Sachin Kamath
@sachinkamath.bsky.social
Building the leading AI cartoon storytelling platform at Neolemon.com → Bootstrapped | I write about creativity, AI & entrepreneurship
I was exploring a story last night.
Testing emotions on a concept AI character.
Fear. Confidence. Love. Regret.
And then it hit me.
I built this tool—and it still catches me off guard sometimes.
Watching a character come alive like that?
Testing emotions on a concept AI character.
Fear. Confidence. Love. Regret.
And then it hit me.
I built this tool—and it still catches me off guard sometimes.
Watching a character come alive like that?
February 12, 2026 at 5:01 PM
I was exploring a story last night.
Testing emotions on a concept AI character.
Fear. Confidence. Love. Regret.
And then it hit me.
I built this tool—and it still catches me off guard sometimes.
Watching a character come alive like that?
Testing emotions on a concept AI character.
Fear. Confidence. Love. Regret.
And then it hit me.
I built this tool—and it still catches me off guard sometimes.
Watching a character come alive like that?
A creator just posted this and it made my whole week.
Karen published a bilingual children's book on Amazon. For her next project, she's turning her son's milestones into a story and designing the character with Neolemon.
Karen published a bilingual children's book on Amazon. For her next project, she's turning her son's milestones into a story and designing the character with Neolemon.
February 12, 2026 at 10:04 AM
A creator just posted this and it made my whole week.
Karen published a bilingual children's book on Amazon. For her next project, she's turning her son's milestones into a story and designing the character with Neolemon.
Karen published a bilingual children's book on Amazon. For her next project, she's turning her son's milestones into a story and designing the character with Neolemon.
A creator just published a full tutorial showing how to write and illustrate a storybook in 7 days.
For the illustration part? She used Neolemon.
Here's what blew me away watching it.
For the illustration part? She used Neolemon.
Here's what blew me away watching it.
February 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
A creator just published a full tutorial showing how to write and illustrate a storybook in 7 days.
For the illustration part? She used Neolemon.
Here's what blew me away watching it.
For the illustration part? She used Neolemon.
Here's what blew me away watching it.
Most AI character prompts fail for one reason.
They're vague.
"A cool warrior girl."
"A handsome prince."
Generic input. Generic output.
The fix is a formula:
Who → Features → Outfit → Personality
Here's what that looks like in practice:
🗡️ The Desert Rogue:
They're vague.
"A cool warrior girl."
"A handsome prince."
Generic input. Generic output.
The fix is a formula:
Who → Features → Outfit → Personality
Here's what that looks like in practice:
🗡️ The Desert Rogue:
February 10, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Most AI character prompts fail for one reason.
They're vague.
"A cool warrior girl."
"A handsome prince."
Generic input. Generic output.
The fix is a formula:
Who → Features → Outfit → Personality
Here's what that looks like in practice:
🗡️ The Desert Rogue:
They're vague.
"A cool warrior girl."
"A handsome prince."
Generic input. Generic output.
The fix is a formula:
Who → Features → Outfit → Personality
Here's what that looks like in practice:
🗡️ The Desert Rogue:
Wild thing about cartoon storytelling:
The tech finally caught up to the dream.
You can create a character that survives your entire story.
Page 1 to page 24. Happy to heartbroken. Alone to surrounded by friends.
Same face. Same proportions. Same soul.
The tech finally caught up to the dream.
You can create a character that survives your entire story.
Page 1 to page 24. Happy to heartbroken. Alone to surrounded by friends.
Same face. Same proportions. Same soul.
February 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Wild thing about cartoon storytelling:
The tech finally caught up to the dream.
You can create a character that survives your entire story.
Page 1 to page 24. Happy to heartbroken. Alone to surrounded by friends.
Same face. Same proportions. Same soul.
The tech finally caught up to the dream.
You can create a character that survives your entire story.
Page 1 to page 24. Happy to heartbroken. Alone to surrounded by friends.
Same face. Same proportions. Same soul.
What if your main character could:
- Escape a collapsing temple
- Race through neon streets on a hoverbike
- Fall in love at sunset
- Inspire the next generation
…and look exactly like themselves in every single scene?
