How do I create consistent characters in Midjourney?

Exploring Midjourney’s newest —cref feature

Philipp Stelzel - Digital Creator
6 min readMar 18, 2024

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Within two years, image AI has radically changed the way we work with images and graphics. Until recently, we were either reliant on boring and repetitive stock images or had to pay for expensive photo shoots if we wanted to enrich our web and social media posts with visual elements. However, today tools like Midjourney or Dall-E allow us to realize our visual ideas in seconds.

I wrote several months ago about how rapidly the quality of images generated by Midjourney has improved.

However, one problem remained despite all updates: it was only with difficulty possible to generate consistent characters. Yet, this feature is indispensable if one wants to use Midjourney, for example, to create comics or illustrations with the same character.

Personally, I run a history YouTube channel that introduces historical figures. Until now, I have always faced the problem that the characters looked different in every scene.

But now, this difficulty also belongs to the past, because with the latest Midjourney update, the tool finally allows the creation of consistent characters.

How do I create consistent characters in Midjourney?

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Philipp Stelzel - Digital Creator

Certified Notion Ambassador | Midjourney AI Nerd | Stoic Enthusiast. Check out my new Midjourney course on Skillshare: https://skl.sh/3MLLGda