PeaceVerse · Author Studio · Lesson 14
Create Your Own
Character Prompt
Build your image prompt step by step — then bring your hero to life in Canva!
Worksheet
✦ Hero
Builder
🎯 Goal: Use the same character and style words every time. Only change the action. This creates matching pictures for your story!
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Start with the Prompt Template
Fill in each blank — use the choice buttons below to help!
📝 How it works: Every blank in the template below is one part of your character's description. Use Steps 2–4 to pick your words, then watch your prompt come together. When you're ready, hit ✨ Build My Prompt! to assemble the full prompt automatically.
✍️ Example — Full Completed Prompt

A stylized 3D cartoon character named Brianna, youthful appearance, warm brown skin tone with subtle freckles, curly shoulder-length hair, wearing blue glasses, a blue sleeveless top, a white sporty skirt, and white sneakers, animated film style, warm soft lighting, pastel color palette, detailed hair texture details, happy expression, standing confidently with hands on hips, full body, centered composition, clean simple background.

A stylized cartoon character named , appearance, skin tone with , hair, wearing , a , , and , style, lighting, color palette, details, expression, , full body, centered composition, clean simple background.
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Choose Your Character Words
Pick one unless the card says multi-select — click to fill the blank above!
🧍 These are your character's "DNA." Once you pick these words, keep them the same in every prompt — this is how your character stays consistent across all your story images. Using the SAME character words each time helps your images look like the same person!
Name
Type of Character (multi-select)
Appearance / Age Type
Skin Tone
Freckles / Details
Hair Type
Hair Length
Hair Color
Accessories (multi-select)
Clothing — Top
Clothing — Bottom
Shoes
💡 Why keep these the same? If you change the name, skin tone, hair, or clothes between prompts, the AI will create a different character. Keep these words locked in — only change the action!
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Choose Your Style Words
Pick ONE style — keep it the same for ALL your story images!
🎨 Style words control how your pictures look. Pick ONE style from the chart below and use those exact words in every prompt. Changing the style between prompts will make your images look like they came from different stories!
Style NameWords to Use in Your PromptWhat It Looks LikePick
Animated Movie animated film style, soft rounded shapes Like Pixar or Disney movies 🎬
Cartoon Simple simple cartoon style, smooth shapes Clean and basic cartoon 🖍️
3D Realistic detailed 3D render, realistic lighting Looks real but still 3D 🎮
Clay Style claymation style, soft textures Looks like Play-Doh or clay 🏺
Anime Style anime style, bright colors, clean lines Like Japanese cartoons ⭐
Storybook storybook illustration, soft colors Like a children's book 📖
Watercolor watercolor style, soft paint texture Looks painted with watercolors 🎨
Comic Book comic book style, bold lines, vibrant colors Like a superhero comic 💥
Lighting
Color Palette
Detail Level
Expression
💡 Why keep style the same? If you change from "anime style" to "storybook" between prompts, your character's face and body will look totally different — even if everything else is the same!
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Choose the Action (Pose) — Change This Each Time!
This is the ONLY part that changes between prompts!
🏃 The action is the secret! Your character's outfit, hair, skin tone, and style stay the same. Only the pose or action changes. This is how your story images show the same character doing different things — like pages in a book!

✅ Change These!

  • Pose and action
  • Facial expression
  • What they are doing

🚫 Don't Change These!

  • Art style, lighting, colors
  • Hair, clothes, shoes
  • Camera view, background
Action / Pose Examples — Pick One (or write your own!)
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Put It All Together — Your Master Prompt
This is your Master Prompt. After choosing your action in Step 4, click ✨ Build My Prompt! to assemble everything you chose. Then copy it into Canva's AI image generator. Save this prompt! You'll use it as the base for all your story images — just swap the action each time.
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✨ Your Generated Master Prompt
📖 Storytelling Tip! Think about your character like a story: Who are they? What are they doing? How do they feel? Good prompts tell a mini story! Make your first prompt your master prompt — copy it every time and change only the action.
Sample Prompts — See How It Works!
Same character + same style + new action = matching pictures
👀 Look at these 4 sample prompts. Notice that everything is the same except the bolded action at the end. That's the formula! All 4 prompts will create pictures of Brianna — the same Brianna — just doing different things.
Prompt 1 — Standing

A stylized 3D cartoon character named Brianna, youthful appearance, warm brown skin tone with subtle freckles, curly shoulder-length black hair, wearing blue glasses, a blue sleeveless top, a white sporty skirt, and white sneakers, animated film style, soft rounded shapes, warm soft lighting, pastel color palette, detailed hair texture, expressive eyes, standing confidently with hands on hips and a gentle smile, full body, centered composition, clean simple background.

Prompt 2 — Sitting

A stylized 3D cartoon character named Brianna, youthful appearance, warm brown skin tone with subtle freckles, curly shoulder-length black hair, wearing blue glasses, a blue sleeveless top, a white sporty skirt, and white sneakers, animated film style, soft rounded shapes, warm soft lighting, pastel color palette, detailed hair texture, expressive eyes, sitting cross-legged and smiling while looking slightly upward, full body, centered composition, clean simple background.

Prompt 3 — Walking

A stylized 3D cartoon character named Brianna, youthful appearance, warm brown skin tone with subtle freckles, curly shoulder-length black hair, wearing blue glasses, a blue sleeveless top, a white sporty skirt, and white sneakers, animated film style, soft rounded shapes, warm soft lighting, pastel color palette, detailed hair texture, expressive eyes, walking forward confidently with a natural stride and relaxed arms, full body, centered composition, clean simple background.

Prompt 4 — Jumping

A stylized 3D cartoon character named Brianna, youthful appearance, warm brown skin tone with subtle freckles, curly shoulder-length black hair, wearing blue glasses, a blue sleeveless top, a white sporty skirt, and white sneakers, animated film style, soft rounded shapes, warm soft lighting, pastel color palette, detailed hair texture, expressive eyes, jumping with excitement, arms raised and smiling brightly, full body, centered composition, clean simple background.

Challenge! — Create Your Own Story Sequence
🚀 Now it's your turn! Using your Master Prompt from Step 5 as the base, write 2 more prompts — use the EXACT same character and style words, but change only the action. These 3 prompts together will create a matching set of images for your story!
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💡 Same character words + same style words + new action words = matching pictures!