The same face in every portrait
Last checked against the product October 1, 2026
The usual trouble with generated character art is that the second picture shows a different person. Novelmint handles that in two places. A portrait is drawn from what your story bible says the character looks like, so the description does the work a prompt usually does. And the first portrait you approve becomes that character’s reference face, which later portraits are matched to.
Key takeaways
- Character portraits is a mode of Minty that gives a character a face through image generation.
- The likeness comes from the physical description in the character’s bible entry. A vague entry gives a generic face.
- Minty checks that description first and helps you sharpen it before any credits are spent. That part costs nothing.
- The first portrait you approve becomes the character’s reference face, and later portraits of them match it by default.
- Each portrait is charged separately, confirmed one character and one attempt at a time. You can also upload your own image.
What it does
How the likeness is kept
Drawn from the bible
Build, coloring, hair, eyes, age, marks, how they carry themselves, what they usually wear. The portrait reads these from the character’s entry.
A description check first
If the entry is thin, she asks for the concrete details and saves them. Every later portrait of that character benefits.
The prompt covers the moment
What you describe for a given picture is the variable part: pose, framing, outfit, expression. The face is already settled.
A reference face
Approve a portrait and it becomes the one later portraits are matched to, across poses and scenes.
A fresh face when you want one
If the first face was wrong, or the character looks different later in the story, a portrait can be generated without matching the reference.
A whole cast
Work through several characters in one session. The cost is confirmed for each, never as a batch you did not agree to.
How to use it
From description to portrait
Switch Minty to Character portraits
The mode menu is in Minty’s chat panel, inside a book.
Say who
Name the character, or ask for the cast list.
Sharpen the description
She reads what the bible says they look like and fills the gaps with you. This step is free.
Confirm the cost and generate
She names the quality level and its cost. On your yes, the portrait is generated and shown in the chat.
Approve it carefully
The first portrait you set becomes that character’s face from then on, so wait for one you are happy with.
Example
One character, two pictures
You ask
Do a portrait of Ines. Then one of her on the gallery in the storm.
You get back
- A check of her entry: age and hair are there, eye color and build are not. Two questions to fill them in, and the entry is updated.
- The quality level and cost for the first portrait, then the portrait itself, shown in the chat.
- A note before you approve: this will be the face later portraits of Ines are matched to.
- After you approve, the storm portrait is confirmed and generated, with the same face in a different pose and setting.
An illustration with an invented character, to show the order of a session.
Questions
Frequently asked
- How do I get consistent AI portraits of the same character?
- Two things have to stay fixed: the description and a reference image. In Novelmint the description lives in the character’s story bible entry and is read for every portrait, and the first portrait you approve becomes the reference that later ones are matched to.
- Why did my portrait come out generic?
- Usually because the character’s physical description is thin. The likeness is taken from the bible entry, so adding concrete details there - build, coloring, hair, eyes, distinguishing marks - improves the result more than a longer prompt does.
- Can I change a character’s face later?
- Yes. A portrait can be generated without matching the reference, for a first attempt that missed or for a character who looks different at another point in the story.
- What does a portrait cost?
- Each generation is charged in credits, per character and per attempt, at one of two quality levels. The cost is stated before each one. Improving the written description is free. The Unlimited plan includes a monthly image allowance. Current prices are on the pricing page.Pricing
- Can I use my own artwork?
- Yes. Upload your own image on the character’s Images tab.
What this page does not claim
- Matching to a reference face improves consistency. It does not guarantee an identical face in every image.
- A portrait can only be as specific as the description behind it.
- Image generation is charged per image and is not covered by a chat allowance. The Unlimited plan includes a monthly image allowance.
- The sample on this page uses an invented character.
Keep reading
Around the cast
The description that drives a portrait is the same one a chapter is written from.
संबंधित
Plan a book with Minty
Talk the story through and watch it become chapters and scenes on your Timeline.
Chapter builds
Turn a chapter’s beats into prose, written from your plan, your bible, and your voice.
Revise and polish
Fix the one scene that missed without rebuilding the chapter around it.
Import a manuscript
Bring in a book you already wrote. Your words stay; the structure is worked out from them.