Anime Character Design Reference Sheet

Use Reference:
One person reference image attached with this instruction.

Main Text:
Based on the one attached person reference image, create a simple 1:1 square character sheet image for sharing and video reference use.
The purpose is to fix the facial features, hairstyle, body type, clothing, color scheme, and fox mask of the protagonist appearing in the 15-second high-quality anime video 'Japanese-style Fantasy: The Beautiful Heroine Thief Running Through the Streets' and organize it into one visually appealing image for sharing. This image is a character sheet for character fixing, not a storyboard. Do not include time-ordered development, camera flow, tracking, battle, street scenes, or festival events. The expression should be high-quality theatrical anime style.
Utilize the woman's facial features, eye shape, contours, bangs, black hair, {argument name="Age" default="early 20s"}, and delicate and elegant atmosphere from the reference image, transforming her into a refined Japanese-style fantasy anime character. Allow some anime-style deformation, but do not create a generic beautiful girl face that loses the reference woman's characteristics.
Avoid live-action style, 3D CG, cheap TV anime style, or monotonous game NPC style. Do not reproduce the white shirt or modern clothing from the reference image. The protagonist is a young noblewoman from a prestigious family in her early 20s. Outwardly, she is an elegant noblewoman, but secretly works as a secret heroine thief to protect the people and festivals. She has a slender and flexible model body type.
Evoke grace, nobility, agility, and a strong sense of justice. Her hair is glossy black. {argument name="Hairstyle" default="high ponytail"} as the base, with long hair ends and loose strands around the face remaining.
Bangs should utilize the reference image's characteristics, with a light, sheer, delicate shape. Eyes are amber to reddish-brown. Usually cool and elegant, but when acting as a heroine thief, shows strong will and fearless charm. Clothing is high-end Japanese-style fantasy attire based on red, white, black, and gold. Balance the elegance of a noblewoman with the mobility of a heroine thief. Based on Japanese clothing, with a slender waist, light haori, movable short hakama-style layers, fluttering decorative cloth, and tabi boots or Japanese-style boots. Avoid excessively heavy princess outfits, and create a light silhouette that can run over roofs and bridges. Add gold obi ornaments, netsuke, thin decorative cords, and red tassel ornaments in an organized manner. Do not over-add fabric or decorations, and keep the full-body silhouette clear. Background is white to very light gray solid studio background.
Make it a clean and organized design suitable for public sharing. Use only short English headings. Do not add long explanations, names, narrative text, logos, watermarks, decorative titles, or any extra characters besides numbers. The layout should follow the fixed composition below, without changing the layer structure, placement, order, or ratio.

【Top Section: Approximately 50%】
Divide into 4 horizontal sections.
Each section should have approximately the same width, with thin dividing lines and sufficient margins.
01 FRONT
Full-body front view of the protagonist.
Natural standing posture.
From the top of the head to the sole of the foot, including sleeves, hem, and ends of decorative cloth, completely within the frame.
02 SIDE
Same person, same clothing, same scale, full-body side view.
Make the ponytail, thickness of clothing, sleeves, obi, decorative cloth, and foot structure visible.
03 BACK
Same person, same clothing, same scale, full-body back view.
Clarify the hairstyle, obi knot, back decorations, hem, and boot structure.
01, 02, 03 should have the same foot height and person scale.
04 SPECIAL LOOK
Special appearance as a heroine thief.
Maintain the basic design of normal clothing, face, hairstyle, and color scheme, while wearing {argument name="Fox mask wearing position" default="right half fox mask"}.
Have a light, dynamic full-body pose, but not a scene or action scene.
Optionally, have one hand holding a festival jewel that emits warm gold and red light.
The jewel is an auxiliary accessory and should not overshadow the protagonist.

【Right Half Fox Mask - Most Important Fix】
The fox mask is worn on the right side of the face from the protagonist's perspective.
Cover the right forehead, around the right eye, and right cheek as a thin, refined half mask.
Clearly show the left eye, left cheek, part of the nose bridge, and mouth.
Do not float the fox mask to the side of the face.
Do not place it on the head or hair.
Do not hold it in the hand.
Do not make it a mere hair ornament.
Do not make it a full-face mask.
Do not make it a 3D object like a fox head cut vertically in half.
Make it a thin shape that adheres to the face, without protruding the nose or snout forward.
Keep the fox ear protrusion small, not sticking out greatly from the face contour.
The inner boundary of the mask should follow a gentle curve along the forehead, eye area, and cheek, not a straight line through the center of the face.
Base color white, with simple and elegant red and gold patterns.
Make the eye area slightly sharp like a fox, but not frightening, monstrous, or Noh mask-like.
Do not over-detail the patterns or decorations.
Optionally, add one small red tassel ornament or gold fitting.

【Middle Section: Approximately 22%】
05 EXPRESSIONS
Place 5 faces of the same scale in a horizontal row.
Unify the face, hairstyle, bangs, eye color, and decorations.
From left to right, the following 5 expressions:
・calm
・confident smile
・alert
・focused
・gentle victorious smile
Make the expression differences clear, but avoid making them look like different people, excessive facial expressions, or extreme mouth deformations.

【Bottom Section: Approximately 28%】
06 FACE / DETAILS
Left side approximately 60%:
Place the same person's face in three points: front, angled, and side view.
The front face should most strongly reflect the reference image's characteristics.
Unify the facial features, contours, nose, eyes, lips, bangs, and age impression across the three points.
Right side approximately 40%:
Divide into 2 columns x 2 rows, 4 frames.
EYES
Amber to reddish-brown eyes, eye shape, eyelashes, subtle red-toned eyeliner.
LIPS
Natural and elegant lips utilizing the reference image's characteristics.
Do not make them excessively thick, strong, or glossy.
HAIR / BANGS
Clarify the texture of black hair, delicate bangs, and loose strands around the face.
FOX MASK
Perfectly match the shape, proportions, red-gold patterns, boundary lines, and tassel ornaments of the right half fox mask worn in 04 SPECIAL LOOK. Do not make a single full-face mask illustration. Show it from an angle that it is a thin right half mask attached to the face. Maintain consistency as the same person across all panels. Do not change the face, hairstyle, eye color, clothing, color scheme, decorations, or body type. Do not include broken hands or feet, left-right reversals, extra people, multiple characters, or overlapping limbs. Do not cut off the head, hair, hands, feet, shoes, sleeves, or hem in the full-body illustrations. Do not mix people or clothing between panels.

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