Upload Your Manuscript & Get It Illustrated

How do I get my manuscript illustrated with AI?

Paste your text or upload a PDF, TXT or Markdown file. NFE Studios keeps your exact words and splits the manuscript into scenes or pages. You design the main characters once, then illustrate each scene, add voices if you like, and export an illustrated PDF or compile a film.

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   Import your text

   Paste the manuscript or upload a .pdf, .txt or .md file. Nothing is rewritten; your words stay exactly as written.

2. 2

   Review the scene breaks

   The text is split into scenes or pages ready to illustrate. Check where each break falls before you start making images.

3. 3

   Design your cast

   Create each main character once, in a chosen art style, so they look the same in every picture.

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   Illustrate and export

   Generate an image per scene, animate stills into video, add narration or character voices, then export a PDF or film.

Real pages made in NFE Studios

These pages are from Wings of a Dream, our own illustrated series, written and illustrated in the studio. The same characters stay consistent from page to page.

What does an illustrated manuscript page look like?

Your original passage appears unchanged, paired with an illustration of the moment it describes. The image description shows what the engine draws, using your character designs. Here is an example page built from a short passage of a made-up manuscript.

PAGE 12 · from "Salt and Cedar"

YOUR TEXT (unchanged)
"The ferry horn sounded twice, and June knew she had
missed it. She sat down on her suitcase at the end of the
dock and watched the island get smaller, the way you watch
something you've decided not to want."

ILLUSTRATION
A late-afternoon dock in muted blues and greys. June — the
same character as earlier pages: thirties, green raincoat,
short dark hair — sits on a battered brown suitcase, her
back to us. A white ferry shrinks toward a pine-covered
island on the horizon. Gulls wheel overhead.

Example written for this page to show the format. It is not real user output, and your results will differ.

How do I prepare a manuscript for illustration?

Start with a clean, final draft, since your words stay exactly as you upload them. Clear chapter or scene breaks help the text split sensibly. Before illustrating, write down how each main character looks, so their designs match the way you describe them in the text.

• Finalize the text first

  Fix typos and finish edits before importing. The engine won't change your words, so mistakes come through too.

• Mark scene breaks

  Use chapter headings or a marker like *** between scenes. Clear breaks give cleaner illustrated pages.

• Write a character sheet

  List each main character's age, hair, clothes and any signature item. Use it when you design your cast.

What you get

• ✓Paste text or upload a PDF, TXT or MD manuscript
• ✓Your exact words, laid out into illustrated pages
• ✓Consistent character art for every scene
• ✓Export an illustrated book or compile a film

How much does it cost?

Importing your text is free. You get 100 free tokens to start, and 1 token is $0.01. Each character design costs 75 tokens and each standard illustration 15, or 60 for high quality. Narration costs 15 tokens per 1,000 characters, and video is 13 tokens per second.

Top-ups come in $10, $25, $50, $100 with bonus tokens on larger amounts. The free plan adds a watermark and no commercial rights; pay-as-you-go has no watermark and includes commercial rights. See full pricing →

Frequently asked questions

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New to the studio? Read the step-by-step guide, compare token costs on the pricing page, or browse writing tips on the blog.