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Leonardo.ai

leonardo.ai

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Game art and character design generation

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Browser

Alternatives

Midjourney, DALL-E

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Free daily credits refresh; quality drops without guidance

What It Does

Leonardo.ai is a web-based image generation platform with fine-grained control over style, composition, and consistency. It offers its own fine-tuned models alongside community-trained ones, real-time canvas editing, and a "motion" feature that animates still images. The free tier is generous—150 tokens per day.

Setup in 5 Minutes

and sign up. - You receive daily free tokens that refresh every 24 hours. - Choose a model from the dropdown (Leonardo Phoenix is the current flagship), type a prompt, and generate.

Try This

Generate a character: "A friendly robot librarian with round glasses and a bow tie, clean vector illustration style, white background." Save the result. Now use the Image to Image feature: upload your robot librarian and type "Same character but sitting at a desk reading a book." Leonardo's consistency features help maintain the character's appearance across scenes—a crucial capability for any project needing a recurring visual identity.

Follow Along

Follow Along — Design a Mascot: - Save the result. Use Image to Image: upload the owl and prompt "Same owl mascot sitting at a library desk surrounded by books." - Generate a third scene: "Same owl mascot standing in front of a chalkboard, pointing at equations." - Collect all three poses and arrange them on a brand sheet with your school's name and colours. You have a reusable mascot system for posters, newsletters, and social media.

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