Keeping objects and props the same: the "things on their own" step

Characters get the attention, but the prop that changes shape between panels (the sword, the crown, the cup) gives a series away just as fast. The method: make the thing on its own 1. Generate the object alone, on a plain background, well lit: "an ornate bronze mirror with a lotus handle, product photo, grey background". 2. Pick one. This is now the reference for that object. 3. When composing a scene, give the object its own reference. Hathor Studio's Reference Studio at https://hathor.soapbox.community/compose is built for this: upload several references, tag each as a character, an object (jewellery, hair, clothing, a prop) or the scene, and generate them together in one image. The Studio's Make it yourself page teaches the same order: character, then things, then the scene. Why it works A model asked for "a woman holding an ornate mirror in a temple" spends its attention on the woman and the temple; the mirror is invented fresh each time. A separate reference gives the mirror its own steering signal. When the object must be exact For a real artefact or a logo, render the scene with a placeholder, then composite the real object photo in an editor and blend with a light img2img pass (denoise 0.2-0.3), masking the object if the pass alters it. Check Lay the panels side by side and compare the object only: silhouette, count of details, colour. If it drifts, lower the scene complexity or raise that reference's weight.