Making a book
What to check when reviewing your character preview
A focused character-review checklist: recognizable features, clear shapes, suitable details, and when to request a new generated version.
The character preview is a useful pause between the reference photo and the full adventure. Its job is to help you decide whether this is the hero you want to take into the story. Review the important features first instead of spending credits chasing tiny differences that may not matter when reading.
Start with the features that make the hero familiar
Compare the preview with the reference you chose. Look at the general face shape, hair, glasses, or other features you decided were important. For a pet, check coat colors, ear shape, and distinctive markings. The question is whether the character feels recognizable within the chosen illustration style.
Do not treat a stylized illustration as a photographic identity match. Taleyo does not promise exact likeness. Decide what is essential for your family and what is an acceptable interpretation before judging small details.
Check the whole image for distracting mistakes
After recognition, scan the rest of the picture. Are limbs and accessories understandable? Is clothing suitable for the intended story? Does an unexpected object distract from the hero? Check at a comfortable viewing size as well as close up, because the book needs to work as a page, not only as a zoomed image.
Do not approve an image simply because one part looks excellent. A familiar face does not compensate for a detail you would not want in a book shared with a child. Adult review remains necessary even when the generation succeeds technically.
Choose one priority for the next version
If a new generated version is needed, identify the biggest visible mismatch. A fictional example is: keep the short curls, but make the glasses round. That gives a more stable direction than changing the hair, outfit, pose, background, and style together.
Check the app's credit information before requesting another version. Each intentional new generation has a cost, and a new result is not guaranteed to resolve every issue. If the difference is a preference rather than an error, pause and decide whether it is important enough to spend on.
Keep reviewing after approval
Approving a character is not a guarantee that every later illustration will match perfectly. When the book is ready, check the hero across the cover, story pages, and ending. Look for changes that make the character hard to follow from one scene to the next.
Use the preview review to settle the direction, then use the final book review to check consistency and meaning. These are different decisions: one chooses the hero, and the other checks whether the entire story works.