- Escape a collapsing temple
- Race through neon streets on a hoverbike
- Fall in love at sunset
- Inspire the next generation
…and look exactly like themselves in every single scene?
February 8, 2026 at 5:01 PM
What if your main character could:
- Escape a collapsing temple
- Race through neon streets on a hoverbike
- Fall in love at sunset
- Inspire the next generation
…and look exactly like themselves in every single scene?
- Escape a collapsing temple
- Race through neon streets on a hoverbike
- Fall in love at sunset
- Inspire the next generation
…and look exactly like themselves in every single scene?
3 characters + 1 background + 1 prompt = consistent story scene.
This is Story Scene Pro.
Upload your character references. Upload your background. Tag them in your prompt. Hit generate.
That's it.
No more:
→ Characters changing faces mid-story
→ Backgrounds that don't match
This is Story Scene Pro.
Upload your character references. Upload your background. Tag them in your prompt. Hit generate.
That's it.
No more:
→ Characters changing faces mid-story
→ Backgrounds that don't match
February 7, 2026 at 4:01 PM
3 characters + 1 background + 1 prompt = consistent story scene.
This is Story Scene Pro.
Upload your character references. Upload your background. Tag them in your prompt. Hit generate.
That's it.
No more:
→ Characters changing faces mid-story
→ Backgrounds that don't match
This is Story Scene Pro.
Upload your character references. Upload your background. Tag them in your prompt. Hit generate.
That's it.
No more:
→ Characters changing faces mid-story
→ Backgrounds that don't match
Someone used Neolemon in a way we never imagined.
Sarah runs a rescue shelter in Pakistan. 15 years. Hundreds of animals.
When she lost them, she used to make photo albums. Now she turns them into cartoon characters for children's books.
Sarah runs a rescue shelter in Pakistan. 15 years. Hundreds of animals.
When she lost them, she used to make photo albums. Now she turns them into cartoon characters for children's books.
February 6, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Someone used Neolemon in a way we never imagined.
Sarah runs a rescue shelter in Pakistan. 15 years. Hundreds of animals.
When she lost them, she used to make photo albums. Now she turns them into cartoon characters for children's books.
Sarah runs a rescue shelter in Pakistan. 15 years. Hundreds of animals.
When she lost them, she used to make photo albums. Now she turns them into cartoon characters for children's books.
Ever notice how cartoon characters wear the same outfit every episode?
That’s because changing clothes = more time, more drawings, more risk of breaking consistency.
With Neolemon, outfit changes are effortless and the character stays locked.
☑️ At home
☑️ In town
☑️ Dungeon ready
☑️ Go to war
That’s because changing clothes = more time, more drawings, more risk of breaking consistency.
With Neolemon, outfit changes are effortless and the character stays locked.
☑️ At home
☑️ In town
☑️ Dungeon ready
☑️ Go to war
February 4, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Ever notice how cartoon characters wear the same outfit every episode?
That’s because changing clothes = more time, more drawings, more risk of breaking consistency.
With Neolemon, outfit changes are effortless and the character stays locked.
☑️ At home
☑️ In town
☑️ Dungeon ready
☑️ Go to war
That’s because changing clothes = more time, more drawings, more risk of breaking consistency.
With Neolemon, outfit changes are effortless and the character stays locked.
☑️ At home
☑️ In town
☑️ Dungeon ready
☑️ Go to war
This is what cartoon storytelling looks like using AI:
- Outrun a collapsing moon
- Crash a royal coronation with a stolen relic
- Fall for the enemy’s heir
- And rewrite the stars with their name
…and look exactly like themselves in every single scene?
#neolemon #aicartoon #aiillustration
- Outrun a collapsing moon
- Crash a royal coronation with a stolen relic
- Fall for the enemy’s heir
- And rewrite the stars with their name
…and look exactly like themselves in every single scene?
#neolemon #aicartoon #aiillustration
February 3, 2026 at 5:03 PM
This is what cartoon storytelling looks like using AI:
- Outrun a collapsing moon
- Crash a royal coronation with a stolen relic
- Fall for the enemy’s heir
- And rewrite the stars with their name
…and look exactly like themselves in every single scene?
