Make an illustrated story

Time to create! Let's make an illustrated short story, with AI as your helper. In this project, you'll write a short story, and add three pictures to it. The words are yours. The pictures can be made with A I, or drawn by you. If you're under 13, ask a parent or teacher to help with the A I tools.

Your project plan

Here's the plan. First, brainstorm ideas, and pick one. Second, write your story, in your own words. Aim for one hundred and fifty to three hundred words. Third, make three pictures, for the beginning, the middle and the end. Fourth, put the words and pictures together. And fifth, add a short A I note, and share it.

Three pictures

Plan one picture for each part of your story. The beginning, where we meet the hero, the middle, where something goes wrong, and the end, where the problem is solved. Here's a tip. Image generators don't remember your hero from one picture to the next. So your hero might look different every time. To help, describe your hero in exactly the same way in every prompt. For example, a girl with short braids and a yellow dress. Same words, every time. Here's a prompt for picture two. A girl with short braids and a yellow dress looks worried, as her phone battery dies during a video call, in a cosy Lagos living room, colourful cartoon style. If the picture isn't right, ask for changes, or try the prompt again.

Put it together with

To put it together, you could use slides, with one page for each picture, Canva, which has storybook templates, a document, with the words and pictures, or paper, if you'd like to print it, or draw it all by hand.

Quick check

Quick check. How can you make your hero look the same in every picture? Use exactly the same description of your hero, in every prompt. Options: Use the same description of your hero in every prompt; Use a different description each time; Make the pictures very small; Use only one colour.

Recap

Your project is your own words, and three pictures. One for the beginning, the middle and the end. Describe your hero the same way, every time. Then add an A I note, and share it. Have fun!

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