Watercolour Storybook AI Video

About the “Watercolour Storybook AI Video” template

Plan a short AI video that looks like an illustrated storybook coming to life: watercolour, gouache, coloured pencils, ink or engraving, textured paper, visible brush strokes and gentle layered movement. Fill in the form, paste the prompt into Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini and get a style bible, a shot-by-shot script, an English video prompt and keyframe image prompt per shot (for Veo, Sora, Kling, Seedance, Runway or another tool), sound and a post text with an AI notice. It is one of the templates in AI Video.

What it will ask you (12)

1. Idea or story for the video in one or two sentences (e.g. a lamplighter who lights the stars one by one)
2. Illustration technique
3. Setting: place, period and time of day, without specific real places (e.g. the rooftops of a made-up old town, winter dusk)
4. Original lead, if you have one in mind (e.g. an old lamplighter with a grey beard and an indigo coat). No real people or known characters
5. Palette or colours you prefer (e.g. pastel tones with a touch of orange). Leave it empty and one will be proposed
6. Tone (pick 1 or 2)
7. AI video tool you will use
8. Number of shots
9. Approximate total length (check how long each clip can be in your tool)
10. Video format
11. With narration or voice-over (otherwise only music, sound and on-screen text)
12. Language of the narration and on-screen text (e.g. English)

Example result

What the AI returned with this prompt and some sample answers.

# Watercolour storybook video · a lamplighter who lights the stars · soft watercolour

CONCEPT
  'Every dusk, a lamplighter climbs onto the rooftops and lights the stars one by one.'
  Traits: wet-on-wet washes, the white of the paper as light, slow layered movement.

STYLE BIBLE
  Palette: indigo #2F3A6B · dusty rose #D8A7A1 · amber #E9A23B (flame and stars) · paper #F3EEE3
  Paper: medium-grain watercolour paper, unpainted edges
  Movement: gentle parallax, slow push-ins, few moving elements
  Anchor: Animated watercolour storybook illustration, soft wet-on-wet washes,
  visible brush strokes, pigment granulation, textured cold-press paper with
  unpainted white highlights, limited palette of indigo, dusty rose and warm
  amber, gentle parallax layers, slow camera push-in, not digital, not 3D.

SEQUENCE (4 shots · 30 s · horizontal · narration in English)
  Shot 1 · 0-8 s   · rooftops at dusk, the sky still empty
  Shot 2 · 8-16 s  · the lamplighter climbs a ladder with his pole
  Shot 3 · 16-24 s · he touches the sky and the first star lights up
  Shot 4 · 24-30 s · the sky is full; he sits down to look at it

VIDEO PROMPT · SHOT 3
  Horizontal 16:9. [Style anchor]. An old lamplighter with a long grey beard, a
  tall indigo coat and a brass pole with a tiny flame stands on the rooftops of a
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How to use it

1. Answer the questions in the form above.
2. Generate the prompt and copy it, or open it straight in your AI.
3. Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. If the result doesn't fit, ask the AI to adjust it or generate it again with other answers.

Frequently asked questions

What do I get with “Watercolour Storybook AI Video”?

A complete prompt tailored to your answers, ready to paste into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. Plan a short AI video that looks like an illustrated storybook coming to life: watercolour, gouache, coloured pencils, ink or engraving, textured paper, visible brush strokes and gentle layered movement. Fill in the form, paste the prompt into Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini and get a style bible, a shot-by-shot script, an English video prompt and keyframe image prompt per shot (for Veo, Sora, Kling, Seedance, Runway or another tool), sound and a post text with an AI notice.

How long does it take?

You answer 12 guided questions; most have options to pick from, so it usually takes a couple of minutes.

Is it free?

Yes. Fill in the form, sign in with Google and copy the prompt, at no cost.

Do you store what I type?

Yes, in your history: we keep your answers and the generated prompt, linked to your account, for 12 months. You can see and delete them in “My account”. For health, diet, fitness and finance templates we store nothing.