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    Article Summary

    Even short single-word prompts will produce beautiful images in Midjourney's default style, but you can create more interesting personalized results by combining concepts like artistic medium, historical periods, location, and more.


    Pick A Medium

    Break out the paint, crayons, scratchboard, printing presses, glitter, ink, and colored paper. One of the best ways to generate a stylish image is by specifying an artistic medium.

    prompt example: /imagine prompt <any art style> style cat

    Block Print Example Midjourney image of a woodblock cat
    Folk Art Example Midjourney image of a folkart cat
    Cyanotype Example Midjourney image of a cyanotype cat
    Graffiti Example Midjourney image of a graffiti cat
    Paint-by-Numbers Example Midjourney image of a Paint by Numbers cat
    Risograph Example Midjourney image of a risograph cat
    Ukiyo-e Example Midjourney image of a Ukiyo-e cat
    Pencil Sketch Example Midjourney image of a pencil sketch cat
    Watercolor Example Midjourney image of a watercolor cat
    Pixel Art Example Midjourney image of a Pixel Art cat
    Blacklight Painting Example Midjourney image of a Blacklight Painting cat
    Cross Stitch Example Midjourney image of a cross stitch cat

    Get Specific

    More precise words and phrases will help create an image with exactly the right look and feel.

    prompt example: /imagine prompt <style> sketch of a cat

    Life Drawing Example Midjourney image of a life drawing sketch of a cat
    Continuous Line Example Midjourney image of a continuous line sketch of a cat
    Loose Gestural Example Midjourney image of a Loose Gestural sketch of a cat
    Blind Contour Example Midjourney image of a blind contour sketch of a cat
    Value Study Example Midjourney image of a value study sketch of a cat
    Charcoal Sketch Example Midjourney image of a charcoal sketch of a cat



    Time Travel

    Different eras have distinct visual styles.

    prompt example: /imagine prompt <decade> cat illustration

    1700s Midjourney image of a 1750s cat
    1800s Midjourney image of a 1800s cat
    1900s Midjourney image of a 1900s cat
    1910s Midjourney image of a 1910s cat
    1920s Midjourney image of a 1920s cat
    1930s Midjourney image of a 1930s cat
    1940s Midjourney image of a 1940s cat
    1950s Midjourney image of a 1950s cat
    1960s Midjourney image of a 1960s cat
    1970s Midjourney image of a 1970s cat
    1980s Midjourney image of a 1980s cat
    1990s Midjourney image of a 1990s cat


    Emote

    Use emotion words to give characters personality.

    prompt example: /imagine prompt <emotion> cat

    Determined Midjourney image of a Determined cat
    Happy Midjourney image of a Determined cat
    Sleepy Midjourney image of a Determined cat
    Angry Midjourney image of an Angry cat
    Shy Midjourney image of a Shy cat
    Embarassed Midjourney image of an embarassed cat


    Get Colorful

    A full spectrum of possibilities.

    prompt example: /imagine prompt <color word> colored cat

    Millennial Pink Midjourney image of a millennial pink cat
    Acid Green Midjourney image of an acid green cat
    Desaturated Midjourney image of a desaturated cat
    Canary Yellow Midjourney image of a canary yellow colored cat
    Peach Midjourney image of a peach colored cat
    Two Toned Midjourney image of a two-toned colored cat
    Pastel Midjourney image of a pastel colored cat
    Mauve Midjourney image of a mauve colored cat
    Ebony Midjourney image of a ebony colored cat
    Neutral Midjourney image of a neutral colored cat
    Day Glo Midjourney image of a DayGlo colored cat
    Green Tinted Midjourney image of green-tinted colored cat


    Environmental Exploration

    Different environments can set unique moods.

    prompt example: /imagine prompt <location> cat

    Tundra Midjourney image of a moutnain cat
    Salt Flat Midjourney image of a salt flat cat
    Jungle Midjourney image of a Jungle cat
    Desert Midjourney image of a desert cat
    Mountain Midjourney image of a mountain cat
    Cloud Forest Midjourney image of a cloud forest cat