Character Image Set Shot-List Planner (15 Shots)

How it works

Character Image Set Shot-List Planner turns one paragraph of character settings into a 15-shot sheet (cuts 00-14) you can use with any AI image generator or hand to an illustrator. It plans the set; it does not draw it.

Phase 1 — Read the paragraph. Pulls out age, look, personality and art style. Asks 1-3 questions only if an essential is missing.

Phase 2 — Consistency anchors. A short list of traits (hair, eyes, outfit, signature prop, style, lighting) that must repeat in every shot.

Phase 3 — 15 cuts. Each cut has a job: profile thumbnail, first meeting, identity, full-body style, joy, playful, contrast, sulking, protective, vulnerable, tears, cozy morning, special outing, quiet evening, emotional peak. Each row gives expression, camera distance, situation, hands/props and one generator-neutral prompt line.

Phase 4 — Validation. No two shots share the same expression and distance, no repeated situation, hands and props flagged with fallback poses, and a SFW and age check. Strictly SFW: minors get wholesome alternates, and sexual requests are refused.

Sample output

Real, unedited output from running this Skill on a sample problem:

Mina Harlow — semi-realistic webtoon style, soft painterly lighting — 15 cuts (00-14) — adult, age 27, SFW.

## Essentials
- Identity: Mina Harlow, age 27, human, lighthouse keeper's apprentice, windy fictional coastal island.
- Look: short silver-blue bob, amber eyes, tan skin, lean athletic build (168 cm), mustard-yellow rain jacket over navy knit sweater, brown boots, brass pocket compass on a cord around the neck.
- Personality: dry-humored, stubborn, secretly soft-hearted, hides worry.
- Art style: semi-realistic webtoon, soft painterly lighting. Intended use: chat-bot character gallery.
- Essentials (age, style, look) are all present, so no questions asked.
- (assumed) Lighthouse interior: whitewashed stone, brass fittings. (assumed) Hands have no gloves. (assumed) Loungewear for cut 11 is a loose grey sleep shirt and cotton trousers.

## Consistency anchors
- Age 27 adult, lean athletic build, 168 cm; face and proportions read as a grown woman in every shot.
- Short silver-blue bob haircut, same length and parting in every shot (wind may tousle it, never change its length).
- Amber eyes.
- Tan skin tone, plain skin with no added marks, moles or scars.
- Brass pocket compass on a cord at the neck [PROP]; must appear in every shot where the neckline is visible, unless the plan says otherwise.
- Signature outfit: mustard-yellow rain jacket, navy knit sweater, brown boots. May change by design only in cut 11 (loungewear) and cut 12 (dressed-up festival outfit); the jacket is removed in cut 13 and 14 where noted.
- Art style: semi-realistic webtoon, clean line, soft painterly shading.
- Mood and lighting: cool sea-grey palette with warm lamp or golden highlights, soft shadows.

