A Guide To Consistent Characters With Midjourney (V5)
Creating consistent characters with Midjourney
Creating consistent characters in Midjourney has always been kind of a “holy grail” for storytellers, and, spoiler alert, it’s something that’s still not 100% achievable.
However, there are techniques that can get you pretty close to character consistency, depending on your use case. Currently, Midjourney offers two methods to create consistent characters:
- Image Prompting,
- Character Reference
(and, of course, you can use combination of these)
In this article, I’ll walk you through the basic application of these methods, and we’ll weigh the pros and cons of each.
Spoiler alert: Midjourney’ main focus IS NOT character consistency
With each iteration of the model, Midjourney has focused more on what currently appears to be its primary application: rapid prototyping of stunning visuals and concept art for graphic designers who need to effectively communicate their visual aesthetic with clients.
So in version 5, the quality is absolutely phenomenal. However, cinematic camera control and character consistency didn’t make the priority…
