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Claymation Character

3D · Stop Motion · Plasticine

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Character portrait on set
Full figure, armature visible in the pose
Wide shot of the built kitchen set
Two shot, hot key light
Close on hands and tool marks

Recipe

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Updated 25 Jun 2026

Full sentences. Describe the scene, then the medium, then the flaws you want kept in.

The recipe is the style, not the picture. Put your own subject in and the prompt updates.

Prompt

A hand modelled plasticine character standing in a miniature kitchen set, photographed for a stop motion film. Visible thumbprints and sculpting tool marks in the clay, slightly uneven eyes, felt and cardboard props, warm practical lighting from small sources, shallow depth of field from a macro lens, dust visible in the air. Handmade rather than rendered.

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Send the example as an input image to the images.edits endpoint alongside the prompt, or attach it in ChatGPT. It follows composition closely, so describe your subject firmly or it will copy the example.

Recommended settings

Size
1024 x 1024
Quality
High
Background
Opaque
Output
PNG

Tips

  • 1Fingerprints and tool marks are the single most useful phrase in the prompt.
  • 2Mention a macro lens. The shallow focus reads as "small object" to the eye.
  • 3Ask for felt, cardboard and wire props so the set matches the character.

Things to try

Felt and fabric puppet

swap plasticine for stitched felt with visible thread and seams

Rain on the set

wet look surfaces, glycerine droplets, a small practical street lamp

Villain lighting

single hard green key from below, deep shadow on the set walls

Behind the scenes

an animator hand entering frame to adjust the puppet

Miniature vehicle

a clay car on a painted road set with cotton wool exhaust

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