#neolemon #aicartoon #aiillustration
- Outrun a collapsing moon
- Crash a royal coronation with a stolen relic
- Fall for the enemy’s heir
- And rewrite the stars with their name
…and look exactly like themselves in every single scene?
#neolemon #aicartoon #aiillustration
We spent months building cartoon story scene generation...
Testing it. Breaking it. Fixing it.
Yesterday we finally showed it off in a live masterclass.
60 minutes of actual workflow:
→ Creating character references from scratch
→ Using editors to build scene variations
Testing it. Breaking it. Fixing it.
Yesterday we finally showed it off in a live masterclass.
60 minutes of actual workflow:
→ Creating character references from scratch
→ Using editors to build scene variations
February 2, 2026 at 5:03 PM
We spent months building cartoon story scene generation...
Testing it. Breaking it. Fixing it.
Yesterday we finally showed it off in a live masterclass.
60 minutes of actual workflow:
→ Creating character references from scratch
→ Using editors to build scene variations
Testing it. Breaking it. Fixing it.
Yesterday we finally showed it off in a live masterclass.
60 minutes of actual workflow:
→ Creating character references from scratch
→ Using editors to build scene variations
Illustrate AI character who could:
- Climb into danger
- Fight something impossible
- Fall completely in love
- And grow old with no regrets
…and look exactly like themselves in every single scene?
#neolemon #aicartoon
- Climb into danger
- Fight something impossible
- Fall completely in love
- And grow old with no regrets
…and look exactly like themselves in every single scene?
#neolemon #aicartoon
February 1, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Illustrate AI character who could:
- Climb into danger
- Fight something impossible
- Fall completely in love
- And grow old with no regrets
…and look exactly like themselves in every single scene?
#neolemon #aicartoon
- Climb into danger
- Fight something impossible
- Fall completely in love
- And grow old with no regrets
…and look exactly like themselves in every single scene?
#neolemon #aicartoon
Illustrate story scenes with AI.
Yesterday we ran a 55-minute live masterclass showing exactly how.
100+ creators joined.
Here's what we walked through:
→ The 3-part "Character DNA" formula for consistency
→ Why most prompts fail (you're describing personality, not pixels)
Yesterday we ran a 55-minute live masterclass showing exactly how.
100+ creators joined.
Here's what we walked through:
→ The 3-part "Character DNA" formula for consistency
→ Why most prompts fail (you're describing personality, not pixels)
January 31, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Illustrate story scenes with AI.
Yesterday we ran a 55-minute live masterclass showing exactly how.
100+ creators joined.
Here's what we walked through:
→ The 3-part "Character DNA" formula for consistency
→ Why most prompts fail (you're describing personality, not pixels)
Yesterday we ran a 55-minute live masterclass showing exactly how.
100+ creators joined.
Here's what we walked through:
→ The 3-part "Character DNA" formula for consistency
→ Why most prompts fail (you're describing personality, not pixels)
Disney executives almost concluded computer animation would never work. In 1993.
They'd just watched Pixar's "Black Friday Reel"—an early version of Toy Story so bad it nearly killed the studio. Wooden characters. Cynical tone. A disaster.
But here's the thing: you never saw it.
They'd just watched Pixar's "Black Friday Reel"—an early version of Toy Story so bad it nearly killed the studio. Wooden characters. Cynical tone. A disaster.
But here's the thing: you never saw it.
January 30, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Disney executives almost concluded computer animation would never work. In 1993.
They'd just watched Pixar's "Black Friday Reel"—an early version of Toy Story so bad it nearly killed the studio. Wooden characters. Cynical tone. A disaster.
But here's the thing: you never saw it.
They'd just watched Pixar's "Black Friday Reel"—an early version of Toy Story so bad it nearly killed the studio. Wooden characters. Cynical tone. A disaster.
But here's the thing: you never saw it.
Multi-character scene consistency felt impossible six months ago.
Same character, different scene? Good luck.
