MAIN REFERENCE
Example project
NVMB HEARTS
The first creative world being built through NVMB. This case study is proof of the system in use—not a boundary around the kinds of worlds the product can support.
Establish the character
One identity. Multiple references.
The primary reference establishes Yabu’s silhouette, proportions, facial construction, stone-like material, storm-cloud relationship, and other canonical traits.
Structure the assets
Turn assets into a creative system.
Each visual record has a role, a status, and a relationship to the character rather than living as an unlabelled file.
ACTING REFERENCE
Acting reference
Canon
LIGHTING REFERENCE
Lighting reference
Canon
WARDROBE REFERENCE
Wardrobe reference
CanonCreate in new contexts
The same character in a different world.
New story imagery tests whether a persistent identity remains recognizable across environments, lighting, scale, and narrative pressure.
STORY SCENE
The Same Screen
STORY SCENE
Too Much Access
Review new material
Preserve the source while testing the edges.
A new depiction can be evaluated against Yabu’s defining signals before it is treated as part of the maintained world.
PROPOSED ASSETYabu — The Same ScreenCanon Candidate
COMPARE AGAINSTSilhouette · material · storm · expressionHuman review
DECISIONCanon / Alternate / RejectedCanon Council Review
Expand the world
One maintained system, many kinds of material.
Additional characters, locations, artifacts, stories, production notes, and creative references can enter the same world without being flattened into one folder.
CharactersLocationsArtifactsStoriesProductionReferences