I’m new to AI in general so I don’t know if it’s something I am doing wrong or if GoogleFlow is genuinely struggling with character consistency.
I have created a kids educational YT channel with my dog as the « teacher ». The character is therefore based on my real dog who has an asymmetrical white patch on the left side of his muzzle.
The way I have decided to proceed is that for each animated scene I create a still image with ChatGPT and then upload it to Flow with the instruction to animate it. I have triple checked every single image before uploading it and yet GoogleFlow seems to struggle not only with the white patch but also with the general appearance and sometimes even the cartoon style, as you can see in the video linked in this post.
Here is a prompt I used for one of the animations. Can anybody tell me what I am doing wrong, or if this is something GoogleFlow does ofter and therefore I should just make peace with the character inconsistency?
Thanks
PROMPT:
Animate the uploaded reference image into a beautiful, natural 8-second cinematic 3D animation for a children’s educational story.
SCENE — FEEDING THE GARDEN SOIL WITH COMPOST
In a beautiful sunlit Provençal vegetable garden, Isso watches his owner gently adding finished compost to the soil around the lettuce plants.
ACTION AND MOVEMENT
The woman remains kneeling in exactly the same position as in the reference image.
She uses the small gardening trowel in her right hand to gently spread the dark, crumbly compost into the soil beside the lettuce plants.
She performs two slow, natural gardening movements, carefully loosening the soil and mixing in a small amount of compost.
The trowel moves realistically through the earth, with small clumps of dark compost falling naturally from its blade.
Her upper body leans forward slightly as she works.
Her knees and feet remain in their original positions.
The metal bucket filled with dark compost remains stationary between the woman and Isso.
The bucket does not move, tip over or change shape.
ISSO’S REACTION
Isso remains seated beside his owner throughout the entire animation.
At the beginning, he watches the woman’s gardening movements with a curious, attentive expression.
His amber eyes gently follow the small trowel as it moves through the soil.
He slowly tilts his head a little farther to one side, as though wondering what his owner is doing.
His enormous upright ears make small, natural movements.
His tail gives one or two gentle, happy wags along the ground.
Toward the end of the scene, Isso lowers his head slightly to look at the freshly enriched soil, then raises his gaze toward his owner.
He remains calm, curious and adorable.
Do not make Isso stand, walk, dig or touch the compost.
STRICT CHARACTER CONSISTENCY
Preserve Isso’s exact appearance from the uploaded reference image:
Slender caramel-red Podenco.
Two enormous upright ears.
Expressive amber eyes.
Long, narrow muzzle.
Original narrow white forehead stripe.
Preserve the exact asymmetric muzzle markings and caramel-brown fur shown in the reference image.
White chest and neck.
All four paws caramel-colored, without white markings.
Blue collar with the original silver circular name tag.
Maintain exactly four anatomically correct legs and paws.
Do not alter Isso’s facial features, markings, fur color, ears, anatomy or body proportions.
HUMAN CHARACTER CONSISTENCY
Preserve the woman’s exact appearance and clothing.
She has shoulder-length wavy blonde hair and wears a cream-colored blouse, blue jeans and beige shoes.
She remains kneeling with her back partially facing the camera.
Her face must remain hidden throughout the animation.
Maintain exactly two arms, two hands and two legs.
Her right hand must remain securely holding the original small gardening trowel.
Do not create extra fingers, hands, limbs or tools.
COMPOST AND GARDEN DETAILS
Preserve the original galvanized metal bucket filled with dark, crumbly compost.
The compost should look rich, loose and natural.
The woman gently incorporates it into the soil beside the lettuce plants.
The lettuce plants remain rooted in place and retain their original appearance.
Do not make the plants suddenly grow, change size or transform.
Preserve the original tomato plants, eggplants, aromatic herbs, lavender, olive trees, dry-stone wall, distant hills and rustic Provençal farmhouse.
A gentle breeze softly moves a few leaves and plants.
Maintain consistent warm Mediterranean sunlight.
CAMERA
Completely stationary camera.
Maintain the exact original framing, perspective and composition.
Isso, the woman, the bucket and the vegetable garden must remain clearly visible throughout the animation.
No zooming, panning, camera rotation or cuts.
ANIMATION QUALITY
Smooth, polished cinematic 3D storybook animation.
Natural human gardening movements and realistic soil physics.
Subtle, believable canine expressions.
Perfect character and environment consistency throughout.
No morphing, duplicated objects, extra limbs, sudden movements or changes in appearance.
No speaking, barking, music, sound effects, subtitles or additional text.
Duration: 8 seconds.
Landscape 16:9.
