# Character Design Sheet

Character consistency across AI-generated images with reference sheets and LoRA...

- Repository: https://github.com/inference-sh/skills (795 stars)
- Category: Design
- License: see repository
- Last updated: 2026-10-15
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add inference-sh/skills --skill character-design-sheet -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add inference-sh/skills --skill character-design-sheet -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add inference-sh/skills --skill character-design-sheet -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add inference-sh/skills --skill character-design-sheet -g -a gemini-cli -y`

## Description

Character consistency across AI-generated images with reference sheets and LoRA techniques. Covers turnaround views, expression sheets, color palettes, and style consistency tricks. Use for: character design, game art, illustration, animation, comics, visual novels. Triggers: character design, character sheet, character consistency, character reference, turnaround sheet, expression sheet, character art, consistent character, character concept, reference sheet, character creation, oc design, character bible

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

> **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  │
│        │        │        │        │
└────────┴────────┴────────┴────────┘
```

The rest: https://github.com/inference-sh/skills/blob/HEAD/guides/design/character-design-sheet/SKILL.md