A prompting style for turning static reference images into expressive animated scenes

FinanceYF5 · x · 2026-10-02

A shared prompt recipe for image/video generation: use @Image1 to define both characters' identity, looks and scale ratio, preserve the hand-painted style from the reference while explicitly rejecting its frozen expression and poses, then demand full facial and body acting at natural motion speed — the scene starts mid-action with wind from the giant creature. A useful example of prompting characters to "perform" rather than hold a static pose.

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