Character Creation

Learn about the character creation process

I used AI art generators to bring the characters of Shattered Reflections to life. While some of the artwork turned out remarkably well, others highlighted the quirks and limitations of AI-generated art. If you're curious to learn about the process, this is the place.

To see more results, visit the Character Art page.

SPOILER ALERT: To fully enjoy the story without spoilers, we recommend viewing the character artwork only after finishing the book.

Creating the characters for *Shattered Reflections* was both an exciting and challenging process that required a significant amount of time and effort. It typically started with an idea in my mind, which I then described to an AI image creator. I would fine-tune the results until I found an image that closely matched my vision. From there, I fed the image into another AI generator designed to maintain facial consistency, evaluated whether the outcome was acceptable, and, if successful, used the AI to depict the character in different scenarios and outfits.

Since I chose to base the Bennett family on my real-life family, I used actual photos as the starting point for these images.

The process was often unpredictable—more often than not, the AI had a mind of its own, generating images that didn’t quite align with what I had envisioned. Below, I’ve shared some of the images I used along with their results. If you’d like to see more character art, be sure to visit the *Character Art* page!