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AI Character Generator
Character design is about silhouette first. Before any detail lands, a character has to be identifiable as a black shape: the outline of the hair, the shoulder line, the props they carry. Prompts that name a distinctive silhouette element, whether that is an oversized coat, a heavy backpack, or an asymmetric haircut, produce characters that feel designed rather than generated.
The second thing worth being explicit about is age, build, and expression, because models drift toward a narrow default otherwise. Say "stocky woman in her fifties" or "lanky teenager" and the output changes completely. Then fix your style clause and reuse it verbatim so a cast of characters looks like it came from one artist.
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Open the generator with a character prompt and the recommended model already selected. Free, no sign-up required.
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These prompts are written for character work specifically. Copy one, or open it straight in the generator and edit from there.
character design, stocky woman in her fifties, short grey undercut, oversized weathered mechanic's coveralls, oil-stained hands, tool belt, waist up, painterly, neutral background
character design, lanky teenage courier, asymmetric bleached hair, oversized windbreaker, heavy satchel, sneakers, full body, flat cel-shaded illustration, plain background
character design, elderly lighthouse keeper, thick knitted jumper, deep weathered face, kind eyes, storm lantern, chest up, warm painterly light
character design, elegant villain in a tailored charcoal suit, silver-streaked hair, cold expression, single red accent, full body, dramatic side lighting, dark background
character design, cheerful baker with flour-dusted apron and rolled sleeves, round build, warm smile, waist up, soft illustration, cream background
How to get better results
- Describe the silhouette before the details: the coat, the bag, the hair shape. That is what makes a character recognisable.
- State age and build explicitly. Left unsaid, models default to a narrow range and everyone comes out looking the same.
- Reuse the identical style clause across a cast so the characters look like they belong to one project.
- Prompt for a plain or neutral background; a busy scene competes with the character you are trying to design.
Best for
- Original characters and OCs
- Comics and webtoons
- Game and animation casts
- Novel and story development
Recommended model
SDXL gives you readable faces and clothing detail while still responding well to explicit style direction.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I keep the same character across multiple images?
- Write a fixed character description block, reuse it word for word, and keep the seed constant while you change only the pose or setting. Perfect consistency is not achievable with text-to-image alone, but this gets you recognisably close.
- Can I generate a full body character sheet?
- Ask for "full body" and "plain background" and you will get a usable single pose. Multi-pose turnaround sheets are unreliable because the poses drift out of proportion with each other.
- Can I generate anime style characters?
- Yes. The Anime Style model is built for it and is available on Studio plans. On the free models, adding "anime style, cel shaded, clean lineart" gets you a reasonable approximation.
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