A Step-by-Step Guide to Making a Full-Body OC with an AI OC Maker

You might know exactly how you want your OC to look, but finding a dress-up maker with the right hairstyle and outfit can be difficult. Some tools also limit the character view to just the upper body.

I decided to try an AI OC maker instead and created a full-body reference sheet using PixAI. Here's the final result:

Step 1 — Write a Simple One-Line Description of Your OC

Start by outlining what your OC should look like. You don’t need a complicated description yet. Just focus on a few recognizable features, such as their hair, eye color, outfit, and main color palette.

For this tutorial, I’m going with a sweet Lolita anime style. I want the character to have a soft, cute appearance, so I used the following description:

A sweet Lolita girl with long, voluminous pastel pink twin tails and ruby red eyes, wearing a short frilly cream dress with oversized pink ribbons, white thigh-high socks, and black Mary Jane shoes.

Step 2 — Use the “Character Reference Sheet” Recipe to Generate Your OC

Now that you have a basic description of your OC, it’s time to open the full-body OC Maker. You might think the next step is to write a prompt, but you can actually skip that part! PixAI has an OC Maker Character Reference Sheet Recipe that helps you create your character without manually writing all the prompts.

Here’s how to use it:

• Go to the PixAI OC Maker. Once it loads, you’ll see a prompt box where you can enter your character details and a collection of OC artwork shared by other creators.

• Inside the canvas, scroll down until you reach Prompts Recipes. Find and select the Character Reference Sheet from the available options.

• Click Copy Prompt and paste the copied text into the prompt box at the top of the canvas.

For the generation settings, leave the aspect ratio at its default 3:5 and choose a batch size of 4.

Hold off on clicking Generate for now. First, we need to customize the character reference prompt by replacing some of its default descriptions with details about our own OC.

Go back to the one-line character idea earlier:

A sweet Lolita girl with long, voluminous pastel pink twin tails and ruby red eyes, wearing a short frilly cream dress with oversized pink ribbons, white thigh-high socks, and black Mary Jane shoes.

Before editing the prompt, identify which parts would stay and which ones need to be customized.

Keep these elements:

• Full body
• Front and side view
• Plain background

Here’s what we’ll replace:

• Default character description (hairstyle and main outfit)

Here’s how it should look:

[Full body character reference sheet of an original sweet Lolita anime girl with long, voluminous pastel pink twin tails and ruby red eyes, wearing a short frilly cream dress with oversized pink ribbons, white thigh-high socks, and black Mary Jane shoes, front and side view on a plain white background, clean line art, consistent color palette]

I only changed the parts that define the character's appearance, such as her hairstyle and outfit. The rest of the instructions stayed the same: a full-body reference sheet, front and side views, a plain background, clean line art, and a consistent color palette. This way, the recipe can keep its original layout while giving the character a look of her own.

Step 3 — Generate Your Character and Check the Results

We're ready to move on to generation! Click the arrow to open a new canvas in your PixAI account. The prompt you edited earlier should automatically appear in the prompt box.

Check the beginning of your prompt, too. You'll see that PixAI has added the instruction "original anime character" before your customized description. This is part of the default recipe setup, so there's no need to remove it.

Here's what the canvas should look like:

Let's prepare the model and settings before generating. For this example, we'll stick with the default Tsubaki.3 model.

Prompt writing can vary depending on the model you're using. Since we're working with the available prompt recipes, we don't have to worry much about writing everything from scratch. You can also read our guide on how to write Tsubaki.3 prompts if you need more tips.

After that, open Settings and choose 3:5 portrait and Batch (x4), just like the default setup in PixAI OC Maker.

With the model and settings in place, we're ready to generate. Click Generate and check out how my sweet Lolita character looks!

Choosing from several character sheet results isn't always easy. Before picking one, check for a few things:

• Is the character fully visible, including the head and shoes?
• Do the hands and feet look correct?
• Are the outfit and colors consistent between the front and side views?
• Does the character have the same height and build in both views?

If a result passes most of these checks, it's a good option to keep. For my Lolita character, I've decided to use the fourth result.

I actually liked all four results, but I had to look more closely at the side views before choosing. The first three followed the instructions well, although their side-view poses looked somewhat stiff. The fourth image did a better job of following the prompt, and its side-view pose looked more natural.

Step 4 — Make a Small Correction to Your OC Design

If some parts of the generated image don’t match your instructions, you can tweak the prompt to fix them. You can also add extra details, such as a hat or other props.

For my Lolita, I want to make the outfit color more noticeable. Her cream dress complements her skin tone, but it also makes the design look a bit flat. Let’s try changing it to black instead.

