MiniMax H3 workflow builds full character sheets from one face photo
A Reddit user adapted a MiniMax H3 image-editing technique — previously used for 6 edits in one shot — into a character-sheet pipeline producing front, side, and back views plus poses, run entirely locally. Stage 1 starts from a single face photo.
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