Character reference prompts Dylan J. Harris — September 12, 2026 Adapted from M. Asif’s methods: https://x.com/meAsifAi/status/2097949170594193427 https://x.com/meAsifAi/status/2098345090573873640 These are our reusable adaptations, not verbatim copies. ORIGINAL FICTIONAL CAST # Original cast These are provisional fictional names for reusable character designs. Created 2026-09-12. ## Mara Vale Creative technology host, age 30. Broad inspiration: Scarlett Johansson's warm screen presence and compact, curvy-athletic build. Own identity: softly heart-shaped face, gently squared chin, gray-green almond eyes, dark arched brows, slightly broad straight nose, full relaxed lips, faint nose freckles. Dark-rooted champagne-golden waves just past the shoulders, swept side part. Subtle professional makeup with softly defined lashes and natural lip color. Fitted ivory fine-knit crew-neck top, open moss-green overshirt, charcoal straight jeans, cream sneakers. Small brushed brass hoop earrings. Friendly closed-lip smile. ## Nora Quinn Science and technology host, age 34. Broad inspiration: Dana Scully's composed presence, copper bob, and tailored clothes. Own identity: elongated heart-shaped face, soft narrow jaw, wide-set blue-gray eyes, fine arched brows, a small rounded nose tip, well-shaped natural rose lips, light freckles. Sleek copper chin-length bob with a side part and ends turned inward. Midnight-blue blazer, pale blue scoop-neck blouse, tailored navy trousers, brown ankle boots. Small silver round stud earrings. Subtle professional makeup. A warm, confident, curious smile. ## Evan Mercer Curious technology investigator, age 40. Broad inspiration: Fox Mulder's thoughtful expression, dark hair, and tall, lean build. Own identity: long oval face, warm hazel eyes, straight dark brows, prominent gently convex nose, defined lower lip, rounded chin, a trace of stubble. Dark brown tousled hair with a side part. Charcoal field jacket, oatmeal henley, dark indigo jeans, brown desert boots. Steel wristwatch on his left wrist. Slightly amused, approachable expression. ## Reference rule Use each character's own main portrait as the face reference. Do not use another cast member's portrait for style. Keep wardrobe and jewelry fixed in the first sheet. Later changes must be explicit. ## Direction change After the second portrait pass, Dylan requested a stronger commercial and influencer look for both women. Their third portraits use more polished hair, subtle makeup, and confident expressions. Keep these final portraits as their references; retire the first two portrait drafts. Evan uses his second portrait. STYLE # Character guide cast Create three original adult characters for the character-profile article. Use photographic studio portraits and clean reference boards. Neutral warm gray backdrop, soft broad light, natural skin texture, realistic fabric, restrained color. No beauty filter or glossy CGI finish. Each approved portrait defines one identity. Generate that character's board from that portrait alone. Keep age, face, hair, build, outfit, and accessories stable. Inspect faces and body angles before reuse. The board is a visual guide, not a 3D model. The user requested broad Scarlett Johansson, Dana Scully, and Fox Mulder inspiration. Use general features and mood, with distinct original faces and names. No celebrity photograph is an input. These are fictional AI characters, not endorsements or images of the actors. Use only models included with the current Maker plan. Stop for a quote if a metered generation is needed. Confirm actual ledger charges after each job. Sources: M. Asif's [production board](https://x.com/meAsifAi/status/2097949170594193427) and [face consistency sheet](https://x.com/meAsifAi/status/2098345090573873640). Credit the methods. Use original prompts and original artwork. MARA — EXACT PORTRAIT PROMPT Model: pixio/nano-banana-2; 3:4; 4K; JPEG. Create one polished luxury beauty-campaign portrait of Mara Vale, an original fictional female lifestyle and technology influencer, age 30. She is exceptionally attractive in the mainstream commercial-model sense: striking but human facial symmetry, luminous expressive eyes, sculpted cheekbones, an elegant jawline, full well-shaped lips, clear healthy skin with real fine texture. Professional understated makeup: soft lash definition, finely blended warm neutral eyeshadow, gently shaped brows, subtle natural lip color. Gorgeous salon-styled hair with believable fine strands. A confident approachable half-smile, relaxed lips. Broad inspiration is Scarlett Johansson: blonde beauty, green eyes, sensual rounded lips, and a compact, curvy athletic silhouette, but give her her own distinct