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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

          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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