Generate professional product mascot character reference sheets with a specific multi-panel layout. Use this skill when creating character design sheets, mascot documentation, brand mascot references, or character consistency guides with multiple views (isometric, front/back/left/right, emotion poses). Optimized for product mascots and brand characters using Gemini image generation with Libre Baskerville typography.
Generate professional, magazine-style character reference sheets for product mascots with consistent layout and typography.
This skill generates comprehensive character reference sheets with a specific layout optimized for product mascots and brand characters:
Perfect for brand guidelines, design documentation, animation references, and maintaining character consistency across marketing materials.
To generate a mascot character sheet, provide:
Example request:
"Create a character sheet for a friendly penguin mascot for our ice cream brand. Flat vector style, blue and white colors with pink accents."
The skill will generate an optimized prompt following the standard layout format.
┌─────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │ FRONT │ BACK │ LEFT │ RIGHT │
│ ├──────────────────────────────────────│
│ ISOMETRIC │ HAPPY │ FRIENDLY │ EXPLAINING │
│ (3/4 VIEW) │ REASSURING │ CELEBRATING │
│ │ │
│ (FULL │ │
│ HEIGHT) │ │
└─────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────┘
40% width 60% width
Left Section - ISOMETRIC VIEW:
Right Top Row - ORTHOGRAPHIC VIEWS:
Right Bottom Row - EMOTION POSES:
Use this template structure for consistent results:
Professional product mascot character reference sheet. [ART_STYLE] illustration.
CHARACTER: [DESCRIPTION - species, personality, role, props/accessories]
LAYOUT - Magazine-style character sheet on white background with subtle polka dots:
LEFT SECTION (40% width, full height):
Large ISOMETRIC VIEW (3/4 angle) - main character showcase
RIGHT SECTION (60% width, split into two rows):
TOP ROW: Four orthographic views
- FRONT view | BACK view | LEFT view | RIGHT view (equal sizes)
BOTTOM ROW: Five emotion poses
- HAPPY (big smile, [specific action])
- FRIENDLY (welcoming gesture)
- EXPLAINING (showing/demonstrating)
- REASSURING (gentle, calm pose)
- CELEBRATING (victory/success pose)
STYLE: [Flat vector/3D/Illustrated] with [gradient/no gradients/shading details]
- Bold outlines: [thickness]
- Color palette: [PRIMARY], [SECONDARY], [ACCENT] colors
- Simple geometric shapes / detailed rendering
TYPOGRAPHY: Libre Baskerville font for all panel labels
- Clean, professional label placement
- Labels positioned [above/below/corner] each panel
BACKGROUND: Clean white with subtle [polka dots/grid pattern]
Professional character design reference for [BRAND/PRODUCT] mascot.
For Product Mascots:
Flat vector: Best for logos, icons, simple brand characters
Cel-shaded: Good for playful, cartoon characters
Illustrated: For detailed, personality-rich characters
This skill uses the gemini-imagegen skill under the hood. When API quota is exhausted, the system will provide your optimized prompt for manual generation at gemini.google.com.
gemini-2.5-flash-image for speed, gemini-3-pro-image-preview for complex characters with text16:9 (optimal for the horizontal layout)python .claude/skills/_branding/gemini-imagegen/scripts/generate_image.py \
"Your optimized prompt here..." \
output_character_sheet.png \
--model gemini-2.5-flash-image \
--aspect 16:9
Font: Libre Baskerville - A webfont optimized for body text and display
Why this font:
Usage in prompts:
Always specify: "Typography: Libre Baskerville font for all panel labels"
The AI will render text labels in this style for a cohesive, professional appearance.
Request: "Create a character sheet for a friendly robot mascot for a productivity app"
Generated Prompt:
Professional product mascot character reference sheet. Flat vector illustration.
CHARACTER: Small friendly robot with rounded rectangular body, expressive LED screen face,
stubby arms, wheeled base. Holds a digital tablet showing checkmarks. Tech-forward but
approachable personality.
LAYOUT - Magazine-style character sheet on white background with subtle polka dots:
LEFT SECTION (40% width, full height):
Large ISOMETRIC VIEW (3/4 angle) - main showcase with robot at dynamic angle
RIGHT SECTION (60% width):
TOP ROW: FRONT view | BACK view | LEFT view | RIGHT view (showing wheel details)
BOTTOM ROW:
- HAPPY (LED smile, tablet raised)
- FRIENDLY (waving with one arm)
- EXPLAINING (showing tablet screen forward)
- REASSURING (calm LED expression, thumbs up)
- CELEBRATING (arms raised, confetti around)
STYLE: Flat vector with NO gradients
- Bold 4px black outlines
- Color palette: Electric blue (#0066FF), Silver gray (#C0C0C0), White (#FFFFFF)
- Geometric, simplified robot shapes
TYPOGRAPHY: Libre Baskerville font for all panel labels
- Labels positioned below each panel
BACKGROUND: Clean white with subtle gray polka dots
Professional character design reference for productivity app mascot.
Request: "Generate a character sheet for a giraffe dentist mascot for a children's dental brand"
Generated Prompt:
Professional product mascot character reference sheet. Flat vector illustration.
CHARACTER: Cheerful giraffe personified as pediatric dentist. Sunny yellow body with
circular brown spots. Wears crisp white dentist coat with pocket. Holds modern tablet.
Friendly, professional, child-appropriate.
LAYOUT - Magazine-style character sheet on white background with subtle polka dots:
LEFT SECTION (40% width, full height):
Large ISOMETRIC VIEW (3/4 angle) - giraffe at 3/4 angle showing personality
RIGHT SECTION (60% width):
TOP ROW: FRONT view | BACK view | LEFT view | RIGHT view
BOTTOM ROW:
- HAPPY (big grin, winking, tablet raised)
- FRIENDLY (welcoming wave, warm smile)
- EXPLAINING (showing tablet screen, engaged)
- REASSURING (gentle smile, calm posture)
- CELEBRATING (both arms up, excited face)
STYLE: Flat vector with solid colors only
- Bold 3px black outlines
- Color palette: Sunny yellow (#FFD700), Chocolate brown (#8B4513),
Crisp white (#FFFFFF), Mint green (#98FF98)
- Geometric simplified shapes, NO shading or gradients
TYPOGRAPHY: Libre Baskerville font for all panel labels
- Clean professional label placement above each panel
BACKGROUND: Clean white with light gray polka dots
Professional character design reference for children's dental health brand mascot.
If you encounter quota exhaustion errors, the skill automatically provides your optimized prompt. Simply:
See the gemini-imagegen Troubleshooting section for more details.
If views don't match:
multi_turn_chat.py script for iterative refinementIf the layout doesn't match the specification:
gemini-3-pro-image-preview) for better instruction followingContains helper utilities for character sheet generation and composition.
Detailed guidelines for mascot design, character consistency, and typography best practices.
Example character sheets and layout templates.