Costume Figurine
By xiaoxiaodong
Costume Figurine
By xiaoxiaodong
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Description
Turns pets, family members, or small objects into picture book characters ready for a journey. The top half shows the original photo; the bottom half removes the background and lighting, presenting the subject standing straight and facing forward. They wear a solid-color cloak or hood, or a pointed cap, holding a small staff or a small item from the photo. The character is rendered in flat watercolor washes with watermarks left after drying, and fluffy areas brushed with dry strokes. The face features only two small black dots for eyes and a tiny nose, with no black outlines or shadows. The costume uses soft, washed-fabric colors with a warm, bright accent on the prop, set against a warm white background with a light pencil note at the feet describing their journey. Avoid requests requiring running or jumping actions, complex backgrounds, big cartoon eyes, realistic fur, black outlines, or flashy colors.
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Why we love this skill
Transforms photo subjects into costume figurines while preserving real head, outline, and color recognition, creating a unique narrative through negative space, light watercolor, and deadpan handwritten notes. Especially suited for turning daily images into restrained, humorous, and collectible single-character artworks.
Best for
Great for turning pets, family members, or small objects from photos into picture book travelers.
How to use this Skill
Provide your input
Upload a photo of a pet, family member, or small object, or provide an image containing multiple subjects.
Run the Skill
Transforms the subject into a front-facing character wearing a plain costume while retaining recognizable facial features, silhouettes, and colors.
Review your result
Receive a warm white-background picture book-style PNG character illustration with a small prop and a short pencil note at the bottom.
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Information
- Version
- v3
- Last updated
- Runtime credits
- Usage-based
- Models
- Auto
- Use cases
- Images & designLifestyle & entertainment
- What you get
- Image
- Visual styles
- Hand-drawnWatercolorFlat
