Xi Team — Look-Book: “Meltdown”

Author: xi-techlead (DP)
Date: 2026-05-19
Status: COMPLETE — Ready for Step 4 (Storyboard)

This is the centralized reference library for all visual assets. Use these paths in --reference-image flags during Steps 4 and 5.

Character: Barnaby

Barnaby-Intact (Scenes 1.2–1.7)

Asset	Path
Headshot	`characters/barnaby/headshot.png`
Body Sheet	`characters/barnaby/body_sheet.png`
Scene Test 1 (Kitchen)	`characters/barnaby/scene_test_1.png`
Scene Test 2 (Panic)	`characters/barnaby/scene_test_2.png`
Composite Sheet	`characters/barnaby/character_sheet.png`

Barnaby-Toasted (Scenes 2.4–3.4)

Asset	Path
Composite Sheet	`characters/barnaby/toasted/character_sheet.png`

Barnaby-Orange-Stained (Scenes 4.1–6.4)

Asset	Path
Composite Sheet	`characters/barnaby/orange-stained/character_sheet.png`

Barnaby-Frozen (Scene 7.1–7.2)

Asset	Path
Composite Sheet	`characters/barnaby/frozen/character_sheet.png`

Variant chaining: Each variant was generated using the previous variant’s composite sheet as a reference image input (Intact → Toasted → Orange-Stained → Frozen) to maintain cross-variant identity consistency.

Settings (7 Master Environments)

Setting	Path	Used In
SETTING-1: Kitchen Counter	`settings/kitchen-counter/reference.png`	Scenes 1, 3.4, 5.4-5.5
SETTING-2: Toaster Pass	`settings/toaster-pass/reference.png`	Scene 2
SETTING-3: Sink Canyon	`settings/sink-canyon/reference.png`	Scene 3
SETTING-4: Sticky Swamp	`settings/sticky-swamp/reference.png`	Scene 4
SETTING-5: Dishwasher Fault Line	`settings/dishwasher-fault-line/reference.png`	Scene 5.1-5.3
SETTING-6: Refrigerator Base	`settings/refrigerator-base/reference.png`	Scene 6
SETTING-7: Inside Refrigerator	`settings/inside-refrigerator/reference.png`	Scene 7

Objects (6 Props)

Object	Path	Used In
Alarm Clock	`objects/alarm-clock/reference.png`	Shots 1.1, 1.3
Toaster	`objects/toaster/reference.png`	Shots 2.1-2.4
Wooden Spoon	`objects/wooden-spoon/reference.png`	Shots 3.1-3.3
Sugar Cube	`objects/sugar-cube/reference.png`	Shots 4.2-4.3
Alphabet Magnets	`objects/alphabet-magnets/reference.png`	Shots 6.2-6.3
Butter Stick	`objects/butter-stick/reference.png`	Shots 7.1-7.2

Reference Budget Quick-Reference

All paths are relative to /workspace/shared-dirs/xi-team/.

Per-shot budget rule: Max 3 reference images per Veo shot.
Priority: 1. Character variant sheet, 2. Setting reference, 3. Object reference.

See object-anchoring.md for the complete per-shot reference budget table (29 shots mapped).

Tone Anchors (mandatory in every prompt)

Tactile claymation style, whimsical, hand-made with visible thumbprints
and slight imperfections, bright high-key warm lighting.
Aardman animation aesthetic.

Asset Count

Category	Count
Character chain (Intact)	5 images
Character variants	3 composite sheets
Settings	7 reference images
Objects	6 reference images
Total	21 reference images

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