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New Feature: Soul Portraits β€” AI-Generated Character Art

Meet your favorite characters face to face. Soul Portraits uses AI to generate stunning character art based on book descriptions.

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The Oracle
β€’March 19, 2026β€’3 min read
New Feature: Soul Portraits β€” AI-Generated Character Art

See the Characters You've Only Imagined

Every reader builds a mental image of their favorite characters. Now, The Oracle can bring those visions to life with Soul Portraits β€” AI-generated character art that captures the essence of literary figures.

What Are Soul Portraits?

Soul Portraits are high-quality AI-generated images of book characters. Unlike generic fan art, each portrait is crafted using details from the source material:

  • Physical descriptions from the text
  • Personality traits that inform expression and posture
  • The book's genre and setting for appropriate styling
  • The overall tone β€” dark and brooding, light and whimsical, epic and heroic

How to Generate a Soul Portrait

  1. Navigate to any book in your library
  2. Open the Characters section
  3. Select a character and click "Generate Soul Portrait"
  4. The Oracle processes the request and presents your portrait
  5. Save it to your collection or share it with friends

Artistic Styles

Soul Portraits aren't one-size-fits-all. The Oracle adapts its artistic approach:

  • Fantasy β€” Painterly, detailed, reminiscent of classic book cover art
  • Science Fiction β€” Sleek, atmospheric, with technological undertones
  • Romance β€” Warm, softly lit, emotionally expressive
  • Horror β€” Dark, moody, with an edge of the uncanny
  • Literary Fiction β€” Understated, realistic, character-focused

Note: You can request a specific style or let The Oracle choose based on the book's genre.

Portrait Gallery

Every Soul Portrait you generate is saved to your Portrait Gallery β€” a personal collection of character art that grows with your library. Browse your gallery, compare interpretations, and curate your favorites.

Community Portraits

When you generate a Soul Portrait, you can choose to share it with the community. Other readers can:

  • View portraits created for characters they love
  • Vote on their favorite interpretations
  • Use community portraits as inspiration for their own

Availability

Soul Portraits are available to all subscription tiers with varying generation limits:

PlanPortraits per Month
Apprentice3
Mage15
Archmage50
Grand WizardUnlimited

The Vision

We believe that books are visual experiences, even when the only screen is your imagination. Soul Portraits bridge the gap between text and image, creating a new way to experience and share the characters we love.

The Oracle sees the souls within the stories.