Palette Lock
Two pastels plus one accent, decided before the first render. Wider palettes wash out to grey once a scene background is added.
Design Your Original MLP Character
Describe a coat, a mane and a cutie mark, and get a finished pastel pony illustration with a clean silhouette.
Customize the Coat & Cutie Mark
Prompt Guide
Model
Reference Image
Build the Mark Before the Scene
Four steps, one character at a time.
Step 1
Pick the Species
Say earth pony, pegasus, unicorn or alicorn once at the start. It decides whether wings and a horn both appear, which is the most common mismatch.
Step 2
Build the Palette
Name two pastels for coat and mane plus one accent for the eyes or mark. Three colours hold together; five turn the pony into a colour chart.
Step 3
Describe the Mark
Give the cutie mark as an object, a leaf, a lantern, a pair of wings, not as a word. Sketch uploads work too: run the drawing through image-to-image.
Step 4
Keep the Silhouette
Render a plain standing pose first and keep it as your reference. Poses and scenes come after, so the character stays recognisable in every frame.
See What's Possible
Original characters, small scenes, drawn styles and print-ready sets.
CharacterA black alicorn with a starry mane stands on a rocky cliff under a deep red sky, gold filigree chest plate, wind lifting the tail, dramatic side light, 3:4
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CharacterA mint-green foal with a messy white mane sits in tall grass, plain flank with no mark yet, wide curious eyes, soft morning light, 3:4
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CharacterA slate-grey stallion with a braided dark mane stands in profile against a pale dawn field, a simple white bolt mark, quiet expression, long lens, 3:4
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SceneTwo ponies share tea at a low wooden table in a blossom garden, small porcelain cups and one cushion, petals drifting, warm spring afternoon light, 3:4
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SceneThree pegasi race between banked cloud towers above a green summer valley, wings fully spread, manes streaming straight back, bright high sun, wide dynamic angle, 3:4
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SceneA unicorn reads by candlelight in a round tower library, open books floating and a spiral stair behind, warm amber glow, cozy storybook illustration, 3:4
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StyleA pink pony with a flower crown drawn in chalk pastel on textured paper, visible grain and soft edges, pastel pink and mint, flat frontal view, 3:4
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StyleA sky-blue pony built from five layers of cut paper with soft drop shadows, visible craft-paper texture, pale mint background, flat even studio light, 3:4
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MerchSix small pony stickers arranged on a plain white sheet, each a different pastel coat and mark, thick clean outlines with white die-cut edges, no lettering anywhere, 3:4
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MerchFour round enamel badge pins on cream linen, each showing a pony face in lilac, mint, peach and lemon, glossy highlights and soft shadows, top-down view, 3:4
Try This StyleWhy These Ponies Still Read as Ponies
Six decisions that keep a pony consistent.
Mark as Shape
The cutie mark is described as one simple object. Two objects or a phrase turn into mush at the size the mark is actually drawn.
Silhouette First
Pose and mane shape are what a pony is recognised by at a glance, so they get set before sparkle, glow or background detail.
Species Grammar
Wings and horn follow from the species you name and never appear at random. A unicorn with wings is an alicorn, and the prompt should say so.
No Lettering
Every prompt closes with no text. Banners, signs and logos are the usual way a borrowed franchise look sneaks into an otherwise original frame.
Original Only
Characters come from your own colour, mark and personality notes. No existing cast, no named character, no costume copied from a show.
User Feedback
★★★★★
I needed a character concept the same afternoon I found this page. I typed what I wanted for "Night Alicorn", ran it twice, then changed only the light and the palette on the second pass. The version I kept went straight into a client deck and saved me a stock-photo search.
HHolly Sandoval
★★★★★
My first try for "Cloud Race" came back too polished, more advertising than real photograph. I rewrote the sentence to describe the surface and the actual light in the room, and the third attempt looked like something I could have shot myself. That is the one I still use for ai mlp art image generator mockups.
CCurtis Lehman
★★★★★
I use it the way I use a sketchbook: one prompt for "Chalk Pastel", one for "Paper Cutout", then I pick the half that works and iterate from there. Two of those frames ended up in a package for a client who could not decide between the two directions, and seeing them side by side settled it in a minute.
JJasmine Osei
Fan Rules and Original Ponies
Yes, as an original character. Ask for a pastel vector pony with a clean silhouette, a simple cutie mark and one pose, and keep trademarked names and logos out of the prompt and the caption.
Rules vary by community and platform, and selling it is the line most of them draw. Post it as fan work, do not imply it is official, and check the group rules before uploading.
One pony per image, one pose, and describe the mark as a simple symbol, such as a single star or a crescent. Complex marks and three-quarter poses are what break symmetry.
Yes, if it is an original character. Avoid naming a character you do not own, and do not present the image as official merchandise art.
Yes within the free allowance; paid models start around $5.80 a month, downloads without a watermark.