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Create a character
Follow the real screens as you create a brand-new character from a description and save it to your characters.
Last updated October 30, 2026
This walks through creating a new character with AI from the left side of the Studio. Each time AI draws a character, it uses 13 credits. Uploading art you already have uses no credits.
Create a character
Follow the real screens as you create a brand-new character from a description and save it to your characters.
Read the steps
- In the Create tab on the left of the Studio, click Add New Character. If you’ve selected a world, click Add cast first, then Add New Character. The new character is then added to that world too.
- Choose how to make it: Upload Image for art you already have, Photo → Character to turn a photo into a character, or Generate with AI to draw one from a description. To use a ready-made character, click Browse Character Shop to open the character shop in a new tab.
- Here, pick Generate with AI. The option shows how many credits it uses.
- Under Select Generation Style, pick the art style to draw your character in.
- In Character Description, describe what they look like, such as their hairstyle, outfit, and vibe.
- Click Generate with AI to draw the character, which uses 13 credits. Each redraw uses credits again. If you like it, enter a name in Character Name and click Save to My Characters.
- Saved characters gather in the character list in the Create tab. When you send a story, you can pick them when Zennyang asks who should appear. In a project that uses a world, only that world’s characters are listed, so select that world and add your new character with Add cast.
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