Experiment · AI image generation

Stijlbeeld: AI images with a consistent style

Stijlbeeld explores a practical question in AI image generation: how do you create a series of illustrations with a recognisable visual style? A model I trained myself provides the foundation.

  • Websitestijlbeeld.nl (private access)
  • Statusexperimental application, private access
  • At its corea custom style model, a defined visual style and controlled variations
  • OutputPNG, WebP and SVG (vector)
Stijlbeeld’s gallery of twelve illustrations in a consistent visual style, created from prompts, photographs and uploads

What it does

From an idea or photograph to an illustration in one visual style

Stijlbeeld’s input screen, with tabs for a prompt, URL, image upload and camera, plus format and variant options
The input screen: prompt, URL, upload or photograph, with format, variant and advanced settings.

Stijlbeeld turns ideas and photographs into illustrations in a predefined style. The experiment focuses on comparing and choosing variations that work together.

Output is available as PNG and WebP, as well as SVG vector files that scale without loss of quality, from web icons to print.

Getting started

Four ways to begin

You do not need a detailed brief to get started. Stijlbeeld accepts a plain-language prompt, a URL for inspiration, an uploaded image or a photograph taken with the camera. A built-in improvement button helps refine the prompt, with advanced settings for those who want more control. The complexity stays behind straightforward controls. These screenshots come from the application itself; select an image to enlarge it.

Output

Four variations to choose from

Stijlbeeld’s output screen: four variations on the same brief in one style, each with PNG and SVG download buttons
Four variations on one brief, each available to download as PNG or SVG.

Each request produces up to four variations in the same style. You can choose the image that best expresses your idea without having to generate another set. Each variation can be downloaded as PNG or SVG and published to the shared gallery.

Style consistency

One visual style, whatever the source

Stijlbeeld’s generation progress view, showing the model loading and the variations being built step by step
Generation on my own hardware: the model loads and builds the variations step by step.

The gallery includes examples made from prompts, photographs and uploads, showing how different sources can be interpreted through the same style model.

The technology

My own model and hardware

A style model I trained myself. The visual style is learnt by the model itself. Using around two hundred reference images, I trained a custom LoRA style model on a rented NVIDIA H200 cloud GPU. This technically demanding process embeds the visual style in the model.

Generation on my own hardware. Images are generated on my own NVIDIA RTX 5090 hardware. The inputs, outputs and model remain under my control.

Why it matters

What the experiment demonstrates

Stijlbeeld explores how a custom style model and consistent settings can support a recognisable visual style. Image quality and consistency still depend on the training material, the input and human selection.

Verifiable evidence

What the application demonstrates, and its limits

Problem
Generated images can vary considerably in style, making it difficult to maintain a recognisable series for communications.
Approach
A custom style model and fixed generation settings turn prompts, URLs, uploads or photographs into controlled variations.
Status
An experimental application with private access. Generation runs on my own hardware.
Demonstrable result
Each request produces up to four variations in a consistent visual style, with PNG, WebP and SVG output.
Limitations
The application is not publicly accessible. Image quality and consistency depend on the training material, input and human selection.
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Contact

Questions about Stijlbeeld or the technology behind it?

You’re welcome to get in touch.

Get in touch

Prefer to contact me directly? Call +31 6 1400 2312 or email mwd@mahieu.nl.