# Source: https://docs.argil.ai/resources/create-an-avatar.md

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# Create an avatar from scratch

> There are two ways to create an avatar: a picture or a generation in the builder. Let's see the differences and how to create the two of them. We will also see how to pick your voice. 

## Quick video tutorial

<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tpAlxfkICsQ" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" className="w-full aspect-video rounded-xl" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen />

### Personal avatar VS AI influencer

A personal avatar is based on your own image or picture. An AI influencer is created using your own prompts. You can directly add images or products to your AI influencer whereas it comes in a second step for the personal avatar. A small difference is that an AI influencer costs credits to generate.

### How to create a great personal avatar?

The picture you should take of yourself needs to check the following boxes:

1. **Have great lighting (put yourself in front of a window)**
2. **Don't smile and if possible, have your mouth slitghtly opened like in the middle of a sentence**
3. **All of your face should be within the frame**
4. **The closer you are to the camera, the better the output will be**
5. **Please upload 720p minimum, 1080p ideally**

<Expandable title="Example of pictures you need to input">
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    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/argil/X0PRMAONeltMnnBF/images/enhanced-image(9)2.jpeg?fit=max&auto=format&n=X0PRMAONeltMnnBF&q=85&s=78a7f9fb6a036bd9f5f2e348ac3da0ec" alt="Enhanced Image (9) 2" data-og-width="3072" width="3072" data-og-height="5504" height="5504" data-path="images/enhanced-image(9)2.jpeg" data-optimize="true" data-opv="3" srcset="https://mintcdn.com/argil/X0PRMAONeltMnnBF/images/enhanced-image(9)2.jpeg?w=280&fit=max&auto=format&n=X0PRMAONeltMnnBF&q=85&s=a04713266240be627b8bcc51e624ec44 280w, https://mintcdn.com/argil/X0PRMAONeltMnnBF/images/enhanced-image(9)2.jpeg?w=560&fit=max&auto=format&n=X0PRMAONeltMnnBF&q=85&s=8b562e3cbd98120f2064c6916017b5b5 560w, https://mintcdn.com/argil/X0PRMAONeltMnnBF/images/enhanced-image(9)2.jpeg?w=840&fit=max&auto=format&n=X0PRMAONeltMnnBF&q=85&s=d3f0b8a98a149729b3bffa496bd0fcdc 840w, https://mintcdn.com/argil/X0PRMAONeltMnnBF/images/enhanced-image(9)2.jpeg?w=1100&fit=max&auto=format&n=X0PRMAONeltMnnBF&q=85&s=bfd3b61edd1fc7f74eaa8e07075ef1cd 1100w, https://mintcdn.com/argil/X0PRMAONeltMnnBF/images/enhanced-image(9)2.jpeg?w=1650&fit=max&auto=format&n=X0PRMAONeltMnnBF&q=85&s=7cbfe69902a2e9a1bc2aa744ee595a8b 1650w, https://mintcdn.com/argil/X0PRMAONeltMnnBF/images/enhanced-image(9)2.jpeg?w=2500&fit=max&auto=format&n=X0PRMAONeltMnnBF&q=85&s=b507333b92812f74caf33e59e408b596 2500w" />

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/argil/X0PRMAONeltMnnBF/images/hqZMMQ-D9AiXnSs2mFJ_e.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=X0PRMAONeltMnnBF&q=85&s=f185498ab32f28cfe1ff0602ed07f326" alt="Hq ZMMQ D9ai Xn Ss2m FJ E" data-og-width="2752" width="2752" data-og-height="1536" height="1536" data-path="images/hqZMMQ-D9AiXnSs2mFJ_e.png" data-optimize="true" data-opv="3" srcset="https://mintcdn.com/argil/X0PRMAONeltMnnBF/images/hqZMMQ-D9AiXnSs2mFJ_e.png?w=280&fit=max&auto=format&n=X0PRMAONeltMnnBF&q=85&s=82430d3ed7e80aec142799a3536482fd 280w, https://mintcdn.com/argil/X0PRMAONeltMnnBF/images/hqZMMQ-D9AiXnSs2mFJ_e.png?w=560&fit=max&auto=format&n=X0PRMAONeltMnnBF&q=85&s=a3b33f4868afefc9ad61b3e1021a2d37 560w, https://mintcdn.com/argil/X0PRMAONeltMnnBF/images/hqZMMQ-D9AiXnSs2mFJ_e.png?w=840&fit=max&auto=format&n=X0PRMAONeltMnnBF&q=85&s=7f1af07554c4b5819dd52e64c147670c 840w, https://mintcdn.com/argil/X0PRMAONeltMnnBF/images/hqZMMQ-D9AiXnSs2mFJ_e.png?w=1100&fit=max&auto=format&n=X0PRMAONeltMnnBF&q=85&s=ca4283a0f5e9f684ffd1849d25c82921 1100w, https://mintcdn.com/argil/X0PRMAONeltMnnBF/images/hqZMMQ-D9AiXnSs2mFJ_e.png?w=1650&fit=max&auto=format&n=X0PRMAONeltMnnBF&q=85&s=0c7a26d4b92f3fcb9fd848f858df4603 1650w, https://mintcdn.com/argil/X0PRMAONeltMnnBF/images/hqZMMQ-D9AiXnSs2mFJ_e.png?w=2500&fit=max&auto=format&n=X0PRMAONeltMnnBF&q=85&s=03738f33d852b799149631c2520fa14f 2500w" />
</Expandable>

