Which image would you like to appear in each scene?
Organize your images by Group × Situation. During a conversation, a group and situation that fit the scene are selected, and one image from the matching cell is displayed.
In the grid, groups run horizontally and situations run vertically. Place each image in the cell where the two meet.
Example · An image of a character smiling in everyday clothes
Group: Everyday clothes
Situation: Smiling
Cell: Everyday clothes × Smiling
There are no fixed rules for groups and situations.
You can organize images by outfit, character, location, emotion, or any other criteria that suit your images. What matters is that the two labels together clearly describe the scene.
You can also use “Smiling” as the group and “Everyday clothes” as the situation.
Look for differences in your images that matter when choosing which one to show.
Outfits and Expressions
Everyday clothes × Smiling
Everyday clothes × Flustered
Formal wear × Smiling
Characters and Actions
Character A × Everyday
Character A × In battle
Character B × Everyday
Locations and Times
Park × Daytime
Park × Night
Street × Rainy night
Specific Events or Scenes
Formal wear × Happy to receive a gift
Battle outfit × Resting after an injury
You don’t need to create lots of categories right away. Start with what your current images need and add more later.
You can place multiple images in one cell. When that cell is selected, one of its images is displayed.
The contents of individual images within the same cell are not compared to choose the best match. That’s why it’s important to group images that would all feel natural in the same scene.
“Would any of these images work in this scene?”
If so, place them in the same cell. If they suit different scenes, place them in separate cells.
Images That Work Well Together
If images of a character smiling in everyday clothes differ only in framing or pose, you can group them in the “Everyday clothes × Smiling” cell.
Images Worth Separating
An image of a character smiling in a classroom and one of them smiling at the beach may suit different scenes because of their locations.
Before
Everyday clothes × Smiling — Classroom and beach images are grouped together
After
Everyday clothes × Smiling in a classroom
Everyday clothes × Smiling at the beach
Rather than separating every small difference, focus on differences that matter in the conversation’s scene.
Group and situation names help guide image selection. Names that bring a scene to mind work better than numbers or vague labels.
Describe the Content Instead of Using Numbers
Outfit 1 × Expression 2 → Everyday clothes × Smiling
Background × Image 4 → Background × Rainy street
Be Specific About Special Scenes
Formal wear × Special scene → Formal wear × Happy to receive a gift
Battle outfit × Event → Battle outfit × Resting after an injury
Names don’t have to be long.
Short labels like “Everyday clothes × Smiling” are enough if their meaning is clear. Together, the two labels should describe when the image would be used.
An unclassified image is an image that has not been placed in any cell.
In conversations that use the image grid, images placed in cells are eligible to be displayed.
Assign both a group and a situation to each image you want to use.
If no suitable cell exists, add a new group or situation. After automatic assignment, check for any images that remain unclassified or have been placed incorrectly.
Once you’ve finished arranging your images, take a moment to check these four things.
Names — Do the two labels together bring the image’s scene to mind?
Grouping — Would any image in the same cell feel natural in that scene?
Separation — Have images intended for specific scenes been placed in separate cells?
Missing images — Are any images you want to use still unclassified?
Saving your character applies your image arrangement.
Now chat as usual and see how the images fit the scenes. If an unexpected image appears, check whether images for different scenes have been grouped in the same cell.
It doesn’t have to be perfect from the start. You can refine the arrangement as you chat.