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Getting started

Last updated 2026-10-01

CharID turns a story into finished pages in six steps: a character, a setting, a scene, a plan, Studio, and export. Each step builds on the last.

1. Characters

Add the people (or creatures) your story follows. A character needs a name and enough description that CharID can draw them the same way every time: build, hair, clothing, and any permanent features.

The character library showing a grid of character cards with reference portraits
The character library: each card is one character, with its reference portrait.

2. Settings

Add the places your story happens. A setting gets its own reference image too, so a room or a street looks the same from scene to scene.

The setting library showing a grid of setting cards with reference images
The setting library: each card is one place, with its reference image.

3. Story

Add a scene: one moment in the story, with who is in it and what happens. Import a manuscript to generate scenes automatically, or write them by hand.

The stories library showing stories with their scene counts, cast, and status
The stories library: each story tracks its scenes, cast, and status.

4. Plan

Generate a picture plan for the scene: panels, camera angles, and what happens in each one. Review the plan and approve it before it becomes pages.

Studio's AI Gen panel showing that shot type comes from the approved scene plan
A panel in Studio, showing how its shot comes from the scene's approved plan.

5. Studio

Approving a plan unlocks pages in Studio. Select a panel, open AI Gen, and generate the artwork for it using the plan and your character and setting references.

The Studio canvas with a page open and a panel selected for generation
Studio: a page open, one panel selected.

6. Export

When your pages are finished, download a PDF or publish to your portfolio so others can read it.

The export dialog showing PDF and publish options
Export: download a PDF, or publish.

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