Human-directed AI Art Production

From original IP to
release-ready art.

Accelerate colorization and remastering with AI. Your art director retains control of canon, quality, and the final decision.

11 challenges to solve

Eleven challenges.
Shown, not told.

Challenge / material response

Every material
catches light differently.

Porcelain, velvet, brushed steel, glossy car paint and leather. See each original sketch beside its backend color study.

Material markers direct the main surface in each image. Preview boundaries still require review.

Challenge / story color direction

A different palette
for every genre.

Five genres, six before-and-after scenes. Cyberpunk shows both a neon street and the bar inside.

Each is a single-page preview using an existing foundation and palette. Cyberpunk combines the sci-fi foundation with a violet palette; it is not a separate preset.

Effects and atmosphere

When color
changes the world.

06 backend combat outputs20 backend atmosphere outputs

Two combat scenes with magic, lightning, fire, and ice; two fixed sketches explored across weather, lighting, and time of day.

Challenge / Cinematic effects

Light makes it
cinematic.

Five effects across three original sketches: sunlit particles, rays through clouds, dappled leaves, lens flare and background bokeh.

Workflow

From original page to
approved output.

Every step has defined inputs, review criteria, and decision-makers.

  1. 01

    Receive IP & source

    Agree on scope, assets, usage rights, and release goals.

  2. 02

    Lock visual intent

    Define references, canon, palette, and details that must remain intact.

  3. 03

    Generate candidates

    Create page-level options against the artistic direction.

  4. 04

    Compare & refine

    Compare with the source; artists edit or reject candidates.

  5. 05

    Quality control

    Check text, panels, characters, mood, and consistency.

  6. 06

    Approve & deliver

    The IP holder signs off and receives the output and QC findings.

Direction 01

Faithful Color

For archives and canon-sensitive pages. Prioritize panel, pose, text, composition, character, and costume fidelity. Broken text or a missing subject blocks acceptance.

Direction 02

Premium Remaster

For new editions, digital highlights, and marketing. Add depth, lighting, material, and emotion within boundaries approved by the creative lead.

Narrium Pilot Operations is the Narrium Team's internal process for coordinating sources, job queues, candidates, QC, retries, and handoff. Clients receive outputs and reports; this is not a separately sold workspace or product.

Proposed pilot plan

Four weeks to get
a real answer.

We propose a pilot on 30–50 pages with clear usage rights, spanning different scenes and difficulty levels. The final scope is agreed with the IP holder.

Week 01

Scope & art direction

Select representative pages, confirm rights, establish the Color Bible and acceptance checklist.

Deliver: scope, risk notes, visual direction
Week 02

Generation & first QC

Create page-level candidates, compare against source, and document deviations.

Deliver: candidate set and QC notes
Week 03

Artist refine & feedback

Artists revise pages as needed; the author or an appointed representative reviews where applicable.

Deliver: pass / revise / reject shortlist
Week 04

Final approval

Complete QC, review with the IP holder, measure effort, and identify what can scale.

Deliver: approved output, report, go / no-go decision

Four evaluation criteria

Commercial qualityFidelityDelivery effortRisk

Start with your own work

A focused pilot.
An informed decision.

Test quality, cost, and limitations on your own IP before scaling production.

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