When drawing a webtoon, there are many moments when you need the same character in a variety of poses. You've finished the base line art — but drawing that character in an attack scene, a defense scene, and a running scene requires hours of additional work.
With XBRUSH's Pose Change feature, you can generate multiple action poses from a single piece of line art. What made it especially interesting was that pose transformation and coloring happen simultaneously.
The Line Art Characters We Used
Ten fantasy hero characters drawn in webtoon style — Hunter, Holy Knight, Barbarian, Mage, Ghost Blade, and more. We selected three of them to test the Pose Change feature.
1. Hunter — Attacking Alongside a Wolf
The Hunter character's original concept sheet, including a full-body pose and three facial expressions — the character design is fully established at the line art stage.
The original line art of the Hunter standing with her wolf companion. We fed this into XBRUSH's Edit > Pose Change (nanobanana) and entered the prompt: "Attacking together with the wolf, and add coloring."
The results: a pose running alongside the wolf with a spear in hand, another aiming a gun with the wolf charging beside her — multiple action scenes generated in full color. The original costume and character style carried through into every variation, with pose and coloring transformed simultaneously.
2. Holy Knight — Jumping Attack with Shield and Hammer
The Holy Knight's original line art, holding a shield and hammer in a straightforward standing pose. Prompt: "Blocking with a shield while raising a hammer overhead in a jump attack, add coloring."
3. Barbarian — Swinging an Axe to Attack
The Barbarian's original line art, facing forward with dual axes in a threatening stance. Prompt: "Swinging a weapon in an attack, add coloring."
The results for both characters. The Holy Knight appeared in silver armor with a blue cape, hammer raised high. The Barbarian was rendered with a muscular build in heavy armor, swinging an axe in a dynamic downward strike. The flat line art gained color and dimensionality that wasn't present in the original sketches.
Pose and Coloring in One Step
Two things stood out as practically useful about this workflow:
- Pose and coloring happen together. No separate coloring step needed — the action pose and color palette are both generated at once.
- Character identity is preserved. Costume, weapons, body type — the core design elements from the original line art carry into each new pose variation.
This works best as a way to generate references or rough drafts rather than finished art. The use case is quickly visualizing how a scene might look, and using that output as a foundation for the actual illustration work.
Tools Used
- XBRUSH — Edit > Pose Change (nanobanana, Seadream 4.5)