Easel
Easel AI transforms famous masterpieces into personalized children's books. Enter a child's name, age, and a value to instantly generate a unique, visually consistent storybook in PDF format, ready to print and share.
Core trick
Pairs a masterpiece with a generated story and illustrations, then exports the storybook as a PDF.
Description
$25
README excerpt
# Easel AI - AI-Powered Kids' Book Creator  **Easel AI** transforms timeless works of art into personalized, illustrated children's books. By choosing a masterpiece, entering a child's name, and selecting a family value, users can generate a unique, print-ready PDF book with a coherent story and consistent illustrations created by advanced artificial intelligence. This project was developed for a hackathon, showcasing a modern web architecture with a Python (FastAPI) backend and a JavaScript (Vue.js) frontend, all containerized with Docker. ## Table of Contents - [Key Features](#key-features) - [Live Demo](#live-demo) - [How It Works: The Technical Workflow](#how-it-works-the-technical-workflow) - [Tech Stack](#tech-stack) - [Running the Project Locally](#running-the-project-locally) - [Prerequisites](#prerequisites) - [Configuration](#configuration) - [Launch](#launch) - [Production Deployment](#production-deployment) - [Project Structure](#project-structure) - [Future Improvements](#future-improvements) ## Key Features * **Deep Personalization**: Generates a unique story based on the child's name, age, and a chosen family value (e.g., sharing, kindness, courage). * **Artistic Inspiration**: Uses famous masterpieces (like Van Gogh's "The Starry Night") as the stylistic foundation for all illustrations. * **Visual Consistency**: Implements a multi-step image generation strategy with reference images (for the h