Multiple characters in ONE scene with consistent backgrounds?
Forget it.
Now…?
Takes one workflow and the right tools.
Same character, different scene? Good luck.
Multiple characters in ONE scene with consistent backgrounds?
Forget it.
Now…?
Takes one workflow and the right tools.
January 29, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Multi-character scene consistency felt impossible six months ago.
Same character, different scene? Good luck.
Multiple characters in ONE scene with consistent backgrounds?
Forget it.
Now…?
Takes one workflow and the right tools.
Same character, different scene? Good luck.
Multiple characters in ONE scene with consistent backgrounds?
Forget it.
Now…?
Takes one workflow and the right tools.
The hype cycle is killing AI animation.
Not the technology. The pressure to ship before it's ready.
Early ideas look terrible. Rough. Embarrassing. They need time and iteration before anyone judges them.
Not the technology. The pressure to ship before it's ready.
Early ideas look terrible. Rough. Embarrassing. They need time and iteration before anyone judges them.
January 28, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The hype cycle is killing AI animation.
Not the technology. The pressure to ship before it's ready.
Early ideas look terrible. Rough. Embarrassing. They need time and iteration before anyone judges them.
Not the technology. The pressure to ship before it's ready.
Early ideas look terrible. Rough. Embarrassing. They need time and iteration before anyone judges them.
The criticism proves you're early.
Every Pixar masterpiece started as garbage. Toy Story. Finding Nemo. Up. All of them were unwatchable in their first drafts.
Now look at AI cartoons getting roasted online.
Think about it:
Every Pixar masterpiece started as garbage. Toy Story. Finding Nemo. Up. All of them were unwatchable in their first drafts.
Now look at AI cartoons getting roasted online.
Think about it:
January 27, 2026 at 5:04 PM
The criticism proves you're early.
Every Pixar masterpiece started as garbage. Toy Story. Finding Nemo. Up. All of them were unwatchable in their first drafts.
Now look at AI cartoons getting roasted online.
Think about it:
Every Pixar masterpiece started as garbage. Toy Story. Finding Nemo. Up. All of them were unwatchable in their first drafts.
Now look at AI cartoons getting roasted online.
Think about it:
Social media has one job when AI animation drops: dunk on it.
"Look how bad this is."
"This will never replace real animators."
"Uncanny valley nightmare fuel."
Engagement gold. Easy likes. The pile-on feels earned.
"Look how bad this is."
"This will never replace real animators."
"Uncanny valley nightmare fuel."
Engagement gold. Easy likes. The pile-on feels earned.
January 26, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Social media has one job when AI animation drops: dunk on it.
"Look how bad this is."
"This will never replace real animators."
"Uncanny valley nightmare fuel."
Engagement gold. Easy likes. The pile-on feels earned.
"Look how bad this is."
"This will never replace real animators."
"Uncanny valley nightmare fuel."
Engagement gold. Easy likes. The pile-on feels earned.
We built the simplest AI Expression Editor.
One thing we learned watching creators use it:
People overcomplicate expression prompts.
They'd write things like:
→ "Make the face not angry"
→ "Change the whole mood completely"
The results? Inconsistent. Weird. Unusable.
One thing we learned watching creators use it:
People overcomplicate expression prompts.
They'd write things like:
→ "Make the face not angry"
→ "Change the whole mood completely"
The results? Inconsistent. Weird. Unusable.
January 25, 2026 at 5:03 PM
We built the simplest AI Expression Editor.
One thing we learned watching creators use it:
People overcomplicate expression prompts.
They'd write things like:
→ "Make the face not angry"
→ "Change the whole mood completely"
The results? Inconsistent. Weird. Unusable.
One thing we learned watching creators use it:
People overcomplicate expression prompts.
They'd write things like:
→ "Make the face not angry"
→ "Change the whole mood completely"
The results? Inconsistent. Weird. Unusable.
This is why I keep building.
Mack had a children's book story finished for YEARS but couldn't find a way to bring it to life within budget.
Last week? Published on Amazon.
