Thanks so much for watching! I hope you found this video on AI generated images for Children's Books helpful, and that it answered your questions on whether or not AI will replace illustrators. Be sure to find me over on Instagram & TikTok, so we can connect there as well!
"Blessed are the flexible for we shall not be bent out of shape." :) If I want my books to stay in print, launch successfully, I need the discipline to change. Thanks for untying the knots about AI and your diligence and love for your students! The visuals said it all- - I was so surprised. Appreciate all you do!
I think in a field that is moving so rapidly, especially in terms of copyright and the confidentiality of our work, it is important to scope out the issues and questions, rather than attempting to always answer them, very helpful thank you.
Thank you Eevi, you answered a number of my concerns. My biggest concern is that no matter how beautiful these images can be, aren't we removing art from picture books? When I write a book I always have images in my mind but my favorite part of the process is seeing what my illustrator 'sees' from my words.
You're so welcome, Tricia! I love the creative process of my illustrators as well, so I'm very curious to see how people are going to handle all these change and developments.
Hi Eevie, I have been watching and enjoying a lot of your videos recently. Thank you for this great source of knowledge! However, with regard to the possibilities of AI, this video is not up to date anymore. I‘m personally working with midjourney and all the limitations you named have been removed with newer versions of the tool. There is a feature for consistent characters which is extremely easy to use and an editor where you can change only small portions of the generated image in order to get the details right. Also, I think that the prompts you used could have been improved to get a result closer to what you wanted. I would be happy to discuss further with you :) And again, thank you for the great content and warm greetings from Germany! Jasmin
I just hope AI will never replace artists. Otherwise I can see AI producing books, films and everything we consume. I'm writing my fist book and also illustrating it. It's a bit discouraging because I finally found my passion and it looks like others can pop out books and illustrate them at a faster pace than I can ever do, or any of the authors/illustrators out there. Amazon for example already acts against AI generated books because it just spam. I hope we all can learn how to use this technology properly without leaving behind what makes us human, and in the end the human part of the stories in our books. One more thing, the community of illustrators talks strongly against the AI generated images because the programs were fed their work and the developers use it for making money while they are not even credited for. In some images you can even see their signature. To me that is quite unethical. We will see how the future legislations will help balance everything. On the other hand chat Gbt can write you a book in minutes. I don't know if you saw that 😮 then people run it through a rephrasing app and then it's undetectable for the copyright tools on Amazon for example. Blows my mind. We are really going towards a brainless generation with zero intentions and interest on learning and curating a craft.
U should see for yourself how CHATGPT's writing is nothing but garbage. It's redundant, lackluster and heartless. We writers can make unique stories, but it can only generate what's already been out there. And that's a great thing. Cause we can always change the direction of the tide...
thanks very much! so much inspirational video. and you’ve highlighted some very nuanced aspects of using AI effectively. i will continuously see the logo things you mentioned :) big thanks from (south ^^ )korea!
I am on my first book and thought about this a lot. A quick Google search says that an illustrator is between $500-$5000 for a 32-page book. Idk if that's accurate, but if it is, then how is a new writer supposed to earn that money back? It would take a very long time to get out of the red. If A.I. illustration works well, then I believe it is ideal for someone who is just getting started.
This is such a fascinating topic. It was interesting to hear your thoughts on this rapidly developing technology. While the tools are exciting and helpful, we believe there will always be a need for talented illustrators. Or at least, we certainly hope so.
Eevie ur highly mistaken one can get consistent characters easily provided they introduce their character with a unique name. This helps in generating the unique character in different scene settings.
Yes, and there are other ways as well, as shared around 10:07. I’m sure it’ll get there, especially if we want interacting characters stay the same. Right now, it’s not quite there yet.
Thank you for all your hard work each week on your video. I always learn sooooo much. I had never even heard of AI programs that could do illustrations. My books are character based so I don't think AI will help much. Thank you for all your help.
Always great content! I like how you suggest using AI for ideation and storyboarding…. that will be very helpful in getting the book project in motion and a huge help for illustrators. Thank you, Eevi 😊
Thank you for the video.I just published a beautiful child story book by using Chat GPT and Midjourney. But I had to use Photoshop a lot to edit and rearrange these images. Character consistency was a challenge as you correctly point out but I somehow addressed it.
