Make Your Midjourney Characters Consistent Across Scenes

Creating unique characters in Midjourney is fun. But keeping them looking the same in different images? That can be tricky. This guide helps you make sure your characters stay consistent, no matter the scene or action. We'll cover changing outfits, activities, having multiple characters, and even changing the visual style.

Start by Creating Your Character Reference

The first step is to create a base image for your character. Think of this as the blueprint. You can use the Midjourney web app for this. This web app is now open to everyone.

When creating this first image, be clear in your prompt. You want to lock down the look of your character. Here are some key things to include:

• Type of shot: A full shot or long shot is good here. This way, the character's whole body is visible.

• Physical look: Include age, height, body shape, face shape, and skin tone.

• Hair and eye details: Mention color, texture, and length of hair, and eye color.

• Outfit: Describe the color and material of their clothes.

• Action: What are they doing? Sitting, standing, running?

• Setting: Where is this happening?

• Image style: Is it realism, anime, comic book, Disney Pixar?

Put these details together in your prompt to get the character you want. Once you get a result you like, upscale and download the image. This image is your building block.

Using Your Character Reference in Midjourney

Now you'll take that image and bring it back into Midjourney. Drag and drop the image into the message bar. This part is important: After the image loads, click on it and select the "character reference" icon. This tells Midjourney to use the character from this specific image.

You can also use the `--cw` parameter, which stands for character weight. This number goes from 0 to 100. Higher numbers stick strictly to the character's look (face, hair, clothes). A lower number (like 0) will keep some face likeness but might change clothes and other features more. Midjourney defaults to `--cw 100`, which is often best for strong consistency when starting out.

Getting Consistent Characters in New Scenes

With your character reference attached and marked "character reference," you can now write prompts for new situations. For example, use your character reference and write a prompt like "/imagine prompt A 12-year-old boy sat on a park bench eating a sandwich --ar 16:9".

Midjourney will generate images featuring your character from the reference image, but in the new scene you described. The character should look very similar to your original reference.

To streamline this process and handle many scenes at once, consider using an automation tool. The TitanXT Midjourney Automation Suite can help manage multiple character-consistent prompts efficiently.

Editing Parts of Your Consistent Character

What if you like the scene but want to change just one thing on the character, like their hat color or part of their outfit? Midjourney has an editor feature for this.

• Start with an image you've already created with your consistent character.

• Use the editor tool (often found by clicking the image and looking for the editor option).

• Highlight the specific area you want to change, like the character's hat.

• Write a prompt that describes only the change you want (e.g., "plain pink baseball cap").

• Critically: Remove the main character reference image from the prompt. Midjourney will use the base image context but focus the small change on the highlighted area.

Submit the edit, and Midjourney will create new versions where only the highlighted part has changed. This is great for small adjustments without losing overall consistency.

Using More Than One Consistent Character

Having two consistent characters takes a little more planning, but it's possible.

• First, create a separate character reference image for each character using the steps above.

• Bring *both* character reference images into the Midjourney prompt area.

• Make sure you select the "character reference" icon for *both* images.

• In your text prompt, describe *both* characters and what they are doing *together*. Mention key features for each to help guide Midjourney (e.g., "A 12-year-old boy... sitting on a bench with a 12-year-old girl with long blonde hair...").

Midjourney will try to blend the characteristics from both reference images into the new scene. You might need to experiment with prompt wording to get the right mix.

Changing Your Consistent Character's Style

Once you have a consistent character, you aren't stuck with the initial style. You can change it in a couple of ways:

• Type the style in: Simply include the desired style in your text prompt while still using your character reference (e.g., "...in a 1990s anime style").

• Use a style reference image: Find an image that represents the visual style you want. Bring this image into the prompt area the same way you did the character reference. Click on the style image and select the "style reference" icon.

When using a style reference image, you can remove style words from your text prompt. Midjourney will try to match the visual feel of your style reference image while keeping your character consistent from the character reference image.

Just like with character weight, there's a `--sw` (style weight) parameter. It goes from 0 to 1000. A higher number makes the style reference image more influential on the final look.

Conclusion

Keeping characters consistent in Midjourney is a skill that takes practice. By using character reference images, understanding parameters like `--cw` and `--sw`, and using the editor, you can create scenes with the same character over and over.

Ready to take your Midjourney creations to the next level? Explore how the TitanXT Midjourney Automation Suite can save you time generating varied images with consistent elements.

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