Genres

Western character sheets

Character sheets for frontier stories, revisionist westerns and dusty border dramas. Photoreal by default for live-action style video, with a painterly option for illustrated frontier looks.

Create a western character

Archetypes

• Sheriff

  Tired of the job, not ready to put it down.

  dusty black frock coat over a white collarless shirt, tan waistcoat, dark trousers, worn brown boots

• Outlaw

  Wanted in three territories and proud of it.

  faded black duster over a dark red shirt, brown leather vest, grey trousers, spurred boots

• Saloon owner

  Hears everything, sells most of it.

  emerald-green satin bodice with black lace trim, long black skirt, short black velvet jacket

• Bounty hunter

  Patient, methodical, never the first to speak.

  long brown leather coat over a grey wool shirt, dark waistcoat, black trousers, tall riding boots

• Rancher

  Built the place with two hands and will not sell it.

  faded blue chambray shirt with rolled sleeves, tan canvas work trousers, brown leather vest, scuffed boots

Rendering styles

• Photoreal (live action) (default): cinematic photorealistic film still, natural skin texture, shot on a full-frame digital cinema camera, 50mm lens. classic widescreen western, sun-bleached and dusty
• Painterly concept art: painterly digital concept art, confident brushwork, rich values, film-quality character design. frontier-era illustration, rough warm brushwork

What you get

• Hero (front) (2:3): standing front-facing in a neutral relaxed stance, neutral expression, looking at the camera, arms at the sides, hands empty, whole body visible from head to feet, centered
• Three-quarter (2:3): the same character turned to a three-quarter view (body rotated about 45 degrees to the left), neutral relaxed stance, neutral expression, arms at the sides, hands empty, whole body visible from head to feet, centered
• Profile (side) (2:3): the same character in a full side profile view facing left, neutral relaxed stance, neutral expression, arms at the sides, hands empty, whole body visible from head to feet, centered
• Back (2:3): the same character seen directly from behind, neutral relaxed stance, arms at the sides, hands empty, whole body visible from head to feet, centered, showing the back of the hair and outfit
• Face close-up (1:1): a head-and-shoulders close-up portrait of the same character, front-facing, neutral expression, eyes sharp and in focus, looking at the camera, same hair and outfit
• Contact sheet (16:9): all five tiled and labelled, for generators that take one reference image.
• character.json and README: the character bible, negative prompt and per-generator instructions.