Built-in imagegen; reference: assets/story/intro/08_omelette_single.png.

Use case: identity-preserve / stylized-concept. Asset type: single character reference for Meshy image-to-3D and automatic humanoid rigging. Reference image: preserve the HUMAN COOK ON THE LEFT, his exact facial identity, mature athletic cartoon proportions, costume, colors and confident crooked smirk. Create one full-body isolated high-quality stylized 3D character concept of this same male cook. Strict frontal view, symmetrical neutral T-pose, arms extended horizontally at shoulder level, hands open with five clearly separated relaxed fingers (palms toward viewer), straight legs hip-width apart, both complete boots flat on the same level. Keep his messy swept black short hair with irregular angular tufts, thick expressive eyebrows, clear healthy face, strong angular clean-shaven jaw and straight proportional nose. Adult athletic build, broad shoulders and strong forearms, not child/chibi, not anime, not a generic toy face. Worn dark indigo denim overalls with brass clasps, ochre stitching, square chest pocket, reinforced knee patches, rolled cuffs; cream double-breasted chef jacket beneath, small dark buttons and rolled-up sleeves ending just below elbows; heavy charcoal leather lace-up work boots with thick soles; small brown leather utility pouch snug on his right hip. Carry over the illustrated reference's high-quality stylized Western character design and materials into coherent sculpted 3D forms. Soft even neutral lighting, matte materials, fine believable fabric folds and seams, no painted ambient cast shadows on clothing. One single person, isolated on a plain light gray background, no scenery, no words, no captions, no grid, no pedestal, no ground shadow, no egg character, no frying pan, no utensils or weapons in hands. Frame entire body including fingertips and feet with comfortable margins. Face and costume likeness to the supplied human are the highest priority.