Creative Illustration Factory

Generate professional illustrations for books, editorial content, children's stories, and creative projects.

Setup

• Needs env: OPENAI_API_KEY

Quick Start

Generate a simple illustration:

python3 ~/Projects/agent-scripts/skills/creative-illustration/scripts/illustrate.py \
  --subject "a cozy cottage in an enchanted forest"

Generate with specific style:

python3 ~/Projects/agent-scripts/skills/creative-illustration/scripts/illustrate.py \
  --subject "a robot learning to paint" \
  --style "watercolor" \
  --mood "whimsical"

Generate a story sequence:

python3 ~/Projects/agent-scripts/skills/creative-illustration/scripts/illustrate.py \
  --subject "Alice discovers a tiny door" \
  --subject "Alice shrinks down" \
  --subject "Alice enters Wonderland" \
  --style "whimsical illustration" \
  --mood "magical"

Illustration Types

Book Illustrations

• chapter-opener - Full-page chapter opening scene
• character-intro - Character introduction portrait
• landscape-scene - Wide landscape establishing shot
• action-moment - Dynamic action or pivotal moment
• emotional-scene - Emotional or dramatic scene
• cover-art - Book cover illustration style

Editorial / Magazine Art

• conceptual-art - Abstract conceptual illustration
• info-graphic - Informational illustration style
• portrait-editorial - Editorial portrait
• spot-illustration - Small spot illustration
• full-page-spread - Magazine full-page spread

Children's Book Art

• picture-book - Classic picture book illustration
• whimsical - Playful and imaginative style
• educational - Educational book illustration
• bedtime-story - Soft, calming bedtime story art
• adventure-map - Adventure map or treasure map

Concept Art

• environment-concept - Environmental concept art
• character-concept - Character design concept
• prop-concept - Object or prop design
• storyboard - Storyboard panel style
• mood-board - Mood board aesthetic

Styles

Traditional Media

• watercolor - Watercolor painting with soft edges
• oil-painting - Rich oil painting texture
• charcoal-sketch - Charcoal drawing style
• ink-wash - Ink wash / sumi-e style
• pastel - Soft pastel drawing
• colored-pencil - Colored pencil illustration
• gouache - Gouache opaque watercolor
• acrylic - Acrylic painting style
• lino-cut - Linocut printmaking style
• woodcut - Woodcut print aesthetic

Digital Styles

• digital-painting - Digital painting
• vector-illustration - Clean vector art
• flat-design - Flat design aesthetic
• isometric - Isometric perspective
• pixel-art - Retro pixel art
• concept-art - Game/film concept art style
• cel-shaded - Cel shaded animation style
• low-poly - Low poly 3D aesthetic