Now, let's update our prompt with the new details. Here's the updated version:

[original anime character, Full body character reference sheet of an original sweet Lolita anime girl with long, voluminous pastel pink twin tails and ruby red eyes, wearing a short frilly black dress with oversized pink ribbons, white thigh-high socks, and black Mary Jane shoes, front and side view on a plain white background, clean line art, consistent color palette]

Here’s what we got:

Looking at the four results, image two is the closest match to our Lolita character. Let's choose it and view the two images side by side.

Here’s how it turned out! The dress is now black, and our OC still looks recognizable. I also noticed that the new image has cleaner and more defined line art, which is a nice touch. However, the ribbons on her twin tails are gone, the large ribbon on her waist has moved to her collar, and another large ribbon was added behind her. The thigh-high socks also have a new lace design.

Even with these differences, I think the updated Lolita looks good overall. I'll go with this version and move on to the next test!

Step 5 — Add an Expression Sheet to Your OC

Now that we have our full-body character sheet, let's create a matching expression sheet to go with it. Here's how:

1. Go back to the PixAI OC Maker and scroll down to Prompt Recipes. Select Expression Sheet this time, then click to copy the prompt.

1. Copy the prompt into the prompt box, then update the character details to match your OC.

Now, let's swap out “the same original character” and add our Lolita's character description instead:

[Six expression portraits of an original sweet Lolita anime girl with long, voluminous pastel pink twin tails and ruby red eyes, wearing a short frilly black dress with oversized pink ribbons: neutral, smiling, angry, crying, surprised, smug. Consistent face shape and hair, plain background, head and shoulders]

I left out the white thigh-high socks and Mary Jane shoes since they aren't necessary for this expression sheet. We only need to show our character's features from the head to the shoulders.

1. Click the arrow to return to your PixAI canvas. Choose the same Tsubaki.3 model, set the aspect ratio to 3:5 portrait, and select Batch (x4) images in Model and Settings.

The prompt will once again include an extra “original anime character” instruction. That's automatically added by default, so don't remove it.

With everything set, click Generate and select your preferred result. Then, compare it with the full-body sheet to see if the character's features match.

Looking at the four results, I think the second image is the closest match to our Lolita character. The parted bangs are especially similar. Let's choose it and view both sheets side by side.

The dress, ruby red eyes, and hair color stayed the same. However, her eyes look lighter in the surprised expressions. The generation also added ribbon bows to her twin tails, while the white ruffles on her collar disappeared. Still, her main features are recognizable despite these small differences.

You can use this checklist to compare the two sheets:

• Is the hair the same color and style?
• Are the eyes the same color?
• Does the face look like the same character?

If one of these details doesn't match, edit your prompt to describe the changes you want, then click Generate again.

In my Lolita's case, the eye color isn't consistent. It becomes lighter in the surprised expression, so let's tweak the prompt a little.
Here's the original prompt:

[original anime character, Six expression portraits of an original sweet Lolita anime girl with long, voluminous pastel pink twin tails, and ruby red eyes, wearing a short frilly black dress with oversized pink ribbons: neutral, smiling, angry, crying, surprised, smug. Consistent face shape and hair, plain background, head and shoulders.]

Let's insert “eye color” right after [Consistent face shape] in our prompt.

[original anime character, Six expression portraits of an original sweet Lolita anime girl with long, voluminous pastel pink twin tails, and ruby red eyes, wearing a short frilly black dress with oversized pink ribbons: neutral, smiling, angry, crying, surprised, smug. Consistent face shape, eye color, and hair, plain background, head and shoulders.]

Let’s see if we got it right this time:

Nice! This time, the eye color stayed consistent, and our Lolita still looks like the same character. However, the ribbon bows are still there, and the details of the dress's ruffles and ribbons changed a bit. Her hair volume, length, and bangs also look slightly different.
Overall, we were able to generate all six expressions while keeping our OC recognizable.

What to Do Next with Your Full-Body OC

Now that you've tried the OC Maker, you may want to test more of its prompt recipes. Here are some ideas for what you can do with your full-body OC:

• Use the character sheet as a reference for drawing your OC.
• Turn the character's face into a profile picture.
• Generate your OC in different scenes or seasonal outfits.
• Share the character sheet with friends or an art community.

Looking for more ways to develop your character? Check out this guide to build a complete character asset kit using PixAI's Tsubaki.3.

Conclusion

You don't need drawing experience or advanced prompt-writing skills to create your own character with an OC Maker full-body character or expression sheet. PixAI's OC Maker provides ready-made prompt recipes that you can use as a starting point. Just update the character details to fit your design.

To recap, here's the workflow: Start with a one-line OC idea, open PixAI OC Maker and find a prompt recipe, generate your first full-body sheet, check the result, then create an expression sheet. Visit the PixAI OC Maker page, copy a prompt, and give your own OC a try!