[The NO Prompt Method] MULTIPLE Consistent Characters with Custom GPT & DALL-E

Mia Meow
22 Dec 202315:17

TLDRThis video script guides viewers on creating a story illustrator bot in ChatGPT, focusing on generating consistent characters for a narrative. It emphasizes the importance of detailed character design and art style selection, particularly the Pixar 3D animation style, to maintain visual consistency. The process involves configuring the GPT bot with specific instructions, testing, and refining the generated images using tools like Canva Plus for corrections. The ultimate goal is to have an illustrator bot that understands the story and produces images that complement the narrative, allowing for a more immersive and visually coherent storytelling experience.

Takeaways

  • 📚 The goal is to create a story illustrator bot in ChatGPT that generates consistent characters and environments for stories without tedious prompts.
  • 🖌️ The bot uses a configuration and instruction set from the GPT backend to generate prompts for DALL-E, which then creates images.
  • 🚫 GPT does not use gen ID or seed number for image generation, relying solely on the input instructions.
  • 🎨 Setting up character design and style is crucial for maintaining consistency in the generated images.
  • 👧 The creator's main character, Yoko, is an eight-year-old Japanese girl with specific features and outfit details.
  • 🐶 For animals, specifying a recognizable breed like a Corgi helps maintain consistency and reduces the chance of varied results.
  • 📝 It's important to be as specific as possible with character features while keeping the description concise for the GPT's prompt limitations.
  • 🎥 The creator chose a 3D, Pixar animation style for the images, which DALL-E has been extensively trained on.
  • 🤖 Building the GPT bot involves configuring it with a clear purpose, backstory, and specific behavior instructions.
  • 🔄 The bot ensures consistent visual style, high resolution, and adherence to the specified art style and character details.
  • 🛠️ If the generated image has incorrect details, they can be corrected using tools like Canva Plus, which offers photo editing features.

Q & A

  • What is the primary goal of the story illustrator bot in ChatGPT?

    -The primary goal is to create multiple, consistent characters for a story without the need to repeat tedious prompts each time.

  • How does the image generation process work with GPT and DALL-E?

    -The GPT bot takes user requests, considers the configuration and instructions, and generates a prompt under 400 characters to send to DALL-E, which then creates an image as output.

  • Why is it important to set the age of characters in the story?

    -Setting the age ensures that the generated images accurately represent the characters' age, preventing misrepresentation such as depicting a child character as an adult.

  • What is the significance of specifying outfits for characters in the story?

    -Specifying outfits helps maintain character consistency and makes them more distinct, which is crucial for visual storytelling and recognition.

  • How does one maintain consistency in animal characters like Lucky the dog?

    -To maintain consistency, it's recommended to specify an easily identifiable dog breed and avoid complex markings that could lead to inconsistent results.

  • What is the recommended art style for the GPT bot to ensure consistency in images?

    -A 3D, Pixar animation style is recommended due to its extensive training on DALL-E and its popularity.

  • How does the GPT bot ensure high resolution and quality in generated images?

    -The GPT bot ensures high resolution and quality by maintaining consistent visual style, proportions, and clothing details as per the reference images and user requests.

  • What is the aspect ratio that the GPT bot should generate images in?

    -The GPT bot should generate images in an aspect ratio of 16 by 9, which is suitable for creating a movie out of the images.

  • How can one correct details in generated images that are not accurate?

    -Details can be corrected using tools like Canva Plus, which allows users to edit photos, remove unwanted parts, and adjust outfits to match the desired character design.

  • What is the ultimate hack for achieving character consistency in the story illustrations?

    -The ultimate hack involves setting up detailed character designs, specifying outfits, choosing a consistent art style, and using a well-crafted instruction set for the GPT bot to follow.

  • How can users improve their experience with the story illustrator bot?

    -Users can improve their experience by providing clear and specific character descriptions, setting a consistent art style, and using reference images to guide the bot in generating accurate and consistent images.

Outlines

00:00

🎨 Building a Story Illustrator Bot

The video begins with the goal of creating a story illustrator bot in ChatGPT to generate consistent characters for a story. The bot allows users to input character details and place them in various environments without tedious prompts. It also enables discussions to fine-tune images using natural language. The creator shares a hack for maintaining character consistency and emphasizes the importance of setting up character designs and style. The process involves sending user requests to the GPT bot, which then generates a prompt for DALL-E to create images. The video also discusses the limitations of the GPT bot in using gen IDs and seed numbers for image generation and provides tips for character design, such as specifying outfits and features to maintain consistency.

