Background & Core Concepts
Understand the two major challenges of illustrated long-form articles, the division of labor between Doubao and WorkBuddy, and 6 core concepts.
90% of people who want to create professional illustrated articles get stuck on two things — writing takes too long, and they can't design, draw, or do layout. In fact, with just Doubao for drafting and WorkBuddy for illustration and layout, even complete beginners can produce publishable illustrated articles step by step.
Two Major Challenges
Challenge 1: Writing Takes Too Long
A long article, slides, or study notes take forever to write, and enthusiasm fades fast.
Challenge 2: Can't Design, Draw, or Layout
Content is written but images don't look good, results are flat and nobody reads them.
Myth busted: People think professional illustrated content requires "writing + image sourcing + Photoshop + layout design." In reality, Doubao for text + WorkBuddy for images is all you need.
Two Tools, Clear Division
One handles text, the other handles image-text integration. Don't let AI do everything alone.
Doubao: Text Stage
Draft the article
Generate well-structured long-form content based on topic and audience.
Plan image needs
Mark where illustrations are needed and their themes.
Generate image prompts
Produce unified-style prompts for each illustration.
Refine copy
Adjust wording and polish expression based on feedback.
Output: Complete article text with [Insert Image: xxx] markers.
WorkBuddy: Image-Text Integration
Import draft
Paste the marked-up text from Doubao.
AI illustration
Generate images in batches using Doubao's prompts.
Mix text and images
Insert images at the marked positions.
One-click layout
AI auto-adjusts spacing, line height, and color.
Output: Rich-text illustrated article ready to paste into WeChat.
6 Core Concepts
Understand these 6 terms before starting — each step will make sense once you know them.
Write WeChat Articles with AI
Zero-to-hands-on: Doubao + WorkBuddy dual-tool workflow, from drafting to illustrations to layout, producing a publishable illustrated long-form article.
Five-Step Workflow
From Doubao drafting to batch image-prompt generation, WorkBuddy illustration, one-click layout, and export — the complete hands-on workflow.
Tutorials