Costume Design
Costume design is visual storytelling through clothing — who this person is, what period they're from, what they're going through. In ACT3 AI, wardrobe is part of the character definition. You describe what a character wears, the AI renders it consistently across every shot they appear in.
Your work in ACT3 AI
Costumes live inside character definitions. A character's wardrobe is defined by text description, reference images, or both. You can set a default costume and override it per scene — the same way a character has a main look and a wet clothes version when they fall in the river.
What you'll do here
Tasks are listed most common first.
Define a character's base wardrobe
Every character needs a costume defined at their base level. Describe what they wear — fabrics, colors, style period, condition — so the AI renders them consistently from their first frame to their last.
→ How to define a character's costume
Upload a costume reference image
If you have a specific look in mind — a costume sketch, a film still, a fashion photo — upload it as a reference image alongside the text description. The AI uses it to match the aesthetic.
→ How to use a costume reference image
Set a different costume for a specific scene
Characters change clothes. Set per-scene costume overrides so the same actor wears the right outfit in every scene without changing their base definition.
→ How to set a per-scene costume
Maintain wardrobe continuity across scenes
Check that an actor's costume hasn't drifted between scenes. The character consistency panel shows you each scene's rendered appearance side by side.
→ How to check wardrobe continuity
Design costumes for period or genre work
Costume descriptions for historical, fantasy, or sci-fi productions require more detail. Use the costume description field to specify era, materials, silhouette, and cultural reference so the AI renders accurately.
→ How to write effective costume descriptions
Add costume details per shot
For close-up or detail shots where specific costume elements must be visible — a particular brooch, the texture of a coat — add shot-level notes to the prompt that tell the AI what to feature.
→ How to add costume detail notes to a shot
Key tools you'll use
| Tool | Where to find it |
|---|---|
| Character costume field | Characters → select character → Wardrobe tab |
| Costume reference images | Character panel → Style Images |
| Per-scene costume override | Scene panel → Characters → Costume Override |
| Continuity check | Character panel → Continuity |