If you are using AI to generate comic books, you know the biggest struggle: Consistency. In one panel, your hero has a beard; in the next, he looks 10 years older. Midjourney v7 has finally fixed this with the Character Reference (–cref) tag. Here is how to use it to generate a consistent comic book character in your signature “gritty, high-contrast” style.
Create Consistent Comic Book Character
Step 1: Generate Your “Master” Reference
First, create the perfect image of your hero. This will be the DNA for all future panels.
- Prompt:Full body character design of a Pakistani superhero, Pindi Boy, wearing leather jacket and tactical cargo pants, gritty high-contrast comic book style, heavy ink shadows, sharp lines, style of Ryan Ottley –ar 2:3
- Action: Once you get the perfect image, Upscale it and Copy the Image URL.
Step 2: Use the –Cref Tag
Now, let’s put him in a scene.
- The Formula:
[New Scene Prompt] --cref https://community.citrix.com/forums/topic/246737-new-mcs-master-image-from-existing-master-image/ --cw 100 - Example Prompt:Pindi Boy jumping off a rooftop in Rawalpindi, dynamic action pose, wide angle, gritty ink style –cref https://image-url.com/master.jpg –cw 100 –ar 2:3
- What is –cw?
--cw 100(Character Weight 100): Keeps the face, clothes, and hair exactly the same.--cw 0: Keeps only the Face same, but changes the clothes (good if he changes costumes).
Step 3: The “Style” Reference (–sref)
To keep that “Ryan Ottley/Ron Garney” look consistent, use the Style Reference tag too.
- Action: Find a comic page image that has the exact inking style you want.
- Combined Prompt:[Scene Description] –cref [Character URL] –sref [Style URL] –ar 2:3
Verdict
With --cref and --sref, you can now storyboard an entire 20-page comic without your character shapeshifting. Start building your “Pindi Boy” asset library today!