# Spritesheet-to-Spritesheet Style Transfer with Generative AI?

**TL;DR**: Not really. Perhaps with right fine-tuning it would but not out of the box.

Doing a short experiment to see if spritesheets generated by [Universial LPC Spritesheet Generator](https://liberatedpixelcup.github.io/Universal-LPC-Spritesheet-Character-Generator/#?body=Body_color_light&head=Human_male_light&sex=teen&hair=Ponytail_ash&dress=Kimono_blue&clothes=Shortsleeve_Polo_white&legs=Pants_leather&shoes=none_Hoofs&expression=Neutral_light) can be remixed using image-to-image generative AI pipelines.

**Source image** is 1024×1024 cropped image of walk cycle generated by Universial LPC Spritesheet Generator after applying 4x zoom). Attribution is at the bottom of this page.

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1752879618416/08d925b0-fa24-4374-9ac1-f0097f9dfdbd.png align="center")

We are using **4x** zoom, because our understanding is that VAE used in Flux1 models end up with compression artifacts if we use smaller zoom levels.

**The question** is can we adjust the overall character style without retouching every pixel manually.

## Edit Model in Flux Playground

First, we will be testing out **Edit** model in [Flux Playground](https://playground.bfl.ai/image/edit).

> Prompt: Convert the ALL sixteen characters into chibi style

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1752880346989/1bb24003-5dd6-461e-8e79-72f40b8e26b5.png align="center")

While it did create some chibi style characters as instructed. It broke overall poses. As you can see, it is kinda hit or miss.

## FLUX.1 Kontext \[pro\]

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1752881037893/2c658bf2-a28d-45da-9e10-b576493b900b.png align="center")

Layout is kept but poses are broken.

## MJ Retexture

Same prompt. It completely changes the image.

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1752880796304/9991ae03-1bb1-4877-b76c-6b970675e7ef.png align="center")

## Sora

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1752880865461/ce44979a-84cf-43bf-84c3-8a2f2d6f8d5d.png align="center")

I like the quality of these new pixel arts but poses and layouts are broken.

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## Conclusion

Again, all this is anecdotal, but I didn’t find any good model that would be able to translate characters styles given a sprite sheet.

Perhaps with right set of fine-tuning this would be possible, but not out of the box.

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## Attribution

```plaintext
body/bodies/teen/light.png
	- Note: see details at https://opengameart.org/content/lpc-character-bases; 'Thick' Male Revised Run/Climb by JaidynReiman (based on ElizaWy's LPC Revised)
	- Licenses:
		- OGA-BY 3.0
		- CC-BY-SA 3.0
		- GPL 3.0
	- Authors:
		- bluecarrot16
		- Evert
		- TheraHedwig
		- Benjamin K. Smith (BenCreating)
		- MuffinElZangano
		- Durrani
		- Pierre Vigier (pvigier)
		- Eliza Wyatt (ElizaWy)
		- Matthew Krohn (makrohn)
		- Johannes Sjölund (wulax)
		- Stephen Challener (Redshrike)
	- Links:
		- https://opengameart.org/content/liberated-pixel-cup-lpc-base-assets-sprites-map-tiles
		- https://opengameart.org/content/lpc-medieval-fantasy-character-sprites
		- https://opengameart.org/content/lpc-ladies
		- https://opengameart.org/content/lpc-teen-unisex-base-clothes
		- https://opengameart.org/content/lpc-jump-expanded
		- https://opengameart.org/content/lpc-revised-character-basics
		- https://opengameart.org/content/lpc-be-seated
		- https://gitlab.com/vagabondgame/lpc-characters
		- https://opengameart.org/content/lpc-male-jumping-animation-by-durrani
		- https://opengameart.org/content/lpc-jump-expanded

head/heads/human/male/light.png
	- Note: original head by Redshrike, tweaks by BenCreating, modular version by bluecarrot16
	- Licenses:
		- OGA-BY 3.0
		- CC-BY-SA 3.0
		- GPL 3.0
	- Authors:
		- bluecarrot16
		- Benjamin K. Smith (BenCreating)
		- Stephen Challener (Redshrike)
	- Links:
		- https://opengameart.org/content/liberated-pixel-cup-lpc-base-assets-sprites-map-tiles
		- https://opengameart.org/content/lpc-character-bases

head/faces/male/neutral/light.png
	- Note: Original by Redshrike, Expressions by ElizaWy, mapped to all frames by JaidynReiman
	- Licenses:
		- OGA-BY 3.0
	- Authors:
		- JaidynReiman
		- ElizaWy
		- Stephen Challener (Redshrike)
	- Links:
		- https://github.com/ElizaWy/LPC/tree/main/Characters/Head
		- https://opengameart.org/content/ulpc-expanded-expressions

hair/ponytail/adult/fg/ash.png
	- Note: 
	- Licenses:
		- CC-BY-SA 3.0
		- GPL 3.0
	- Authors:
		- JaidynReiman
		- Manuel Riecke (MrBeast)
	- Links:
		- https://opengameart.org/content/liberated-pixel-cup-lpc-base-assets-sprites-map-tiles
		- https://opengameart.org/content/lpc-expanded-hair

hair/ponytail/adult/bg/ash.png
	- Note: 
	- Licenses:
		- CC-BY-SA 3.0
		- GPL 3.0
	- Authors:
		- JaidynReiman
		- Manuel Riecke (MrBeast)
	- Links:
		- https://opengameart.org/content/liberated-pixel-cup-lpc-base-assets-sprites-map-tiles
		- https://opengameart.org/content/lpc-expanded-hair

dress/kimono/normal/universal/female/blue.png
	- Note: 
	- Licenses:
		- OGA-BY 3.0+
		- CC-BY 3.0+
		- GPL 3.0
	- Authors:
		- JaidynReiman
		- Stephen Challener (Redshrike)
		- Johannes Sjölund (wulax)
	- Links:
		- https://opengameart.org/content/lpc-kimono-relm

torso/clothes/shortsleeve/shortsleeve_polo/teen/white.png
	- Note: original by ElizaWy; spellcast/thrust/shoot/hurt/male adapted from original by JaidynReiman
	- Licenses:
		- OGA-BY 3.0
	- Authors:
		- ElizaWy
		- JaidynReiman
		- Stephen Challener (Redshrike)
		- Johannes Sjölund (wulax)
	- Links:
		- http://opengameart.org/content/lpc-revised-character-basics
		- https://github.com/ElizaWy/LPC/tree/main/Characters/Clothing
		- https://opengameart.org/content/lpc-expanded-sit-run-jump-more
		- https://opengameart.org/content/lpc-expanded-simple-shirts

legs/pants/thin/leather.png
	- Note: original male pants by wulax, edited for female by Joe White, recolors and edits to v3 base by bluecarrot16, teen legs by ElizaWy derived from base, climb/jump/run/sit/emotes/revised combat by JaidynReiman based on ElizaWy's LPC Revised
	- Licenses:
		- OGA-BY 3.0
		- GPL 3.0
		- CC-BY-SA 3.0
	- Authors:
		- bluecarrot16
		- JaidynReiman
		- ElizaWy
		- Joe White
		- Matthew Krohn (makrohn)
		- Johannes Sjölund (wulax)
		- Stephen Challener (Redshrike)
	- Links:
		- https://opengameart.org/content/liberated-pixel-cup-lpc-base-assets-sprites-map-tiles
		- https://opengameart.org/content/lpc-medieval-fantasy-character-sprites
		- http://opengameart.org/content/lpc-clothing-updates
		- https://opengameart.org/content/lpc-expanded-pants
```