Adding your own characters

Create an Element under Characters with up to ten photos or generated images, a name and a visual description. Then place it in any shot, mention it in the script, and let Tribe AI keep it consistent.

Last updated Aug 29, 2026

1. Click Elements (the @ icon) in the canvas toolbar, then New element.
2. Give it a Name and set Category to Characters.
3. Add images with Upload (PNG, JPG, WebP or SVG), Generate (Tribe AI draws one from your description) or From AI history. You can add up to ten images. The first one is the cover. A few different angles help AI keep the character consistent.
4. Fill in Visual description. AI uses it in prompts, for example: woman in her 20s, shoulder-length dark hair, soft smile. Notes are private. Backstory is used only in the Story Bible. Click Create element.
5. You can use it in three ways. Place it: open the element in the Elements panel and tap an image to put it on the canvas. Mention it: type @ and its name in any script line. Keep it consistent: in Tribe AI, attach it with Consistent element or by typing @, so generated frames keep the same face.