Once a page is illustrated, you can lay it out exactly how you like. The design tools are free-form, so you are not locked into one arrangement. Here is what you can do.
Move your text where you want it
Your words do not have to sit in a fixed box. You can place text blocks freely on the page: tucked into a corner, running along the bottom, floating in an open patch of sky. Put the words where the art leaves room for them.
Backgrounds behind text
To keep words readable over busy art, you can give a text block a background. The choices include a solid colour, a tidy panel, a soft fade into the art, and a gentle blur of whatever is behind it. Each one helps the words stand out in a different mood, from crisp and clear to soft and dreamy.
Layer images and stickers
You can add extra images on top of the page as overlay layers, and drop in stickers for decoration and small accents. These sit above the main illustration, so you can build up a richer, more designed page.
Speech and thought bubbles
For dialogue and quiet inner thoughts, you can add speech bubbles and thought bubbles. They are a natural fit for playful, character-driven pages where someone has something to say.
Text styles and templates
To make text look lovely without fuss, there are ready-made text-style presets you can apply in a click. And to skip the blank-page feeling entirely, there are built-in templates: ready-made page layouts you can start from and then adjust. Templates are a friendly shortcut to a polished page.
Remember the shape
All of this design happens inside your book's fixed page shape. Layout rearranges what is on the page: it never changes the page's shape. If you want to understand that boundary, see choosing your page shape. And for pages where art runs wide, see two-page spreads.