However, it’s now possible to create a character and then repeatedly use that character in subsequent images.

While it’s not perfect yet, it’s a powerful creative feature in the right hands.

What Is a Consistent Character?

Person wearing the Apple Watch Series 10

Then upload the image of your choice.

after you snag it uploaded, right-choose it and copy the link.

Then you’re free to use the –cref command as you do in Discord.

Four hard drivers sticking out of a rack-mount server that’s being used as a NAS.

That’s really all there is to it, so next let’s run through it step-by-step.

I’ll be using the Discord interface here.

In this case, I clicked “U1” to upscale the upper-left image.

Character sheet of anime fantasy elf warrior seen from different poses.

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Now I copy the image address as described above in the previous section.

Then I use this prompt with the full address pasted at the end.

Tips and Tricks

Note how I’ve re-used the character description portion of my previous prompt.

Saving an image link from the Discord bot interface.

This isn’t strictly necessary, but I find it has better results in many cases.

Saving an image link in the Midjourney web interface.

Examples of an anime elf generated by Midjourney.

Anime elf image final upscale in Midjourney

New characters based on an existing character using the CREF command.