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What the board is for

These sheets work best for video generation with Seedance. A single image of your character rarely does the job. The board shows the character from every angle that matters: front, side, back, eight facial expressions, head studies, outfit details, posture and hand gestures. That gives the model enough material to keep face, proportions and wardrobe stable across multiple clips.

I use ChatGPT to create the boards. One requirement: you need GPT Image 2 or 2.5.

Step 1: Fill in the placeholders

The prompt has two placeholders that you fill in yourself:

• [STYLE]: the look of your character, for example stylized 3d. The style applies to the character only, the board itself stays neutral, white and technical.
• [SUBJECT_DESCRIPTION]: a short description of the character. Whatever is missing, the model fills in on its own, for example name, age, personality, color palette and outfit details.

Step 2: Paste the prompt into ChatGPT

The prompt stays in English, because that is how it was built and tested. Copy all of it:

Create a single unified MASTER CHARACTER REFERENCE SHEET from these
inputs:

[STYLE]:  stylized 3d 
[SUBJECT_DESCRIPTION]: 

Instruction: 
Create the board in a 4:3 horizontal layout. The board layout, background, typography
and spacing must be clean, neutral, minimal and technical, on a pure white or clean
off-white background. Use clear section titles, readable English labels, balanced
spacing, no clutter, no watermark, no logo. Apply [STYLE] only to the character and
visual elements, not to the board layout or UI. All text must be clearly readable at
normal viewing size. Avoid tiny or dense text. Infer all missing details from the subject description, including name, alias if suitable,
role, age, personality, core theme, accent, wardrobe details, accessories, key prop if
clearly relevant, visual notes and a fitting color palette.

Use this layout:
top row = left: title + horizontal info block, right: COLOR PALETTE
center = large MAIN IDENTITY + SCALE SHEET as the biggest section right = EXPRESSION PROGRESSION + HEAD DETAIL SHEET + NEUTRAL
BASELINE + POSTURE VARIATION + CLOSE-UP POSE
bottom = WARDROBE / ACCESSORIES DETAILS + PROP + HAND GESTURES

Include:
Title: CHARACTER REFERENCE SHEET

1. TOP INFO BLOCK
Name: NAME, Age: AGE, Personality: TRAITS, Core Theme: THEME, Speech Accent: ACCENT

2. COLOR PALETTE
Place this in the top-right header area.
Show 6 to 8 minimal clean color swatches that match the subject’s style, wardrobe,
world and mood. Don't add labels.

3. MAIN IDENTITY + SCALE SHEET
This must be the largest and most prominent section.
Show the subject only, with no prop, no bag, no handheld object, no extra item
interaction.

Show:
Front, 3/4 View, Side, Back
Place the character views over subtle measurement guide lines, like a clean model
sheet scale background with height marks.
Also include a small SILHOUETTE GUIDE inside this same section:
2 small clean silhouette thumbnails, Neutral Stance and Profile Silhouette.
Keep the silhouettes small and secondary, placed in a corner of the MAIN IDENTITY +
SCALE SHEET.

The subject should appear in a clean neutral presentation focused only on identity, body
shape, outfit, silhouette and proportions.
Add a few small notes for silhouette, posture, special traits, visual identity.

4. EXPRESSION PROGRESSION
Show exactly 8 panels of the same subject:
Neutral, Curious, Worried, Surprised, Afraid, Sad, Determined, Relieved
MICRO EXPRESSIONS
Show exactly 5 panels of the same subject:subtle eye tension, slight smirk, lip tension, micro fear, controlled breath
These panels should function as both an expression sheet and a light emotional
progression.

5. HEAD DETAIL SHEET
Show several close-up head references of the same subject from different angles:
3/4 Headshot, Side Headshot, Top Angle, Low Angle, Diagonal Angle
Keep facial structure, hairstyle, eyes, proportions and identity fully consistent.

6. NEUTRAL BASELINE
1 panel: fully relaxed, no emotion

7. POSTURE VARIATION
2–3 panels: relaxed, tense, confident

8. CLOSE-UP POSE
Show exactly 1 cinematic close-up pose of the same subject from chest-up or
shoulder-up.
Use a natural expressive pose that best fits the subject’s personality and story tone.
This close-up should clearly show facial identity, hairstyle, expression, upper wardrobe
detail and emotional presence.

9. WARDROBE / ACCESSORIES DETAILS
Show exactly 4 close-up callouts for important styling details such as hairstyle,
outerwear, footwear, accessories, fabric or material detail.

10. PROP
Only include this section if a prop is clearly important to the subject.
Show exactly 1 single clean isolated image of the prop only.
Add a small info block:
Object Name, Type, Traits

11. HAND GESTURES
relaxed hand, tense fingers, pointing, gripping, subtle gesture near face
Keep the subject fully consistent across all panels. The MAIN IDENTITY + SCALE
SHEET must visually dominate the board. The final image should look like a premium
production visual bible / character continuity sheet matching the selected [STYLE].

Step 3: Generate the board and check it

Start the generation and look at the result. The large main section with the four views has to dominate clearly, and the face has to look the same in every panel. If something is off, change the text in [SUBJECT_DESCRIPTION] and generate again. You do not need to touch the prompt itself.

Next Steps

With the finished board you have your anchor point for the character. How to turn it into social videos with Seedance is covered in Seedance Social Videos.