Midjourney - back to basics • 11 • --cref Amped (2)
Beginner’s Guide • Refining prompts with --cref and varying --cw values for more precise results in Character Consistency.
We will start with a new Character Reference. This time an Indian man in his 30s.
Professional studio portrait of a naturally attractive young man, 30yo Indian Male with short wavy black hair, dark brown eyes, groomed short beard, modeling a modern Kurta-pyjama set with exquisite thread work. Solid contrasting gray studio background. Fashion Magazine editorial. Hasselblad. Cinematic lighting. --ar 2:3 --style raw
I am choosing the first man in the collection.
If you want to explore this character in Discord, his Image URL is: https://cdn.midjourney.com/1231dadf-9b76-4492-a1cd-92ff7ef22171/0_0.png
The following images use my Indian man as a --cref, and change his situation to an Indian Fireman with a burning building behind him. This was inspired by Rory Flynn’s exploration - and perfectly presents the impact that --cw has on the character in his/her surroundings based on the values applied and prompt details included.
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