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Fan-style pixel OC · portrait + full body · from text or a photo

Stardew Valley OC Maker — your own farmer in cozy 16-bit pixel art

Describe an original farmer, villager or shopkeeper and get a cozy farm-sim pixel portrait in a wooden frame. Then reuse it as a reference to put the same OC on the farm, or turn your own photo into a pixel portrait.

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  • Seedream 5.0 Pro
  • 16-bit pixel art portrait of an original freckled farmer with an auburn bob, green eyes and a straw hat with a red ribbon, in denim overalls, inside a wooden frame
  • The same pixel art farmer in a straw hat and denim overalls standing on a tilled field with sprouting crops, a watering can and a red-roofed barn
  • Pixel art portrait of a dark-haired woman in a plaid flannel shirt and knitted brown scarf in a wooden frame on a pale orange background
  • Isometric pixel art cafe interior with a cat on the counter and plants
  • 16-bit portrait
  • Same OC full body
  • Photo to pixel OC
  • No watermark

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Quick answer

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How do you make a Stardew Valley-style OC with AI?

A Stardew Valley OC maker turns a description of your original character into a cozy 16-bit farm-sim pixel portrait — the framed head-and-shoulders look of a dialogue portrait. On Kenerate AI you write the OC's hair, eyes, outfit and one signature item, generate with Seedream 5.0 Pro (13.5 credits at 1K), then upload that portrait as a reference to get the same OC full body on a farm. In our test the straw hat, red ribbon, freckles and overalls carried over. Fan-made style only: Kenerate is not affiliated with Stardew Valley or ConcernedApe.

Key facts

Style
16-bit farm-sim pixel portrait
Outputs
Framed portrait · full body on the farm
Model we used
Seedream 5.0 Pro (ByteDance)
References
Up to 10 (Seedream 5.0 Pro)
Our test
3 images, one try each
Free start
25 starter credits on sign-up
Affiliation
None — fan-style, original characters only

Gallery

One farmer OC, a photo portrait and cozy scenes

The portrait, the farm shot and the photo portrait are new Seedream 5.0 Pro images made for this page, one try each. The two scenes come from our image-to-pixel-art tests. Open any one to copy the prompt.

Same prompt

Portrait first, then the same OC on the farm

One portrait in, one full-body image out. The straw hat, red ribbon, auburn bob, freckles, green eyes, red neck bow and overalls all carried over, and the model added the boots we asked for. It drew a detailed pixel illustration rather than a tiny in-game sprite — downscale it if you need sprite size.

PromptSame character as this portrait — same auburn bob, freckles, green eyes, straw hat with red ribbon, cream shirt with red neck bow and denim overalls — now as a small full-body 16-bit pixel art game sprite standing on a tilled farm field …

  • Portrait: Same character as this portrait — same auburn bob, freckles, green eyes, straw hat with red ribbon, cream shirt with red neck bow and denim overalls — now as a small full-body 16-bit pixel art game sprite standing on a tilled farm field …PortraitSeedream 5.0 Pro · text
  • Same OC, full body: Same character as this portrait — same auburn bob, freckles, green eyes, straw hat with red ribbon, cream shirt with red neck bow and denim overalls — now as a small full-body 16-bit pixel art game sprite standing on a tilled farm field …Same OC, full bodySeedream 5.0 Pro · edit

How to

How to use the stardew valley oc maker

Time needed
Steps
4 steps

  1. Step 1

    Write your OC

    Role (farmer, blacksmith, shopkeeper), hair, eyes, outfit colours, one signature item and the season. Sign in free for 25 starter credits.

  2. Step 2

    Generate the portrait

    In the Image Studio pick Seedream 5.0 Pro, 1:1, and paste the prompt recipe. Keep the portrait you like.

  3. Step 3

    Make the full body

    Upload the portrait as a reference and ask for the same character full body on a farm field, town square or beach.

  4. Step 4

    Or start from a photo

    Upload your own photo and ask for a 16-bit farm-sim portrait that keeps your face and hair.

1Describe your image2Pick an image model3Set the aspect ratio and size4Click Create5Open and download your image
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Tips

Prompt recipe for a farm-sim pixel OC

What worked in our test, and what to watch for.

  • Start with the format: “16-bit pixel art character portrait, cozy farming-sim dialogue portrait, head and shoulders”.

  • Ask for “a simple wooden picture frame border” and a plain pastel background for the classic framed look.

