll want to make sure you know exactly what you want that scene to be, rather than creating a character performing random actions and try to fit them in somewhere, or have to go back because you realize you don\u2019t have the image you want for a particular page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creating a storyboard will save you a lot of time because you won\u2019t waste time creating images you are not going to use if you have your storyboard laid out and know what images you need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make a story board that consists of one \u2018frame\u2019 per page. You can opt to get a poster sized sheet of paper and just draw lines in a grid pattern to create boxes.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can do the same with letter or legal sized paper, but you\u2019ll need more sheets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within each box write the text and\/or the description of the image that you want for every page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that you\u2019ve laid out your story and know what images you\u2019ll need, then it\u2019s time to start creating!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Prompts For Creating Characters in Midjourney<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a big difference between creating a character in Midjourney for a one-off use and creating a character that needs to be consistent in different scenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are planning on creating a character (or characters) that are \u201creusable\u201d in different situations, you will soon find out that Midjourney was never developed to create consistent characters. You can put in the same prompt multiple times, and for each return, you\u2019ll get 4 more images that look different from all of the others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s not going to help you if you are trying to create an illustrated story book and you want the same character on each page!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you haven\u2019t already, I would highly l suggest reading: How to create consistent characters in Midjourney<\/a>. I will go over some of the techniques here as well, but the article includes tips for different character styles, as opposed to just the simple children\u2019s book illustrations we will be going over in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First things first, you need to create your character. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The easiest way to go about it is to break it down into chunks that Midjourney will use as a guide to generate your image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n