How to Animate a Static Image Using Hedra AI (No Face Needed!)

💡 Want to bring your photos to life?
In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to animate a static image into a moving, speaking character using Hedra AI — perfect for faceless YouTube channels or creators who prefer to stay off camera.

🎬 What You’ll Learn

• How to create an account on Hedra AI
• Turn your image into an animated character
• Add your voice or AI-generated voice
• Create video formats for YouTube, Reels, and Shorts
• Explore stylized character options
• Pricing plans and commercial rights

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🔧 Step-by-Step: Create Your Own AI Character Video

✅ Step 1: Create a Hedra Account

Go to Hedra AI and click Start for Free → Sign in for Free.
You can sign up with your email or your Google account.

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🎭 Step 2: Choose a Character Type

You can either:

• Create a character from scratch
• Stylize an existing photo or image

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🎤 Step 3: Add Voice to Bring It to Life

You can:

• Write a short message (max 300 characters)
• Use AI voice types
• Upload a voice recording (used in this tutorial)

💬 Example used:

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do — as evidenced by countless artists, scientists, and entrepreneurs who’ve made significant contributions to the world.”

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🖼️ Step 4: Upload or Generate a Character Image

Choose from:

• Uploading your own photo
• Letting Hedra generate a character for you

✨ You can select formats like:

• 1×1 (Square – Instagram, thumbnails)
• 16×9 (YouTube standard)
• 9×16 (Vertical – Reels, Shorts, TikToks)

📌 Example in tutorial:

A light-skinned, 40-year-old female office boss animated in under a minute.

🎬 Click “Generate Video” and let the platform work its magic.

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🖌️ Bonus: Stylize a Photo into a Unique Character

Upload a portrait and explore styles like:

• Bobblehead
• Renaissance
• Coconut head (humor-style)
• Cartoon and animated versions

🧪 Example shown:

A colorful smiling woman transformed into multiple male/female stylized characters.

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💰 Hedra AI Pricing Plans

Plan	Price/Month	Features
Free	$0	5 videos/day, 30s max, slower generation, no commercial use
Basic	$10	20 mins/month, 1-min max videos
Creator	$25	1 hour/month, 2-min max videos, premium features
Pro	$50	2 hours/month, 12-min videos, voice cloning, commercial use

All paid plans include premium voices, no watermarks, and commercial rights.

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📹 Watch the Full Tutorial

(“From Photo To Video With Hedra AI”)

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🧠 Final Thoughts

Using AI tools like Hedra opens up new opportunities to create faceless content, start a YouTube automation channel, or build an animated brand persona — all without being on camera.