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Creating characters in Midjourney can be a lot of fun, but it can also be a challenging and frustrating experience trying to come up with a unique and interesting character that fits the vision of what you want it to look like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s no secret that Midjourney is an amazing tool capable of creating incredible images. But what a lot of people don\u2019t realize is that those incredible images you\u2019ve seen online are not as easy to create as they look. It takes a lot of patience, practice, and good prompting skills to create the character that you envisioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, we are going to go over a few prompting techniques for creating different types of characters in Midjourney, as well as give you a few extra tips to help you create that will bring your unique character to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Character Development<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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a brave medieval french girl, brown hair, dreamworks style, night scene, torchlight –v 4 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Before you get to creating a visual image for your character, it\u2019s a good idea to sit down and think about your character\u2019s origin story if you are planning to use your character for a specific purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having a clear idea of your character\u2019s \u2018raison d\u2019\u00eatre\u2019, and how the character fits into his\/her world, will go a long way to helping you develop a far better prompt description when you actually sit down with Midjourney to create your character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are a few character development Pro Tips:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Give them a backstory:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A character’s backstory can help explain their motivations and how they came to be who they are. Think about their upbringing, experiences, and relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choose a personality:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about what personality traits your character will have. Are they impulsive or cautious? Outgoing or introverted? Confident or Insecure? Optimistic or pessimistic? Consider how their personality will affect their demeanor, actions and physical appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Appearance:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A character’s appearance can say a lot about their personality and backstory. It\u2019s not just about describing the clothes they are wearing. Think about their age, gender, race, and any unique features or \u2018accessories\u2019 they might have, like tattoos, special jewellery, a costume, armor or a weapon. How do they present themselves to the world?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goals and Desires:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every character should have a goal or desire that drives them. It could be something as simple as finding love or as complex as saving the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strengths and Skills:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every character should have something they’re good at, whether it’s a physical skill like fighting, or a mental skill like problem-solving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flaws and Weaknesses:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

No character is perfect. Flaws and weaknesses can make them more relatable and interesting. Even Superman has his Kryptonite!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just to be clear, these character development tips are not prompts. These tips are just to get you into the mindset of generating a character that has some depth. Injecting a little humanity into your character, some personality or features that are relatable, if you are planning on using your character for a specific purpose, will make for a far better connection with your audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are just doing this for fun and playing around to see what you can come up with, the character development is not essential.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to create consistent characters with multiple expressions and actions, see this Guide to Creating Consistent Characters in Midjourney<\/a>. To put the characters into scenes, see this Guide to Creating Characters in Midjourney for Children’s books<\/a> for inspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Creating A Character With Midjourney<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Okay so now that you have a clear vision of your character \u2013 how do you make that vision a reality and get Midjourney to render your character as you\u2019ve envisioned it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No matter what kind of character you want to create, the easiest way to go about it is to break it down into categories that Midjourney will use as a guide to generating your image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Art Type<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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a fantasy comic book rogue, handsome, smirking, clever, about to pickpocket a wandering noble –ar 3:2 –v 5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Art type keywords are essential in defining the type of art you want such as \u201canime<\/strong>\u201d, \u201ccomic book character<\/strong>\u201d, \u201cfantasy<\/strong>\u201d, \u201c3-D<\/strong>\u201d etc. This will dictate the overall look of your character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Image Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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a superhero classical musician on top of a skyscraper, doing battle with an evil photographer, who can fly, 16 bit video game, 2d, side angle –v 5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This is where you need to get creative and describe, in detail, how you want your character to look. The more information you input, the closer your rendered character will be to your vision. Here are a few things to take into consideration:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Appearance \u2013<\/strong> This includes everything from the clothes they are wearing, the color and style of their hair to the expression on their face and the positioning of their body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set the Scene \u2013<\/strong> Do you want anything in the background? Where is your character \u2013  In a forest, or standing on top of a skyscraper?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Angle<\/strong> \u2013 Describe from which angle your character is being seen. You can use prompts like \u201cfrom below<\/strong>\u201d or \u201cfrom above<\/strong>\u201d if you want to be looking up at or down on the character. \u201clong shot<\/strong>\u201d is a commonly used prompt if you want to get an image that shows the entire body, but it doesn\u2019t always work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want a full body shot of your character, be sure to add an appearance description that describes the shoes they are wearing which will ensure you get an image of the entire character.  \u201cMedium Shot<\/strong>\u201d will give you an image of the character from about the waist up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Image Styles<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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a pencil sketch of a woman carrying a basket of vegetables back from the market in a 17th century Swiss mountain village, waterfall in the background –v 5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You can use the names of popular video games and shows to influence the particular style of the character. You can also add art media and visual prompts like \u201cpencil sketch<\/strong>,\u201d, “layered cut paper<\/strong>“, \u201cdigital art<\/strong>,\u201d \u201c3-D rendering<\/strong>,\u201d or \u201chyper-realistic<\/strong>.\u201d The style will really be dictated by the type of character you\u2019re creating and what you\u2019re creating it for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ll get into more details for style prompts for different art styles, a little further down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Image Ratio<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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a cute bunny playing in a colorful forest, layered cut paper –ar 2:3 –v 5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You can add the image ratio in Midjourney using the tag \u201c–ar<\/strong>\u201d and then the image ratio. For example, \u201c–ar 2:3<\/strong>\u201d, \u201c–ar 16:9<\/strong>\u201d, \u201c–ar 3:2<\/strong>\u201d, etc. The image ratio refers to the width-to-height ratio of your image. You don\u2019t have to use an image ratio, unless you want the image something other than square, as that\u2019s the Midjourney default image ratio if you don\u2019t specify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. The Midjourney Version You Want To Use<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Midjourney Version 5 was released on March 15th (and they have been updating it since), and among its new features, the most impressive of which is how crazy realistic you can get images to look like real photographs<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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a cute raccoon playing ball with a friendly bear, Pixar, nighttime, glowing mushrooms, –ar 3:2 –v 5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So while Midjourney 5 may get better results for Pixar and realistic Fantasy characters, if you are going for more of an illustrated comic book superhero character, you may find version 4 works better for you. And If you want an anime character, you definitely need to check out the niji version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To specify a different version of Midjourney, you can add the version of Midjourney you want to use, like \u201c–v 4<\/strong>,\u201d \u201cv–5<\/strong>\u201d or \u201c\u2014niji<\/strong>\u201d to the end of your prompts. (We\u2019ll explain \u201c\u2013niji\u201d a little further down.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Depending on what kind of character you are trying to create, you may want to experiment with the same prompt using different versions to see how they compare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Chaos<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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a monkey juggling balls at center stage in a fantasy carnival, looney tunes, –c 85 –stylize 1000 –v 5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Midjourney has a \u2018chaos\u2019 setting that can be interesting to play around with. It\u2019s measured on a scale of 1-100 and it changes how varied the results will be within the four images it renders. Higher values produce more unusual and unexpected generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Midjourney\u2019s chaos default is zero, so if you want it to stick with the script and you have something very specific in mind, you don\u2019t have to do anything. But the chaos setting is great if you have a general idea of what you\u2019re looking for, but you\u2019re open to a little interpretation and you are curious to see what it comes up with. You may be pleasantly surprised with the results. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can add the chaos parameter as \u201c\u2014c 85,\u201d for example if you are looking for a wider variety of results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Super Secret Prompting Tip for cool effects: <\/em><\/strong>try adding \u201c\u2014stylize 1000<\/strong>\u201d together with \u201c\u2014c 85<\/strong>\u201d and see what happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tips and Prompts For Different Character Styles in Midjourney<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Now that you have an idea of who your character is and how you want it to look, we are going to have a look at some specific prompts for different types of art styles for creating characters that you can add, over and above your descriptive and other prompts in the categories above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anime Characters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Niji<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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a powerful woman with cat ears in a futuristic space ship, battling evil monsters –niji 5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You may have noticed that we\u2019d mentioned above, among the versions of Midjourney you can play around with, there\u2019s a model called \u2013niji.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The niji model is a collaboration between Midjourney and Spellbrush <\/a>specifically developed to produce anime and illustrative styles. The –niji model has a much more vast knowledge of anime, anime styles, and anime aesthetics. It’s excellent at dynamic and action shots and character-focused compositions in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So if you are looking to create an anime character, using the \u201c–niji<\/strong>\u201d prompt is likely to get you better results. You may also want to try the same prompts in Version 4. While the newest version 5 of Midjourney is fantastic for life-like photorealistic images, Version 4 is often better for anime characters. So play around with both the niji model and version 4 with the same prompts to see which resulting images you like the best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s the same prompt in v4, with “anime”, but no –niji:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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a powerful woman with cat ears in a futuristic space ship, battling evil monsters, anime –v 4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The \/settings option in Midjourney discord is your friend, you can see several options that can allow you to tweak your image output in various ways.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Anime Styles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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a young black haired girl running through a tranquil magical japanese forest, studio ghibli, –ar 3:2 –v 4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

There are lots of Anime styles out there \u2013 from cutesy to sci-fi to dark. Some styles are more cartoonish while others look more like digital art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to narrow down the results you get to the style of anime character you want to create, you can add one of the following to your prompt:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.<\/strong>   Use the name of an anime style<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n