Image Reference and Consistency By the end of this lesson, students should be able to: Omni Reference (V7 and newer). Omni-weight. Legacy Character Reference. Older tutorials use Good reference images. One clear subject, good lighting, the features you want to keep clearly visible, and a plain background. Busy reference images bring unwanted elements along. Limits. Consistency is strong but not pixel-perfect. Extreme angles, dramatic lighting, and big style changes weaken it. Check every image in a series side by side. Enroll to continue this lesson. The preview above shows the lesson objectives and opening lesson content. Enroll to view the full lesson, complete the practice work, and take the lesson quiz.
Lesson 3: Character and Object Consistency – Omni Reference (–oref) and Legacy –cref
Lesson Objectives
--oref) to carry a character or object into new images.--ow).--cref and --cw in older tutorials and know which versions they apply to.Lesson Content
--oref [image URL] tells Midjourney to put the person, character, creature, vehicle, or object from the reference image into your new scene. Unlike the older Character Reference, it is not limited to characters. In the web app you can also drag an image into the Omni Reference slot.--ow controls how strongly the reference is followed. The documented default is 100, with a range up to 1000. Lower values allow more change (useful when switching style, for example photo to watercolor); higher values hold faces, clothing, and details more tightly. Very high values can make images stiff, so raise it gradually.--cref with --cw (character weight; 0 keeps the face, 100 keeps face, hair, and clothing). These parameters belong to V6-era models. On V7 and newer, use --oref instead. If a tutorial uses --cref, check which version it was written for.