<Tip>
  The pictures that work best are with a single human-like face. Avoid animals or multiple people on screen (even on posters).
</Tip>

### How to generate a great AI influencer?

To create an AI influencer, you have to take care of the avatar itself and then of the setup. Lastly, you'll be able to add products or clothes to your avatar.

**Appearance**\
You have three toggles to pick from (age, gender, ethnicity) and then it is all prompting. The more details you give, the better the output will be. Don't be afraid to give it 10 to 30 lines of prompt.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/argil/dnk2g0B7n5WICRFW/images/Captured%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran2025-10-14a%CC%8017.45.48.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=dnk2g0B7n5WICRFW&q=85&s=70943ae785b88230d2de473574a35d76" alt="Captured’écran2025 10 14à17 45 48 Pn" data-og-width="678" width="678" data-og-height="466" height="466" data-path="images/Captured’écran2025-10-14à17.45.48.png" data-optimize="true" data-opv="3" srcset="https://mintcdn.com/argil/dnk2g0B7n5WICRFW/images/Captured%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran2025-10-14a%CC%8017.45.48.png?w=280&fit=max&auto=format&n=dnk2g0B7n5WICRFW&q=85&s=c4e87c3c96c3b2ee53d6a417e301b7c4 280w, https://mintcdn.com/argil/dnk2g0B7n5WICRFW/images/Captured%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran2025-10-14a%CC%8017.45.48.png?w=560&fit=max&auto=format&n=dnk2g0B7n5WICRFW&q=85&s=d921085d20f6d88e0edf424d168bb955 560w, https://mintcdn.com/argil/dnk2g0B7n5WICRFW/images/Captured%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran2025-10-14a%CC%8017.45.48.png?w=840&fit=max&auto=format&n=dnk2g0B7n5WICRFW&q=85&s=bcdd490918f6126f8156caa212835043 840w, https://mintcdn.com/argil/dnk2g0B7n5WICRFW/images/Captured%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran2025-10-14a%CC%8017.45.48.png?w=1100&fit=max&auto=format&n=dnk2g0B7n5WICRFW&q=85&s=347219f3451db7900e8bc9f504e504dd 1100w, https://mintcdn.com/argil/dnk2g0B7n5WICRFW/images/Captured%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran2025-10-14a%CC%8017.45.48.png?w=1650&fit=max&auto=format&n=dnk2g0B7n5WICRFW&q=85&s=ee58fe9ad473973891be34bb9b5bd2ef 1650w, https://mintcdn.com/argil/dnk2g0B7n5WICRFW/images/Captured%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran2025-10-14a%CC%8017.45.48.png?w=2500&fit=max&auto=format&n=dnk2g0B7n5WICRFW&q=85&s=3e61f73aaf9e8f9bbb06234e0736eb91 2500w" />

