As a child, reading comic books (not buying them) at our neighborhood Rexall drug store, I dreamed of becoming a comic book artist, but I lacked one important skill: the ability to draw pictures other than stick figures. Now, 60 years later AI can fulfill my dreams of having my comic books and characters. Available as a space through Hugging Factory, the AI Comic Factory will design comic book pages for you based on your descriptions.
Describe your scenario, choose a style, and then select a layout. You can even opt to add captions. In response, the AI will create the necessary panels to form an entire page. You can then produce one page after another and save or print each page.
Here is how it works:
- Enter a description of the scene and story:
Open your favorite browser and head to the AI Comic Factory page: https://huggingface.co/spaces/jbilcke-hf/ai-comic-factory. First, type a description of the scene and story you want to create. Think of the characters you would like to appear in your story: people, animals, creatures, superheroes, or aliens. Then, devise a scenario to describe their actions, such as fighting, eating, or dancing. You can also describe the scene's location and have it occur in a restaurant, on top of a building, or even in outer space. Next, your description will likely vary depending on how many pages your comic book will contain. If you generate just one page, you will want to include all the elements in your description. If you are planning a multipage comic, describe the opening scene for the first page and then build upon it with subsequent pages.
- Choose the style: Next, choose the style. On the left, click the dropdown menu, which uses American (modern) as the default style. You can change the style to Japanese, Flying Saucer, Humanoid, 3D, Medieval, and Egyptian, among others. Each style offers a unique look and aesthetic, so you might want to play around with different ones to see which will work best for your story.
- Choose the layout: Next, click the dropdown menu for Layout. Here, the site offers four unique layouts, each with a different number of panels of varying sizes. Experiment with each layout to see which one you like best. If creating multiple pages, you should also vary the layout from page to page.
- Opt for captions: Next, you can add captions at the top of each panel. The captions describe or define the scene taking place and can add to the flow and readability of each panel. By default, the AI may add dialogue balloons in certain panels, though you have no control. The dialogue consists of just gibberish text, so it is more of a visual element to make the pages seem like they're from a real comic book.
- Generate the page: When ready, click the Go button at the far right. You may need to wait a minute or two for all the panels to appear. You will eventually see the entire page with all the panels in your chosen layout. Use the slider on the right to zoom in and out.
- Change the page: If you are happy with the page and layout, great. If not, take this opportunity to change any elements, such as the style or layout. If necessary, click the Go button after you have made your changes to regenerate the page.
- Print the page: Click the Print button at the bottom to view a preview of the printed page. Set any specific options for your printer, such as two-sided printing. Then, print your page.
- Save the page: Click the Save button to save your page as a JPG file. You can then modify the file in any image editing software. Here, you can replace any gibberish text in a dialogue balloon with real text if you'd like your characters to speak within the story's context.
- Continue with your comic book: If you plan to create a multipage comic book, continue with the second page. Create the description using the same characters, but alter the scenario to move the story along. You'll probably want to keep the style the same but switch the layout to vary the look of it.
- Create your comic book: When you are finished, you can print all the pages and combine them to fashion your printed comic. To create a digital version, save each page as a JPG file. Then, convert each JPG to a PDF file using Adobe's free online conversion tool. Alternatively, click the Print button on the AI Comic Factory page, choose the destination, and then select the option for Save to PDF. You can then use another free tool from Adobe to merge each PDF into one large file.
This seems easy enough to follow. Now comes the next collectible comic book series.
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