No real person involved
Every face is generated from scratch — a fictional person who does not exist and has no identity.
AI Face Generator
Generate original human faces — fictional people who do not exist.
How do I generate an AI face of a person who does not exist?
Open Renoise Canvas, pick Nano Banana Pro or GPT Image 2, and prompt the facial features you need — age, ethnicity, expression, lighting, and framing. The model generates an original, fictional face. No real person is involved, so no FacePass clearance is needed.
Want a headshot from your own real photo instead? See the AI headshot guide
What the face generator does
Original fictional faces for characters, mockups, and placeholder assets.
Fully prompt-controlled
Specify age, gender expression, ethnicity, expression, hair, lighting, and shot framing.
Characters and mockups
Use-case fit: UX persona mockups, character concept art, placeholder avatars, stock-style portraits.
Generate a fictional face in 3 steps
Open the canvas, describe the face, generate — no input photo needed.
Step 1Open Canvas
Go to Renoise Canvas (/images). No input image is required — you are generating from a text prompt alone.
Step 2Choose a model and describe the face
Pick Nano Banana Pro for photorealism, or GPT Image 2 for precise detail control. Prompt the age, expression, ethnicity, lighting style, and crop — "30s East Asian woman, soft natural light, neutral expression, shoulder crop".
Step 3Generate and export
Generate a set of faces, pick the one that fits, and export at up to 4K. Iterate by adjusting the prompt.
Fictional faces generated in Renoise
Original non-real portraits for characters, design mockups, and placeholder assets.
Persona mockup
A photorealistic fictional portrait for a UX persona or user-research document.
Character concept
A fictional character face with expressive lighting for a game or narrative project.
Placeholder avatar
A clean, neutral fictional face for a placeholder avatar in a product mockup or prototype.
Diverse portrait set
Multiple fictional faces across age, ethnicity, and expression for a stock-style portrait set.
Which model for face generation
Nano Banana Pro for the most photorealistic skin and lighting; GPT Image 2 when you need precise feature control or want to fuse several reference images.
| For fictional face generation | Nano Banana ProRecommended | GPT Image 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Photoreal skin and lighting | Precise feature control |
| Input required | Text prompt | Text or up to 16 refs |
| Studio quality | Best | Good |
| Up to 4K export | ✓ | ✓ |
| Same canvas | ✓ | ✓ |
Fictional faces and FacePass — what applies here
FacePass is Renoise's system for authorizing the use of real human faces in generated content. It exists because most AI video and image models block real-person face references by default — likeness of a real human carries legal and ethical weight, and Renoise routes that through a structured clearance process.
None of that applies when the face being generated is fictional. If you are generating an original face from a text prompt — someone who does not exist — there is no real person involved, no identity, and no likeness to clear. FacePass is simply not relevant.
The line is: does the reference image (or the intended output) depict a specific real person? If yes, FacePass clearance is required. If the output is a new fictional person generated from a prompt, there is nothing to clear.
This also means you should not use a fictional-face generation workflow to attempt to recreate a specific real person. That is the FacePass use case — authorized likeness use — not this page.
Renoise capabilities used
Face generation draws on image models and the full Renoise canvas.
Nano Banana Pro
Studio-level photorealism — generates natural skin, lighting, and hair detail.
GPT Image 2
Precise feature control; fuses up to 16 references if you need a consistent look.
Up to 4K export
Export portraits at 1K, 2K, or 4K — watermark-free on paid plans.
Multiple models
Switch models on the same Canvas to explore different styles from one prompt.
Stock photo vs Renoise face generator
Stock photo site
- Royalty and licensing fees per image
- Limited diversity — what the catalog has
- Same stock faces appear across many projects
- Can't control expression or lighting
- Subscription or per-download cost
Renoise
- Generate exactly the face the brief calls for
- Full prompt control over every facial attribute
- Original faces — no duplicate across users
- Iterate expression, lighting, and framing in seconds
- Watermark-free exports on paid plans
Choose your plan
One plan unlocks Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 2, and every other image model.
✓ Current Plan
Starter
$20/mo
Upgrade Plan1,200©/mo
$1.67 / 100©Generate up to 3,000 images or 150 videos every month.✓Watermark-free exports
✓20 FacePass Assets
✓Image Models
✓Video Models
✓ Current Plan
Standard
$60/mo
Upgrade Plan3,600©/mo
$1.67 / 100©Generate up to 9,000 images or 450 videos every month.✓Watermark-free exports
✓50 FacePass Assets
✓Latest Image Models
GPT Image 2 Nano Banana 2 Nano Banana Pro Midjourney V7
✓Latest Video Models
Seedance 2.0 HappyHorse 1.0
◈ Best Value✓ Current Plan
Advance
$200/mo
Upgrade Plan14,000©/mo
$1.43 / 100©Generate up to 35,000 images or 1,750 videos every month.✓Watermark-free exports
✓Unlimited FacePass Assets
✓Latest SOTA Image Models
GPT Image 2 Nano Banana 2 Nano Banana Pro Midjourney V7
✓Latest SOTA Video Models
Seedance 2.0 HappyHorse 1.0
Generate a fictional face
Create original non-real portraits for characters, mockups, and placeholder assets.
Frequently asked questions
1.Are the faces generated real people?
No. Every face generated from a text prompt is a fictional person created by the image model. They do not exist, have no identity, and are not based on any specific real human unless you explicitly provide a real-person reference.
2.Do I need FacePass to generate a fictional face?
No. FacePass applies when you use a real person's likeness as a reference. For purely generated fictional faces from a text prompt, no real identity is involved and FacePass clearance is not required.
3.What is the difference between this and the AI headshot guide?
The AI headshot guide takes your own real photo and turns it into a professional headshot — your face in, your face out, styled. This guide generates entirely new fictional faces from a text prompt, with no input photo needed and no real person involved.
4.What is the difference between this and the AI avatar guide?
The AI avatar guide stylizes a real photo of you into a character or persona — you as an avatar. This guide generates original fictional people from scratch. Different job: avatar = stylize you; face generator = invent someone new.
5.Can I use generated fictional faces commercially?
Generated faces are outputs of the image models and your Renoise account. Check Renoise's terms of service and the relevant model provider's terms for commercial use rights. In general, fictional generated content falls under your account's export rights on paid plans.
6.Which model generates the most photorealistic faces?
Nano Banana Pro gives the most photorealistic skin, lighting, and hair detail. Use GPT Image 2 when you need tighter feature control or want to supply multiple reference images to anchor a consistent look.
By Keira, RenoiseLast reviewed Models verified: Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 2