Turn a photo into a storybook illustration

Paid per use with credits

Soft gouache and colored-pencil picture-book illustration, warm and rounded. AI-generated, paid per use with credits.

This tool is paid per use with credits; the prices page always shows the current cost.

Highlights

  • Soft gouache and colored-pencil texture
  • Warm, rounded picture-book shapes
  • Works on portraits, pets and scenery

Examples

  • Original: portrait of a man with glasses and a beard against a brick wall
    Original
    Portrait in the storybook style
    AI-generated
  • Original: portrait of a woman with shoulder-length black hair in a light blue sweater
    Original
    Portrait in the storybook style
    AI-generated
  • Original: a photo of a corgi
    Original
    The corgi in the storybook style
    AI-generated
  • Original: a lake with snowy mountains
    Original
    Landscape in the storybook style
    AI-generated

How to use

  1. Open the editor and choose or drop in a photo
  2. Pick this style under “Style transfer”, then choose the photo type (portrait, pet or scenery) and the tier
  3. The credits for this run are shown before you start; confirm, then pick and save from the results

Which photos suit it

Portraits have been tested with real runs on light skin, dark skin and a person wearing a headscarf; faces, hairstyles, glasses, beards and the headscarf were kept. Pets (a corgi) and scenery (a lake) have been tested with real runs too.

Portraits use the Premium tier only; pets and scenery use Standard.

Known limits

Medium brown skin can occasionally come out lighter and pinker.

The background is simplified into a picture-book look and its colors can shift, for example a red brick wall turning lemon yellow or peach.

Scenery sometimes gains a few small trees in a corner.

FAQ

How is it priced?
Each run uses credits and produces 2 images to choose from; see the pricing page for the exact amount. Credits are returned if the run fails.
What is the difference between the Standard and Premium tiers?
In this style portraits use the Premium tier only (the Standard tier tends to draw medium-to-dark skin lighter), while pets and scenery use Standard. Premium costs more, and the credits for it are shown as soon as you choose a portrait.
Is the result a real photo?
No. The “Storybook” result is generated by AI, and the page and the result are labelled “AI-generated”.
Will headscarves or similar coverings be changed?
For portraits the request is to keep headscarves, veils and similar coverings covering the same area: not removed, no hair shown, and no religious items added that the photo does not have. AI output cannot be guaranteed 100%; if you are not happy, generate again.
Is my photo uploaded?
Style transfer is done by AI on a server, so the photo is uploaded. The free basic tools such as crop and resize run locally in your browser.