We know that after generating characters with AI, we often struggle with not being able to put characters we are happy with into different scenes. Because each time the generated character looks different. AndMidjourneyThe cref function will allow you to adjust the character's clothing, movements, background, and other elements while preserving the character's features.
It also means that you are free to create the story of a particular character.
I. Use (--cref) to maintain role consistency
Cue word structure: descriptor --cref reference image url
The following pictures are examples of reference pictures
For example, if I want Chicken to turn a basketball into a microphone, the cue could be
A cute little yellow chick with gray feathers, wearing a black sweater and gray pants, holding microphone in its hand. This character design has a C4D style, with a cartoonish simplicity and a simple, solid-color background. This character design has a C4D style , with a cartoonish simplicity and a simple, solid-color background. It is a full-body shot of the character, resembling a blind box toy model with a high-detail, 3D rendering in clay material and high resolution, created using an O detail, 3D rendering in clay material and high resolution, created using an OC renderer. --cref url of reference picture
We see that the generation results are still relatively consistent, with the main character's clothing, features and style maintaining consistency.
II. Adjusting the strength of the reference character through (--cw)
Cue word structure: descriptor --cref url of reference image --cw (0-100)
The value of --cw ranges from 0 to 100, where 100 means that the character's features are fully imitated and 0 means that certain features are preserved, such as the facial features, etc.
Still using Chicken as an example, the CW has a value of 100 and almost the same details.
When the value of cw is 0, some of the features are changed.
III. Summary
In this section we learn in detail about Midjourney's function to maintain role consistency - cref and to adjust the strength of reference roles - cw.
Hopefully this knowledge will help you get better at Midjourney and create even better work.
