FLUX Consistent Character – Same Character, Any Scene, with FLUX 3 Image

Give FLUX 3 Image one clear reference of the character, then describe the new scene and list the features that must not change: face, hair, glasses, outfit and art style. FLUX 3 reads the reference on every request, so you don't need to train a model. Each new image starts from the same reference.

That last point matters for FLUX character consistency. If you chain edits (scene 2 made from scene 1, scene 3 from scene 2), small changes pile up. Going back to the original reference for every new scene keeps the character from drifting.

This is the reference we used for every image below. We generated it with FLUX 3 Image as a semi-realistic digital painting: full body, facing the viewer, plain light grey background, and a few strong traits that are easy to check later. Those traits are the long silver-white braid, freckles, round tortoiseshell glasses and a yellow raincoat.

A good reference has the whole character in view, even lighting and nothing in the background to confuse the model. Distinctive features help too, because they give FLUX 3 something specific to hold on to.

The prompt placed "the woman from image 1" at a window table in a busy café, reading a paperback, with rain on the glass. It ended with a keep list: face, freckles, braid, glasses and raincoat, in the same digital painting style.

The braid, the round glasses and the mustard-yellow coat carried over, and the face reads as the same person. FLUX 3 changed what it was asked to change (pose, setting, light) and kept the character consistent.

Same reference, new prompt: riding a bicycle along a canal at sunset, side view, raincoat flapping in the wind. A side view is harder than the front-facing reference, because the model has to infer how the character looks from an angle it has never seen. The braid, glasses and coat still match.

For action scenes, describe the pose plainly ("side view", "mid-stride", "looking over her shoulder") and keep the keep list the same in every prompt.

A character sheet (also called a turnaround) shows the character from several angles on one canvas. We asked FLUX 3 Image for front, three-quarter, side and back views in a row, at 21:9 so all four fit. The proportions, outfit and braid are consistent across the views, and the back view shows the hood and coat seams.

Sheets like this make a strong consistent character reference in their own right. Upload the sheet together with the original image for later scenes, and FLUX 3 can see the character from more angles.

Copy this structure and fill in the brackets:

The [character] from image 1 [action] in [setting], [light and time of day], [camera angle]. Keep [face details], [hair], [accessories] and [outfit] exactly the same, in the same [art style].

Three rules make it work:

• Use the same keep list every time. Changing the wording from one prompt to the next invites the model to change the character too.
• Name the art style. "Semi-realistic digital painting" or "flat cartoon" keeps the rendering stable, not just the features.
• Change one big thing per image. New setting or new outfit, not both at once, unless the outfit comes from its own reference image.

Where a FLUX consistent character pays off:

• Picture books and comics: the same protagonist on every page.
• Brand mascots: one mascot in seasonal or campaign scenes.
• Game and animation concepts: turnarounds, expressions and poses for a pitch.
• Storyboards: one cast across a sequence of shots.
• Outfits and props: add a second reference with clothing or an object, as explained on the FLUX multi image page.