Characters

Original character designAI Character Generator

Turn a character idea into someone you can actually picture.

Create original characters for stories, games, avatars, campaigns, and concept decks with control over silhouette, wardrobe, expression, and world.

Model · Seedream 4.5
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Original character design board with outfit swatches and prop sketches
Prompt · Sci-fi ranger

Original sci-fi ranger, layered cobalt jacket, olive utility straps, compact drone companion, calm expression, full-body concept art

What you can make with the AI Character Generator

The more you describe motivation, role, clothing, and props, the less the result feels like a generic portrait.

  1. Specific silhouettes

    Build a character around posture, clothing shape, tools, and visual contrast.

  2. World-aware details

    A detective, botanist, pilot, and ranger should carry different materials and props.

  3. Style flexibility

    Move between anime, painterly, editorial, 3D, and realistic looks with the same core concept.

Prompts that work

Each one opens in the editor ready to run. Swap in your own subject and keep the structure.

How to use the AI Character Generator

Three steps, and the part that makes the biggest difference is usually the first one.

  1. 01

    Write the role first

    A job or purpose gives the character's clothes and props a reason to exist.

  2. 02

    Add one contradiction

    Pair unexpected traits, like elegant armor with practical hiking boots, to avoid default designs.

  3. 03

    Iterate the sheet

    Generate a portrait, full-body pose, and expression sheet to refine identity.

Styles to try

  1. Game concept

    Full-body pose, readable silhouette, prop callouts.

  2. Portrait avatar

    Face-forward crop, expressive lighting, clear background.

  3. Story illustration

    Character placed in their world with narrative objects around them.

Tips

  • Give the character a role.
  • Mention full-body if you need outfit design.
  • Use reference images later for consistency.

Runs on Seedream 4.5

The AI Character Generator uses Seedream 4.5 by ByteDance. You can switch to any other model in the editor; it's the same credits.

Price
From 20 credits per image at 1K
Sizes
1K, 2K, 3K, 4K
Aspect ratios
1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16
Inputs
Text prompt, Reference or source images (up to 10)

ByteDance's image models with a strong eye for fashion, beauty and editorial light. Seedream 4.5 goes up to 4K; Seedream 5.0 Lite is the newer, cheaper option. Both take up to ten references. More about Seedream

Questions, answered

Yes. New accounts start with 10 free credits, no card needed. Credit packs after that are a one-time purchase and never expire.

Describe the character's appearance, outfit, style, and mood, then generate. Refine the prompt to iterate.

Yes. The generator builds original characters from your description — nothing is pulled from a fixed roster.

Anime, realistic, painterly concept art, cartoon, and more — just name the style.

Yes. Upload a reference in the editor to guide the pose, style, or overall look.

Yes. Generated images include commercial usage rights.

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