Basic Guide of Midjourney
What is Midjourney?
Midjourney is an impressive new AI-powered text-to-image generator. Launched in 2021, Midjourney uses artificial intelligence to create unique images from text prompts provided by users. It works by taking the text input, analyzing it to extract keywords and concepts, and generating an image that matches the description.
The magic of Midjourney lies in its use of generative adversarial networks (GANs). GANs consist of two neural networks – a generator network that creates images, and a discriminator network that evaluates how realistic and accurate the images are. By pitting these two networks against each other, Midjourney can produce increasingly high-quality and creative images through an iterative process.
What is the prompt?
Prompts are the text descriptions that you provide to Midjourney to generate an image. Mastering the art of prompting involves giving Midjourney just enough direction without overly constraining it.
Types of Prompt
We can divide the prompts into two categories based on their complexity:
1. Basic Prompt – “a boy playing with a puppy”
a kid playing with a puppy
2. Advanced Prompt – “a 5-year-old baby boy playing with a german shepherd puppy”
a 5 years old baby boy playing with a german shepherd puppy
Anatomy of Advanced Prompt
[a 5-year-old baby boy playing with a german shepeher puppy, partly cloudy, –aspect 16:9]
[TEXT PROMPT, STYLING, PROMPT]
a 5 years old baby boy playing with a german shepherd puppy, partly cloudy --aspect 16:9
How to use styling in Midjourney advanced prompts
You can use the following options to style your advanced prompts in Midjourney:
- Weather
- Time of Day
- Camera Angle
- Photography Style
- Realism
How to use weather styling in advanced prompts of Midjourney
You can use the following weather options of weather styling:
- Sunny
- Partly Cloudy
- Rainy
- Snowy
a 5 years old baby boy playing with a german shepherd puppy, sunny --aspect 16:9
a 5 years old baby boy playing with a german shepherd puppy, partly cloudy --aspect 16:9
5 years old baby boy playing with a german shepherd puppy, rainy --aspect 16:9
a 5 years old baby boy playing with a german shepherd puppy, snowy --aspect 16:9
How to use Time of Day styling in advanced prompts of Midjourney
You can use the following options to set time of day in your advanced prompts:
- Morning
- Afternoon
- Sunset
- Night
a 5 years old baby boy playing with a german shepherd puppy, sunny, morning --aspect 16:9
a 5 years old baby boy playing with a german shepherd puppy, sunny, afternoon --aspect 16:9
a 5 years old baby boy playing with a german shepherd puppy, sunny, sunset --aspect 16:9
a 5 years old baby boy playing with a german shepherd puppy, sunny, night --aspect 16:9
How to use Camera Angle styling in advanced prompts of Midjourney
You can use the following options to set the camera angle in your advanced prompts:
- Wide Shot
- Closeup Shot
- Master Shot
- Dutch Eye Shot
a 5 years old baby boy playing with a german shepherd puppy, sunny, afternoon, wide shot --aspect 16:9
a 5 years old baby boy playing with a german shepherd puppy, sunny, afternoon, closeup shot --aspect 16:9
a 5 years old baby boy playing with a german shepherd puppy, sunny, afternoon, master shot --aspect 16:9
a 5 years old baby boy playing with a german shepherd puppy, sunny, afternoon, dutch eye shot --aspect 16:9
How to use photography styling in advanced prompts of Midjourney
You can use the following options to set the photography style in your advanced prompts:
- Portrait Photography
- Street Photography
- Travel Photography
- Drone Photography
a 5 years old baby boy playing with a german shepherd puppy, sunny, afternoon, portrait photography --aspect 16:9
a 5 years old baby boy playing with a german shepherd puppy, sunny, afternoon, street photography --aspect 16:9
a 5 years old baby boy playing with a german shepherd puppy, sunny, afternoon, travel photography --aspect 16:9
a 5 years old baby boy playing with a german shepherd puppy, sunny, afternoon, drone photography --aspect 16:9
How to use realism styling in advanced prompts of Midjourney
- Hyperrealistic
- Ethereality
- Dreamy
- Dreampunk
a 5 years old baby boy playing with a german shepherd puppy, hyperrealistic --aspect 16:9
a 5 years old baby boy playing with a german shepherd puppy, Ethereality --aspect 16:9
a 5 years old baby boy playing with a german shepherd puppy, Dreamy --aspect 16:9
a 5 years old baby boy playing with a german shepherd puppy, Dreampunk --aspect 16:9
How to use parameters in Midjourney advanced prompts
You can use the following options to style your advanced prompts in Midjourney:
- – –aspect (aspect ratio such as 1:1, 2:1, 16:9)
- – –seed (between 0–4294967295)
- – –stylize (between 0-1000)
- – –iw (0-2)
- – –no (as in – no grass)
- – –stop (between 10-100)
–aspect
a 5 years old baby boy playing with a german shepherd puppy, sunny, afternoon, street photography --aspect 16:9
a 5 years old baby boy playing with a german shepherd puppy, sunny, afternoon, street photography --aspect 16:9 --seed 924
a 5 years old baby boy playing with a german shepherd puppy, sunny, afternoon, street photography --aspect 16:9 --seed 924 --stylize 988
an shepherd puppy, sunny, afternoon, street photography --aspect 16:9 --seed 924 --stylize 988 --no grass
a 5 years old baby boy playing with a german shepherd puppy, sunny, afternoon, street photography --aspect 16:9 --seed 924 --stylize 988 --stop 65
