ImagEnation

Which chapter are you on?

Everyone you’ve met so far. No one you haven’t.

Upload a book, tell ImagEnation which chapter you’re on, and see portraits of its characters only up to there.

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You turn the page. The cast follows.

Every character steps on stage at the chapter that introduces them, never before. Scroll back and they leave. The filter runs on the server, so later chapters never reach your screen.

  1. Chapter 1Chapter 1, not read yet
  2. Chapter 2Chapter 2, not read yet
  3. Chapter 3Chapter 3, not read yet
  4. Chapter 4Chapter 4, not read yet
  5. Chapter 5Chapter 5, not read yet
  6. Chapter 6Chapter 6, not read yet
  7. Chapter 7Chapter 7, not read yet
  8. Chapter 8Chapter 8, not read yet
  9. Chapter 9Chapter 9, not read yet
  10. Chapter 10Chapter 10, not read yet
  11. Chapter 11Chapter 11, not read yet
  12. Chapter 12Chapter 12, not read yet

Every portrait starts as a plain sheet.

ImagEnation gathers what the book has said about a character up to your chapter, and nothing after it, then paints one full-body figure on a white ground. If the book hasn’t said it, the description leaves it blank.

The Cheshire CatAs of chapter 6

“A large cat which was sitting on the hearth and grinning from ear to ear.” Chapter 6

Kind of being
a cat
Size
large
Expression
grinning from ear to ear
Claws
very long
Teeth
a great many
Fur color
not described yet

Drawn in the style you choose, never copied from a film, series or game.

Portrait: John Tenniel, The Nursery “Alice”, 1890. It stands in for the image ImagEnation generates.

Portrait: John Tenniel, The Nursery “Alice”, 1890. It stands in for the image ImagEnation generates.

The portrait changes with the book.

A lasting change starts a new phase with its own portrait. A look that lasts a single chapter, like a disguise or a transformation, is shown in that chapter only. You can paint every phase in one go.

Alice’s appearance

  1. Chapter 1First description
  2. Chapter 2Temporary look“Opening out like the largest telescope that ever was.”

Chapter 3: her usual look is back. The temporary portrait stays in chapter 2.

Portraits: John Tenniel, 1890, standing in for generated images.

Twelve styles, one cast.

Pick a style for the whole book or for a single character. Cinematic Realistic is the default.

  1. Cinematic Realistic

    A film still: soft, dramatic light and natural texture.

    Default

  2. Photorealistic

    A photograph: true-to-life detail in natural light.

  3. Digital Illustration

    Clean shapes, smooth painterly shading, crisp edges.

  4. Fantasy Concept Art

    Painterly brushwork, rich costume, epic but grounded.

  5. Cartoon

    Bold clean outlines, simple shapes, flat bright colors.

  6. Anime / Manga

    Clean line art, cel shading, expressive eyes.

  7. Comic Book

    Confident inks, halftone shading, bold contrast.

  8. Watercolor

    Soft washes, visible paper, gentle bleeding color.

  9. Oil Painting

    Visible brushstrokes, layered color, warm chiaroscuro.

  10. Storybook Illustration

    Warm gouache textures for a picture book.

  11. 3D Animated Film

    An animated feature: soft light, appealing shapes.

  12. Pixel Art

    Crisp pixels, a limited palette, no blur.

You choose who gets a portrait.

By default, nothing is painted until you ask. Pick characters, set the chapter each portrait is based on, and see the cost estimate before you confirm. Generate with your own Gemini API key, or with your ChatGPT plan through Codex.

It finds kinds of creatures too, like the guinea-pigs of chapter 4, not just individuals.

Characters introduced up to chapter 7

Main (4)

Supporting (2)

Creatures (1)

2 selected
Based on chapter7
StyleWatercolor
Generate with

The cost estimate appears here before you confirm, from the provider’s public price list.

Ask the book. It only knows what you’ve read.

The chat answers from chapter 1 up to the limit you set, and from nothing else: not later chapters, not what the internet knows about the book.

Example conversationUp to chapter 7

  1. YouWhy is it always six o’clock at the tea-party?

    The bookThe Hatter says he quarrelled with Time, and since then Time won’t do a thing he asks. It’s always six o’clock, so it’s always tea-time.

  2. YouWho stole the tarts in chapter 11?

    The bookThat is after chapter 7, so answering would spoil it. Raise the chapter limit if you have read it.

    A question about a later chapter gets this fixed reply, without asking the AI.

Your book stays yours.

  • Private by default. Your book, its chapters, characters and images are visible only to you.
  • Shared only if you want. A public link shows the characters chapter by chapter. Never the text, never the file.
  • Spoiler-safe on the server. The chapter filter runs before anything is sent to your screen.
  • Your keys stay locked. API keys and sign-ins are stored encrypted and never shown back in full.

Start from the chapter you’re on.

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