05:04

🤖 Configuring the GPT Bot

The second paragraph focuses on the configuration of the GPT bot, detailing the process of setting up the bot's instructions and capabilities. The creator shares their preferred method of inputting instructions directly into the bot builder, which involves copying and pasting a set of instructions developed through multiple chat sessions. These instructions include the bot's purpose, behavior, character descriptions, visual style, and aspect ratio for image generation. The video also covers the importance of checking and adjusting the bot's instructions to ensure consistency and accuracy in image generation.

10:05

🖼️ Image Generation and Corrections

This paragraph discusses the process of image generation using the GPT bot and DALL-E, highlighting the challenges of achieving desired results. The creator demonstrates how to correct image details using Canva Plus, including using the Magic Eraser tool and editing features to adjust character outfits and expressions. The video shows examples of incorrect character details and how to fix them, as well as the process of recreating scenes with reference images. The creator emphasizes the iterative nature of the process, encouraging viewers to try and retry until they achieve satisfactory results.

15:05

📺 Turning Images into Animations

The final paragraph teases the next video, which will provide a step-by-step guide on how to turn the generated images into animations. The creator invites viewers to watch the upcoming video for more information on this process.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡Story Illustrator Bot

A bot designed within ChatGPT to create visual representations of characters and scenes from a story. It allows users to input details about their characters and story, and the bot generates images consistent with those details. In the video, the creator aims to build such a bot for a more interactive and visual storytelling experience.

💡Character Consistency

Refers to the ability of the bot to maintain a uniform appearance of characters across different images. This includes their physical features, outfits, and expressions. Consistency is crucial for storytelling as it helps the audience recognize and relate to the characters.

💡DALL-E

An AI system that generates images from textual descriptions. In the context of the video, DALL-E is the backend system that the GPT bot interacts with to create the visual content. The bot sends a prompt to DALL-E, which then produces the image.

💡Art Style

The visual aesthetic or technique used in the creation of images. The video mentions the use of a 3D, Pixar animation style, which is a popular and recognizable style known for its high-quality, three-dimensional rendering.

💡Aspect Ratio

The proportional relationship between the width and height of an image. In the video, the creator specifies an aspect ratio of 16 by 9, which is a common format for widescreen displays and movies.

💡Base Prompts

Predefined textual descriptions that serve as a foundation for the GPT bot to generate image prompts. These base prompts include essential details about characters and settings that should be included in every image generated by the bot.

💡GPT Bot Configuration

The process of setting up the parameters and instructions for the GPT bot to function as intended. This includes defining the bot's purpose, behavior, and the specific details it should consider when generating images.

💡Image Correction

The process of modifying generated images to correct inaccuracies or details that do not match the intended design. Tools like Canva Plus can be used to edit images and adjust elements such as clothing or background settings.

💡Reference Images

Existing images that serve as a guide or model for the bot to create new images. These help the bot understand the desired visual style and details more accurately.

💡3D Animation

A form of animation that creates the illusion of three-dimensional space, giving characters and objects depth and volume. The video's creator aims for a 3D animation style to enhance the realism and appeal of the generated images.

Highlights

Building a story illustrator bot in ChatGPT to create consistent characters for stories.

Using natural language to discuss and fine-tune images with the illustrator bot.

Achieving character consistency through a secret hack.

The image generation process involves sending a prompt to DALL-E based on user input and GPT configuration.

GPT does not use gen ID or seed number for image generation, only user input is considered.

Setting up character design and style is crucial for the GPT bot.

Creating a character design with specific details to maintain consistency.

Recommendation to specify an identifiable dog breed for animal characters.

Using fewer words to describe characters to fit the 400-character limit for DALL-E prompts.

Determining the art style for a consistent look and feel of images.

Using a 3D, Pixar animation style for image generation.

Building the GPT bot by configuring it with specific instructions and capabilities.

The GPT bot maintains consistent visual style, outfits, and expressions across illustrations.

The bot always generates images in a 16 by 9 aspect ratio for a movie-like format.

Correcting image details using Canva Plus and Magic Eraser.

The bot is not perfect but offers a lot of potential with the ability to upload reference images and assign character details.

Teaching how to correct wrong details in generated images using editing tools.