Midjourney Prompt Guide
Midjourney Prompt Guide
MidJourney is a powerful artificial intelligence (AI) powered tool that transforms text
into images. You enter a "prompt" (a descriptive string of words) and the AI language
analyzes the text you enter and then outputs an image by diffusion.
What you get in return for the prompt you enter is a completely new product that
never existed before.
Among other popular AI options (like Stable Diffusion, Dall-E 2, Craiyon, NightCafe)
what sets MidJourney apart is multiple algorithms (V3, V4) and custom parameters
(quality, style, chaos), so much variety from a single idea It really allows you to
achieve. Plus, you can create literally thousands of images per month on the
Standard Plan.
If getting started is intimidating, don't stress, read this helpful MidJourney guide and
become a master!
MidJourney runs Discord, a popular chat app. If you don't have an account yet, skip
ahead and sign up for free. It may seem repulsive at first, but you'll get used to it!
Make sure you're signed in to Discord and accept the MidJourney Invitation. I highly
recommend signing up for the $30/month Standard Plan after your trial (or typing
/subscribe to Discord and follow the link).
If you don't want all the clutter of a public channel while working, you can create your
own Discord Server, invite MidJourney Bot, and do all your work in separate channels.
You can create channels for #projects, #test, #help and #images to keep things
organized. However, your images and prompts will still be publicly available on the
MidJourney website, but you can pay more for the Private mode where you can
publish or unpublish images.
You can immediately switch to comfortable mode by typing /relax in Discord. I suggest
you do all your work in relaxed mode, then switch to /fast mode only for max boost or
if you're really in a hurry. In /relax mode, the images are free, so you get endless
renders!
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BEGINNER COMMANDS
/help > Entering this command displays a host of useful information to help you get
started: links to GitBook, tips, and more.
/subscribe > Trial period is over and you still want more? This command will send you
a link that will take you to the MidJourney subscriptions page.
/info > Displays user information, pictures made, whether relax or fast mode is
enabled, remaining GPU hours, items in progress, etc. shows.
/fast > Fast mode, fast results but counts against your working hours, so be careful!
/relax > Slow mode renders slower but takes hours and is unlimited.
/imagine > Click the master code to send a prompt, then “prompt:” and after that type
your visual ideas. This is the one we will use the most.
/settings > Set default settings such as version, style, quality, relaxation mode. The
settings you make are global. You can also use parameters in prompts such as --
version or --quality. Then they only apply to a single prompt.
/stealth or /private > If you pay for a Pro Subscription, entering this command will
make all your work on the MidJourney website private, visible only to you.
/public > If you are in Incognito Mode, you can turn it off with this command and make
your work visible to everyone.
When you enter a prompt, the completed images are returned as messages in a grid.
It reads like a book, with the numbers 1 and 2 on the top and the numbers 3 and 4 on
the bottom. Then you can use various buttons to make variations or luxury.
↻ > Returns the same prompt, new seed is used so all images are different.
V1 > Makes variations for the first image, it will make 4 more images based on the
selected image so they will look similar but different.
U1 > Raises the initial view and may change some of the view for better or worse, but
that's where the later high-end options come into play.
PROMPT
A prompt is a sentence of text that Midjourney Bot interprets to create an image.
Midjourney Bot is used to render words and phrases in a prompt. A well-crafted
prompt can help create unique and exciting images.
STYLE
You can specify the types of stylistic effects you want to use in your prompts. It can be
a technical style, an art medium, an architect, a painter, a photographer, an art
movement, an aesthetic, a decade-old style, a mood, or even just some colors.
such as
Only: 1:1,
Ratios 1:2 to 2:1 16:9 or 5:2 to 2:5 1:2 to 2:1
2:3 or 3:2
1920:1080
The --ar parameter will accept any aspect ratio from 1:1 (square) up to the maximum
aspect ratio for each model.
--ar 1:1
Chaos
The --chaos or --c parameter influences how varied the initial image grids are. High -
-chaos values will produce more unusual and unexpected results and compositions.
Lower --chaos values have more reliable, repeatable results.
Low Chaos Values
Using a low --chaos value, or not specifying a value, will produce initial image grids
that are slightly varied each time a Job is run.
prompt example : /imagine prompt: pineapple penguin hybrid
/describe :
With Midjourney version 5, the developers have added a really fun (and useful)
command:
Describe! While MidJourney is essentially an AI that converts text to images, the new
/describe command now lets us convert from image to text in a prompt-like format.
This can be fun just to play around with, but it can also be useful for coming up with
new terms for images you love but can't get on Midjourney. But remember, this is not
always reliable.
Assuming you are not a graphic designer, you may not be familiar with graphic design
terms. Here you can find the terms related to graphic design in the photo you shared
by using the /describe command. I worked with an example like this.
It gave me 4 prompts. And with these prompts, I got the following images;
/imagine prompt : hand wash bottle icon /imagine prompt : an illustration with a bottle
vector line, in the style of pastel-colored of liquid, in the style of colorful washes,
scenes, kilian eng, use of precious clean line work, light azure and pink,
materials, domestic scenes, shiny/glossy, petcore, personal iconography, domestic
cute and colorful, clean line work --q 2 scenes, clean and simple designs --q 2
/imagine prompt : a cleaning bottle with /imagine prompt : a set of soap dispenser and
cleaning liquid on the counter, in the cleaning spray icons, in the style of light blue
style of simple, colorful illustrations, and pink, kilian eng, bold, cartoonish lines,
rococo pastel, linear illustrations, strong white background, domestic scenes, strong
use of negative space --q 2 use of color, simple, colorful illustrations --q 2
/imagine prompt : photography of cross section of city street --v 5 --ar 3:1 --q 2
You can review the usage of all other parameters from this link:
Midjourney Parameters
List of Aesthetics
Example: /imagine prompt: Abstract Tech Dog