Thanks Eevi, Decent and honest review 🙂. Whilst you look into this as an advantage for writers on one hand, do you not think that AI could replace writers also on the other?. People without either skill are producing books already and as the AI improves being able to differentiate between the pros and amateurs will blur. Total AI generated books by people who are good at using AI platforms rather than at illustrating or writing at the very least will eat into the market and eventually quite heavily, especially self published picture books, because it will be so easy to do and the standard will get better and better very quickly. Most consumers wont care if its AI or human made, just whether or not they like it (I cant speak for everyone here, but it looks likely over time for the majority) especially, if they can't tell the difference anyway which looks like it will be the end game. Sigh!!.
In the meantime which hopefully is a few years away, let’s not get too discouraged and keep doing what we love so much. Although I really appreciate all this information, I won’t let it make me feel defeated, there is still lots of room at the table for human creativity.. Peace
Stable Diffusion is the best option for this need. You can get consistent characters and are easily able to pose characters using Stable Diffusion. I’m almost done with my first children’s book illustrations. The learning curve was a lot but once I learned the right workflow and methods it’s working!! I highly recommend trying it!!
Thanks, Eevi so much for your always-positive take on things! But, I'm afraid this is only the tip of the iceberg. When AI gets going (see 60 minutes) with little or no regulation we will be working for AI.
I'm sure some people may be mad at me for saying this since it's against the exact audience of this video, but as a children's book author I'd expect that you'd want to root for your fellow children's books illustrators... AI art in children's books is a very scary and real threat for artists who have a passion for children's illustration and want to make a career from it, I don't really see the point in making a video that's basically a how-to guide on replacing illustrators if you actually care about supporting your fellow creative peers
Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts. Looking at how AI has grown so very quickly just these past few months/ years alone, there is simply no way we can deny or avoid its existence; hence, the video. So I do hope you were able to watch the video in its entirety.
@mooeykazooey If you watch the video you will hear that her answer is "No, AI can't replace illustrators". She advocates supporting illustrators while embracing ethical use of AI as a tool for idea generation.
These comments are disapointing to read. As an author and illustrator. Seeing how callous you all are in the name of your books towards illustrators, you know, the thing that makes the book special. Everything was scraped from the internet to feed their plagarism machine, they fed our own work to compete with us in the marketplace but you authors are all "Poor me, illustrators are so expensive waaah" As if they're rolling in excess amounts of cash. Well, we don't need authors now do we? Just chatgpt it.
Hi @crackfiji42 I'm sorry to hear you're disappointed by the comments. I do hope you had a chance to get to the part of the video where I share my thoughts on it.
@@EeviJones I love your videos Eevi, and have watched them numerous times and will continue to. But I completely disagree with your take here and I hope you reconsider this.
I agree! And people that don't have the consistency and will to work on improve or pay an actual professional that dedicated his life to his craft, should do something else. This is fast fooding art. And it's not ok. If you use chat GBT to write "your" book and midjourney to illustrate "your" book you are just a producer/editor or whatever. Not a writer. And myself as a consumer won't support this kind of plagiarism and invasion of lazy people without talent. Problem is how are you able to tell the difference and know which one is real and which one AI?
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Thanks so much for watching! I hope you found this video on AI generated images for Children's Books helpful, and that it answered your questions on whether or not AI will replace illustrators. Be sure to find me over on Instagram & TikTok, so we can connect there as well!
"Blessed are the flexible for we shall not be bent out of shape." :) If I want my books to stay in print, launch successfully, I need the discipline to change. Thanks for untying the knots about AI and your diligence and love for your students! The visuals said it all- - I was so surprised. Appreciate all you do!
You're so, so welcome, Carla!
I think in a field that is moving so rapidly, especially in terms of copyright and the confidentiality of our work, it is important to scope out the issues and questions, rather than attempting to always answer them, very helpful thank you.
I'm so, so happy to hear you've found this helpful! I so appreciate you!
KDP now requires you to declare if you used generative AI or not. I think this will be an interesting development going forward.
I completely agree! I think lots of people are paying very close attention.
Thank you Eevi, you answered a number of my concerns. My biggest concern is that no matter how beautiful these images can be, aren't we removing art from picture books? When I write a book I always have images in my mind but my favorite part of the process is seeing what my illustrator 'sees' from my words.
