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Best AI tools for illustration and character art

4 tools for characters, book art, icons, compared side by side.

The ranked list

  1. 1

    Zoivu

    Illustration and character art

    Illustration and character artWeb app

    Zoivu creates original characters from an idea or permitted photo and keeps them consistent across new looks and stories.

  2. 2

    Recraftalso does this

    Generates and edits images, vectors

    Image generationAPI

    Free plan

    Recraft generates and edits images, vectors and mockups for professional designers, creators, teams and developers.

  3. 3

    Meshyalso does this

    3D and cad

    3D and CADWeb appPlugin or MCP

    Meshy generates 3D models from text or images, aimed at printing, game development and other 3D creation work.

  4. 4

    RemixAvataralso does this

    Headshots and avatars

    Headshots and avatarsWeb app

    RemixAvatar redraws a user's photo in a chosen style reference to make social profile pictures without a text prompt.

List updated 29 Oct 2026