Paula, a talented fantasy writer working in the healthtech sector, discovered how AI technology can elevate storytelling and bring characters to life. Identifying as an auditory writer, she hears characters’ conversations in her mind before envisioning them. But visuals were crucial for Paula’s writing, and struggling to find images that fit her characters, she turned to AI technology. After an uphill battle with various platforms, Paula found OpenArt’s Photo Booth, an easy-to-use, affordable AI-powered platform that generates a plethora of high-quality, diverse character illustrations.
With over six years of writing experience, Paula began her writing journey with Jane Austen fan fiction before transitioning to original fiction on Wattpad. She struggled to finish her stories until identifying as an auditory writer. Despite having rich characters, she felt something was missing — she couldn’t mentally picture her characters, and visuals became a crucial part of the writing process.
Before stumbling upon OpenArt’s Photo Booth, Paula attempted to create visuals using images of actors resembling her characters and creating mood boards. However, this process was time-consuming, especially for her main story, “The Otherworlders,” which featured nine diverse characters. She considered commissioning artwork, but it proved expensive and inefficient for a story still in development.
Eager to experiment with technology, Paula turned to AI. Although she used the latest models and platforms and watched numerous tutorials, the results were far from satisfactory. This led her to OpenArt’s Photo Booth, an innovative AI platform that not only proved easy to use and affordable but also assisted Paula in visually bringing her characters to life.
OpenArt’s Photo Booth works by using training images to create AI models. The platform has unique Style Packages or Presets that can generate almost 100 images and illustrations from one set. This resulted in a broad array of high-quality character visuals in various styles.
An essential aspect of using Photo Booth was the representation it provided. Paula said: “My characters come out looking like the race, or ethnicity, or even alien species I’ve chosen for them, instead of all looking the same.”
The platform has room for improvement, though. Paula hopes OpenArt will introduce built-in editing tools and an easy way to generate variations on a particular image for fine-tuning.
Paula highly recommends OpenArt’s Photo Booth for writers, viewing it as a tool for exploration and inspiration. She advises authors to leverage the variety and quantity of images generated by Photo Booth to stimulate creativity. The AI-generated images could be used for current work, marketing, social media, or as inspiration for future projects.
You can reach out to Paula on Instagram or Twitter for more information about her experience with OpenArt’s Photo Booth.
