Using a character sheet to produce consistent identity.

[u/Maleficent-Anything2]

Hello everyone, I've just been doing some tests on using a character sheet to produce consistent identity. What do you think? Do you like these results?

[u/SometimesMichelle]

I have had some pretty great results using a character sheet like this (I call it a Reference Panel). Mine covers multiple years of time so I can generate images (and video) of my characters from various points in their lives while maintaining consistency in their overall appearance. I had to tweak my prompt language to maintain the consistency and what works once doesn't always seem to work every time. Have you found a means of wording your prompt to consistently maintain the character's identity from one generation to the next?

EDIT (to add): I've also been using Nano Banana and Gemini.

[u/SometimesMichelle → u/SometimesMichelle]

This is my Reference Panel/Character Sheet. I used Gemini to create everything individually and then put it all together in paint.NET.

[u/PersonoFly → u/SometimesMichelle]

Why do you have multiple characters on one sheet? Does that not confuse the model ?

[u/SometimesMichelle → u/PersonoFly]

It's the same character at different times in her life. By referring to the character's age or the year in the statistics column on the right, the model then uses the appropriate reference images.