How to use Inkwell.

Start every comic here. A well-defined character stays visually consistent across every panel because we auto-feed their portrait and locked outfit to the image generator.

1. Studio → New character.
2. Fill in Body sheet (face, eyes, hair, build, marks). More detail = more consistency.
3. Open Wardrobe. Add at least one outfit and pick a Locked look — this is what the character wears on every panel unless you override it.
4. Generate the portrait. Regenerate until it feels right — the portrait is the visual anchor for every future panel.
5. Save.

Pro tip: alternate outfits (Combat, Formal, Ceremonial) can be selected per panel later.

Worlds ground your comic. Their cover art becomes the establishing shot fed to every panel prompt, so pick something that captures the atmosphere.

1. Studio → New world.
2. Write a one-line pitch and setting.
3. Add locations, cultures, factions — everything feeds the AI.
4. Generate an Establishing Shot. This is the "look" of your world.

A story arc is your outline — a list of beats you'll turn into pages. When you create a comic and attach an arc, the arc appears in a sidebar in the editor so you can pull beat descriptions into panel prompts.

1. Studio → New arc.
2. Write a synopsis, pick a world, and add characters.
3. Add beats — 5 to 12 is a good range for a first issue. Each beat is one scene.
4. Use the Expand button to have AI turn a beat title into a full scene description.

Studio → Start a comic. This is where the pieces come together.

1. Title, logline, pick a world, art style, and (optionally) a story arc.
2. Use the Cover Director — pick cast, framing, lighting, mood — then generate.
3. Open the editor. Each page is one panel. Generate a background, drop in speech bubbles, save.
4. Save often. Undo/redo (⌘Z / ⇧⌘Z) works per page.

The single biggest complaint with AI comics is drift — face changes, outfit swaps, character appears with different hair. Inkwell fixes this by auto-referencing your character portraits, locked outfits, and the world establishing shot on every panel.

• Cast panel — set the cast for the comic once. Every panel auto-refs them.
• Locked outfit — the outfit you marked as canonical is used unless you pick an alternate.
• Previous panel — the last generated panel is passed as a reference for visual continuity.
• "New look this panel" — for one-off outfit changes.
• If the AI drifts, hit Regenerate. First try usually locks in.

Comics are drafts until you publish. You can publish for free or charge readers a one-time fee.

1. Open the editor → Publish.
2. Toggle Charge for this comic (Pro plans only) and set a price (min $1).
3. Hit Publish. Your comic appears on the Discover page.

No price shown until you publish and set one.

You can generate anything for private use, but you cannot sell or publish comics featuring copyrighted or trademarked characters (Marvel, DC, Disney, Nintendo, Pokémon, Star Wars, major anime IPs, etc.). We warn you at generation time and hard-block publishing.

Build original characters. Your unique cast is what makes your comic yours.