Visual Style Guide Skill

Name: Visual Style Guide Skill
Availability: InStock
Author: kaigani

Generate a visual style reference document from creative brief and story data.

30|4|Updated Jan 26, 2026

Search Tags:#consistency #style guide #character design #aesthetics #cinematography #visual style #location design

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npx skills add https://github.com/kaigani/codeywood --skill visual-style-guide-skill

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Skill: Visual Style Guide Skill
Source: https://github.com/kaigani/codeywood/tree/main/skills/production/visual-style-guide
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/kaigani/codeywood --skill visual-style-guide-skill

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill standardizes the visual language of a video production, ensuring consistent aesthetics, shot conventions, and character/location representations across all generated assets.

Core Features & Use Cases

Global Aesthetic Definition: Establishes the overarching visual style, color palette, and lighting philosophy.
Shot & Camera Language: Defines standard shot types and camera movements for consistent framing and composition.
Character & Location Rules: Sets specific visual anchors and allowed variations for characters and locations to maintain consistency.
Use Case: A director can use this Skill to generate a comprehensive visual style guide that all AI image and video generation tools must adhere to, ensuring a cohesive look for an entire episode.

Quick Start

Use the Visual Style Guide Skill to generate a STYLEGUIDE_VISUAL.md based on the provided CREATIVE_BRIEF.md and CANON_DB.json.

Frequently Asked Questions about Visual Style Guide Skill

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema

How do I enforce visual consistency across AI generated video assets?▼

To enforce visual consistency, you can generate a detailed visual style guide that defines global aesthetics, shot conventions, and negative prompts for AI image generation. This standardizes character and location representations across all generated assets.

What is a visual style guide for video production?▼

A visual style guide for video production standardizes the complete visual language, including color palettes, lighting philosophy, and camera movements. It ensures cohesive framing and composition across an entire episode or project.

How do I create a visual style reference document for pre-production?▼

You create a visual style reference document by processing a creative brief, story data, and show bible inputs. This generates a STYLEGUIDE_VISUAL.md file outlining specific visual anchors and allowed variations for characters and locations.

Do I need a show bible to define character and location design rules?▼

Yes, a show bible is required alongside a creative brief and story data. These inputs are necessary to accurately establish the visual anchors and allowed variations that maintain character and location consistency.

Can I use a style guide to set negative prompts for AI image generation?▼

Yes, the visual style guide explicitly defines negative prompts for image generation. This prevents unwanted aesthetic deviations and ensures all AI generated assets adhere to the established visual coherence rules.

What is the best way to standardize shot conventions and cinematography?▼

The best way to standardize shot conventions and cinematography is to define standard shot types and camera movements within a visual style guide. This maintains consistent framing and composition across all generated video assets.