identity and features. Her own face has a softly heart-shaped outline, slightly broad straight nose, gray-green almond eyes, dark arched brows, a gently squared chin and faint nose freckles. Lustrous dark-rooted champagne-golden blonde waves falling just past the shoulders, swept side part. Fitted ivory fine-knit crew-neck top beneath an open moss-green overshirt, small brushed-gold hoop earrings. Her posture is relaxed and assured. Frame from head to just below the chest, face large and unobstructed, entire hairstyle visible. Flattering soft studio key light with a delicate hair rim, warm neutral seamless backdrop. Photorealistic high-end editorial photograph, premium brand ambassador casting photo, rich natural color. No words, panels, logos, heavy contour, plastic skin, CGI, exaggerated anatomy, or full-length view. MARA — EXACT SHEET PROMPT Model: pixio/nano-banana-2/edit; 16:9; 4K; JPEG. Input: this character’s reviewed portrait. Make a photographic reference sheet for Mara Vale. Use the attached approved portrait as the only identity reference. Preserve the face, apparent age, eyes, nose, mouth, jaw, skin, hairstyle and build. Follow the fixed outfit notes below. Keep ordinary asymmetry and natural texture. Do not beautify or replace the face. Infer unseen angles conservatively; do not add new marks or accessories. softly heart-shaped face, gently squared chin, gray-green almond eyes, dark arched brows, slightly broad straight nose, full relaxed lips, faint nose freckles. Dark-rooted champagne-golden waves just past the shoulders, swept side part. Subtle professional makeup with softly defined lashes and natural lip color. Fitted ivory fine-knit crew-neck top, open moss-green overshirt, charcoal straight jeans, cream sneakers. Small brushed brass hoop earrings. Friendly closed-lip smile. Use a 16:9 warm-gray studio board with small readable labels, thin gray dividers, and clear spacing. Give the main portrait more room than the other studies. Arrange these 24 labeled studies in coherent groups: Identity: 01 large straight-on face. Head angles: 02 front; 03 left three-quarter; 04 right three-quarter; 05 left profile; 06 right profile; 07 rear. Body angles: 08 front; 09 three-quarter; 10 side; 11 rear. Show head to shoes at equal scale. Face movement: 12 neutral; 13 natural smile; 14 slight smile; 15 gaze left; 16 gaze right. Details: 17 eye; 18 brow; 19 nose; 20 mouth; 21 hair; 22 accessory; 23 outfit; 24 skin and clothing colors. Use the same soft studio light and neutral camera treatment in every study. Keep anatomy, clothing construction, hairline, and proportions consistent. Show real skin texture and fabric. No dramatic shadows, plastic skin, altered identity, extra limbs, cropped feet, overlapping figures, invented markings, or duplicate labels. A smile must change the expression without changing the person. Use the requested native resolution; do not print a resolution claim on the board. Match the polished commercial portrait exactly. Keep the makeup, refined hair, and confident presence. Do not make the face plainer or older. For the profile pair, show opposite sides: one nose points left on the page and the other points right. For gaze studies, move the eyes in opposite directions. NORA — EXACT PORTRAIT PROMPT Model: pixio/nano-banana-2; 3:4; 4K; JPEG. Create one polished luxury beauty-campaign portrait of Nora Quinn, an original fictional female lifestyle and technology influencer, age 34. She is exceptionally attractive in the mainstream commercial-model sense: striking but human facial symmetry, luminous expressive eyes, sculpted cheekbones, an elegant jawline, full well-shaped lips, clear healthy skin with real fine texture. Professional understated makeup: soft lash definition, finely blended warm neutral eyeshadow, gently shaped brows, subtle natural lip color. Gorgeous salon-styled hair with believable fine strands. A confident approachable half-smile, relaxed lips. Broad inspiration is Dana Scully: copper-red hair, blue eyes, fair skin, refined cheekbones and a petite tailored silhouette, but give her her own distinct identity and features. Her own face has an elongated heart shape, wide-set clear blue-gray eyes, a soft narrow jaw, a small softly rounded nose, fine arched brows and well-shaped natural rose lips. Beautiful smooth copper-auburn bob at the jaw, subtle volume, side part, ends curled inward. A sharply tailored midnight-blue blazer over a soft pale-blue scoop-neck blouse, small silver stud earrings. A warm, intelligent, magnetic expression. Frame from head to just below the chest, face large and unobstructed, entire hairstyle visible. Flattering soft studio key light with a delicate hair rim, warm neutral