Comicbook Experiment Made With Midjourney

This project has been an ongoing experiment, filled with trial and error, but it's a rewarding process of learning how to create something new with AI.

1. Experimenting with MidJourney:
Crafting Comic Book Visuals

2. Testing MidJourney: A Comic Book Experiment
Students are attending a Psychology class in a large circular lecture hall inside a space station.
This space station is orbiting somewhere within our Solar system. It’s the end of the 23rd century.

3. ●Visual Storytelling: Control the consistency.
●Panel Sequencing: Keep the proper story unfolding.
●Speech Balloons: Keep it short.
More frames + less text = reader’s satisfaction
●Captions and Sound Effects: Don’t overdo.
●Artistic Style: Consistent character design and backgrounds.
●Page Layout: Create ambience - manage flow of the story.
Basic Principles of Comicbooks

4. Test Phase
●The first attempt where
photos were used for
comicbook panels.
●Photos are easier to generate.
●Easier to keep the
consistency, but…
●Illustration is common
comicbook language.

5. Dr. Clark, Everyone!

6. Character Exploration
●Visual Design: Create a
distinctive visual
appearance for the main
protagonist, including
costume, physique, body
language, and facial
features.
●Pick one style and make
it uniform for the further
character development.

7. Purify Protagonist Selection

8. Defining Character
●Refining consistency via
image prompting.
●Vary styles and aspect ratio.
●Make more variations
(different facial expressions,
different hand gestures) all
of that can be used later.
●Be ready for tons of
photoshoping, cutting and
re-prompting.

9. Select Supporting
Characters
●Same Visual Style: Keep it Adjusted
●Generate Extra Variations: If Not NPC
●Enhanced Story Dynamics: Depth
Through Supporting Cast.
●Character Interaction: Interaction
Enriches Main Character.
●Diverse Perspectives: Enriching the
narrative and engaging a wider
audience.
●Conflict and Resolution: Varied
Characters Bring Dynamic Plot.

10. Developing Supporting Character

11. Select Compeling
Background Images
●Atmosphere Enhancement: Setting
the Tone and Ambience Vibe.
●Visual Storytelling Support:
Providing context of the narrative
●Character Interaction: Enriching the
Overall Experience.
●Engaging Aesthetics: Visual Appeal
to Captivate Readers.

12. Text Conversion
via Chat GPT
●You can’t just go with
copy/paste text from
story format to
comicbook format.
●It would be tedious for
readers to follow.
●Fountain-Style Format
writing.

13. Conclusion
●Generate Varied Visual Elements
Efficiently With Appropriate Prompts
●Detail Matters: Clothing, Colors, Hair.
Use Photoshop for
Character Consistency.
●Maintain Ambient Color and Lighting.
●Consider AI-Suggested
Gimmicks Creatively.
●Adapt Text for Comic Readability:
Use Chat GPT for Assistance.
●Allocate Sufficient Free Time: Comic
Creation Is Time-Intensive.

14. The End