style-guide-builder

Extract reusable visual style guides from reference images into structured markdown files.

4|2|Updated May 6, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/PicsArt/gen-ai-skills --skill style-guide-builder-picsart
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Skill: style-guide-builder
Source: https://github.com/PicsArt/gen-ai-skills/tree/main/skills/style-guide-builder
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/PicsArt/gen-ai-skills --skill style-guide-builder-picsart

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve? Generating new images or video that match an existing visual style is hard because a caption per image does not generalize. This Skill analyzes a set of reference images and produces a structured style guide that captures what is consistent across the set, so future generations match the look even for subjects never shown in the references. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Multi-stage style analysis: A seven-stage procedure covering intake, per-image observation, style-versus-incident separation, palette rules, character construction rules, and handoff with confidence labels. - Structured markdown output: Writes files such as STYLE.md, palette.md, rendering.md, lighting.md, characters.md, extrapolation.md, negatives.md, and manifest.json to ~/.gen-ai/projects/style/<slug>/ for reuse by other skills. - Extrapolation rules: Derives construction rules so unseen subjects (a pig from a tiger, grass from a tree) can be rendered in the same style, with established/provisional/inferred/unknown confidence labels. - Use Case: A user drops twelve screenshots from a cartoon and asks for a style guide; the Skill produces a guide that other skills like video-prompt-engineer or text-to-visual consume to generate matching new content. ## Quick Start Build a style guide from these reference images so I can generate new artwork in the same style.

Frequently Asked Questions about style-guide-builder

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

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How do I create a style guide from reference images?▼

Provide your reference images and answer four setup questions about purpose, audience, exclusions, and which model to use. The Skill then works through seven analysis stages and writes a set of markdown files to ~/.gen-ai/projects/style/<slug>/ describing palette, rendering, lighting, camera, and characters.

How many reference images do I need for a style guide?▼

The useful range is 8 to 50 images. Under 8 the guide will be thin because consistency cannot be distinguished from coincidence, and over 50 the analysis proceeds in batches of about 20 with per-image notes synthesized afterwards.

Can a style guide generate images of things not in the references?▼

Yes, that is its main purpose. The guide records construction rules per subject class, so unseen subjects are derived from the nearest covered class using palette and rendering rules, with each derived rule labeled established, provisional, inferred, or unknown.

Which model should analyze the reference images?▼

You choose in stage 0: the host model's own vision, the Picsart gen-ai MCP server, the gen-ai CLI with a named model, or a specific model via MCP. The chosen model is recorded in manifest.json because guides extracted by one model and applied by another can drift.

What are the limitations of a style guide built from few examples?▼

Rules derived from one or two examples are marked provisional, and aspects with no evidence are marked unknown rather than guessed. The guide states what is thin and which additional references would strengthen weak areas.

Can I use a style guide to reproduce copyrighted characters?▼

No. The guide captures a visual style, not intellectual property. It describes construction rules for the look while explicitly excluding reproduction of identifiable copyrighted characters or real people's likenesses.