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AI · January 15, 2024

Visualise novels using Midjourney and GPT-4

See some of my favourite generations at the bottom of this post In part 1 we saw how we can use descriptions generated by GPT-4 as prompts to

Visualise novels using Midjourney and GPT-4 launched on January 15, 2024 with 13 votes, #1,144 of 4,437 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.

In plain words

This tool helps writers and readers visualize novels by combining Midjourney's image generation with GPT-4's text analysis. It extracts key scenes and characters from literary works, then generates corresponding artwork. The tool is designed for authors seeking creative inspiration, publishers developing marketing materials, and readers wanting visual interpretations of their favorite books.

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From the sources

In part 1 we saw how we can use descriptions generated by GPT-4 as prompts to Midjourney to visualise characters from our favourite novels. In part 2, we will apply the same idea to two more aspects of a novel: 1. locations, such as buildings, houses, or cities; and 2. key events, such as major plot points and famous scenes. This should help bring our favourite novels to life even further! The code, now updated to include the option to visualise key locations and events, is available on my GitHub: https://github.com/parsaghaffari/Melquiades Our first task is to list all the key “ thing”s of the same type from the book; be it characters, locations or events. So let’s modify the…from parsabg.com

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