Character Design Sheet for Film
Prompt
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{
"version": "1.0",
"task": {
"type": "character_design_sheet",
"goal": "Create a cinematic, film-production-grade character design sheet for a director, casting team, costume department, and production artists.",
"quality": "production-ready",
"detail_level": "extreme",
"output_style": "premium studio presentation board"
},
"character": {
"name": "YOUR CHARACTER NAME",
"alias": "YOUR CODENAME",
"age": "25",
"gender": "Male",
"height": "183 cm",
"build": "Athletic Lean",
"body_proportions": "Realistic",
"posture": "Relaxed but alert",
"design_language": "Stylized realism",
"ethnicity": "User defined",
"occupation": "User defined"
},
"appearance": {
"face_shape": "Defined jawline",
"bone_structure": "Strong cheekbones",
"skin": {
"tone": "User defined",
"texture": "Natural pores",
"imperfections": [
"small blemishes",
"subtle skin texture"
]
},
"eyes": {
"color": "Brown",
"shape": "Medium almond",
"expression": "Thoughtful"
},
"hair": {
"style": "Modern textured",
"color": "Dark brown",
"texture": "Natural",
"flyaways": true
},
"facial_hair": "Light stubble",
"distinct_features": [
"Small scar",
"Beauty mark"
]
},
"psychology": {
"core_traits": [
"Strategic",
"Independent",
"Calm",
"Loyal"
],
"internal_conflict": "What the character wants versus what prevents them.",
"behavior_patterns": [
"Observes before speaking",
"Minimal gestures",
"Fidgets under pressure"
],
"emotional_baseline": "Calm with occasional bursts of intensity"
},
"performance_direction": {
"acting_style": "Natural",
"avoid": [
"Fashion pose",
"Perfect symmetry",
"Generic smile"
],
"micro_expressions": [
"Lip tension",
"Eye movement",
"Brow shift"
],
"movement_rhythm": "Controlled",
"idle_behavior": "Stillness with subtle tension"
},
"wardrobe": {
"garments": [
{
"name": "Shirt",
"material": "Premium cotton",
"fit": "Tailored",
"wear": "Slight wrinkles",
"color": "Black"
},
{
"name": "Pants",
"material": "Structured fabric",
"fit": "Slim tailored",
"wear": "Natural folds",
"color": "Black"
}
],
"footwear": {
"type": "Chelsea Boots",
"material": "Leather",
"wear": "Scuffed toes"
},
"accessories": [
"Watch",
"Ring"
],
"props": [
"Notebook",
"Tablet",
"Pen"
]
},
"materials": {
"fabric": {
"wrinkles": true,
"stretch": true,
"visible_stitching": true,
"aging": true
},
"skin": {
"subsurface_scattering": true,
"pores": true,
"natural_specularity": true
},
"hair": {
"individual_strands": true,
"flyaways": true
}
},
"portrait": {
"environment": "User defined",
"lighting": {
"key": "Soft key light",
"rim": "Neon rim",
"contrast": "High"
},
"color_palette": {
"primary": "Cool blues",
"secondary": "Warm highlights"
},
"camera": {
"lens": "85mm",
"depth_of_field": "Shallow",
"framing": "Chest-up"
},
"expression": "Mid-thought"
},
"head_study": {
"required_views": [
"Front Neutral",
"3/4 Primary",
"Profile",
"Looking Down",
"Looking Up",
"Dynamic Angle"
],
"expression_style": "Captured between thoughts, never posing."
},
"turnaround": {
"required": true,
"views": [
"Front",
"3/4 Front",
"Side",
"Back",
"3/4 Back"
],
"full_body": true,
"consistency": "Face, costume and proportions must remain identical."
},
"layout": {
"background": {
"color": "Neutral dark gray",
"texture": "Subtle paper"
},
"composition": {
"style": "Art-directed",
"symmetry": "Avoid",
"grid": "Organic",
"visual_hierarchy": [
"Hero portrait dominates",
"Head study upper-right",
"Turnaround lower-left",
"Wardrobe lower-right",
"Notes around sections"
]
},
"include": [
"Identity panel",
"Psychological profile",
"Head study",
"Hero portrait",
"Turnaround",
"Wardrobe breakdown",
"Material closeups",
"Accessories",
"Production notes",
"Height scale",
"Annotation callouts"
]
},
"style": {
"visual_style": "Stylized cinematic realism",
"reference_quality": "AAA animated feature film",
"rendering": "Highly detailed",
"lighting": "Cinematic",
"color_grading": "Premium film look",
"presentation": "Art bible / production sheet"
},
"strict_rules": [
"No generic model sheet.",
"No evenly spaced grid.",
"No symmetrical layout.",
"Every section must feel intentionally designed.",
"Character identity must remain identical across all views.",
"Do not redesign facial proportions between angles.",
"Maintain wardrobe consistency.",
"Natural acting only.",
"No mannequin poses.",
"Production-ready fidelity."
]
}
How to use
The character design sheet turns your photo into professional production material, in the style used by big film and animation studios, with a hero portrait, head studies and a full turnaround. It works in NanoBanana, in Gemini and in ChatGPT.
1. Open the image tool and start a new conversation.
2. Send a sharp photo of the face, facing forward and well lit.
3. Paste the complete JSON prompt into the same message as the photo.
4. Fill in the "character" section with name, age, height and occupation.
5. Adjust "appearance", "wardrobe" and "style" to set the look, the costume and the visual mood.
6. Generate the sheet and redo it until the identity is consistent across every angle.
Tip: the more detail you fill in for the personality and the wardrobe, the richer and more coherent the sheet becomes, ideal for a portfolio, a script or a project pitch.
Works with
ChatGPT
DALL·E
Gemini
Google Flow
Kling
Leonardo AI
Midjourney
NanoBanana
Runway
Sora