Character Reference Sheet

AI prompt for ChatGPT · Published 10 Oct 2026

Create a character reference sheet from your photo using ChatGPT. Explore facial details, full-body views, expressions, poses, and outfit colours.

#character design #character reference #full body #photo analysis #digital human #3d modeling #ai art

Elena Rostova

@elenarostova

How to use this prompt

Open ChatGPT with image-generation capabilities.
Upload a clear photograph of the person. A full-body photo helps show clothing and proportions; a face photo alone cannot establish unseen body details.
Copy the complete prompt from PromptZen and paste it into the same conversation.
Replace the optional character name, known height, and apparent age fields if you have reliable information. Otherwise, keep their default values.
Ask ChatGPT to generate the eight-section Character Identity Reference Sheet. Review the result for facial consistency, clothing accuracy, anatomy, and text errors.
If important details are missing, upload additional reference photos showing other angles. Request a corrected sheet or generate difficult sections separately.

Tip: Provide a clear side-profile photo, or generate the face reference and full-body turnaround as separate images for more detailed inspection.

Known limitations

Reconstructed side and back views may differ from the real person when those angles are not visible in the source photo.
Facial identity, body proportions, hands, and clothing details may vary between generated panels.
Small text, section labels, and HEX colour values may be inaccurate.
Eight sections in one image can make individual details too small to inspect. Generate separate sheets when greater detail is needed.
Image-generation capabilities and results depend on the selected ChatGPT model and its available tools.

Customize Parameters

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Character Name*

Known Height

Apparent Age

Live Compiled Prompt2854 chars

AI FULL-BODY PHOTO SCANNER & CHARACTER REFERENCE SHEET GENERATOR ROLE Act as a professional character designer and 3D modeling reference artist. Analyze the uploaded photograph and generate one photorealistic, landscape-oriented Character Identity Reference Sheet. 1. REFERENCE INPUTS Character Name: Jons Known Height: {{known_height}} Apparent Age: {{apparent_age}} 2. IDENTITY PRESERVATION Preserve the person's facial identity, hairstyle, skin tone, facial hair, body proportions, clothing, and accessories. Do not beautify or redesign the person. Keep the same recognizable identity across all panels. 3. CHARACTER REFERENCE SHEET SECTION 1 - CHARACTER PROFILE Show the name, apparent age, height, body type, face shape, hair, facial hair, skin tone, distinctive features, outfit, accessories, and primary colours. Mark unknown details appropriately. SECTION 2 - FULL-BODY TURNAROUND Show front, three-quarter, side-profile, and back views. Maintain consistent clothing, proportions, hairstyle, and lighting. Treat unseen angles as approximations. SECTION 3 - FACE AND IDENTITY DETAILS Show front, three-quarter, and side-profile portraits. Preserve facial proportions and natural skin texture. SECTION 4 - EXPRESSION SHEET Show neutral, happy, angry, sad, surprised, worried, confident, and determined expressions. Keep the same identity and clothing. SECTION 5 - POSE AND BODY LANGUAGE Show neutral standing, walking, sitting, relaxed standing, tense standing, and action-ready poses. Use natural posture and plausible anatomy. SECTION 6 - COSTUME DETAILS Show visible clothing details, fabric, collar, buttons, pockets, seams, sleeves, pants, footwear, and accessories. Do not invent hidden details. SECTION 7 - COLOR AND MATERIAL PALETTE Show six colour swatches for clothing, skin, hair, footwear, and accent colours. Include approximate HEX values when practical. SECTION 8 - DO NOT CHANGE Preserve facial identity, skin tone, apparent age, hairstyle, facial hair, body proportions, original clothing, footwear, and accessories. Include: "Maintain consistent character identity across all AI-generated images, videos, scenes, camera angles, expressions, and poses." 4. VISUAL DESIGN Use a clean landscape layout, light background, readable headings, thin dividers, consistent image scales, and realistic studio lighting. Avoid watermarks, unrelated people, duplicated panels, and unreadable text. 5. QUALITY CONTROL Review identity consistency, clothing, proportions, anatomy, labels, and all eight sections. Correct visible issues when possible. Do not claim perfect results without verification. 6. FINAL OUTPUT Generate one high-resolution, landscape-oriented Character Identity Reference Sheet from the uploaded photograph. Preserve the person's appearance as accurately as possible. Treat unseen details as approximations.