That's a win for Neolemon
Mack had a children's book story finished for YEARS but couldn't find a way to bring it to life within budget.
Last week? Published on Amazon.
That's a win for Neolemon
January 23, 2026 at 6:24 PM
This is why I keep building.
Mack had a children's book story finished for YEARS but couldn't find a way to bring it to life within budget.
Last week? Published on Amazon.
That's a win for Neolemon
Mack had a children's book story finished for YEARS but couldn't find a way to bring it to life within budget.
Last week? Published on Amazon.
That's a win for Neolemon
"Why is nobody talking about this tool?"
Honest answer: Because I haven't been.
I built Neolemon thinking the product should speak for itself. I told myself I'm a builder, not a promoter. And I kept waiting until it was "ready."
Honest answer: Because I haven't been.
I built Neolemon thinking the product should speak for itself. I told myself I'm a builder, not a promoter. And I kept waiting until it was "ready."
January 21, 2026 at 4:59 PM
"Why is nobody talking about this tool?"
Honest answer: Because I haven't been.
I built Neolemon thinking the product should speak for itself. I told myself I'm a builder, not a promoter. And I kept waiting until it was "ready."
Honest answer: Because I haven't been.
I built Neolemon thinking the product should speak for itself. I told myself I'm a builder, not a promoter. And I kept waiting until it was "ready."
The more I see "AI vs. artists" debates, the more I realize people are missing the point.
The best AI tools don't replace creativity.
They remove friction.
Think about it:
The best AI tools don't replace creativity.
They remove friction.
Think about it:
January 19, 2026 at 5:12 PM
The more I see "AI vs. artists" debates, the more I realize people are missing the point.
The best AI tools don't replace creativity.
They remove friction.
Think about it:
The best AI tools don't replace creativity.
They remove friction.
Think about it:
stories need characters that react
happy when they win. scared when they lose. surprised when everything changes.
that's what makes them feel real... they respond to what's happening around them.
but here's the problem with ai-generated characters:
happy when they win. scared when they lose. surprised when everything changes.
that's what makes them feel real... they respond to what's happening around them.
but here's the problem with ai-generated characters:
January 18, 2026 at 5:04 PM
stories need characters that react
happy when they win. scared when they lose. surprised when everything changes.
that's what makes them feel real... they respond to what's happening around them.
but here's the problem with ai-generated characters:
happy when they win. scared when they lose. surprised when everything changes.
that's what makes them feel real... they respond to what's happening around them.
but here's the problem with ai-generated characters:
5 ways to illustrate your kid as a cartoon
photo to cartoon tech lets you upload a real photo and transform your child into a fully stylized character.
not a filter. an actual illustration that works across any scene, pose, or expression.
here's where it gets fun...
photo to cartoon tech lets you upload a real photo and transform your child into a fully stylized character.
not a filter. an actual illustration that works across any scene, pose, or expression.
here's where it gets fun...
January 17, 2026 at 4:01 PM
5 ways to illustrate your kid as a cartoon
photo to cartoon tech lets you upload a real photo and transform your child into a fully stylized character.
not a filter. an actual illustration that works across any scene, pose, or expression.
here's where it gets fun...
photo to cartoon tech lets you upload a real photo and transform your child into a fully stylized character.
not a filter. an actual illustration that works across any scene, pose, or expression.
here's where it gets fun...
your kid's next favorite book might be one you create together.
not with some generic cartoon character... but with them. their actual face. their actual messy bedhead hair. them as the hero.
that's what ai illustration makes possible now.
but here's the thing most people run into...
not with some generic cartoon character... but with them. their actual face. their actual messy bedhead hair. them as the hero.
that's what ai illustration makes possible now.
but here's the thing most people run into...
January 16, 2026 at 12:02 PM
your kid's next favorite book might be one you create together.
not with some generic cartoon character... but with them. their actual face. their actual messy bedhead hair. them as the hero.
that's what ai illustration makes possible now.
but here's the thing most people run into...
not with some generic cartoon character... but with them. their actual face. their actual messy bedhead hair. them as the hero.
that's what ai illustration makes possible now.
but here's the thing most people run into...