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Watch: Front, three-quarter, side and back views of one character are drawn side by side on one sheet as a gold frame sweeps across each. Every later shot uses this sheet as its reference, so the character never changes.A line-art demo that only illustrates the technique, not finished footage.

Image · AI Workflow

Character Sheet / Turnaround角色设定图

The front, side and back views of one character plus a few expressions on one sheet; every later shot uses it as the reference.

Category: AI Workflow
Group: Basics
Medium: Image
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This is a step in making a film, not a visual technique. For the whole process, see Make an AI short from scratch.

Prompt templates are written from how generation models usually behave and have not yet been verified one by one with real generations. “Common pitfalls” are judgment from experience, not official limits.

When to use it

Before you start any video or image series with a recurring character.

Prompt template

character sheet, white background, the same character in front, three-quarter, side, and back full-body views side by side, with four expression headshots below (neutral, smile, angry, surprised). Character: [28-year-old Asian woman, black bob, dark green trench coat, white sneakers]. Clean lines, consistent proportions.

Sample prompt · generate an image directly

The technique comes first, followed by the subject, scene, details and aspect ratio. Paste it straight into an image model and swap in your own subject.

Character sheet on a white background: the same character in full-body standing poses, front, three-quarter, side and back, side by side from left to right, with four expression headshots below (calm, smiling, angry, surprised). Character: Lin Xia, Asian woman, 28, shoulder-length black bob, a silver stud in her left ear, dark green trench coat, white canvas sneakers. Clean lines, consistent proportions, identical costume details in every view, 16:9.

Common pitfalls

Costume details differ between the views.
A character too complicated (patterns, lots of accessories) for later shots to reproduce.

Parameter tips

Use solid colors and a few signature items for the costume; finalize the sheet before generating shots.