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Picture-book illustration with a consistent character

An illustrated picture-book spread with room for text, plus a follow-up pattern to keep the same character across pages.

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Written for GPT Image 2.5 (ChatGPT Images 2.5) · Updated 2026-10-16

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Children's picture-book illustration, double-page spread, of [character, e.g. a small hedgehog named Pip with a red scarf] [action, e.g. building a leaf boat at the edge of a pond]. Soft watercolor and colored-pencil texture, warm afternoon light, gentle palette of [colors], expressive but simple faces, leave the upper-left quarter as calm sky for text. No text in the image.

Replace everything in [square brackets] with your own details.

Settings & parameters

• API: size: 1536x1024 or 2048x1152 for a wide spread, quality: high
• ChatGPT: after the first page, say "Next page, same character and style: [new action]" so it keeps context

Variations

• "Cut-paper collage with visible paper grain" style.
• Night scene: "lit by fireflies and a crescent moon".
• Make a character reference sheet first and attach it to every page request.

Tips

• Keep a written character bible (colors, clothing, size) and paste it into each page prompt.
• Add the story text in a layout tool for clean, editable typography.