MYPASCHOOL (SASU)Training activity declaration no. 27580099158
contact@mypaschool.fr · 06 07 08 00 54
Create Your Own Illustrated Book with Professional Artwork, No Drawing Skills Needed
Children's picture book, short comic or illustrated guide: from story to publication on Amazon KDP, with AI as your pencil.
General information
- Format
- Remote (e-learning), at your own pace
- Duration
- 22 hours of training
- Level
- Beginner
- Language
- English
- Price
- €449
- Access
- Unlimited
Learning objectives
- Story and structure — Write a text suited to your reader, page by page
- Storyboard — Visualise the whole book before generating the first image
- Art direction — Choose a style and document it in a style bible
- Consistent characters — Keep the same hero from one page to the next with AI
- Retouching and upscaling — Get clean illustrations at 300 dpi
- Layout — Bring text and images together in Canva, Affinity or InDesign
- KDP printing — Bleed, colours, paperback and hardcover without file rejections
- Rights and publication — Use AI images safely and launch your book
Target audience
- Parents, grandparents and teachers who want to create a picture book for children
- Authors who have a children's text but no budget for an illustrator
- Trainers, coaches and experts who want to publish an illustrated guide
- Creatives curious to use AI in a professional and responsible way
- Authors already published on KDP who want to add illustrated books to their catalogue
Prerequisites
- A computer (Windows or Mac) with a stable internet connection
- No drawing or graphic design skills are needed
- An account with at least one image generator (a paid plan is recommended for commercial use)
- A free Canva account; Affinity Publisher or InDesign are optional
- An idea for a book, even if it is still vague
Programme
1. Getting your illustrated book project off to a good start
- 1.1 Welcome: what you will create in this course
- 1.2 Picture book, short comic or illustrated guide: choosing your format
- 1.3 What AI does well, and what it does badly
- 1.4 Your workspace and your tools
- 1.5 Project sheet: your book on one page
2. Writing the story and structuring the content
- 2.1 Finding your book's idea and promise
- 2.2 The narrative structure of a children's picture book
- 2.3 Structuring an illustrated guide or a practical book
- 2.4 Writing with AI without losing your voice
- 2.5 Adapting the text to the age group and to reading aloud
- 2.6 Page-by-page text breakdown template
3. Storyboard and flatplan
- 3.1 The flatplan: the map of your book
- 3.2 Drawing a storyboard without knowing how to draw
- 3.3 Framing, shots and visual rhythm
- 3.4 Turning the storyboard into a list of shots to generate
- 3.5 24- and 32-page flatplan template
4. Defining your art direction
- 4.1 What is art direction?
- 4.2 Exploring styles: watercolour, pencil, vector, soft 3D…
- 4.3 Building your colour palette and mood
- 4.4 The mood board
- 4.5 Writing your style bible
- 4.6 Style bible template
5. Creating consistent characters with AI
- 5.1 Why character consistency is so difficult
- 5.2 The detailed character profile
- 5.3 Character sheet: generating the reference views
- 5.4 Midjourney: character and style references
- 5.5 ChatGPT images and Ideogram: keeping the same hero
- 5.6 Secondary characters, animals and recurring objects
- 5.7 Character prompt library
6. Generating the scenes and pages of the book
- 6.1 Anatomy of a good scene prompt
- 6.2 Recurring settings: the house, the school, the forest…
- 6.3 Leaving room for text in the image
- 6.4 Producing in series: the batch production method
- 6.5 Selecting, correcting and regenerating flawed areas
7. Retouching, cut-outs and upscaling
- 7.1 Typical flaws in AI images and how to spot them
- 7.2 Retouching with Photopea, Affinity Photo or Photoshop
- 7.3 Harmonising colours across all pages
- 7.4 Enlarging without loss of quality (upscaling)
- 7.5 Illustration quality checklist
8. Laying out text and images
- 8.1 The basics of laying out an illustrated book
- 8.2 Choosing and pairing fonts
- 8.3 Complete layout in Canva
- 8.4 Layout in Affinity Publisher or InDesign
- 8.5 Front and back matter: title, copyright, dedication
- 8.6 Layout templates provided
9. Preparing print-ready files
- 9.1 Book formats and bleed explained simply
- 9.2 300 dpi resolution, RGB and CMYK: what you really need to know
- 9.3 Paperback or hardcover: KDP specifics for each
- 9.4 Exporting and checking your interior PDF
- 9.5 Print technical checklist
10. Creating a cover that makes people want to read
- 10.1 What makes an effective cover
- 10.2 Generating the cover illustration
- 10.3 Title, typography and back cover
- 10.4 KDP template: spine, bleed and export
11. Copyright and licences for AI images
- 11.1 Who owns an AI-generated image?
- 11.2 Tools' terms of use: commercial use
- 11.3 Avoiding infringement and declaring AI to Amazon
- 11.4 Creation log
12. Publishing on Amazon KDP and selling your book
- 12.1 Creating your KDP account and preparing your information
- 12.2 Book listing: title, description, keywords and categories
- 12.3 Pricing, royalties and ordering author copies
- 12.4 Digital edition: fixed-layout Kindle
- 12.5 Launching and promoting your book
- 12.6 30-day launch plan
Practical arrangements
- Access arrangements and timescales
- Online registration at any time. Access to the course opens as soon as payment is confirmed. On first access, a positioning questionnaire (situation, goals, starting level, adjustment needs) lets us tailor your support; a free preliminary call is still available on request.
- Teaching methods
- Distance learning (FOAD) on the platform, available 24/7: demonstration videos, downloadable resources, practical exercises based on real cases and a running project. Live virtual classes and replays. Trainer reachable by email or phone, with a reply within 48 working hours; optional one-to-one mentoring.
- Assessment methods
- Positioning questionnaire on entry, automatically marked quizzes (to be passed to complete the course), tracking of progress and learning time, satisfaction questionnaires at the end and later on. A certificate of completion is issued automatically at the end of the course, with the results achieved; a certificate of achievement and an attendance record can be downloaded.
- Accessibility
- This course is accessible to people with disabilities. Contact our disability officer before enrolling so that we can look at possible adjustments together (materials, pace, support). — Disability officer: Yvon-Patrick MAMIA — contact@mypaschool.fr — 06 07 08 00 54
- Trainer
- Yvon-Patrick Mamia, designer, web developer, author and trainer for more than 15 years.
- Contact
- contact@mypaschool.fr · 06 07 08 00 54