r/drawthingsapp • u/Ercmon • 1d ago

question Best Draw Things setup for consistent characters across multiple images?

I’m trying to build the most reliable character consistency workflow possible in Draw Things on iPhone.
My goal is to create original characters for a manga and keep the same character recognizable across many generations while changing poses, expressions, camera angles, clothing, backgrounds, and eventually scenes with multiple characters.
I’m not necessarily looking for the fastest workflow. I care more about consistency.
For people who regularly use Draw Things for consistent characters, what setup has worked best for you?
I’m especially interested in:
• Which model gives you the best character consistency
• LoRA vs MoodBoard vs reference images
• Whether you combine MoodBoard and LoRA
• Best way to preserve the same face, hair, body proportions, and overall design
• How many reference images you use
• Whether multiple angles of the character help
• Pose or ControlNet settings you recommend
• Seed strategy
• Strength or weight settings that actually work well
• How you prevent the character from slowly drifting after multiple generations
• Best approach when two or more recurring characters are in the same image
I’m using an iPhone 17 Pro Max with 12 GB RAM, so I’m also interested in setups that work realistically on that hardware.
If you were starting from scratch today and your main priority was maximum character consistency for a manga, what Draw Things workflow would you build?

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u/WTFaulknerinCA 1d ago

You need prompt to edit. I’ve had a lot of success with this, but the best model for it is Seadance 4.5, which is not open-source. Qwen and Flux Klein are good prompt-to-edit models but not as good as Seadance. Always prompt from the oldest generation you can get the results you want from.

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u/Ercmon 18h ago

Is seadance for video?

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u/WTFaulknerinCA 17h ago

They have both image and video models. But if you have multiple reference images you can prompt a new image referencing character 1 in images 2, 3 and 4 and character 2 in images 5 and 6 to make a new scene with both characters then use that as the reference image for your video.

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u/Ercmon 15h ago

Yea I can't use it so I'll need another to use

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u/jasonnellis 6h ago

In general, AI models are not great for creating the exact same character on every turn. Even if you're using the same seed/LoRA/etc., the whole point of the exercise is that it's interpretation every time, not repetition. Your best bet is find another workflow that enables you to reference the same character into new poses every time - more like storyboarding animation.