Visual Storytelling with AI: Create Consistent Illustrated Stories
A course by Jaime Sanjuan Ocabo , Digital Painter and Illustrator
Joined December 2013
Visual storytelling with AI for graphic novels, Freepik Spaces, character design, coherent environments, professional sequences
Joined December 2013
Learn how to turn loose ideas into a clear visual story using AI. Illustrator Jaime Sanjuan walks you through shaping your story world, writing a practical visual brief and turning it into a unified graphic style with Freepik, Freepik Spaces and ChatGPT. You’ll design characters whose anatomy, clothes and expressions stay consistent, and build environments that feel lived‑in rather than pasted behind them.
You’ll dive into style, composition, lighting, colour and visual storytelling so your images read as parts of the same universe. As you go, you’ll place characters in different scenes, guide their gestures and emotions and arrange everything into a finished page ready for a portfolio, editorial pitch or concept art project.
For illustrators, designers and visual storytellers who want to use AI as a creative partner without losing control over story or style.
What will you learn in this online course?
6 lessons & 3 downloads
- 25 students
- 6 lessons (1h 19m)
- 3 additional resources (2 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, German, English, Italian, Portuguese
- Spanish · English · Italian · Portuguese · German
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
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FreepikWhat is this course's project?
You will develop a coherent visual narrative using artificial intelligence, creating an illustrated universe with its own unique style. You will design consistent characters and settings, integrating scenes to build a solid narrative sequence, ready for portfolios, editorial presentations, or professional projects.
Who is this online course for?
For illustrators, designers, and visual storytellers who already tinker with AI images and want to move past one‑off prompts into a steady, cohesive world. If you're trying to shape proper graphic‑novel pages, storyboards, or a project you wouldn’t mind putting in a portfolio, this is your spot.
Requirements and materials
You don’t need any special background. If you can use a computer, have a steady internet connection, a Freepik account or trial, and a curiosity for visual stories or comics—even if you can’t draw—you’re set. Just bring a bit of willingness to play with AI tools and prompts.
Jaime Sanjuan Ocabo
A course by Jaime Sanjuan Ocabo
Jaime Sanjuán is a digital designer, illustrator, and painter. He studied fine art at the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, where he learned traditional artistic techniques such as oil painting, pastels, clay modeling, etc. However, he decided to swap his brushes and studio for an iPad and the Procreate app, which give him the possibility to explore countless techniques without needing much space and using only his fingers.
Jaime has always been fascinated by realist and hyperrealist painting. It's this aesthetic that he always seeks in his paintings and illustrations, which are full of double meanings and impossible realities. This very particular vision and a highly refined technique have earned him international recognition such as the Communication Arts Award, the American Illustration Award, and the Latin American Illustration Award, enabling him to see his work exhibited in galleries and museums around the world.
Content
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Visual Storytelling with AI: Create Consistent Illustrated Stories
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Define the Story and Build the Visual Universe
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Create a personal visual style and keep it consistent
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Coherent and Consistent Character Design
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Narrative Environments and Visual Atmosphere
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Bringing scenes together with AI in Spaces
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Final sequence: build and present your narrative page
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Final project
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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Connect with a global creative community
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FAQs
Domestika courses are online classes that allow you to learn new skills and create incredible projects. All our courses include the opportunity to share your work with other students and/or teachers, creating an active learning community. We offer different formats:
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The deep dive courses are divided into different modules. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with other students, as well as share your work and your final project, creating a community around the deep dive courses.
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