Art style
Detailed Realistic illustrations
Painted in gouache and coloured pencil with believable proportions and light, like a classic chapter-book cover.
Detailed Realistic illustrations
Painted in gouache and coloured pencil with believable proportions and light, like a classic chapter-book cover.
Offered in the story wizard for
- Middle Grade (8+)
Marked as a premium style in the story wizard.
Brush strokes and pencil hatching stay visible, so it looks hand-painted rather than photographic. The palette is natural and slightly muted, faces are gentle, and backgrounds are fully painted but softer than the figures.
With My Story Wish you choose your child's age group, a mood, a length and an illustration style, plus an optional phonics phase. Every scene gets its own illustration, and the story is ready in a few minutes. You can try a free story with no sign-up form, then subscribe for more each month.
Questions parents ask
- Who is Detailed Realistic for?
- Older children. It is only offered for the Middle Grade age group (8+). Realistic proportions and fuller backgrounds suit longer stories and readers who have outgrown cartoon shapes. It is marked as a premium style in the story wizard, and the pricing page explains what each plan includes.
- Can I change the illustration style later?
- You pick a style each time you create a story, so stories in your library can look quite different from each other. A finished story keeps its style and can't be re-illustrated. To see another style, create a new story and choose it there.
- How does the story get personalised?
- You enter your child's name, age group and a few interests, then pick a mood, a length and an illustration style. The story is written around those choices. You can also add custom characters from a photo or a written description, so a sibling, friend or pet can join in.
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Create a personalised story starring your child. No sign-up form for the first one.
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