Definition — The one-time process of teaching an image-generation model a specific persona's identity from a set of reference photos. After training, the persona can be generated in unlimited new scenes without re-describing its appearance in each prompt.
In plain language: training shows the model the same person from many angles until it learns what makes that face that face — bone structure, proportions, skin, build — as an abstract identity rather than a set of memorized photos. That is why a trained persona can appear in scenes, outfits and lighting that exist in none of the reference images.
On InfluencerForge.app training is a one-time 720 credits per model; refreshing a model later with an expanded reference set is 800 credits. After training, the persona generates at normal image prices (12–20 credits per photo). The first-model Academy guide walks through the process end to end.
The single biggest lever on training quality is the reference set. Varied angles, lighting and expressions produce a robust identity; a stack of near-identical selfies produces a brittle one that drifts the moment a prompt leaves its comfort zone. See how to build a brand-safe reference set before you spend the credits.
Frequently asked questions
The curated collection of photos (typically 8–20) used to train a persona. Reference quality and variety — angles, lighting, expressions — directly determine how consistent and robust the trained identity is.
Fixing a persona's facial identity at training time so that every subsequent generation shares the same face and build. The alternative — re-describing a character in each prompt — produces visible identity drift between images.
The usage unit spent on generations. On InfluencerForge.app a 720p image costs 12 credits (up to 20 at 4K), a UGC product image 15, an image-to-video clip 300–600, and training a new model is a one-time 720 credits.
A reference document that fixes everything about a persona beyond the trained face: style rules, wardrobe boundaries, voice and tone, backstory, and explicit do's and don'ts. Teams use it to keep the persona consistent across people and campaigns.
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