Original characters from a short description

AI Character Generator

Describe who your character is, pick one of eight looks from anime to photoreal, and ClipNova draws them. Every character is saved to your library, ready to star in a video, talk to camera or hold your product.

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Picture of AI Character Generator, a character brief with look and format options next to four generated characters: an anime courier girl, a 3D hedgehog, a realistic young woman and a dwarf blacksmith
Examples

The characters people actually make

We looked at what ClipNova users create, what people search for and what trends on social video. These four came up again and again, so we made one of each.

Picture of AI Character Generator, a 3D cartoon hedgehog in a mustard knitted sweater and green boots waving on a mossy forest path
Kids 3D cartoon · Pixar look

Pip, a channel mascot

A small hedgehog in a mustard sweater, made to be the recurring star of a kids cartoon channel. Rounded shapes, big eyes and a warm 3D finish that stays the same in every episode.

Picture of AI Character Generator, a realistic young woman with curly hair in a green cardigan laughing on a couch with a mug
AI influencer · Realist look

Maya, a virtual creator

A fictional woman in her twenties with a real phone photo feel: natural light, freckles, a lived in apartment. The kind of face that can carry a lifestyle account or a run of UGC ads.

Picture of AI Character Generator, an anime girl with a teal bob and an orange bomber jacket on a city rooftop at sunset
Anime OC · Anime look

Rei, an original character

A rooftop courier with a teal bob and an oversized orange jacket. Crisp line art and cel shading for a webcomic, a fan story or a VTuber style persona that belongs to you.

Picture of AI Character Generator, a dwarf blacksmith with a braided red beard holding a glowing horseshoe in a stone forge
D&D and fantasy · Realist look

Brannoc, a dwarf cleric

A blacksmith priest with a braided copper beard, lit by his forge like a still from a fantasy film. Built for a tabletop campaign, a novel or the narrator of a fantasy story channel.

How it works

From a few lines of text to a character you can reuse.

This is the AI Characters tool inside the ClipNova app, step by step, followed all the way to a video.

  1. Picture of AI Character Generator, a written brief for a dwarf blacksmith cleric next to the finished realistic portrait
    01
    The brief

    Describe your character

    Write who they are: face, hair, age, outfit, mood and where they stand. A rough idea is fine. ClipNova expands it into a full art direction brief before the image is made, so small details like a scar or a pendant survive.

  2. Picture of AI Character Generator, the same teal haired courier girl shown in anime, Ghibli style watercolor, 3D cartoon and realistic photo looks
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    The look

    Pick one of eight looks

    Default, Ghibli Studio, Educational, Pixar, Anime, Realist, Ultra Realism or Flat Animation. The same character idea can be a cel shaded anime girl, a soft painted heroine, a 3D cartoon or a real looking person.

  3. Picture of AI Character Generator, one realistic character shown in square, 9:16 portrait, 3:4 portrait and 16:9 landscape formats
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    Format and mode

    Choose the shape and the feel

    Square, Portrait 9:16, Landscape 16:9, Classic portrait 3:4 or Classic landscape 4:3. Switch from AI Character to UGC mode when you want a candid phone photo look instead of a styled portrait. The cost in credits is shown before you generate.

  4. Picture of AI Character Generator, a saved character library with five characters, an upload slot and buttons to make a character talk or hold a product
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    Your library

    Every character is saved

    Results land in Your generated characters, where you can download, favorite or delete them. You can also upload a photo or take one with your webcam to add an existing character or yourself.

  5. Picture of AI Character Generator, a 3D hedgehog reference image turned into a video of the same hedgehog fishing in a rowing boat at sunset
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    Animate

    Put the same character in a new scene

    Open Images to Video, upload your character as the reference, describe the scene and choose the engine, format and length. The video keeps the character recognizable while it moves through a place it has never been.

  6. Picture of AI Character Generator, a realistic character photo turned into a vertical talking video holding a plain skincare tube with captions
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    Make it talk

    Give your character a voice

    Send a realistic character to Talking Avatar to have them speak your script on camera, or to UGC ad to hand them your product. One character can front a whole series of videos.

Character sheets

A character sheet generator for front, side and back.

Picture of AI Character Generator, a character turnaround sheet of a dwarf blacksmith shown from the front, the side and the back

Artists, game masters and animators often want the same character from several angles. Ask for it in the brief: a turnaround of your character standing in a neutral pose, front, side and back, on a plain background. Use the Landscape 16:9 format so the three views fit side by side.

Then use the sheet. The views make strong reference images for Images to Video, which works best with the same subject seen from different angles, and they help you keep one design steady across a comic, a campaign or a channel. If one view drifts, generate again; each run is a new take.

Why it matters

A character is only useful if it comes back.

Most AI character creators stop at one pretty picture. The hard part comes after: the mascot has to look the same in episode twelve, the influencer needs a second post, the hero of your story has to walk into the next scene.

ClipNova keeps your characters in one library inside the same app you make videos with. A character you design today can be the reference for a video, the face of a talking presenter or the creator in an ad tomorrow, without exporting anything to another tool.

To animate a saved character, use the Consistent Character AI Video Generator for new scenes, or Talking Avatar to make them speak your script.

Built for

One character, many places to use it

Kids channels

A mascot for every episode

Design the recurring cast of a cartoon channel once, then reuse them in each new story.

Creators and brands

AI influencers and UGC faces

Build a fictional presenter with a consistent face for social posts, talking videos and product ads.

Tabletop and fiction

D&D characters and story heroes

Portraits and turnarounds for player characters, villains and NPCs, or the cast of a novel.

Anime and comics

Original characters

Anime OCs, webcomic leads and VTuber style personas in a look you can repeat.

Story channels

Narrators and villains

A face for a horror story host, a history guide or a recurring monster your audience learns to recognize.

Teachers

Friendly explainers

Use the Educational look for a classroom guide character that walks students through a lesson.

AI character generator questions.

What is an AI character generator?+

A tool that turns a written description into an image of an original character. In ClipNova you describe the character, choose one of eight looks and an aspect ratio, and the result is saved to your character library so you can reuse it in videos.

Which styles can I choose?+

Eight looks: Default, Ghibli Studio, Educational, Pixar, Anime, Realist, Ultra Realism and Flat Animation. There is also a UGC mode for an authentic phone photo look, made for presenters and product ads.

Can I keep the same character across images and videos?+

Yes. Every character is saved in your library. To put the same character in a new scene, use Images to Video and upload the character as a reference image; it keeps the subject consistent while the scene changes. Several images of the same character from different angles give the most consistent result.

Can it make a character sheet?+

You can ask for one in the brief, for example a turnaround of the character from the front, side and back on a plain background, in the 16:9 format. Each run is a new take, so generate again if one view does not match.

Can I make my character talk?+

Yes. Download the character and open Talking Avatar to have it speak your script, or UGC ad to have it present a product. Both are part of the same ClipNova plan.

Can I start from my own photo?+

Yes. Upload an image or take a webcam photo and it is saved to your character library next to the characters you generate.

How much does it cost?+

ClipNova plans start at $19/mo. Each character image uses credits from your plan, and the exact cost is shown on the Generate button before you create anything.

Can I use my characters commercially?+

Yes. Characters you generate on a paid plan can be used in commercial projects, including ads, channels and products. Keep them original: describe your own characters rather than copying existing ones or real people.

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