Custom Companion Character
Put your hand-drawn character into real photos
Custom Companion Character
Put your hand-drawn character into real photos
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Description
First, create a custom "companion character," then place that character next to your real photos of everyday objects—an old cup, an unsent note, or a succulent. Transform them into 3:4 comforting companion images that you can keep making with new items. Upload a photo or description to generate your custom character, then create a new image for every item you photograph. Many people have small objects with stories—a worn cup, an unsent note, a struggling succulent, a basket of fruit. You may have tried using AI to generate "objects with a little character," but it often misses the mark in five ways: 1. **Others give you random images, but you want "your character"**: Every generation looks different today versus tomorrow, preventing a coherent set. -> This skill does the reverse: **create a custom character first** (reference portrait + appearance card), then reuse the exact same character for every item. **Your asset is the character, not just the image.** 2. **Change the image, and the character changes face**: No matter the description, AI draws different faces each time. -> The solution here is **"ten-point appearance cards" verbatim reuse**—head shape, hair, eyes, blush, expression, top, bottom, body type, and feet, without changing a single character. Fully consistent across images. 3. **The character looks too human, or the objects look too cartoonish**: The two most jarring inconsistencies. -> This skill locks down two "don'ts": **objects cannot be cartoonized (preserving real photo texture), and characters cannot be made realistic (preserving hand-drawn illustration style)**. The contrast between reality and illustration creates the comforting feel. 4. **My photos are just casual snapshots with clutter on the desk, can I use them?**: Yes. -> Dedicated **"purification" formula** (keeping only the object + excluding clutter + clean background), clearing clutter while keeping the object intact. **No staging, no white background, no editing needed**—just the casual photo already on your phone. 5. **My phone is mostly full of food**: Fruit platters, a bowl of noodles, strawberries, freshly baked bread—**combination objects work too**. -> This skill features a "multi-object naming method": listing every item in the combination (red apples, yellow bananas, grapes, oranges, watermelon, strawberries, blueberries), ensuring no fruit is missing and apples don't deform. Food photos don't involve portrait rights, require no staging, and are your easiest material type. **Simple input**: 1. Create a character (photo of yourself or a doll, text description, or default character) 2. An object photo (casual smartphone snap is fine) 3. Choose a theme. **Output**: 1. Your **character reference portrait + appearance card** (made once, reusable forever) 2. A 3:4 comforting companion image (make another with a new item to build a set) 3. A 3-frame storyboard if you want a complete story.
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Why we love this skill
Build a reusable custom hand-drawn character and let it accompany everyday real objects. It uniquely preserves the traces of daily life, using the contrast between illustration and realism to capture personal thoughts and continuously produce cohesive, heartwarming visual content.
Best for
Ideal for putting a custom hand-drawn character into real object photos to create comforting visual content.
How to use this Skill
Provide your input
Provide a photo or text description of a character, doll, or other figure, along with an object photo and a theme, plus optional settings.
Run the Skill
Creates the character appearance card, extracts object features and themes, and generates consistent companion image prompts and copy.
Review your result
Receive character reference prompts, appearance cards, image prompts, companion copy, and layout recommendations.
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- v3
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- Usage-based
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- Auto
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- Social postPromptPlan