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Persian miniature illustrations for KDP books (AI)

kdpbook.io can illustrate your whole KDP book in the Persian miniature style: each main character first gets a reference sheet in this style, and every page is drawn from those sheets so the characters look the same from cover to last page. It is recommended for 7 of the 36 book types (including picture book, illustrated storybook and novel) and prints in color and black & white.

Refined courtly painting: flat stacked perspective, patterned carpets and tiles, cypress gardens and gold detail.

Family:
World & heritage
Color:
Color and black & white
Audiences:
Early readers, Middle grade, Teens (young adult), Adults, Seniors (large print)
Book types:
7 recommended
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Persian miniature illustration sample: a young red fox reading an open book on the mossy roots of an old oak, in a Persian garden with cypresses, a tiled fountain, a peacock and a patterned carpet
Every style draws the same subject, a fox with a book under an oak, so you can compare them
The look

What Persian miniature looks like

A Persian miniature: flat, elevated perspective with stacked planes, finely painted figures, intricate carpets, tiled terraces and arabesques, cypress gardens and gold-leaf highlights in lapis blue, turquoise and vermilion.

Best for

Arabian Nights-style picture books and illustrated storybooks, poetry, short fiction, novels, guided journals and adult coloring books.

Better avoided for

Modern everyday stories, science fiction and toddler books.

Made for

Books that suit Persian miniature

In print

How Persian miniature prints on KDP

  • Fine patterns and gold details: keep the main characters large in the frame so their faces stay readable at print size.
  • In color it prints on white paper: KDP's standard color uses 50–61 lb (74–90 GSM) paper and premium color 60–71 lb (88–105 GSM). KDP recommends premium color for image-heavy books such as children's books and cookbooks.
  • On black-and-white interiors, KDP asks for printed lines of at least 0.75 pt and recommends gray fills of at least 10%.
  • KDP needs images at 300 DPI or more at print size; every illustration is prepared at that resolution.

Compare what each interior costs with the printing cost calculator, and read how to choose the trim size and paper.

Consistency

Same characters, every page

Before the pages are painted, each main character gets a reference sheet in this style. Every illustration is drawn with those sheets as references, so faces, clothes and colors stay the same from the cover to the last page. Text is never painted into the art: titles, captions and dialogue are typeset on top.

Early readers Middle grade Teens (young adult) Adults Seniors (large print)

Prompt tips for Persian miniature

  • Gardens, palaces, caravans and flying carpets suit it perfectly.
  • Ask for patterned carpets and tiles: the ornament is the style.
  • Keep one main character per scene; crowds turn into pattern.

Similar styles

Other world & heritage styles, and how each one differs from Persian miniature.

  • Illuminated manuscript illustration sample: a young red fox reading an open book on the mossy roots of an old oak, on burnished gold leaf with curling blue and red acanthus vines, ivy and a castle by a lake
    Illuminated manuscript

    Gold-leaf grounds and curling vines of medieval manuscripts, where Persian miniature has flat stacked perspective, carpets, tiles and gold detail.

  • Mosaic illustration sample: a young red fox reading an open book on the mossy roots of an old oak, laid in small stone tiles in terracotta, ochre and sea blue with visible grout
    Mosaic

    Small stone tiles and grout lines following each shape, where Persian miniature has flat stacked perspective, carpets, tiles and gold detail.

  • Stained glass illustration sample: a young red fox reading an open book on the mossy roots of an old oak, as ruby, amber and emerald glass panes held by thick black lead lines, with a glowing sunset behind
    Stained glass

    Jewel-tone panes held by thick black leading, where Persian miniature has flat stacked perspective, carpets, tiles and gold detail.

  • Japanese woodblock (ukiyo-e) illustration sample: a young red fox reading an open book on the mossy roots of an old oak, as a Japanese woodblock print with curling clouds, an indigo sky and a snowy mountain across the bay
    Japanese woodblock (ukiyo-e)

    Even bold outlines, flat color planes and graded indigo skies, where Persian miniature has flat stacked perspective, carpets, tiles and gold detail.

About Persian miniature

Which books suit the Persian miniature style?

Persian miniature is offered for picture book, illustrated storybook, novel, adult coloring book, guided journal, novella & short stories and more. You can still pick it for any other book type, or describe your own style.

Can Persian miniature be printed in black and white?

Yes. Persian miniature has a black-and-white rendering for B&W interiors, which KDP prints for less than color.

Will calligraphy appear in Persian miniature art?

No. Script and writing are excluded from every prompt. Titles and verses are typeset on the page, where you can edit them.

Can Persian miniatures be colored in?

Yes. Its black-and-white version draws the patterns and gardens as fine closed outlines, which kdpbook offers for adult coloring books.

Make it with kdpbook

Illustrate your book in Persian miniature.

Describe your book, keep this style, and watch every page get painted with the same characters.

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