Cartoon Look Characters — prompt skill for characters

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Original characters in famous cartoon looks (yellow sitcom, 3D family film, anime, clay), described without IP names.

• Type: Prompt · Characters
• Slug: varg-character-cartoon
• Status: live
• Publisher: varg (varg, verified)
• License: MIT
• Source: https://github.com/vargHQ/skills/tree/main/varg-character-cartoon
• Works in: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenClaw
• Requires: varg API key or varg MCP
• Cost: ~6 credits per sheet — Nano Banana 2.1, measured 2026-10-27.

What it does

Describe the look, never name the show: Nano Banana 2.1 refused "The Simpsons style" and drew the same look from a description. Style blocks for nine famous looks, what to keep away from in each, a tested original (Gary Pruitt) and a restyle of an existing character from its sheet.

Use when

• A Simpsons-, Pixar-, Ghibli- or South Park-style character
• A cartoon version of a person or a mascot

Install

• Claude Code: claude plugin marketplace add vargHQ/skills && claude plugin install varg@varg
• Codex: npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill varg-character-cartoon -a codex -y
• Cursor: npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill varg-character-cartoon -a cursor -y
• Gemini CLI: npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill varg-character-cartoon -a gemini-cli -y
• OpenClaw: npx clawhub@latest install varg-character-cartoon

Models it drives: nano_banana_2_1, gpt_image_2_5, seedance_2_5, minimax_h3_max_style_retro_toon_70s

Example output

https://skills.varg.ai/previews/varg-character-cartoon.webp — Gary Pruitt model sheet in the yellow 2D sitcom look, described without the show's name, Nano Banana 2.1 (2026-10-27) (credit: varg, https://github.com/vargHQ/skills/tree/main/varg-character-cartoon)

Used for

• Same character in every scene: One mascot, trainer or actor that looks identical across many images and clips.

More characters skills

• Consistent Characters: Multi-scene ads where the same actors, outfits and location hold in every cut: cards, composites, Kling v3 clips.
• Character Design: How to make AI characters people remember: definition, details, clothing, and a sheet that keeps them consistent.
• Grandma Characters: Very old AI characters people remember: age vs behaviour, real wrinkles, a loud outfit and one prop.
• Big Guy Characters: Big, heavy characters played straight: size shown with visible cues, a small delicate job, never mocked.
• Cringe Deadpan Characters: Bizarre but believable characters people argue about: one wrong outfit, one repeated action, no smile.
• Beautiful Women: Very beautiful AI women who look like real models: casting details, real skin, fashion styling, no false blocks.