# Image render, faulty character layering

**URL:** <https://community.openai.com/t/image-render-faulty-character-layering/1396344>\
**Category:** Bugs\
**Tags:** chatgpt, bug, image-generation\
**Created:** [September 10, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/image-render-faulty-character-layering/1396344 "2026-09-10T11:31:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![sameliotoxwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@sameliotoxwell](https://community.openai.com/u/sameliotoxwell)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/image-render-faulty-character-layering/1396344/1 "2026-09-10T11:31:51Z")

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## Environment

- Surface: Windows
- Browser or app version: Firefox
- Affected feature and model, if relevant:

## Bug

I’m trying to replace characters in an image. However, when the image generator keeps layering the characters incorrectly. For example, the girl on the left overlaps the man’s arm. I tried to remedy by creating a silhouette but still unsuccessful.

## Reproduction

Prompt:  
Replace the girls holding the man’s arms in the first frame. Replace the mowhawk girl on the left with Daisy, red. Replace the purple haired girl with Taffy, green. Use the provided silhouette to assist with layering so that the girls don’t overlap or clip through the man’s arms. The background itself, black, is fine.

 ![vlcsnap-2026-09-10-11h46m15s635](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/original/4X/3/8/1/381c42c4849b63b64eea096557d0dbfc8c717f17.jpeg)

 ![vlcsnap-2026-09-10-11h46m15s6353](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/original/4X/e/1/2/e12b399dc325263cbe5eb46ae92ed3f778dd9f6d.png)

 ![ChatGPT Image May 8, 2026, 03_18_57 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/original/4X/f/9/c/f9c255a82b41cf285dc536ef3fd61dde5f277277.jpeg)

 ![ChatGPT Image May 8, 2026, 03_19_02 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/original/4X/b/d/0/bd0485985e65eef13d7e884ee7f17370e5111aaa.jpeg)

End Result:

 ![ChatGPT Image Sep 10, 2026, 07_16_15 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/original/4X/2/9/2/2923191bfb08c64abf91b66b3a14a0933285ef75.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![OpenAI\_Support](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/openai_support/32/561845_2.png) [@OpenAI\_Support](https://community.openai.com/u/OpenAI_Support)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/image-render-faulty-character-layering/1396344/2 "2026-09-10T19:19:25Z")

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Hey @[**sameliotoxwell**](https://community.openai.com/u/sameliotoxwell), yeah, it’s frustrating when the generated image doesn’t quite match what you had in mind.

You can edit the result instead of starting from scratch. Select the generated image (or upload an existing one), then describe what you’d like changed.

You can either:

- Select the specific part of the image you want to change, then describe the edit.
- Skip the selection tool and describe the change directly in the conversation.

If the change should apply to a specific area, it also helps to mention that area clearly in your prompt.

We’ll also take your experience as feedback and pass it along to the team as we continue improving image generation and editing.

More details: [**OpenAI Help Center – Images in ChatGPT**](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/11084440-images-in-chatgpt?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/original/4X/8/7/c/87c2e81543bbb01aa9641aeef8fe14cab5e9590a.png) [@system](https://community.openai.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/image-render-faulty-character-layering/1396344/3 "2026-09-13T19:19:37Z")

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Closed on September 13, 2026, 7:19pm UTC

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