Boords - Character Generator
Boords - Character Generator is an intelligent character generator capable of creating unique and consistent characters for users who may lack the necessary drawing skills.
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What is Boords - Character Generator?
Boords - Character Generator is an integrated feature within the Boords storyboard platform that helps users create consistent, recognizable AI characters for their storyboards without requiring any drawing skills. The tool allows you to build a cast of characters once and reuse them across every scene, maintaining consistency from frame to frame in any art style you choose including cinematic, natural, dynamic, and anime styles.
Key features include the Character Playground where you can describe character details like age, clothing, hairstyle, and accessories specifically; the ability to generate character variations with different outfits and expressions seamlessly; the @mention system that lets you refer to saved characters by name in prompts to keep them consistent across multiple frames; and multicar scenes that allow combining multiple characters in a single frame while maintaining their appearance. The tool also includes a Character Guideline Editor where you can choose age, gender, ethnicity, and add specific details about hair, facial features, and clothing.
This tool is designed for agency producers, directors, animators, marketing teams, freelance videographers, content creators, storytellers, and educators who need to create visually compelling characters for video production, animation, marketing content, explainer videos, branded content, and social ads but may lack drawing skills. It is trusted by 650,000 professionals from top video production teams worldwide and helps streamline pre-production workflows by moving from script to client sign-off in minutes.
Boords - Character Generator pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Boords offers a free forever plan with no credit card required that includes up to 5 users, 10 AI images, 5 storyboards, no-signup client reviews, and project sharing links. The Pro plan is $75/month billed monthly and includes everything in Free plus up to 5 users, 1,000 AI images per month, unlimited storyboards, animatic editor, password protection, version control, activity trail, and API & webhooks. The Team plan is $125/month billed monthly and includes everything in Pro plus up to 10 users, 2,000 AI images per month, client-hidden comments, project-level permissions, customizable templates, team invite link, custom subdomain, and two-factor authentication. The Agency plan is $250/month billed monthly and includes everything in Team plus up to 30 users, 3,000 AI images per month, and priority support. Enterprise plans offer custom seat counts, signed contracts, dedicated support, SAML single sign-on, custom AI credit pools, and audit-grade activity trails.
Boords - Character Generator pros
- Creates consistent characters across all storyboard frames
- No drawing skills required to generate characters
- Six default characters available to choose from immediately
- Works with multiple art styles: cinematic, natural, dynamic, anime
- @mention system keeps character appearance consistent across frames
- Generate unlimited character variations with different outfits and expressions
- Detailed character customization for age, gender, ethnicity, hair, and clothing
- Combine multiple characters in single frames with multicar scenes
- Free preview generation that doesn't use AI credit tokens
- Save characters to assets library for easy reuse
- Integrates directly into storyboard workflow without switching tools
- Script-to-storyboard feature automatically breaks scripts into frames
- Real-time collaboration allows team members to edit together
- Export storyboards as PDFs, images, or MP4 animatics for production
- Access to millions of stock assets without drawing
- Frame-level comments and client sign-off built into platform
- Public API and webhooks for pipeline integration
- Version control tracks all revisions so feedback isn't lost
Boords - Character Generator cons
- Only one cast member can be used at a time in some features
- May not allow exhaustive personalized edits to character details
- Quality varies based on input criteria and prompt clarity
- Dependent on AI generation rather than manual control
- AI images limited by credit pool on each pricing plan
- Free plan only includes 10 AI images and 5 storyboards
- Character consistency works only with specific image styles
- Requires account creation to access character features
Frequently asked questions about Boords - Character Generator
How do I create a character in Boords?
To create a character, access the Character Playground by switching to generator view, creating a new image, and clicking 'add characters.' Then choose 'create character' to open the playground. Describe everything including age, clothing, hairstyle, and accessories as specifically as you want. Pick an art style, click generate, and your character appears ready to use. You can save them to your assets library, drop them into a frame, or keep refining until they're exactly right.
How does character consistency work across multiple frames?
When you add a character to your cast, you can refer to them in prompts by typing @ followed by their name. This tells the image generator to use the same character again even if the setting or situation is different. For example, type '@Ashley looking out of a café window, watching the rain.' Mention the same name in later prompts to bring the character back into new frames and keep their appearance consistent from scene to scene.
Can I combine multiple characters in a single frame?
Yes, you can bring characters together using multicar scenes. In generator view, start a new image and choose your style and shot type. Then add as many characters as you need, either from your saved assets or by creating new ones on the spot. In the prompt, describe how they should appear or interact, like two people talking or a group walking through a city street. Click generate and Boords will place your characters together in a single frame while keeping their appearance consistent.
What art styles work for character consistency?
Character consistency works with four specific image styles: Cinematic, Natural, Dynamic, and Anime. Each style shows a preview image so you can see what it looks like before generating. You cannot use character consistency with other styles outside these four options.
How do I generate character variations with different outfits?
After creating your character, use the character variations tool to create different outfits and expressions seamlessly. You can tweak expressions, outfits, or upload your own artwork for even more control. Alternatively, use the Similar Image feature after saving an image to describe adjustments you'd like to see while keeping your character intact.
Does generating character previews use AI credits?
No, generating character previews in the Playground is free and does not use tokens from your AI credit balance. You can experiment and iterate without using credits. Only when you insert an image into your storyboard or generate final images does it consume credits from your plan.
What should my character prompt look like for best results?
Character prompts should be clear and direct instructions focusing on the character's actions rather than the character itself. Use descriptions like 'walking in the park' rather than directly referencing the character. Add a negative prompt to describe what you'd like to avoid in the image, such as 'other characters, pond.' Be specific about age, clothing, hairstyle, and accessories when creating the character.
How do I edit or duplicate an existing character?
To start editing, click 'Copy & Edit Guidelines' in the character dropdown. This opens the character in the Character Guideline Editor. Click 'Make a Copy' to duplicate the character, which shows an active version of the Editor where you can make changes. Here you can choose the age, gender, and ethnicity of your character, add specific details about hair, facial features, and clothing, and specify character features you want to avoid. After editing, select 'Generate Preview' to see how your character will look.
Do I need drawing skills to use Boords character generator?
No, you do not need drawing skills. Boords' tools and templates are designed for users without drawing skills to create great storyboards. The AI Character Generator lets you configure and customize characters through a sleek and intuitive interface by describing what you want in plain language. Describe a scene in plain language and the storyboard creator builds it in seconds.
Who is the Boords AI Character Generator best for?
The tool is perfect for agency producers who need to pitch concepts without burning creative hours, marketing teams who storyboard social ads in an afternoon, freelance videographers who show clients exactly what they'll get before shooting, directors and animators planning video projects, content creators and storytellers developing characters, and educators looking to develop characters without extensive artistic skills. It is trusted by 650,000 professionals from top video production teams worldwide for commercials, explainer videos, and branded content.