book covers
Start from the whole manuscript, choose a cover shape, and explore one to four takes at a time.
vol. iii · no. 35 · saturday, the 29th of augustink on paper · also, software · the quiet hour before dawn
one room · three kinds of art
illustrate the world you wrote.
character portraits
Gather a character's Story Atlas note so appearance, history, and role inform the portrait.
scene illustrations
Add the chapter where a moment happens, then choose a scene, wide, portrait, or square composition.
the process · no mystery prompt01 02 03 04
four decisions. your call each time.
gather context
Choose Story Atlas notes and, if useful, one chapter. Choose nothing to work from the book as a whole.
describe the picture
Write a rough brief, choose a visual style, and add up to six reference pictures.
review the prompt
Read and edit the exact prompt. Choose from eight aspect ratios before spending a picture.
draw and keep
Generate one to four takes. Keep the results you want; the rest disappear when you draw again.
the prompt is never hidden
control the words before the pixels.
Read the full prompt before drawing. Correct a costume, remove an object, change the mood, choose another style, or switch among square, cover, scene, portrait, 4:3, 4:5, wide, and 9:16 shapes.
Ask for one to four takes. Each returned take counts as one picture, so you decide how broadly to explore.
from experiment to actual book
keep a visual world together.
references, not roulette.
Reuse up to six kept pictures as references for palette, medium, and character identity. Canonical Story Atlas pictures come along automatically.
put the cover on the book.
Attach a kept picture to the book or a Story Atlas entry. Mark one canonical and Quarkle uses it on the manuscript card or character dossier.
the honest part
questions before the first draw.
Does Quarkle read my whole book before making a cover?+
You choose the context. Quarkle can work from the book as a whole, from selected Story Atlas notes, or from those notes plus one chapter. It uses that context to write the image prompt you review.
Can I edit the AI image prompt?+
Yes. Quarkle shows the complete prompt before it draws. You can change the wording, choose another style or aspect ratio, or ask Quarkle to rewrite the prompt.
Can character portraits stay consistent across a book?+
Yes. Add up to six Gallery pictures as visual references. Canonical pictures attached to Story Atlas entries are also included automatically when you gather those entries.
How many pictures can I generate?+
The free Writer plan includes 5 pictures a day and up to 10 kept pictures per book. Pro includes 50 pictures a day with no fixed Gallery limit. The live Drawing Room counter always shows the current allowance.
Can the generated image become my book cover?+
Yes. Keep the image, attach it to The book cover, and mark it canonical. It then appears as the cover on that manuscript's card in the Studio Library.