Character Design Sheet
Generate turnaround and reference-sheet prompts so solo creators keep the same character look across comics, games, and visual-novel art via inference.sh.
Overview
Character Design Sheet is an agent skill for the Build phase that helps solo builders create AI character reference sheets and keep visual consistency across generated images.
Install
npx skills add https://github.com/inference-sh/skills --skill character-design-sheetWhat is this skill?
- Covers turnaround views, expression sheets, color palettes, and style-consistency techniques for AI image pipelines.
- Documents the #1 AI art pain point: same prompt still yields different-looking characters.
- Quick start uses belt CLI with falai/flux-dev-lora and structured JSON prompts (1024×1024 reference sheet).
- Triggers span character bible, OC design, visual novels, animation, and game art use cases.
- Requires inference.sh belt CLI (`npx skills add belt-sh/cli` noted in SKILL.md).
- Example generation size 1024×1024 in quick-start JSON.
- SKILL.md calls inconsistent characters the #1 challenge in AI art for projects.
Adoption & trust: 613 installs on skills.sh; 512 GitHub stars; 3/3 security scanners passed (skills.sh audits).
What problem does it solve?
Every AI image run changes your character’s face, hair, and outfit even when you reuse the same text prompt.
Who is it for?
Indie game artists, comic creators, and visual-novel builders who batch character concepts through inference.sh.
Skip if: Teams that need photoreal likeness rights, 3D rigging only, or pure copywriting with no generative art stack.
When should I use this skill?
Character design, character sheet, turnaround, expression sheet, character bible, OC design, or consistent character across game/illustration/visual-novel art.
What do I get? / Deliverables
You run belt-backed Flux LoRA workflows with turnaround-style prompts so agents can reproduce a stable reference sheet before expression and palette variations.
- Character reference / turnaround prompt specs
- Belt app run commands with structured JSON inputs
- Guidance for expression sheets and palette consistency passes
Recommended Skills
Journey fit
Character sheets and consistency workflows are produced while you are making the visual product assets, not while validating pricing or operating production monitors. Frontend is the shelf for player-facing and reader-facing visual asset work even when generation happens through a CLI rather than hand-drawn UI.
How it compares
Procedural art-consistency guidance plus belt CLI runs—not a desktop illustration suite or a general image MCP without character-sheet framing.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is character-design-sheet for?
Solo and small-team creators making game art, comics, animation boards, or visual novels who need consistent OC design across many AI generations.
When should I use character-design-sheet?
During Build when you are drafting turnarounds and expression sheets; also when onboarding an agent to inference.sh before a content or launch asset sprint.
Is character-design-sheet safe to install?
It drives third-party image APIs via belt; check this page’s Security Audits panel and review inference.sh credentials and spend limits before automated runs.
SKILL.md
READMESKILL.md - Character Design Sheet
> **Install the belt CLI skill:** `npx skills add belt-sh/cli` # Character Design Sheet Create consistent characters across multiple AI-generated images via [inference.sh](https://inference.sh) CLI. ## Quick Start > Requires inference.sh CLI (`belt`). [Install instructions](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/inference-sh/skills/refs/heads/main/cli-install.md) ```bash belt login # Generate a character concept belt app run falai/flux-dev-lora --input '{ "prompt": "character design reference sheet, front view of a young woman with short red hair, green eyes, wearing a blue jacket and white t-shirt, full body, white background, clean lines, concept art style, character turnaround", "width": 1024, "height": 1024 }' ``` ## The Consistency Problem AI image generation produces different-looking characters every time, even with the same prompt. This is the #1 challenge in AI art for any project requiring the same character across multiple images. ### Solutions (Ranked by Effectiveness) | Technique | Consistency | Effort | Best For | |-----------|-------------|--------|----------| | **FLUX LoRA** (trained on character) | Very high | High (requires training data) | Ongoing projects, many images | | **Detailed description anchor** | Medium-high | Low | Quick projects, few images | | **Same seed + similar prompt** | Medium | Low | Variations of single pose | | **Image-to-image refinement** | Medium | Medium | Refining existing images | | **Reference image in prompt** | Varies | Low | When model supports it | ## Reference Sheet Types ### 1. Turnaround Sheet Shows the character from multiple angles: ``` ┌────────┬────────┬────────┬────────┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ FRONT │ 3/4 │ SIDE │ BACK │ │ VIEW │ VIEW │ VIEW │ VIEW │ │ │ │ │ │ └────────┴────────┴────────┴────────┘ ``` ```bash # Generate front view belt app run falai/flux-dev-lora --input '{ "prompt": "character design, front view, young woman with short asymmetric red hair, bright green eyes, wearing navy blue bomber jacket over white graphic tee, dark jeans, red sneakers, standing in neutral pose, full body, clean white background, concept art, sharp details", "width": 768, "height": 1024 }' --no-wait # Generate 3/4 view (same description) belt app run falai/flux-dev-lora --input '{ "prompt": "character design, three-quarter view, young woman with short asymmetric red hair, bright green eyes, wearing navy blue bomber jacket over white graphic tee, dark jeans, red sneakers, standing, full body, clean white background, concept art, sharp details", "width": 768, "height": 1024 }' --no-wait # Generate side view belt app run falai/flux-dev-lora --input '{ "prompt": "character design, side profile view, young woman with short asymmetric red hair, bright green eyes, wearing navy blue bomber jacket over white graphic tee, dark jeans, red sneakers, standing, full body, clean white background, concept art, sharp details", "width": 768, "height": 1024 }' --no-wait # Generate back view belt app run falai/flux-dev-lora --input '{ "prompt": "character design, back view, young woman with short asymmetric red hair, wearing navy blue bomber jacket over white graphic tee, dark jeans, red sneakers, standing, full body, clean white background, concept art, sharp details", "width": 768, "height": 1024 }' --no-wait # St