seamless backdrop. Photorealistic high-end editorial photograph, premium brand ambassador casting photo, rich natural color. No words, panels, logos, heavy contour, plastic skin, CGI, exaggerated anatomy, or full-length view. NORA — EXACT SHEET PROMPT Model: pixio/nano-banana-2/edit; 16:9; 4K; JPEG. Input: this character’s reviewed portrait. Make a photographic reference sheet for Nora Quinn. Use the attached approved portrait as the only identity reference. Preserve the face, apparent age, eyes, nose, mouth, jaw, skin, hairstyle and build. Follow the fixed outfit notes below. Keep ordinary asymmetry and natural texture. Do not beautify or replace the face. Infer unseen angles conservatively; do not add new marks or accessories. elongated heart-shaped face, soft narrow jaw, wide-set blue-gray eyes, fine arched brows, a small rounded nose tip, well-shaped natural rose lips, light freckles. Sleek copper chin-length bob with a side part and ends turned inward. Midnight-blue blazer, pale blue scoop-neck blouse, tailored navy trousers, brown ankle boots. Small silver round stud earrings. Subtle professional makeup. A warm, confident, curious smile. Use a 16:9 warm-gray studio board with small readable labels, thin gray dividers, and clear spacing. Give the main portrait more room than the other studies. Arrange these 24 labeled studies in coherent groups: Identity: 01 large straight-on face. Head angles: 02 front; 03 left three-quarter; 04 right three-quarter; 05 left profile; 06 right profile; 07 rear. Body angles: 08 front; 09 three-quarter; 10 side; 11 rear. Show head to shoes at equal scale. Face movement: 12 neutral; 13 natural smile; 14 slight smile; 15 gaze left; 16 gaze right. Details: 17 eye; 18 brow; 19 nose; 20 mouth; 21 hair; 22 accessory; 23 outfit; 24 skin and clothing colors. Use the same soft studio light and neutral camera treatment in every study. Keep anatomy, clothing construction, hairline, and proportions consistent. Show real skin texture and fabric. No dramatic shadows, plastic skin, altered identity, extra limbs, cropped feet, overlapping figures, invented markings, or duplicate labels. A smile must change the expression without changing the person. Use the requested native resolution; do not print a resolution claim on the board. Match the polished commercial portrait exactly. Keep the makeup, refined hair, and confident presence. Do not make the face plainer or older. For the profile pair, show opposite sides: one nose points left on the page and the other points right. For gaze studies, move the eyes in opposite directions. EVAN — EXACT PORTRAIT PROMPT Model: pixio/nano-banana-2; 3:4; 4K; JPEG. Create a single photorealistic editorial studio portrait of an ORIGINAL fictional adult, Evan Mercer. Broad visual inspiration: Fox Mulder from The X-Files: tall lean build, elongated face, prominent nose, hazel eyes, dark side-parted hair, and quietly inquisitive expression. Capture those general physical cues and understated screen presence, but design a distinct new face; this is not the actor or movie character. Age 40. His own design has a longer oval face, smaller warm hazel eyes, straight brows, a prominent gently convex nose, defined lower lip and rounded chin. Clean-shaven with only a trace of five-o-clock shadow. Dark brown hair, short sides and a softly tousled side part. Charcoal field jacket over an oatmeal henley. Slightly amused, approachable and thoughtful. Show HEAD AND SHOULDERS ONLY, chest-up, facing camera. Face large, unobstructed, occupies the central upper half. Whole hair inside frame. Relaxed lips with a small warm smile. Real pores, subtle freckles, ordinary human asymmetry, natural hair, soft frontal studio lighting, neutral warm-gray background, restrained color grading. Professional portrait photograph, no text, no panels, no CGI, no beauty filter, no waxy skin. Do not show legs or a full-length figure. EVAN — EXACT SHEET PROMPT Model: pixio/nano-banana-2/edit; 16:9; 4K; JPEG. Input: this character’s reviewed portrait. Make a photographic reference sheet for Evan Mercer. Use the attached approved portrait as the only identity reference. Preserve the face, apparent age, eyes, nose, mouth, jaw, skin, hairstyle and build. Follow the fixed outfit notes below. Keep ordinary asymmetry and natural texture. Do not beautify or replace the face. Infer unseen angles conservatively; do not add new marks or accessories. long oval face, warm hazel eyes, straight dark brows, prominent gently convex nose, defined lower lip, rounded chin, a trace of stubble. Dark brown tousled hair with a side part. Charcoal field jacket, oatmeal henley, dark indigo jeans, brown desert boots. Steel wristwatch on his left wrist. Slightly