Best AI for illustrations
Illustrations need style consistency — if the cover image looks like Pixar but the inside chapter art looks like a watercolor, the brand falls apart. The right model holds a style; the wrong one drifts every generation.
Best at distinct, stylized illustration that doesn't look photoreal — keeps a consistent look across multiple gens with the same style prompt.
Gemini is better for flat / vector-aesthetic illustration. Use for app icons or UI illustration.
Editorial illustration for a blog post about remote work loneliness. Style: muted color palette (sage green, rust, cream), flat textured illustration, slight grain, generous negative space. One central figure at a desk with their back to a window showing distant city lights.
What to look for in any model
- 1Build a "style prompt" prefix you reuse — same artist references, same color palette, same medium
- 2For consistent characters across multiple illustrations, use a tool like Midjourney's --cref or accept that current general image models drift
- 3Generate 5-10 per illustration and pick — variance is high even with seeded prompts
- 4For published commercial illustration, hire an actual illustrator — AI is great for blog filler, weak for hero brand work
Real examples from the playground
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