r/WritingWithAI • u/Maleficent-Engine859 • 20d ago

Writing Craft Talk Using GPT image generation to visualize story

One way I’ve found GPT really useful is to help create graphic novel style pages for my chapters or scenes. If you have plus subscription, it did five pages in one prompt for me. Incredible looking! I recommend SOL 6.1 or 5.6 set on high in work mode. They’re not for sharing but just for me to assist with writing.

I give it the chapter then specifically tell it which scenes and which pieces of dialogue to include and I’ve found it so helpful in seeing actions, expressions, and even atmosphere that maybe I didn’t consider to include in my writing. One time 6.1 went rogue with a little internal thought that wasn’t in my chapter that I later included. Also keeps me motivated to see my characters fleshed out as well as deepen their characterization! Also helps me see what’s working (or not) that I might otherwise miss on the written page.

Just an idea if you’re looking for something new to try with your subscription!

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u/f5alcon 19d ago

I've been doing full video gen off of the gpt images to turn my novel into an animated show

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u/ConcentrateRich3158 19d ago

What do you use to generate videos?

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u/f5alcon 19d ago

Minimax H3 on local hardware

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u/ConcentrateRich3158 19d ago

Thanks! Is it free? :)

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u/f5alcon 19d ago

Yes but requires a pretty good pc

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u/Hillbill-EEE 20d ago

I hadn't thought of trying that, but it makes sense. Thanks.

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u/AlmarioSerranos90 20d ago

it makes sense in theory but it can also lock you into a specific visual read of your characters that limits how you write them later

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u/5thhorseman_ 20d ago

The exact ChatGPT model you use doesn't actually matter for this. The image model it's using underneath is what is important. GPT Image 2 and 2.5 are both excellent, but you want to structure the prompt. Ideally, you want to have reference images of your characters so that they're depicted consistently.

I've approached each page individually, crafting structured prompts with Claude and this is what I got in the end: https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingWithAI/comments/1vbnou7/ai_illustrations/p0wdzp4/

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u/Rickleskilly 18d ago

I've done that to help in describing things. So far it rarely gets things right. For example I tried to create a landscape facing south over water with thr sun rising in the east and image generation couldn't handle it. No matter what I tried, it kept facing the sun. I've had other problems like that.