  • Give one signature item — straw hat, bandana, apron, fishing rod — and two or three outfit colours.

  • Set the season with the palette: pale green for spring, orange and plaid for autumn, scarves for winter.

  • Add “soft warm limited palette, crisp visible square pixels” so the result doesn't blur into painting.

  • For the full body, upload the portrait and repeat the signature details: “same hat, same ribbon, same overalls”.

Models

Models for pixel OCs

What each model is good at. Open any one straight in the generator.

  • Seedream 5.0 Pro title card — a gallery-worthy photoreal portrait of a fictional adult woman with freckles in golden-hour light

    ByteDance

    Seedream 5.0 Pro

    Reference images
    Up to 10
    Output
    Up to 2K

    Best for

    Made all three images on this page

    Open Seedream 5.0 Pro

  • Google

    Nano Banana 2.1

    Reference images
    Up to 14
    Output
    Up to 4K

    Best for

    Keeps one OC across many scenes

    Open Nano Banana 2.1
  • Flux 2 Dev title card — a photoreal rainy neon city street at dusk

    Black Forest Labs

    Flux 2 Dev

    Reference images
    Up to 3
    Output
    2048 px

    Best for

    Cheap drafts of the prompt

    Open Flux 2 Dev

FAQ

Stardew Valley OC Maker questions

What is a Stardew Valley OC maker?

It's a tool for drawing your own original character (OC) in the cozy 16-bit pixel style of farming-sim games like Stardew Valley — usually the framed head-and-shoulders portrait shown next to dialogue, plus a full-body version. On Kenerate AI you describe the OC and an image model draws it; nothing is copied from the game.

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Is this an official Stardew Valley tool?

No. Kenerate AI is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to Stardew Valley, ConcernedApe or its publishers. This page makes fan-style art of original characters. Don't use it to recreate the game's own characters, logos or sprites, and check a community's rules before sharing fan art there.

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How do I make a Stardew-style pixel portrait?

Write “16-bit pixel art character portrait, cozy farming-sim dialogue portrait, head and shoulders, inside a simple wooden picture frame border, soft warm limited palette, crisp visible square pixels”, then add your OC's hair, eyes, outfit and one signature item. Our portrait on Seedream 5.0 Pro used exactly that recipe and took one try.

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Can I keep the same OC in a full-body image?

Yes. Upload the portrait as a reference and repeat the signature details — in our test “same auburn bob, freckles, straw hat with red ribbon, denim overalls”. The full-body farm image kept all of them. It came out as a detailed pixel illustration rather than a tiny sprite, so downscale it if you need sprite size.

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Can I turn my photo into a Stardew-style portrait?

Yes — upload a photo and ask for a 16-bit farm-sim portrait that keeps the same face, hair colour and hairstyle, with a new outfit. Our test kept the face and hair and swapped in a plaid shirt and knitted scarf. It kept a fairly realistic face; for a cuter game look, add “simple cute game proportions, big eyes”.

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Can I use the portrait in the game with a mod?

Players do load custom farmer portraits through community portrait mods. The game's portraits are small pixel images, so downscale our 1K output with nearest-neighbour resampling to the size the mod asks for, then tidy stray pixels by hand. Follow the mod's instructions; we don't make or support mods.

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How do I enlarge pixel art without blur?

Use nearest-neighbour (also called “pixel” or “point”) resampling in any image editor and scale by whole numbers — 2×, 4×, 8×. Smooth resampling and AI upscalers soften the edges and blend colours, which ruins the crisp-pixel look.

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How much does it cost?

Free to start: a new account gets 25 starter credits on sign-up. One Seedream 5.0 Pro image is 13.5 credits at 1K, so the portrait, full body and photo portrait on this page cost 40.5 credits together. After that, credits come from one-time packs. No watermark.

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In depth

Stardew Valley OC Maker, explained

What works, what to avoid, and how to pick a model.

On this page

What makes the farm-sim pixel look

The style is easy to describe once you name its parts. Put these in the prompt in your own words:

  • Format: a framed head-and-shoulders portrait, front-facing, like a dialogue portrait.
  • Pixels: 16-bit, crisp visible square pixels, no soft blending.
  • Palette: soft, warm and limited — a handful of colours per area.
  • Frame: a simple wooden picture frame border on a plain pastel background.
  • Character: friendly proportions, big readable eyes, one signature item.
  • Season: spring greens, summer sun hats, autumn plaid and scarves, winter coats.

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