**Background**\
You have two toggles to pick from (camera angle and time of day) and then it is all prompting. The more details you give, the better the output will be. Don't be afraid to give it 10 to 30 lines of prompt.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/argil/7gDn7rrSfU6wHIeu/images/Captured%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran2025-10-14a%CC%8017.45.56.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=7gDn7rrSfU6wHIeu&q=85&s=8d6de04fe2d15f20e84b7f8b0d5f3e64" alt="Captured’écran2025 10 14à17 45 56 Pn" data-og-width="654" width="654" data-og-height="504" height="504" data-path="images/Captured’écran2025-10-14à17.45.56.png" data-optimize="true" data-opv="3" srcset="https://mintcdn.com/argil/7gDn7rrSfU6wHIeu/images/Captured%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran2025-10-14a%CC%8017.45.56.png?w=280&fit=max&auto=format&n=7gDn7rrSfU6wHIeu&q=85&s=a45eab722717785e0a4aedbf530b16a2 280w, https://mintcdn.com/argil/7gDn7rrSfU6wHIeu/images/Captured%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran2025-10-14a%CC%8017.45.56.png?w=560&fit=max&auto=format&n=7gDn7rrSfU6wHIeu&q=85&s=e472549bcdb3296a2d47ee5b49b41f7b 560w, https://mintcdn.com/argil/7gDn7rrSfU6wHIeu/images/Captured%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran2025-10-14a%CC%8017.45.56.png?w=840&fit=max&auto=format&n=7gDn7rrSfU6wHIeu&q=85&s=71a6333b5bf866aa538927fc0204fdd2 840w, https://mintcdn.com/argil/7gDn7rrSfU6wHIeu/images/Captured%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran2025-10-14a%CC%8017.45.56.png?w=1100&fit=max&auto=format&n=7gDn7rrSfU6wHIeu&q=85&s=00029cbfb7550998169e1be2840db80a 1100w, https://mintcdn.com/argil/7gDn7rrSfU6wHIeu/images/Captured%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran2025-10-14a%CC%8017.45.56.png?w=1650&fit=max&auto=format&n=7gDn7rrSfU6wHIeu&q=85&s=678bd5c3a0c9dc6a8c6edf1d42895c02 1650w, https://mintcdn.com/argil/7gDn7rrSfU6wHIeu/images/Captured%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran2025-10-14a%CC%8017.45.56.png?w=2500&fit=max&auto=format&n=7gDn7rrSfU6wHIeu&q=85&s=ea78d9d0edb476c22390c5431b9106ba 2500w" />

**Assets: products, logos and clothes**\
Here you can drop images of clothes, logos or products you want in the frame with your avatar. Be aware that you can always create an avatar without anything and add more styles later with the objects of your choice. \
Without prompting, we'll go with what seems to make the most sense. A bottle will be held by the avatar. But you can prompt it to define where the assets are located.

\
<u>Example:</u>\
You drop an image of a sweater as well as logo. The prompt can be "make that person wear the sweater and put the logo on the sweater".

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/argil/dnk2g0B7n5WICRFW/images/Captured%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran2025-10-14a%CC%8017.48.36.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=dnk2g0B7n5WICRFW&q=85&s=027ae974a8c7ec3cce2897513b981a66" alt="Captured’écran2025 10 14à17 48 36 Pn" data-og-width="684" width="684" data-og-height="392" height="392" data-path="images/Captured’écran2025-10-14à17.48.36.png" data-optimize="true" data-opv="3" srcset="https://mintcdn.com/argil/dnk2g0B7n5WICRFW/images/Captured%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran2025-10-14a%CC%8017.48.36.png?w=280&fit=max&auto=format&n=dnk2g0B7n5WICRFW&q=85&s=63d13c47363782987f6055f7f2426984 280w, https://mintcdn.com/argil/dnk2g0B7n5WICRFW/images/Captured%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran2025-10-14a%CC%8017.48.36.png?w=560&fit=max&auto=format&n=dnk2g0B7n5WICRFW&q=85&s=3d3c5db079f577e313dab06beacd82da 560w, https://mintcdn.com/argil/dnk2g0B7n5WICRFW/images/Captured%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran2025-10-14a%CC%8017.48.36.png?w=840&fit=max&auto=format&n=dnk2g0B7n5WICRFW&q=85&s=7ad7982c250ca5da3bd16aa35402a30d 840w, https://mintcdn.com/argil/dnk2g0B7n5WICRFW/images/Captured%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran2025-10-14a%CC%8017.48.36.png?w=1100&fit=max&auto=format&n=dnk2g0B7n5WICRFW&q=85&s=5b8d128c17a2e6fd7936eb92ff77275c 1100w, https://mintcdn.com/argil/dnk2g0B7n5WICRFW/images/Captured%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran2025-10-14a%CC%8017.48.36.png?w=1650&fit=max&auto=format&n=dnk2g0B7n5WICRFW&q=85&s=88029daac113a3ff6dfac8aff71bfbd1 1650w, https://mintcdn.com/argil/dnk2g0B7n5WICRFW/images/Captured%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran2025-10-14a%CC%8017.48.36.png?w=2500&fit=max&auto=format&n=dnk2g0B7n5WICRFW&q=85&s=a41c3ac971f2d6685a9d19bd766761a3 2500w" />