You're so welcome, Tricia! I love the creative process of my illustrators as well, so I'm very curious to see how people are going to handle all these change and developments.
Again another informative piece of information that I would not even think I would need to know. Excellent, thanks again Eevie
That is so fantastic to hear!
Hi Eevie, I have been watching and enjoying a lot of your videos recently. Thank you for this great source of knowledge!
However, with regard to the possibilities of AI, this video is not up to date anymore.
I‘m personally working with midjourney and all the limitations you named have been removed with newer versions of the tool. There is a feature for consistent characters which is extremely easy to use and an editor where you can change only small portions of the generated image in order to get the details right.
Also, I think that the prompts you used could have been improved to get a result closer to what you wanted.
I would be happy to discuss further with you :)
And again, thank you for the great content and warm greetings from Germany! Jasmin
Thanks so much, Jasmin!!
I just hope AI will never replace artists. Otherwise I can see AI producing books, films and everything we consume. I'm writing my fist book and also illustrating it. It's a bit discouraging because I finally found my passion and it looks like others can pop out books and illustrate them at a faster pace than I can ever do, or any of the authors/illustrators out there. Amazon for example already acts against AI generated books because it just spam. I hope we all can learn how to use this technology properly without leaving behind what makes us human, and in the end the human part of the stories in our books.
One more thing, the community of illustrators talks strongly against the AI generated images because the programs were fed their work and the developers use it for making money while they are not even credited for. In some images you can even see their signature. To me that is quite unethical. We will see how the future legislations will help balance everything.
On the other hand chat Gbt can write you a book in minutes. I don't know if you saw that 😮 then people run it through a rephrasing app and then it's undetectable for the copyright tools on Amazon for example. Blows my mind. We are really going towards a brainless generation with zero intentions and interest on learning and curating a craft.
U should see for yourself how CHATGPT's writing is nothing but garbage. It's redundant, lackluster and heartless. We writers can make unique stories, but it can only generate what's already been out there. And that's a great thing. Cause we can always change the direction of the tide...
unfortunately it’s already happening
So glad you covered this topic, Eevi. I was wondering how this would and will affect the world of illustrations and you made some very valid points!
Thanks so much, Margo!
Hi Eevi, can books be copyrighted even if they use AI?
thanks very much! so much inspirational video. and you’ve highlighted some very nuanced aspects of using AI effectively. i will continuously see the logo things you mentioned :)
big thanks from (south ^^ )korea!
Thank you so much!
I am on my first book and thought about this a lot. A quick Google search says that an illustrator is between $500-$5000 for a 32-page book. Idk if that's accurate, but if it is, then how is a new writer supposed to earn that money back? It would take a very long time to get out of the red. If A.I. illustration works well, then I believe it is ideal for someone who is just getting started.
Oh won't some one please think of the poor authors and not the illustrators who are losing work to these tools?
This is such a fascinating topic. It was interesting to hear your thoughts on this rapidly developing technology. While the tools are exciting and helpful, we believe there will always be a need for talented illustrators. Or at least, we certainly hope so.
Absolutely! Thanks so much!
This video is RIGHT on time (for me)! 🙌🏾❤️
I'm so happy to hear this!
Hi, thanks for this video. Please can I use these type of images in Kdp for my children’s book?
Eevie ur highly mistaken one can get consistent characters easily provided they introduce their character with a unique name. This helps in generating the unique character in different scene settings.
Yes, and there are other ways as well, as shared around 10:07. I’m sure it’ll get there, especially if we want interacting characters stay the same. Right now, it’s not quite there yet.
Thank you for all your hard work each week on your video. I always learn sooooo much. I had never even heard of AI programs that could do illustrations. My books are character based so I don't think AI will help much. Thank you for all your help.
I'm so happy you found this helpful, Martha! I appreciate your kind words so much!
Wow! This is so helpful! Thank you ❤
I'm so glad to hear this, Mehtap!
Always great content! I like how you suggest using AI for ideation and storyboarding…. that will be very helpful in getting the book project in motion and a huge help for illustrators. Thank you, Eevi 😊
You're so, so welcome, Bento!
Thank you for the video.I just published a beautiful child story book by using Chat GPT and Midjourney. But I had to use Photoshop a lot to edit and rearrange these images. Character consistency was a challenge as you correctly point out but I somehow addressed it.
