📖 Getting Started Guide

Learn how to create characters and generate amazing assets

👤 Step 1: Create Your Character

Start by creating a new character profile with basic information:

  • Character Name: Give your character a memorable name
  • Description: Include important details about your character that you want preserved in generated assets - things like hair color, eye color, clothing style, distinctive features, or personality traits that affect their appearance
  • Source Images: Upload 1-3 high-quality images that clearly show your character
💡 Best Source Images: Use clear, well-lit photos with simple backgrounds (plain walls, transparent backgrounds, or minimal clutter). Focus on images where your character's face and distinctive features are clearly visible and not obscured by shadows or busy backgrounds.

🤖 Step 2: AI Character Analysis

After you create your character and upload source images, StableGen automatically analyzes your images and generates a detailed character description. This AI-generated description helps "lock in" the important visual features of your character for consistent asset generation.

The autogenerated description includes details like:

  • Physical appearance and facial features
  • Hair color, style, and texture
  • Clothing and accessories
  • Art style and visual characteristics
📝 Note: You can view and edit this autogenerated description on your character's page. The description is automatically updated whenever you add or remove source images, ensuring it stays accurate as your character evolves.

⚙️ Step 3: Customize Your Asset Generation

StableGen uses a powerful 6-component system to create exactly the asset you need. Choose from each category:

Action

  • Standing, walking, running
  • Sitting, kneeling, jumping
  • Climbing, sliding, crawling
  • Punching, kicking
  • Lying down (back, side, stomach)

Expression

  • Neutral, happy, sad
  • Angry, surprised, scared
  • Laughing, crying, asleep
  • Winking, determined

Zoom Level

  • Headshot (head and neck only)
  • Medium Shot (chest up)
  • Full Body (head to feet)

Camera Angle

  • Front, back views
  • Left/right profiles
  • Front/rear 3/4 angles

Camera Height

  • High angle, eye level
  • Low angle, ground level
  • Overwhelming view

Lighting

  • Soft: cool, neutral, warm
  • Hard: cool, neutral, warm
🎯 Combinations: With 148,500 total possible combinations, you can create exactly the asset you need for any situation!

⚡ Step 4: Generate Your Assets

Ready to bring your character to life? Here's how:

  1. Go to your character's page
  2. Choose one option from each of the 6 categories (Action, Expression, Zoom Level, Camera Angle, Camera Height, Lighting)
  3. Select your AI model:
    • 🍌 Gemini Flash 2.5 Image Preview
    • 🌱 Seedream 4.0
  4. Click "Generate Asset"
  5. Wait a few minutes for the AI to work its magic
  6. Your new asset will appear automatically on the page
⏱️ Note: Asset generation typically takes 2-5 minutes per asset. Generate one asset at a time for best results! Try different AI models to see which style you prefer.

✏️ Step 5: Editing Your Assets

Already have assets but need adjustments? StableGen offers three powerful editing approaches:

🖼️ Canvas Editing

Best for: Complex compositions, creative experiments, combining multiple elements

  • Multi-layer compositing: Combine images, drawings, and text
  • Drawing & sketching tools: Sketch poses and layouts for AI enhancement
  • Text and shape overlays: Add titles, labels, and geometric elements
  • AI enhancement integration: Send your canvas work to AI for professional polish
  • Direct saving: Click "Save as New Asset" with no prompt to save canvas work directly
📚 Want to learn more? Check out our Image Editing Guide for detailed tutorials on all editing tools!

⌨️ Prompt-Based Editing

Best for: Overall changes, style adjustments, adding/removing accessories

  1. Find the asset you want to edit and click "Edit"
  2. Stay on the "Prompt + Reference" tab
  3. Write a natural language prompt describing your changes (e.g., "Add sunglasses", "Change hair color to blue", "Make the character smile more")
  4. Optionally upload a reference image to guide the AI
  5. Select your AI model:
    • 🍌 Gemini Flash 2.5 Image Preview
    • 🌱 Seedream 4.0
  6. Click "Edit with AI"

🎨 Precision Mask Inpainting

Best for: Fixing specific problems, replacing individual elements, surgical precision edits

  1. Find the asset you want to edit and click "Edit"
  2. Switch to the "Mask Inpainting" tab
  3. Click "Enable Mask Drawing" and paint over the areas you want to regenerate
  4. Write a prompt describing what should appear in the masked areas (e.g., "red dress", "normal hands with 5 fingers", "sunset sky")
  5. Click "Inpaint Masked Areas"
🔄 Version History: Every edit creates a new asset linked to the original, so you can always go back to previous versions or explore different variations!
🎯 Mask Tips: When using mask inpainting, paint generously over the problem area - it's better to mask slightly more than needed. The AI will blend the edges naturally with the surrounding image.

💡 Best Practices

Get the most out of StableGen with these tips:

  • Image Quality: Use high-resolution source images (at least 512x512px)
  • Consistent Lighting: Well-lit images produce better results
  • Clear Features: Make sure your character's face and distinctive features are visible
  • Multiple Angles: Upload images from different angles for more variety
  • Experiment: Try different asset types to see what works best for your character
  • Edit Prompts: Be specific but concise in your edit requests - "Add red baseball cap" works better than "Make it look cooler"

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