How to draw character portraits and scene pictures in WriteWithPaige

Step by step

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   Step 1: Describe the character first

   Open a character in the Story Bible and write how they look. Pictures are drawn from what you write.

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   Step 2: Tap “Draw a portrait”

   The portrait takes about a minute. It lands on the entry even if you close the tab. Tap “Draw another” for a new take.

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   Step 3: Draw a picture in chat

   In the composer, tap “Draw” (computer) or “＋” then “Draw a picture” (phone). Describe it, pick a shape, choose “Include a character” if you like, then tap “Draw it (about a minute)”.

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   Step 4: Turn a passage into a picture

   In the chapter editor, select 10 to 500 words and tap “Visualize”. The picture goes into your chapter right after the passage.

   

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   Step 5: Find every picture

   Open the project’s ⋯ menu and tap “Pictures” to see every picture in the project in one place.

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   Step 6: Set a book cover

   From the project’s ⋯ menu, tap “Book cover”, then “Upload a picture” or pick one from your book. It becomes the first page of your EPUB and PDF.

Story Bible pictures

Characters, places, items and groups can each have a picture. A character gets a portrait, a place gets a scene, an item gets an illustration and a group gets an emblem. Lore and plot arcs have no picture.

The draw button needs a description. If the entry is empty you see “Describe this character to draw a portrait, or add your own image.”

Draw a picture from the chat

On a computer, tap “Draw” in the composer. It shows how many pictures you have left. On a phone, tap “＋” to open “Add to your message”, then “Draw a picture”.

Describe what you want in “Describe the image you want”. Pick a shape: square, portrait or landscape. If your Story Bible has described characters, “Include a character” draws one of them as your Bible describes them. Leave it on “No one in particular” for a scene with no set character.

Tap “Draw it (about a minute)”. The picture appears in the chat. When you have none left, the button changes to “Out of images” with a link to upgrade.

Visualize a passage

Select a passage in the chapter editor, then tap “Visualize” in the toolbar (on a phone it is an icon). Select at least 10 words and at most 500.

The picture is drawn from the passage alone, so the scene in your prose is the subject. A placeholder goes into the chapter right away and turns into the picture when it is ready, about a minute later. It saves with the chapter, so closing the tab loses nothing.

Pictures in adventures

In an adventure, Paige can draw each scene in the art style you picked. The pictures button in the top bar switches between “Pictures on every scene” and “Pictures on request”. On request, tap “Illustrate this scene” under a turn. Tap “Try drawing this scene again” for a new take.

Add faces in the “You” panel under “Faces”: a portrait and a one-line look for each character. Scene pictures draw them from that look.

Free adventures come with pictures on the first scenes. Paid plans draw more scenes as you play. When a window’s pictures run out you see “This window’s pictures are used up.” You can keep playing; Paige still describes every scene.

Every picture in one place

Open a project’s ⋯ menu and tap “Pictures”, or use “Pictures” in the chat’s ⋯ menu. The window “Every picture in this project” groups them under “From your chats”, “Story Bible” and “Uploaded files”.

Tap a picture to see where it came from (“Paige drew this” or “You added this”). Tap “Go to the message” or “Open the entry” to jump there, or “Use as book cover” to make it your cover.

Your book cover

Your cover becomes the first page of your EPUB and PDF, and the picture e-readers show in your library. Open the project’s ⋯ menu and tap “Book cover”, or tap “Add a cover” in the Export window.

Tap “Upload a picture” (JPEG, PNG or WebP, up to 25 MB), or pick one under “Or use a picture from this book”. To change it, tap “Upload a new one”; to clear it, tap “Remove”. Adventures use their scene pictures instead of a book cover.

Your picture allowance

Every plan has a picture allowance that refills on the same schedule as your messages. Free has a small allowance. Plus, Pro, Ultra and Business get more, and higher plans get the most. The Draw buttons show how many you have left; a Story Bible entry shows “No pictures left for now” when you are out.

If a picture fails to draw, it is given back. You see “Could not draw that one. Your image was given back.”

What Paige will draw

Pictures are always drawn with everyone fully clothed. There is no adult picture mode.

Characters under 18 are drawn only in a wholesome, everyday way. A request that pairs a minor with anything sexual is refused, nothing is drawn and nothing is spent. You see “I can’t draw that one. Try describing the scene a different way.”

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