A Simple Way to Keep Costumes Consistent in Midjourney

Midjourney's character reference feature (`cref`) is great for keeping your characters looking the same across different images. But if you use `cref` by itself, you might find that their clothes change. This post shows you a method to keep clothes consistent too, making sure your characters wear the same outfits in different scenes.

The Problem: Changing Outfits

Imagine creating a character, let's call her Jessica, exploring the moon in a red and blue astronaut suit. If you use the `cref` link for Jessica and a prompt like "Jessica explorers the surface of the Moon in a red and blue astronaut suit," even if you use `cw 0` to focus on her face, the astronaut suits will likely look different in each image.

Midjourney does a good job keeping Jessica's face consistent with `cref`, but it doesn't copy the exact suit design perfectly. You might get four completely different suits. If you liked one design, it's hard to get it again using only the standard `cref` and prompt.

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The Method for Consistent Costumes

Here is a step-by-step approach that works better for keeping clothing consistent:

Step 1: Create a Split Image

Start by creating a split image using your base character and scene. Use a prompt like "split screen photo of same woman Jessica exploring the surface of the Moon in a red and blue astronaut suit". Add your `cref` URL and `cw 0` at the end. Set the aspect ratio, for example, to 2:1 using `--ar 2:1`. This gives you an image divided with your character in the desired costume on both sides. The suits should match very closely in this initial split image.

Step 2: Use Vary Region on One Side

Open the best split image you generated. Click the "Vary Region" button. This tool lets you change parts of the image.

Step 3: Paint Over One Side

Carefully paint over only one side of the split image. Make sure not to paint over the line in the middle or overlap onto the other side. You're just erasing the content on one half, preparing it for a new scene.

Step 4: Add the Split Image URL to the Prompt

Copy the image URL of the split image you created in Step 1. Now, in the prompt box that appears with "Vary Region," paste this URL at the very beginning. This tells Midjourney to use the character and style from that specific split image.

Step 5: Describe the New Scene

After the split image URL in the prompt box, add a description for the new scene and action for your character. For example, instead of "exploring the surface of the Moon," you might type "Jessica in a lunar roving vehicle." You can usually remove the `cref` parameter and `cw` weight here because the image URL is guiding the character and costume.

Generate the images. You should see your character on one side in the new scene, wearing a suit very similar to the one in your original split image.

Step 6: Expand to Fill the Frame

From the results in Step 5, pick the one you like best. Now, use "Vary Region" again. This time, paint over the entire image, overlapping the figure from the other side. This tells Midjourney to extend the new scene to fill the whole frame.

You can also use the "Zoom Out" button (like `Zoom Out 2x`) to show more of the new scene or vehicle.

The Result

Using this method, the differences in the costume details are much smaller compared to just using `cref` on its own. The key is getting a good matching split image in the first step.

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Conclusion

While `cref` is powerful for character consistency, it needs a little help to keep costumes the same. This multi-step method using split images and the "Vary Region" tool provides a strong way to ensure your characters stay in the same clothes across different scenes and actions.

This method helps achieve visual continuity in your stories or projects. For automating parts of your Midjourney workflow beyond just consistent clothing, explore features offered by tools like the Midjourney Automation Suite at TitanXT.