How to make AI illustrations
AUGUST 28, 2024
2 MIN READ
AI FOR: Advanced Users
Credit: Designer in Copilot
AI is transforming the way we create and share artistic ideas, making the process more accessible than ever. With Copilot, artists and novices alike can harness the power of artificial intelligence to help them produce stunning digital illustrations.
What is an illustration?
Illustrations are visual representations that make concepts, narratives, and ideas more comprehensible and engaging. These can be found in a variety of media including books, digital interfaces, and educational materials.
Designer in Copilot allows it to act as an AI image creator. By feeding Copilot a single prompt, you can watch your illustration ideas unfold in seconds.
How to write an AI illustration prompt
The best AI art prompts for Copilot provide clarity and detail. Here’s how to construct AI art prompts that lead to high-quality AI-generated artwork.
Have a vision
Most works of art start with a vision, and it's no different for AI illustrations. Your prompt needs to contain a subject, which could be a person, setting, inanimate object, or abstract idea, like emotion.
Having a subject is the bare minimum. Effective AI art prompts, from illustrations to 3D art, go beyond a subject. They include context, perspective, and details. And for certain genres like illustrations, using the right terminology is key to getting what you want from Copilot.
Specify an art style
Choosing an art style for your illustration can make a big difference in the tone and feel of the final result. Here are several possible art styles you can mention in your Copilot prompts:
- Realist
- Caricature
- Storybook
- Surrealist
- 3D
- Minimalist
- Cartoon
- Geometric
- Comic strip
- Digital
- Sketch
- Fashion sketch
For example, you might prompt Copilot by saying, “Create a digital illustration of a wolf up close using a red and black complementary color palette to create a vibrant and dynamic composition.” It might then generate an image like this:
Credit: Designer in Copilot
Choose your illustration method
Once you have a vision and style in mind for your illustration, there are many illustrations methods Copilot can use to help you execute it. Think like an illustrator as you consider what tools or methods will achieve the image you envision. Try adding a common illustration method like one of these to your AI art prompt:
- Metal etching
- Pencil and ink
- Watercolor
- Freehand digital
- Vector graphics
- Acrylics
Get creative and try mix-matching different methods and styles, perhaps multiple. Even if some style combinations sound impossible to execute in real life, don’t be afraid to do it, because why not push the boundaries of art? For example, you might prompt Copilot to “create a 3D, geometric, abstract, metal-etching illustration of a forest filled with a variety of mythical creatures inspired by traditional Japanese folklore.” Something like this could be the result:
Credit: Designer in Copilot
Use composition techniques
Good composition organizes the elements in an illustration harmoniously and directs the viewer’s attention to certain focal points. Specify composition techniques like these in your Copilot prompts:
- Radial: Arranges elements in a circular fashion to center attention inwards.
- Rule of thirds: Divides the image into thirds both horizontally and vertically to emphasize key elements.
- Golden rule: Uses a mathematical ratio seen in nature and classic art to create aesthetically pleasing proportions.
If you prompt Copilot to “make a kaleidoscopic pencil illustration using a radial composition of visual representation of spring,” you might get an image like this:
Credit: Designer in Copilot
Just imagine the illustrations you can create when you include these elements in your Copilot prompt! Start transforming your creative ideas into stunning illustrations with Copilot or the Copilot app, and learn more about making AI art in our AI art prompting guide.
- Features and functionality subject to change.
- Articles are written specifically for the United States market; features, functionality, and availability may vary by region.
- At Microsoft, we are always updating and testing features to offer our users the best possible experiences as we experiment with new approaches to functionality. To improve the user experience and streamline our tools that empower creativity, Bing Image Creator is now Designer and Bing Chat is now Copilot. Create wow-worthy images with your words and AI with Designer, and try Copilot, your AI-powered search assistant for the web.
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