How to Create Consistent Character in Midjourney Effortlessly

The process of creating consistent characters in Midjourney is not as straightforward as it is in Stable Diffusion. It is more difficult to train Midjourney compared to Stable Diffusion.

At least for now. It might change in the future version update I hope.

Almost all Midjourney users would have found it extremely hard to create consistent characters. 

Though there is no official path to create consistent characters in Midjourney, there are a few possibilities out there to achieve it.

The possibilities include:

  • trying to train Midjourney with the multiple facial angles of their input image
  • reiterating the seed phrase 10 to 15 times before entering the desired prompt

According to me, all of them is a time-consuming processes.

In this article, I’m going to introduce a simple yet effective method to create consistent characters in Midjourney.

Creating consistent characters allows you to:

  • Place your self-portraits or any of your favorite AI images wherever you want
  • Change the total attire of your self-portraits or any of your favorite AI images

Throughout this article, I have used Midjourney version 4. The anime example below is the only exception for which I have used Midjourney –niji version.

Let’s get started. There are two consistencies in Midjourney:

  1. Controlled Consistency: You can control the consistency of almost whole elements of the character
  2. Uncontrolled Consistency: You have very less control over the elements of the character

Steps to Create Controlled Consistent Character in Midjourney

  1. Create the Initial Image or Upload it from the Internet
  2. Getting the Seed and URL of the Initial Image
  3. Combining the Image URL, Seed, and Text Prompt

1. Create the Initial Image or Upload it from the Internet

As a first step, you can upload any of your inspired images from the Internet into Midjourney Discord or you can create an AI image using a prompt.

Kellisha AI-generated image
My initial image is named Kellisha, which is an AI-generated

To upload images from the Internet into Midjourney Discord, you need to open the image in a separate tab inside your browser and copy the URL from there

After copying the image URL, paste it into the box where you usually type your prompts and hit enter to load it.

image upload

2. Getting the Seed and URL of the Initial Image

Seed is a unique numerical value that is allocated to each Midjourney generation. Images you upload from the Internet don’t have any seed value.

In these cases, you need to use only the image URL for the first iteration. Once you get a similar image in the first iteration, you can grab the seed of it.

In case you have created the input image using your own prompt, you need to upscale any one of the images from the initial grid.

Then, reply to it with the “:envelope icon:” to get the Seed of it.

Reply with envelope icon

To get the URL of the initial image, click on it and open it in a new tab. Now, copy the URL.

Copy image URL

3. Combining the Image URL, Seed, and Text Prompt

This is the most important step, which is my own technique.

Use the “/imagine” command and begin your prompt with the URL of the initial image you copied in Step 2.

Then, enter the prompt according to your requirements, followed by entering the seed of the initial image (you get in Step 2) at the end of the prompt.

Midjourney consistency technique

The second image in the grid is very close to Kellisha’s appearance. Here is the upscaled version of it.

Consistent Character in Midjourney

If you have uploaded the input image from the Internet, it doesn’t have any seed. In that case, you just use the image URL for the first trial. Once you have got the desired image in the first trial, you can grab the seed of it.

Just by maintaining the initial image URL and seed in your prompt, you can maintain the consistency you want.

You can change or add the text prompt in order to position the character in different places or wear different costumes.

Though you can change the text prompt, it is important to maintain the characteristics of the character (such as black hair, blue jacket in my example) while putting it in multiple places. 

Every time you get the desired results, give a “:heart_eyes:” emoji as a reply to tell Midjourney this is a good generation and render more like this.

From the above example, you can see that I have maintained Kellisha’s consistency pretty well using this simple trick.

This is how you can maintain the consistency of your self-portrait or any character according to your needs.

Here is how I experimented with my initial character, Kellisha:

Consistent Character in Midjourney
https://s.mj.run/XOxM3dEvUBA a full body portrait of a woman posing in front of the Eiffel Tower, a rose on her head –seed 4013626740
Consistent Character in Midjourney
https://s.mj.run/XOxM3dEvUBA a full body portrait of a woman, a Viking with sword –seed 4013626740
Consistent Character in Midjourney
https://s.mj.run/XOxM3dEvUBA a full body portrait of a woman in the style of Pixar’s up –seed 4013626740
Consistent Character in Midjourney
https://s.mj.run/XOxM3dEvUBA a full body portrait of a woman in the style of Mikasa Ackerman –seed 4013626740 –niji
Consistent Character in Midjourney
https://s.mj.run/XOxM3dEvUBA a full body portrait of a woman as a female monk, maroon robes, dusk lighting –seed 4013626740
Consistent Character in Midjourney
https://s.mj.run/XOxM3dEvUBA a full body portrait of a woman with braided bun hairstyle, a diamond necklace –seed 4013626740

Steps to Create Uncontrolled Consistent Character in Midjourney

It is easier to create uncontrolled consistency in Midjourney than it is to control consistency. It is very useful for creating video game assets.

To create uncontrolled consistency in Midjourney, you need to add the following keywords to your prompt:

  • Character sheet
  • Full body reference sheet
  • Character design sheet
  • Expression sheet
  • Sheet of emojis

For example:

I have used the keyword “full body reference sheet” in my character Kellisha to create uncontrolled consistency.

Uncontrolled consistency
https://s.mj.run/XOxM3dEvUBA a full body portrait of a woman with braided bun hairstyle, Full body reference sheet –seed 4013626740

Hola! Outstanding result without much effort.

Conclusion

Creating consistent characters in Midjourney can be a challenging process, especially when compared to Stable Diffusion.

While there are some possibilities available to achieve consistent characters, those are time-consuming.

By following the steps outlined in this article, you can create and maintain the consistency of your self-portraits or any character according to your needs.

Additionally, I have also shared some tips for creating uncontrolled consistency in Midjourney, which can be useful for creating video game assets. With this information, you can now confidently create consistent characters in Midjourney and use them for various purposes.

 

 

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