Quick answer
To make an AI character of yourself, start with one clear, well-lit photo of your face and, if possible, your whole body. Pick one style (cartoon, action figure, 1980s cop, claymation) and keep it fixed, then generate every image or video from that same photo so the character still looks like you. On Starrd you can already drop yourself into any video template from one photo. The upcoming Character Studio (coming soon, not live yet) will add a "You in a Style" character you save once and reuse.
The easiest AI character to make is you. You already have the reference photo, nobody can say you copied them, and your friends will recognise it instantly. Here's how to do it well.
Step 1: Use the Right Photo
- One person, facing the camera. No group shots.
- Good, even light. Daylight near a window is best.
- Nothing on the face. No sunglasses, no hat brim shadow, no heavy filter.
- Full body if you can. For videos where you move, the model needs to see your shape.
The photo decides the face; the prompt decides the style. If the result doesn't look like you, change the photo before you change the prompt.
Step 2: Pick One Style and Keep It
A character needs a fixed look. Pick one: cartoon, claymation, action figure, anime, a 1980s cop show, a renaissance painting. Write it in one sentence and reuse that sentence every time.
The style changes how a character is drawn, not who it is. Two of our own examples, both the same Jean Phil-style look in a different style:
3D animatedPim
3D animated: soft, rounded, feature-film look.
ClaymationBarnaby
Claymation: plasticine texture, tiny handmade set.
Starrd's action figure template is one example of a fixed style built from one selfie:
One selfie becomes a boxed action figure. Works today.
Make thisStep 3: Put Your Character in Scenes
Once the look is fixed, change only the scene. Every Starrd template already does this with your plain photo:
Templates that work today from one photo of you. With the Character Studio, a styled version of you can star instead.
Hit The Road Dude
You as the grumpy truck driver from the viral private-property clip. Works today.
Common Mistakes
A different photo each time. Every new photo is a slightly different you. Pick one and keep using it.
A new style every post. Cartoon one day, anime the next, and it stops being a character.
Using a friend's face without asking. Get a yes first.