Abuelo's Tales Update

This AI stuff is not as easy as you might think.

I’ve been very busy the last couple of weeks. The first book is up and for sale at Amazon (just in time for Christmas) and the second one is written.

Because I am not quite at a place where I can afford to hire an artist to create all of my images, I am absolutely taking advantage of AI. On the surface that sounds easy enough, right? “Hey AI, make me a watercolor image of an old man reading to his grandkids,” is probably all you think it takes.

But I like consistency. I like all of my characters to look the same throughout the book. I like the setting and color palette to feel seamless on every page. That means learning things I didn’t know two weeks ago.

Which is fine for a nerd like me, honestly.

I am loving how Abuelo is turning out.

I love this version of Abuelo.

But it has taken a minute or two days to get one character exactly where I want him.

Between you and me, I have loved the process.

So it’s a little time consuming, but in the long run it will make the following installments …