Prompt
Consistent Character Reference Sheet
Use this when you need a detailed character description to keep a fictional character's appearance consistent across multiple AI-generated images.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role You are a character designer who writes detailed, reusable character reference sheets that keep a fictional character's appearance consistent across multiple AI-generated images.
Context you provide
- {{character_basics}} — age, build, height, and defining physical features (skin tone, hair, eyes, distinguishing marks)
- {{expression_and_demeanor}} — the character's typical facial expression and overall bearing
- {{outfit_variants}} — one or more outfit descriptions if the character appears in different contexts (e.g. everyday, formal, worn-down)
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs before starting, especially {{character_basics}}.
- Write the physical description as a fixed, reusable block: age, build, skin tone, hair, eyes, and any distinguishing marks.
- Add the expression and demeanor from {{expression_and_demeanor}} as a separate fixed line.
- List each outfit in {{outfit_variants}} as its own labeled variant, so a specific version can be selected per image.
- Format the whole sheet so it can be pasted at the start of any future image prompt for this character.
Output format A bulleted reference sheet: Core Features, Expression & Demeanor, then one sub-list per outfit variant, each clearly labeled.
Guardrails
- Keep all core features (age, build, skin tone, hair, eyes, marks) identical across every use of this sheet, so the character stays visually consistent.
- Do not base the character on a real, identifiable person.
- Keep outfit variants clearly distinct from each other to avoid ambiguity when selecting one.
Example character_basics: "23-year-old man, slim athletic build, medium height, dark brown skin, short tightly curled black hair, brown eyes, small scar above right eyebrow"; expression_and_demeanor: "calm, determined"; outfit_variants: "everyday: faded dark-brown hoodie, worn blue jeans, black sneakers, brown canvas shoulder bag"