Hey.. any problem with Amazon or whatever publisher website you used so far?
@@Flamingo0512 I had lots of usual technica problems （ie PDF vs JPEG) But for the copy rights issue, KDP does not bother
Thank Eevi, this was very helpful
I'm so happy to hear this, Sihaam!
You're the BEST! Thanks SO much!
You're so, so very welcome, Suzanne!
Thank you Evie! 🤗
You're so welcome, Mery!
Thanks Eevi, Decent and honest review 🙂. Whilst you look into this as an advantage for writers on one hand, do you not think that AI could replace writers also on the other?. People without either skill are producing books already and as the AI improves being able to differentiate between the pros and amateurs will blur. Total AI generated books by people who are good at using AI platforms rather than at illustrating or writing at the very least will eat into the market and eventually quite heavily, especially self published picture books, because it will be so easy to do and the standard will get better and better very quickly. Most consumers wont care if its AI or human made, just whether or not they like it (I cant speak for everyone here, but it looks likely over time for the majority) especially, if they can't tell the difference anyway which looks like it will be the end game. Sigh!!.
In the meantime which hopefully is a few years away, let’s not get too discouraged and keep doing what we love so much. Although I really appreciate all this information, I won’t let it make me feel defeated, there is still lots of room at the table for human creativity.. Peace
Stable Diffusion is the best option for this need. You can get consistent characters and are easily able to pose characters using Stable Diffusion. I’m almost done with my first children’s book illustrations. The learning curve was a lot but once I learned the right workflow and methods it’s working!! I highly recommend trying it!!
Thanks so much for sharing this! I'll have to give this a try!
Thanks, Eevi so much for your always-positive take on things! But, I'm afraid this is only the tip of the iceberg. When AI gets going (see 60 minutes) with little or no regulation we will be working for AI.
Thanks so much, John! I'm really curious to see how people are going to handle all these changes and developments.
I guess the days of children's picture books being beautiful, unique pieces of art are gone. Very sad indeed.
They don't have to be, Dianne! I love working with illustrators, and I hope others will continue to do so as well.
I'm sure some people may be mad at me for saying this since it's against the exact audience of this video, but as a children's book author I'd expect that you'd want to root for your fellow children's books illustrators... AI art in children's books is a very scary and real threat for artists who have a passion for children's illustration and want to make a career from it, I don't really see the point in making a video that's basically a how-to guide on replacing illustrators if you actually care about supporting your fellow creative peers
Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts. Looking at how AI has grown so very quickly just these past few months/ years alone, there is simply no way we can deny or avoid its existence; hence, the video. So I do hope you were able to watch the video in its entirety.
@mooeykazooey If you watch the video you will hear that her answer is "No, AI can't replace illustrators". She advocates supporting illustrators while embracing ethical use of AI as a tool for idea generation.
I was thinking the same thing. Especially since AI could write your children's book, replacing authors!
You obviously didn't watch the video.
Thank you so much!
You're so, so welcome!!
These comments are disapointing to read. As an author and illustrator. Seeing how callous you all are in the name of your books towards illustrators, you know, the thing that makes the book special.
Everything was scraped from the internet to feed their plagarism machine, they fed our own work to compete with us in the marketplace but you authors are all "Poor me, illustrators are so expensive waaah" As if they're rolling in excess amounts of cash.
Well, we don't need authors now do we? Just chatgpt it.
Hi @crackfiji42
I'm sorry to hear you're disappointed by the comments. I do hope you had a chance to get to the part of the video where I share my thoughts on it.
@@EeviJones I love your videos Eevi, and have watched them numerous times and will continue to. But I completely disagree with your take here and I hope you reconsider this.
My opinion is anything done by AI in place of a human, especially something a human should have done, is wrong.
I agree! And people that don't have the consistency and will to work on improve or pay an actual professional that dedicated his life to his craft, should do something else. This is fast fooding art. And it's not ok. If you use chat GBT to write "your" book and midjourney to illustrate "your" book you are just a producer/editor or whatever. Not a writer. And myself as a consumer won't support this kind of plagiarism and invasion of lazy people without talent. Problem is how are you able to tell the difference and know which one is real and which one AI?