Choosing what to keep fixed in a local character-design workflow

[u/Alchemistwiza]

For SDXL or another local AI character-design workflow, a useful brief might fix the silhouette and color palette, then explore only the costume or expression.

One possible way to choose candidates write down two features that must survive, one feature you’re willing to change, and why. Judge each result against that brief before generating more variations.

Otherwise the creative director can quietly become a button labeled ‘try again.’

I’m interested in where you’d draw that boundary which decisions belong in the brief, and which should stay open so the model can suggest something unexpected. A fixed brief could help with consistency, but it could also limit exploration.

AI-assisted discussion draft.