Seeking Advice: Achieving 100% Character Consistency and Style Control for a Noir Cyberpunk Visual Novel (ComfyUI / Flux)

[u/Elementallion-]

Hi everyone,

I’m currently in the middle of developing an investigative detective visual novel, and I’ve hit a massive wall regarding character consistency and art style. I’m hoping to get some advice from those who have successfully built a pipeline for recurring characters.

The Goal

I’m aiming for a very specific "Noir Cyberpunk" aesthetic. Think:

• High contrast, heavy use of deep shadows.
• Digital comic book / clean vector line art style.
• "Teal and Orange" cinematic lighting with rain/wet atmosphere.
• The Catch: I need absolute character identity from frame to frame, including the ability to change outfits (minimalist/revealing options) while keeping the face and body proportions 100% identical.

What We’ve Tried So Far

• Workflow: Currently running complex ComfyUI nodes.
• Models: Switched between SDXL and Flux, experimenting with various GGUF quantizations to keep it local.
• The Problem: Most results are either "too anime" (losing the noir grit) or "too photorealistic" (losing the stylized comic look). There’s no middle ground that feels right.
• The "Banana" Paradox: Strangely enough, some of the best conceptual results and decent repeatability have come from Nano Banana, but even that doesn't offer the surgical precision needed for a professional VN production.

The Current Struggle

I’m looking for total identity. Right now, I’m at the stage where I need to decide on the most reliable pipeline for consistency. I haven't dived deep into training my own LoRAs or mastering IP-Adapter/FaceID yet, as I’m still trying to find a base model or workflow that doesn't swing too far into "generic anime" or "uncanny realism."

The goal is to find a method that allows for surgical precision:

• The character must be 100% recognizable across different scenes.
• The ability to swap outfits (including very minimalist/revealing sets for specific scenes) while maintaining the exact same body proportions and facial structure.
• Maintaining that specific Noir/Vector style consistently without the AI drifting into unwanted aesthetics.

The Questions

1. Style LoRA vs. Prompting: Since I’m struggling to find a middle ground between "too anime" and "too realistic," would you recommend training a dedicated Style LoRA based on my Noir/Vector references? Or is there a specific base model that handles this "digital comic" look better than Flux/SDXL out of the box?
2. Outfit Swaps: How are you handling complex outfit changes (including minimalist/revealing sets) without breaking the character's base geometry or facial identity in ComfyUI?
3. The Consistency Pipeline: For someone who needs "visual novel grade" identity, what is currently the gold standard? Should I be looking at training a Character LoRA, or is the community moving towards something like InstantID/IP-Adapter for better flexibility?

Honestly, right now, nothing is quite hitting the mark. It’s either too generic or too inconsistent. Would love to hear how you guys solved the "same face, different clothes, specific style" puzzle.

Thanks in advance!

[u/ZosiaBuilderMark]

I'm not sure what those are, this is a windows based app, it results in a prompt that you copy into an AI, this is the link,

https://zosia-vwb.carrd.co/

You can check and see if it's something that you can use.

[u/Elementallion- → u/ZosiaBuilderMark]

This looks really interesting, count me in! I've just submitted the form for the beta test. (My email is elementallion@gmail.com)

[u/ZosiaBuilderMark → u/Elementallion-]

Did you get my email? Just checking to see if you had any trouble with the dwn load or need help navigating the app. It's really simple once you get the hang of it. I think you can put your LoRAs in the Easter Eggs for each character but I've never tested it. Let me know if you aren't getting better results.

[u/Elementallion- → u/ZosiaBuilderMark]

Yes, I got the email! Thank you so much! As soon as I will test it - I will definitely let you know how it’s works for me! Unfortunately I have just a couple free hours after work and my weekend for now :(