A portrait model is your custom character: a reference face that APOB learns from so you can generate images and videos of that same person again and again. You create one by giving APOB a single reference image — either a photo you upload or a face you design with the built-in AI influencer generator — then naming it and training it.

A portrait model captures one consistent character (you, a friend with permission, or an invented persona) from a single reference image. Once it's trained, you pick it in the workstation and every image or video you make keeps the same face. Think of it as the starting point for everything else — without a model selected, most generation tools have nothing to work from.

You'll see "Initializing model creation…", then "Congratulations! Your model should be ready soon!" — the model then trains in the background.

Either path ends the same way: one reference image lands in the Model reference image preview, and from there you name and create the model.

When you start an upload, APOB shows a "Pick one photo of yourself" tutorial contrasting Good photos and Bad photos:

In short: one sharp, well-lit, high-resolution shot with the face clearly visible and an uncluttered background gives the best result. You can reopen this guidance any time via View the Portrait Model generation tutorial.

Yes. The reference is a square (1:1) image. On desktop the uploader handles framing for you; on mobile, after a photo is in the preview, tap the scissors button (bottom-right of the preview) to open the cropper and adjust the framing to 1:1, then save. If you try to crop before the upload finishes you'll see "Please wait for the image upload to finish before cropping."

Yes, it's required — the Create your image model now button stays greyed out until you enter a name, and tapping it shows "Please enter the name for your model." The name can be up to 32 characters. The field is labelled Model name: with the placeholder "Name of the model."

The Description: field is optional free text (up to 512 characters, placeholder "Please describe your desired artwork here"). It's a note about your model and shows up when you or others view it; you can edit or add it later.

The Public: switch controls whether your finished model is visible to other users or kept private to you. Turn it off to keep the model private. If you're on the free (Nano) plan and try to make a public model private, APOB prompts you to upgrade instead of switching — private models are a paid feature.

The button is disabled until two things are true: you're signed in, and the model is ready to create. You'll get a specific warning when you tap it:

Once you have both a name and a reference image (and you're logged in), the button turns active.

Yes. Typing in any field, opening the uploader, or clicking create while signed out opens the sign-in dialog. You have to be logged in to upload, generate, and create a model.

Creating a model consumes your account's model allowance and may use credits, depending on your plan. There's no quality or output setting to choose on this page — you provide the name, description, public flag, and a reference image, and the exact cost (if any) depends on your plan, not on a setting you pick here.

Yes — your plan caps how many portrait models you can have: Nano (free) 1, Micro 2, Macro 8, Mega 50. If you hit your cap, creation fails and APOB shows an upgrade prompt about reaching your model-number limit (the message and offer differ for free vs paid plans). See Credits, plans & billing for the full per-plan limits.

After "Congratulations! Your model should be ready soon!", the model trains in the background. APOB associates it with a training task, refreshes your personal models, and (by default) moves you on to start creating content with it. Training takes time — the model shows progress and becomes usable once it finishes. If training fails, you'll be notified so you can try creating it again.

If the reference upload errors out, the preview shows Upload failed with a Retry button. Tap Retry to try the same file again. Other messages you might see: "Failed to read the image. Please try again later." (the file couldn't be read) and "The file must be an image." (you picked a non-image file). You can also delete the image (the circle button at the bottom-left of the preview) and start over.

It's a built-in tool ("AI influencer generator") for designing a brand-new face when you don't have a reference photo. You set attributes, generate options, then pick one image to use as your model's reference.

The form gives you a Random shortcut plus these controls:

Some accounts also get an Advanced settings section with Prompt start, Prompt end, Negative prompt, and a Pose reference image uploader. If you don't see it, your account type doesn't expose those extra controls.

Set your options (or hit Random), then press Generate. Results land in History on the left; the placeholder reads "Your generation will appear here." Select a result to see it under Selected image, then click Select this image as reference image to send it back to your model as the reference. You can Recreate to tweak and regenerate, Reset the form, or Download a result.

The Select this image as reference image button stays inactive until the chosen image has finished generating. If you click too early you'll see "This image is not ready yet!" or "Please wait until the image is ready!" If nothing is selected, it says "Please select an image!" Wait for the image to finish, then select it.

Yes. Open a result's parameters ("Model parameters" / Use properties) to load that outcome's attributes back into the form — you'll see "Properties from the selected outcome are now in use!" Then tweak and regenerate.

On any of your own models, open its actions menu and choose Edit to open Update model. There you can change the Model name, Description, Public status, and add a TikTok link and Instagram link. Make your changes and press Save (it stays disabled until something actually changes); Cancel discards them.

Those live in the Update model dialog (not on the create page). Open Edit on your model and fill in TikTok link ("Enter your TikTok link") and/or Instagram link ("Enter your Instagram link"), then Save.

Open Edit on the model and flip the Public: switch, then Save. As on the create page, free users are prompted to upgrade if they try to switch a public model to private.

Open the model's actions menu and choose Delete. A confirmation dialog ("Delete model" — "Are you sure you want to delete this model?") appears; click Delete to confirm or Cancel to keep it. Editing and deleting are only available on models you own.

Once training finishes, your model appears in your personal models. Select it (in the workstation or wherever models are listed) and it becomes the active character for image and video generation. By default, right after creation APOB takes you straight into creating content with the new model.

On phones, tap the reference preview to open the Select reference image sheet ("Upload or use our AI influencer generator"), which stacks the Click to upload image and AI influencer generator options with an OR divider. The first time you tap upload, the "Pick one photo of yourself" tips open automatically; after a photo is set, use the scissors button to crop to 1:1 and the trash button to remove it. The Create your image model now button sticks to the bottom of the screen as you scroll. The AI influencer generator opens as a full-screen panel with its controls in a slide-up workstation drawer.

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