Generate diverse creative illustrations via OpenAI Images API. Create book illustrations, editorial art, children's book art, concept illustrations, and artistic scenes. Use when user needs creative visual content for stories, articles, presentations, or artistic projects (e.g., "illustrate a fairy tale scene", "create editorial art about technology", "design children's book illustrations", "generate concept art for a story").
Generate professional illustrations for books, editorial content, children's stories, and creative projects.
OPENAI_API_KEYGenerate a simple illustration:
python3 ~/Projects/agent-scripts/skills/creative-illustration/scripts/illustrate.py \
--subject "a cozy cottage in an enchanted forest"
Generate with specific style:
python3 ~/Projects/agent-scripts/skills/creative-illustration/scripts/illustrate.py \
--subject "a robot learning to paint" \
--style "watercolor" \
--mood "whimsical"
Generate a story sequence:
python3 ~/Projects/agent-scripts/skills/creative-illustration/scripts/illustrate.py \
--subject "Alice discovers a tiny door" \
--subject "Alice shrinks down" \
--subject "Alice enters Wonderland" \
--style "whimsical illustration" \
--mood "magical"
chapter-opener - Full-page chapter opening scenecharacter-intro - Character introduction portraitlandscape-scene - Wide landscape establishing shotaction-moment - Dynamic action or pivotal momentemotional-scene - Emotional or dramatic scenecover-art - Book cover illustration styleconceptual-art - Abstract conceptual illustrationinfo-graphic - Informational illustration styleportrait-editorial - Editorial portraitspot-illustration - Small spot illustrationfull-page-spread - Magazine full-page spreadpicture-book - Classic picture book illustrationwhimsical - Playful and imaginative styleeducational - Educational book illustrationbedtime-story - Soft, calming bedtime story artadventure-map - Adventure map or treasure mapenvironment-concept - Environmental concept artcharacter-concept - Character design conceptprop-concept - Object or prop designstoryboard - Storyboard panel stylemood-board - Mood board aestheticwatercolor - Watercolor painting with soft edgesoil-painting - Rich oil painting texturecharcoal-sketch - Charcoal drawing styleink-wash - Ink wash / sumi-e stylepastel - Soft pastel drawingcolored-pencil - Colored pencil illustrationgouache - Gouache opaque watercoloracrylic - Acrylic painting stylelino-cut - Linocut printmaking stylewoodcut - Woodcut print aestheticdigital-painting - Digital paintingvector-illustration - Clean vector artflat-design - Flat design aestheticisometric - Isometric perspectivepixel-art - Retro pixel artconcept-art - Game/film concept art stylecel-shaded - Cel shaded animation stylelow-poly - Low poly 3D aestheticpicture-book - Classic picture bookstorybook-illustration - Vintage storybook arteditorial-illustration - Magazine editorialnewspaper-engraving - Newspaper engraving styleposter-art - Vintage poster designwoodblock-print - Japanese woodblock printscreen-print - Screen print aestheticwhimsical - Playful and imaginativemagical - Magical and enchantingmysterious - Mysterious and intriguingpeaceful - Calm and serenedramatic - Dramatic and intensenostalgic - Warm and nostalgicgloomy - Dark and atmosphericvibrant - Bright and energeticromantic - Soft and romanticquirky - Quirky and eccentric--subject - Illustration subject/description (repeatable for batch)--type - Illustration type (default: illustration)--style - Artistic style (default: watercolor)--mood - Mood/atmosphere (default: peaceful)--palette - Color palette suggestion--composition - Composition guidance (e.g., "wide shot", "close-up")--count - Number of variants per subject (default: 1)--out-dir - Output directory (default: ~/Projects/tmp/creative-illustration-*)--size - Image size: 1024x1024, 1792x1024, 1024x1792 (default: 1024x1024)--quality - high/standard (default: high)--model - OpenAI image model (default: gpt-image-1.5)--api-key - OpenAI API key (or use OPENAI_API_KEY env)Children's book page:
python3 ~/Projects/agent-scripts/skills/creative-illustration/scripts/illustrate.py \
--subject "a curious rabbit with a pocket watch" \
--type "picture-book" \
--style "watercolor" \
--mood "whimsical" \
--palette "pastel"
Editorial concept art:
python3 ~/Projects/agent-scripts/skills/creative-illustration/scripts/illustrate.py \
--subject "AI and humanity working together" \
--type "conceptual-art" \
--style "vector-illustration" \
--mood "optimistic" \
--composition "symbolic"
Story sequence:
python3 ~/Projects/agent-scripts/skills/creative-illustration/scripts/illustrate.py \
--subject "Hero finds an ancient map" \
--subject "Hero deciphers mysterious symbols" \
--subject "Hero discovers a hidden passage" \
--subject "Hero enters the forgotten temple" \
--style "storybook-illustration" \
--mood "mysterious" \
--palette "earth tones"
Full custom prompt:
python3 ~/Projects/agent-scripts/skills/creative-illustration/scripts/illustrate.py \
--prompt "A magical treehouse library nestled among ancient redwoods, spiral staircase winding up the trunk, lanterns hanging from branches, books floating in mid-air, warm golden light streaming through leaves, detailed watercolor illustration style, whimsical and enchanting"
pastel - Soft pastel colorsearth tones - Natural browns, greens, goldsvibrant - Bright saturated colorsmuted - Desaturated, subtle colorsmonochrome - Single color variationsjewel tones - Rich ruby, emerald, sapphireautumn - Orange, red, yellow, brownwinter - Blue, white, silver, purpletropical - Bright greens, teals, pinksvintage - Warm sepia, faded toneswide shot - Wide establishing sceneclose-up - Intimate close-uppanoramic - Panoramic landscaperule-of-thirds - Balanced rule of thirdscentered - Centered subjectdiagonal - Dynamic diagonal compositiontriangular - Triangular compositioncircular - Circular / spiral compositionsymmetrical - Perfectly symmetricalasymmetrical - Asymmetrical balance*.png - Illustration imagesprompts.json - All prompts usedindex.html - Illustration gallerypython3 ~/Projects/agent-scripts/skills/creative-illustration/scripts/illustrate.py \
--subject "Girl finds a magical seed" \
--subject "Seed grows into a glowing plant" \
--subject "Plant reveals a tiny fairy" \
--subject "Fairy shows girl a secret garden" \
--subject "Girl shares garden with friends" \
--type "picture-book" \
--style "watercolor" \
--mood "whimsical"
python3 ~/Projects/agent-scripts/skills/creative-illustration/scripts/illustrate.py \
--subject "The future of sustainable cities" \
--type "conceptual-art" \
--style "vector-illustration" \
--mood "optimistic" \
--count 2
python3 ~/Projects/agent-scripts/skills/creative-illustration/scripts/illustrate.py \
--subject "The dragon's treasure hoard under ancient runes" \
--type "chapter-opener" \
--style "oil-painting" \
--mood "dramatic" \
--palette "jewel tones"