Your bot's avatar is one part of building a bot. For the full walkthrough, see How to Create a Bot. This article focuses on the avatar, the part where you give your bot a face.
Three ways to build the avatar
Use any tool on its own, or combine them.
- Upload Photo. Bring your own image. The app uses it as the base for your bot's avatar.
- Select Traits. Pick from presets across hair color, hair style, eye color, clothing, ethnicity, skin tone, body type, and expression. There's also an Attractiveness slider.
- Describe what your character looks like. Write a free-text prompt. The fuller and more specific the description, the closer the result.
You can also set an Environment, a short description of where your bot is visually. The environment shows up in the background of the generated avatar.
Where to find the avatar tools
On iPhone
The avatar tools live inside the Appearance section of the editor. To get there:
- Tap CREATE BOT at the bottom of the screen.
- On the Describe Your Character screen, name your bot and fill in a short description, species, gender, and age.
- Tap Start Creating (the guided flow walks you through avatar creation along with other details) or Skip to Editor (jump straight into the editor).
- Inside the editor, tap Appearance to open the avatar tools.
On Android
The avatar tools live inside the Appearance section of the editor. To get there:
- Tap Create Bot at the bottom-right of the home screen.
- On the Create Bot screen, tap Appearance (the section with the Edit look, manage profile photo & video subtitle).
On Web
Web is in beta — features may be delayed or behave differently than on mobile.
The avatar tools live in the middle pane of the Bot Builder. To get there:
- Click Bots in the Cantina sidebar to open your Bots library.
- Click the + Create Bot card at the top of the grid.
- Use the tools in the middle pane to upload a photo, select traits, or describe your character. Fill in the other sections in the right-side Details panel as you go.
Generating the avatar
Once you've used one or more of the tools above, tap Generate Avatar. The app generates options.
- Tap one to select it. A Selected badge appears on your pick.
- From there, you can:
- Tap Save at the top right to commit your choice, or
- Tap Redraw Using Selected to generate fresh options based on the one you picked.
Try tweaking the prompt if it's not quite the avatar you want. Prompting 101 covers the basics on writing strong prompts.
Tips for the avatar you want
- Lead with body type. Anthropomorphic, full-body, just a head? Telling the app upfront helps it commit to a form.
- Layer your details. Build the prompt: subject, then clothing, then expression, then setting. Each layer pulls the result closer to what you're picturing.
- Tweak the prompt, then regenerate. If the first generation isn't landing, change the description or pick different traits before tapping Generate Face again.
- Combine the tools. Upload a photo for the base, then describe what to layer on top. The app blends both.
Keep going
- How to Create a Bot, the full walkthrough from naming through publishing.
- Starter Prompt Library, copy-and-remix templates including environment and selfie prompts that work well as avatar references.
- Cantina Glossary, definitions for avatar, selfie, drawing, and more.
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