Popiai-skill/video-creation/mv-creator/references/character-design-example-en.md

Character Design Format Example

Below is the standard format for a single character's {character_name}/design.md. Each character has its own directory and file.

# The Traveller

## Appearance

- Age/Gender: Male, early 30s
- Build: Medium-lean, broad shoulders
- Hair: Dark brown, slightly curly, somewhat long
- Face: Short stubble, defined features
- Clothing: Red-grey plaid flannel shirt, worn brown cowboy boots, naturally faded jeans with knee wear
- Accessories: Old leather-strap watch on left wrist

## Personality

Calm and free-spirited, with world-weariness in his eyes but no defeat.
Unhurried movements, as if long accustomed to the open road and solitude.

## Signature Items

- Martin D-28 natural wood guitar (with wear marks and stickers)
- Beat-up dark blue Ford F-150 pickup truck

## Image Settings

Prompt:
  A rugged man in his 30s with short stubble and slightly curly brown hair,
  wearing a red-grey plaid flannel shirt and worn cowboy boots, carrying a
  Martin acoustic guitar. Cinematic, 35mm film, warm amber tones, natural lighting.
  single character, single view, no split screen, no multiple panels, no collage, no reference sheet.

Model: Midjourney V7 --ar 2:3
Reference: style_cache/cinematic/01_highway.png

## Candidates

- candidate_01.jpg — Midjourney V7, full body standing pose
- candidate_02.jpg — Kling, upper body close-up
- candidate_03.jpg — Midjourney V7, playing guitar side view

## Selected

selected.jpg (Candidate 01)

Format Notes

• H1 # for character name
• H2 ## for each section, must include these 6 sections:
  • ## Appearance — itemized list: age/gender, build, hair, face, clothing, accessories
  • ## Personality — expression, posture, overall temperament description
  • ## Signature Items — character-specific recognizable objects, list format
  • ## Image Settings — contains three sub-fields:
    • Prompt: — English, combining character description with art style keywords
    • Model: — image generation model name
    • Reference: — art style reference image path (relative to theme directory)
  • ## Candidates — all generated candidate image paths (relative to character directory), with model and composition notes
  • ## Selected — final selected image path (chosen by user in preview page)
• Images stored in the character's directory (candidate_*.jpg, selected.jpg)
• Before user selection, ## Selected section is left empty

File Organization

./.mv/{song_name}/{theme}/
  characters/
    {character_name_1}/
      design.md            # Character design document
      candidate_01.jpg     # Candidate images
      candidate_02.jpg
      selected.jpg         # Final selected image
    {character_name_2}/
      design.md
      candidate_01.jpg
      selected.jpg