amused, approachable expression. Use a 16:9 warm-gray studio board with small readable labels, thin gray dividers, and clear spacing. Give the main portrait more room than the other studies. Arrange these 24 labeled studies in coherent groups: Identity: 01 large straight-on face. Head angles: 02 front; 03 left three-quarter; 04 right three-quarter; 05 left profile; 06 right profile; 07 rear. Body angles: 08 front; 09 three-quarter; 10 side; 11 rear. Show head to shoes at equal scale. Face movement: 12 neutral; 13 natural smile; 14 slight smile; 15 gaze left; 16 gaze right. Details: 17 eye; 18 brow; 19 nose; 20 mouth; 21 hair; 22 accessory; 23 outfit; 24 skin and clothing colors. Use the same soft studio light and neutral camera treatment in every study. Keep anatomy, clothing construction, hairline, and proportions consistent. Show real skin texture and fabric. No dramatic shadows, plastic skin, altered identity, extra limbs, cropped feet, overlapping figures, invented markings, or duplicate labels. A smile must change the expression without changing the person. Use the requested native resolution; do not print a resolution claim on the board. EVAN — SHEET REPAIR PROMPT Inputs: Evan’s portrait and the first sheet. Reference 1 defines Evan Mercer's face. Reference 2 is his existing character reference board. Edit reference 2 with exactly two corrections. Keep the layout, main portrait, all other studies, labels, clothing, colors and lighting unchanged. Correction 1: panel 06 RIGHT PROFILE currently duplicates panel 05. Replace ONLY the photo inside panel 06 with a true opposite side profile: his NOSE POINTS TO THE LEFT EDGE OF THE PAGE, his right ear is visible on the right of that panel, his face looks away from panel 07. Panel 05 remains with his nose pointing right. These two profile faces must point in opposite page directions. Correction 2: panel 15 GAZE LEFT currently looks the same way as 16. In panel 15 keep his head straight ahead and shift ONLY both irises toward the LEFT EDGE OF THE PAGE. Keep panel 16 looking toward the RIGHT EDGE OF THE PAGE. Preserve the same face, no new person, no altered board proportions, no added or removed studies. Retain all 24 studies. Output the corrected complete 16:9 photographic sheet. MARA — SHEET REPAIR PROMPT Edit the attached Mara Vale character sheet. Change ONLY THREE TEXT HEADINGS. At the very top left replace 01 LARGE GROUP with MARA VALE. At the top above the six head close-ups replace IDENTITY GROUP with HEAD ANGLES. At the left above the four complete standing figures replace HEAD ANGLES with BODY ANGLES. All photos, figures, individual labels, numbering, face, clothing, details, layout, lighting and colors must remain unchanged. This is a typography correction only. Preserve every one of the 24 studies. Output the complete corrected board. NORA — SHEET REPAIR PROMPT Reference 1 is the approved portrait of Nora Quinn. Reference 2 is her current 25-panel sheet. Edit reference 2 to have exactly 24 studies. The SECOND ROW OF HEAD PANELS contains two duplicate studies at its left: a profile labeled 05 left profile and a rear view labeled 07 rear. Replace that whole second row with exactly FIVE EVENLY SPACED face-expression panels, ordered left to right: 12 neutral, 13 natural smile, 14 slight smile, 15 gaze left, 16 gaze right. The newly added 15 gaze left must show her face forward and both irises looking to the LEFT EDGE OF THE PAGE. 16 looks to the RIGHT EDGE OF THE PAGE. Keep her exact identity, polished makeup, copper bob and clothes. Keep all other sections exactly unchanged: the large 01 portrait, the TOP ROW of head studies 02 through 07, the FOUR full-body views 08 through 11, and the EIGHT detail panels 17 through 24. Remove the duplicate 05 and 07 only from the second row; retain them in the top row. Do not add any other studies. Preserve overall layout, 16:9 proportions, light and colors. Output the complete corrected board. REVIEW AND COST - Mara: revised for commercial presentation. Corrected three headings. Keep the portrait as identity source; minor shading varies on the sheet. - Nora: revised for commercial presentation. The first sheet repeated two head views and missed the left gaze. One edit replaced those duplicates with expressions, but left an extra smile panel and a left-gaze study that still looks right. The final sheet has 25 studies, not the requested 24. The article discloses this. Do not use the gaze labels as motion direction. - Evan: corrected the repeated side profile and wrong left gaze. Small watch and expression details still vary. All 14 jobs, including discarded drafts and repairs, charged zero extra credits on the Maker plan on September 12, 2026.