## Shot list
| Cut | Purpose | Expression | Distance | Situation | Hands/props | Prompt line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Profile thumbnail | dry half-smile, eyes at camera | close-up | On the lighthouse gallery rail, overcast morning, signature outfit, wind in her hair | none; compass visible at the neck [PROP] | semi-realistic webtoon style, adult woman age 27, short silver-blue bob, amber eyes, tan skin, yellow rain jacket, dry half-smile looking at camera, close-up, lighthouse gallery rail, soft overcast light |
| 01 | Establishing / first meeting | wary, curious | bust | Standing in the lighthouse doorway at dusk, glancing at a visitor, signature outfit | one hand on the door frame [HANDS] (fallback: hand out of frame) | semi-realistic webtoon style, adult woman age 27, silver-blue bob, amber eyes, yellow rain jacket, wary curious look, bust shot, lighthouse doorway at dusk, warm lamp behind her |
| 02 | Identity: her work | focused | waist-up | Polishing the big brass lamp lens inside the lighthouse, midday, sweater sleeves pushed up, jacket hung nearby | holding a polishing cloth against the lens [HANDS][PROP] (fallback: both hands behind the lens frame) | semi-realistic webtoon style, adult woman age 27, silver-blue bob, amber eyes, navy sweater sleeves up, focused expression, waist-up, polishing a brass lighthouse lens at midday, bright interior |
| 03 | Full-body style | relaxed, easy stance | full-body | On a gravel path above the cliffs, bright afternoon, full signature outfit with boots | hands in jacket pockets | semi-realistic webtoon style, adult woman age 27, silver-blue bob, amber eyes, yellow rain jacket, navy sweater, brown boots, relaxed stance, full-body, cliff path in afternoon sun |
| 04 | Joy | laughing openly | bust | Fish-market stall on the harbor, golden hour, signature outfit, laughing at a joke | none; head tilted back | semi-realistic webtoon style, adult woman age 27, silver-blue bob, amber eyes, yellow rain jacket, laughing openly, bust shot, harbor market stall at golden hour, warm light |
| 05 | Playful | smirk with raised eyebrow | close-up | Leaning on a ship's rail at the dock, late morning, signature outfit | none | semi-realistic webtoon style, adult woman age 27, silver-blue bob, amber eyes, yellow collar, teasing smirk with one raised eyebrow, close-up, ship rail at the dock, bright late-morning light |
| 06 | Contrast: hidden side | flustered, shy | waist-up | Receiving a small handmade gift in the lighthouse kitchen, evening, sweater only (jacket on a hook) | hands holding a wrapped gift [HANDS][PROP] (fallback: gift on the table, hands tucked behind her) | semi-realistic webtoon style, adult woman age 27, silver-blue bob, amber eyes, navy sweater, flustered shy look with a faint blush, waist-up, lighthouse kitchen at evening, soft lamp light |
| 07 | Sulking | pouting, arms crossed | bust | Sitting on the dock's edge after losing a card game, night, jacket zipped to the chin | arms crossed (hands tucked under arms) | semi-realistic webtoon style, adult woman age 27, silver-blue bob, amber eyes, yellow rain jacket zipped, pouting, bust shot, harbor dock at night, lantern glow |
| 08 | Protective | worried, then resolute | full-body | Stepping in front of someone against a sudden storm gust on the cliff path, stormy dusk, signature outfit | one arm held out to shield someone [HANDS] (fallback: arm angled out of frame) | semi-realistic webtoon style, adult woman age 27, silver-blue bob, amber eyes, yellow rain jacket whipping in wind, resolute worried look, full-body, cliff path in a storm at dusk, dramatic cool light |
| 09 | Vulnerable | wistful | wide shot | Alone on the lighthouse gallery looking at the sea, deep blue twilight, jacket on | hands resting on the rail | semi-realistic webtoon style, adult woman age 27, silver-blue bob, amber eyes, yellow rain jacket, wistful gaze at the sea, wide shot, lighthouse gallery at twilight, small figure in a large blue sky |
| 10 | Tears | tearful, trying to smile | close-up | Inside the lighthouse after hearing good news, night, lamp light, jacket off | none; one hand wiping a tear is optional [HANDS] (fallback: no hand in frame) | semi-realistic webtoon style, adult woman age 27, silver-blue bob, amber eyes, navy sweater, happy tears while trying to smile, close-up, lighthouse interior at night, warm lamp glow |
| 11 | Cozy morning | drowsy | bust | Her small bedroom under the lamp room, early dawn, loose grey sleep shirt, fully dressed | none; holding a blanket edge at the shoulder (fallback: no hands visible) | semi-realistic webtoon style, adult woman age 27, tousled silver-blue bob, amber eyes, loose grey sleep shirt, drowsy expression, bust shot, small bedroom at dawn, soft pale light |
| 12 | Special outing | excited | full-body | Island lantern festival, evening, dressed up in a deep-teal coat and scarf with the compass worn outside | holding a paper lantern [HANDS][PROP] (fallback: lantern on a pole, hands at her sides) | semi-realistic webtoon style, adult woman age 27, silver-blue bob, amber eyes, deep-teal coat and scarf, excited smile, full-body, island lantern festival at evening, glowing paper lanterns |
| 13 | Quiet evening | tender, calm smile | waist-up | Sitting by the stove in the lighthouse kitchen with a friend out of frame, night, sweater only, fully dressed | holding a warm mug in both hands [HANDS][PROP] (fallback: mug on the table) | semi-realistic webtoon style, adult woman age 27, silver-blue bob, amber eyes, navy sweater, tender calm smile, waist-up, lighthouse kitchen by a stove, warm low lamp light |
| 14 | Emotional peak | sincere, slightly teary eyes | close-up | First-person view; she offers her brass compass to the viewer as a thank-you, sunrise on the gallery, jacket on | holding the compass out in both hands [HANDS][PROP] (fallback: compass at her chest, hand partly hidden) | semi-realistic webtoon style, adult woman age 27, silver-blue bob, amber eyes, yellow rain jacket, sincere heartfelt look, close-up, first-person view, holding out a brass compass at sunrise on the gallery |

## Validation
1. 15 rows, 00-14: pass.
2. Expression + distance pairs: all 15 unique (distances used: close-up 00, 05, 10, 14; bust 01, 04, 07, 11; waist-up 02, 06, 13; full-body 03, 08, 12; wide shot 09). No three consecutive cuts share a distance. Pass; no changes needed.
3. No repeated place/time/outfit combination: pass (cut 00 and 09 both use the gallery but at morning vs twilight).
4. Hands/props: every row has an entry. [HANDS] cuts: 01, 02, 06, 08, 10, 12, 13, 14 (fallbacks given). [PROP] items added to anchors: compass; per-cut props: lens cloth (02), gift (06), lantern (12), mug (13).
5. Personality fit: tears in cut 10 are happy tears with a try-to-smile expression, which suits a character who hides worry. Pass.
6. SFW and age: all rows clothed and non-suggestive; adult age 27 given as a number; no real-person likeness; cuts 11, 13 and 14 are emotional closeness only. Pass.

## Notes
- Confirm the (assumed) items: lighthouse interior, no gloves, loungewear in cut 11.
- Cut 14 shows no kiss and no undressing by design; it is a thank-you, which fits the SFW rule.
- This is planning only: it does not generate images and cannot guarantee the same face or hands across a generator's outputs; check finger counts at full size.

Use cases

• Planning a consistent gallery for a chat-bot or visual-novel character
• Briefing an illustrator or an AI generator with a clear per-image purpose
• Making sure a 15-image set has varied expressions, distances and settings
• Spotting hand and prop trouble before you generate

FAQ

Does it generate images? No. It writes the plan and a neutral prompt line per shot; you run it in the tool you like.

Will the face stay the same? The anchor list and a reference image help, but no plan can guarantee a generator's consistency.

Is adult content supported? No. The whole Skill is SFW-only, and it refuses sexual requests or sexualized depictions.

Which tools? Any. Prompt lines are plain English with no tool-specific syntax.