# Approve one, then reference it: the reference lock method (free sample)

> The five-step method for keeping AI-made asset sets consistent: perfect one piece, lock it, attach it to every request, ask only for what changes and review the batch together.

- URL: https://paperchasewebb.ai/bots/marketplace/items/approve-one-then-reference-it-free-sample/
- Type: Prompt pack
- Category: Creative and video
- By: PaperChaseWebb
- Works with: Claude Code, Codex, Claude, ChatGPT (named in the listing); Plain .md
- Price: Free USD
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Setup time: 5 min
- Time to result: One reference locked in a session
- Format: Markdown (.md) file, approve-one-then-reference-it-free-sample.md
- Version: 1.0, updated 2026-10-27
- License: Personal and commercial use.

## What you end up with

Your next set of AI-made images matches the first one you approved.

## What you get

- The reference lock method
- Variation in data, not prompts
- The delta request prompt
- The one-sheet review

## Who it is for

Anyone whose AI-made card, prop or campaign set drifts after the first few pieces.

## Tools needed

- Claude, ChatGPT or your image tool: makes items against the reference
- You need: An asset list
- You need: An image tool that accepts a reference

Cost to run: Free.

## Sample prompt: Delta request (Claude, ChatGPT, your image tool)

```
Match the attached reference exactly in style, framing and light. Change only: [delta].
No text in the image.
```

Ask only for what changes.

## Free preview of approve-one-then-reference-it-free-sample.md

````markdown
# Approve one, then reference it: the reference lock method (free sample)

A free sample from Consistent Asset Sets by PaperChaseWebb. Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Codex or any image or 3D tool that takes a reference.

One good AI image is easy. Forty that belong together is not. Stop describing every item from scratch.

## The method

1. Pick one typical item, not the most exciting one.
2. Iterate on it until composition, palette, line and light are right.
3. Lock it as reference/REF-001 and save the prompt, seed and settings.
4. Attach the reference to every later request.
5. Ask only for what changes.
````

## Worth knowing

- Some drift still happens. Review every batch on one sheet.

## Questions

**What is in the full pack?** A STYLE.md template, a PROMPTS.json library, assets as code with Blender Python, a ten-point review sheet check, 3D as a camera guide, cost and rights ledgers, client brand sets, a rules block, a reviewer skill and 12 prompts.

## How to get it

Free sample. Download it directly at https://paperchasewebb.ai/bots/marketplace/items/approve-one-then-reference-it-free-sample/, no signup.

Seller: PaperChaseWebb Inc., mgmt@paperchasewebb.com