Creating Consistent Characters with Midjourney

Want to make characters that stay the same across different scenes in Midjourney? This guide shows you how to use simple tricks to create consistent characters for games, comics, videos, and more.

Creating Character Assets

Making consistent characters in Midjourney involves using specific keywords in your prompts. Here are some techniques to try:

Using Front and Side Poses

When creating character assets, especially for games, using "front and side pose" can be very effective. For example, if you want a pixel art character, describe it and add "front and side pose" to your prompt. This helps Midjourney generate the character from multiple angles.

Character Sheets with Back Views

For a comprehensive view of your character, use terms like "full body, different sides and shots" or "character sheet backside and front." This is useful for seeing all angles of a character, like a spaceman, ensuring consistency.

Generating Portraits

To create a series of consistent portraits, describe your character and specify a "six image set" in your prompt. This gives you multiple options in a similar style. If you want even more options, expand one of the images using the editor in Midjourney. Drag the image to the side and submit to generate another variation in the same style.

Enhancing and Refining Your Characters

Once you have your character, you can enhance it further by upscaling and removing the background. Here’s how:

Upscaling Images

Upscale your favorite image to get a higher resolution version. This improves the quality and makes it easier to work with. In Midjourney, select the image and click "upscale subtle" for a better resolution.

Removing Backgrounds

Removing the background makes your character usable in various projects. One free tool you can use is Creative Fabrica’s background remover. Upload your image, and the tool will process it, giving you a version with a transparent background. Always double-check the result to ensure the tool didn't remove any important parts of your character. If needed, use a photo editor like Affinity Photo to refine the transparency by adding a background layer to check for errors, then manually erase or mask any remaining unwanted areas.

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Placing Your Character in Different Scenes

Once your character is ready, you can place them in various scenes while maintaining consistency. Here’s how to do it:

Using Character References

The key to placing a character in a new scene is to use the image as a reference. Drag your character image to the text bar in Midjourney. Choose the "character reference" option. Then, type your prompt describing the new scene. For example, "a girl walking down the street in a children's book style." Midjourney will place your character in the scene, keeping their key features like clothing and hairstyle consistent.

Combining Character and Style References

To maintain both character consistency and a specific style, use both character and style references. Drag your character image to the text bar as a character reference. Then, drag another image with the style you like and set it as a style reference. For example, you can put your character in an airport scene while keeping the style of a specific image.

Changing Clothes and Accessories

By default, Midjourney tries to match the clothes and accessories of your character. To change this, use the "character weight" tag (--cw). The default value is 100, which keeps the character’s clothes and accessories. Lowering this value allows you to change the clothes while keeping the character consistent. For example, setting "--cw" to 20 lets you dress your character in a new outfit like a red shirt and blue shorts.

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Summary

Creating consistent characters in Midjourney involves using specific keywords, enhancing images, and using character and style references. By using front and side poses, character sheets, and setting character weights, you can ensure your characters remain consistent across different scenes and styles. These techniques open up many possibilities for reusing characters in various projects.

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