How do I keep an AI character consistent in Claude?

One reference portrait, then four new scenes (a market, an office, a rainy bike ride and a watercolour illustration) with the same face, hair, glasses and cardigan. 100 credits in one Claude session.

Updated 12 November 2026 · whole kit 100 credits

Key takeaways

  • Five images of the same fictional person cost 100 credits.
  • The trick is a clean reference portrait first, then passing it into every new scene.
  • Naming the details to keep (silver bob, tortoiseshell glasses, mustard cardigan) in each prompt held them in every scene, even in a watercolour style.

The kit, made in Claude

Reference portrait: woman with a silver bob, glasses and mustard cardigan

Studio portrait of a fictional woman in her early forties for a character reference: short silver bob haircut, round tortoiseshell glasses, a mustard-yellow knit cardigan over a white t-shirt, warm confident smile, plain warm grey backdrop, soft light, high detail, no text

GPT Image 2.6 Flare · 20 credits

The same woman buying peaches at a market

The same woman from this photo, same face, silver bob, tortoiseshell glasses and mustard cardigan, now buying peaches at a busy outdoor farmers market, holding a paper bag, golden afternoon light, candid photo, 4:5 [reference attached]

GPT Image 2.6 Flare · 20 credits

The same woman presenting at a whiteboard

The same woman from this photo, same face, silver bob, tortoiseshell glasses and mustard cardigan, now presenting at a whiteboard in a bright modern office, mid-gesture, two colleagues blurred in the foreground, 4:5 [reference attached]

GPT Image 2.6 Flare · 20 credits

The same woman cycling along a canal in the rain

The same woman from this photo, same face, silver bob, tortoiseshell glasses and mustard cardigan, now riding a vintage green bicycle along a canal in the rain with a transparent umbrella hat, laughing, 4:5 [reference attached]

GPT Image 2.6 Flare · 20 credits

The same woman as a watercolour illustration

The same woman from this photo, same face, silver bob, tortoiseshell glasses and mustard cardigan, as a loose watercolour illustration for a children's book, sitting on a park bench reading, soft paper texture, 4:5 [reference attached]

GPT Image 2.6 Flare · 20 credits

Total: 100 credits for 5 outputs.

How to do it

  1. Make one clean reference portrait: plain background, even light, face clearly visible.
  2. For each new scene, attach the reference and name the details to keep.
  3. Change one thing at a time: the place, the action or the style.
  4. Reuse the same reference in video too, or swap the character into an existing clip.

What to ask Claude

PromptMake a character reference: a woman in her early forties, short silver bob, round tortoiseshell glasses, mustard cardigan, plain grey backdrop.
PromptSame woman, same face, hair, glasses and cardigan, now buying peaches at a farmers market. 4:5.
PromptNow the same woman as a watercolour children’s-book illustration, reading on a park bench.

What it cost

PieceModel or toolCredits
Reference portraitGPT Image 2.6 Flare20
Four new scenesGPT Image 2.6 Flare80
Total100

We also put this character into an existing video: see the face swap example, where she replaces the person in a UGC clip.

Frequently asked questions

How do I keep the same AI character across images?

Make one clean reference portrait, then attach it to every new request and name the details that must stay: face, hair, glasses, clothes.

Does it work across styles?

Here it held in a watercolour illustration too. Big style changes can drift, so keep the named details in every prompt.

Can I use the character in video?

Yes. Animate any of the scenes, or put the character into an existing clip with a face swap, as in our face swap example.

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