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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

Enviromental 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
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