Guides & Tutorials
Anime and Illustration Style Guide
Line art, cel shading, painterly illustration, and manga-adjacent looks with stable faces and clean reads.
Anchor the medium
Name line, fill, and texture separately:
- “clean ink outlines, flat cel shading, minimal gradients, anime key visual lighting”
Face and eyes
Anime faces drift easily—lock eye style:
- “large expressive eyes, consistent pupil highlights, small nose, simple mouth shapes”
Hair
Hair is a major style carrier. Specify strand grouping and highlight shape:
- “chunky hair strands, sharp anime highlights, not photoreal hair”
Background complexity
Busy backgrounds compete with characters:
- “simple gradient background, soft bokeh circles, character pop”
Color scripts
Use a limited palette description:
- “limited palette: cobalt, cream, coral accents; high saturation blocks”