[conducted] Generate Professor Cypress character sprite

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Description

Need character portrait sprite for Professor Cypress to display during intro and starter selection dialogue.

Style Reference

Use assets/out/diesling-char-6.png as the EXACT style reference - chibi train character style.

Specifications

• Character: Older professor/conductor character (think Professor Oak but for trains)
• Style: Chibi, centered sprite, no background
• Size: 512x512 (can scale down later)
• Format: PNG

Generation Pipeline

Use A1111 at http://100.68.225.122:7860 with:

• Model: pixelArtDiffusionXL_spriteShaper.safetensors
• LoRAs: fesba (0.8), chibi (0.7), | | (0.5)
• Negative: text, watermark, blurry, deformed, train tracks, scenery, background, landscape, grass, sky, rails

Output Location

assets/sprites/characters/professor-cypress.png

Priority

P1 - Needed for M1 MVP polish

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🎨 Generated 12 Professor Cypress sprite variants!

Used A1111 with exact specifications:

• Model: pixelArtDiffusionXL_spriteShaper.safetensors
• LoRAs: fesba (0.8), chibi (0.7), | | (0.5)
• Prompt: "cute chibi elderly professor conductor character, white hair, lab coat, friendly smile, wise expression"
• Size: 512x512 PNG

Files: assets/sprites/characters/professor-cypress-{1-12}.png

Script: gen_professor_cypress.sh for regeneration if needed

Next step: Review sprites and select best variant to use as professor-cypress.png for integration into game.

Commit: 8424696