# Stardew Valley OC Maker

> 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.

URL: https://kenerateai.com/stardew-valley-oc-maker
Publisher: Kenerate AI (https://kenerateai.com)
Last updated: 24 October 2026

## 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)
- Cost: 13.5 credits at 1K · 27 at 2K
- 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

## Steps
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. 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. 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. Or start from a photo — Upload your own photo and ask for a 16-bit farm-sim portrait that keeps your face and hair.
5. Download and resize — Download without a watermark. For a true pixel grid, downscale with nearest-neighbour; enlarge the same way so pixels stay sharp.

## In depth

### 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.

### OC ideas to start from
Pick a role and a season, then add one detail that tells the story: a beekeeper in a summer veil with a jar of honey, a fisherman in a yellow raincoat with a rod, a blacksmith with a soot-streaked apron, a librarian with round glasses and a stack of books, a winter forager with a red scarf and a basket of berries.

### What we got
Three Seedream 5.0 Pro images, one try each:
- Portrait: framed 16-bit farmer with straw hat, red ribbon, freckles and overalls — the cleanest of the three.
- Full body: the same OC on a tilled field with crops, a watering can and a barn. Every outfit detail kept; drawn larger and more detailed than an in-game sprite.
- Photo portrait: face and hair kept, new plaid shirt and scarf, autumn background. Pixelated well but stayed closer to a realistic face than a cute game character.

## FAQ
Q: What is a Stardew Valley OC maker?
A: 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.

Q: Is this an official Stardew Valley tool?
A: 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.

Q: How do I make a Stardew-style pixel portrait?
A: 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.

Q: Can I keep the same OC in a full-body image?
A: 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.

Q: Can I turn my photo into a Stardew-style portrait?
A: 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”.

Q: Can I use the portrait in the game with a mod?
A: 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.

Q: How do I enlarge pixel art without blur?
A: 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.

Q: How much does it cost?
A: 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.

## Related pages
- AI OC maker: https://kenerateai.com/oc-maker
- Image to pixel art: https://kenerateai.com/image-to-pixel-art
- AI sprite sheet generator: https://kenerateai.com/ai-sprite-sheet-generator
- AI character generator: https://kenerateai.com/ai-character-generator
- Character turnaround: https://kenerateai.com/character-turnaround-ai
- 2D art generator: https://kenerateai.com/2d-art-generator

## Sources
- Kenerate Image Studio: https://kenerateai.com/app/image
- Stardew Valley (official site): https://www.stardewvalley.net/