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          Article Summary

          You can use images as part of a prompt to influence a Job's composition, style, and colors. Images prompts can be used alone or with text prompts—experiment with combining images with different styles for the most exciting results.

          To add images to a prompt, type or paste the web address where the image is stored online. The address must end in an extension like .png, .gif, or .jpg. After adding image addresses, add any additional text and parameters to complete the prompt.

          Image showing the Midjourney prompt structure.


          Image prompts go at the front of a prompt.
          Prompts must have two images or one image and text to work.
          An image URL must be a direct link to an online image.
          Your file should end in .png, .gif, .webp, .jpg, or .jpeg.
          In most browsers, right-click or long-press an image and select Copy Image Address to get the URL.
          The /blend command is a simplified image prompting process optimized for mobile users.

          Upload an image to Discord

          To incorporate an image into your prompt, you need a direct image link that ends with .png, .gif, .webp, .jpg, or .jpeg. If the image is on your computer or phone, you can send it as a message to the Midjourney Bot first to generate a link.

          How To Upload Your Image

          1. Paste the image into the chat with Midjourney Bot. Press Enter to send your image.
          2. Depending on your platform, follow these steps to obtain the image link

            • Discord Desktop App: Right-click on the image and select "Copy Link" (NOT "Copy Message Link").

            • Discord Web App: Click to expand the image, then right-click and choose "Copy image address."

            • Discord Mobile App: Tap and hold on the image, then select "Copy Media Link."

            • If none of these methods work, you can always click to expand the image, and at the bottom, select "Open in Browser" so you can copy and paste the image's URL.

          Add an Image URL to Your Prompt

          To add an image to a prompt, begin typing /imagine as usual. After the prompt box appears, drag the image file into the prompt box to add the image's URL, or right-click and paste the link within the prompt box.

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          Privacy Notes

          Upload images in your Direct Messages with the Midjourney Bot to prevent other server users from seeing an image.
          Image prompts are visible on the Midjourney website unless a user has Stealth Mode.


          Examples

          Starting Images

          Cropped image of the Bust of Apollo

          Statue of Apollo

          Cropped image of vintage flower illustraiton

          Vintage Flower Illustration

          Cropped image of Ernst Haeckel's Jellyfish

          Ernst Haeckel's Jellyfish

          Cropped image of Ernst Haeckel's Lichen

          Ernst Haeckel's Lichen

          Cropped image of The Great Wave off Kanagawa

          Hokusai's The Great Wave


          Midjourney Model Version 4

          Statue + Flowers

          Cropped image of the Bust of Apollo + Cropped image of vintage flower illustraiton

          Midjourney image prompt combining the Statue of Apollo and Vintage Floral Illustrations

          Statue + Jellyfish

          Cropped image of the Bust of Apollo + Cropped image of Ernst Haeckel's Jellyfish Midjourney image prompt combining the Statue of Apollo and Haeckel Jellyfish

          Statue + Lichen

          Cropped image of the Bust of Apollo + Cropped image of Ernst Haeckel's Lichen Midjourney image prompt combining the Statue of Apollo and Haeckel Lichen

          Statue + Wave

          Cropped image of the Bust of Apollo + Cropped image of The Great Wave off Kanagawa Midjourney image prompt combining the Statue of Apollo and the Great Wave

          Statue + Lichen + Flowers

          Cropped image of the Bust of Apollo + Cropped image of Ernst Haeckel's Lichen + Cropped image of vintage flower illustraiton Midjourney image prompt combining the Statue of Apollo, Haeckel Lichen, and a vintage flower illustration



          Midjourney Model Version 5

          Statue + Flowers

          Cropped image of the Bust of Apollo + Cropped image of vintage flower illustraiton

          Midjourney image prompt combining the Statue of Apollo and Vintage Floral Illustrations

          Statue + Jellyfish

          Cropped image of the Bust of Apollo + Cropped image of Ernst Haeckel's Jellyfish Midjourney image prompt combining the Statue of Apollo and Haeckel Jellyfish

          Statue + Lichen

          Cropped image of the Bust of Apollo + Cropped image of Ernst Haeckel's Lichen Midjourney image prompt combining the Statue of Apollo and Haeckel Lichen

          Statue + Wave

          Cropped image of the Bust of Apollo + Cropped image of The Great Wave off Kanagawa Midjourney image prompt combining the Statue of Apollo and the Great Wave

          Statue + Lichen + Flowers

          Cropped image of the Bust of Apollo + Cropped image of Ernst Haeckel's Lichen + Cropped image of vintage flower illustraiton Midjourney image prompt combining the Statue of Apollo, Haeckel Lichen, and a vintage flower illustration


          Aspect Ratio Tip

          Crop images to the same aspect ratio as your final image for the best results.


          Image Weight Parameter

          Use the image weight parameter --iw to adjust the importance of the image vs. text portion of a prompt. The default value is used when no --iw is specified. Higher --iw values mean the image prompt will have more impact on the finished job.

          See the Multi Prompts page for more information about the relative importance between parts of a prompt.

          Different Midjourney Version Models have different image weight ranges.

          Version 5Version 4niji 5
          Image Weight Default1NA1
          Image Weight Range0–2NA0–2


          prompt example: /imagine prompt flowers.jpg birthday cake --iw .5

          Cropped image of painter Jan Davidsz. de Heem's Vase of Flowers used a midjourney image prompt

          Image Prompt

          A midjourney image generated from the prompt, a birthday cake with the image weight parameter set to .5

          --iw .5

          A midjourney image generated from the prompt, a birthday cake with the image weight parameter set to .75

          --iw .75

          A midjourney image generated from the prompt, a birthday cake with the image weight parameter set to 1.5

          --iw 1

          A midjourney image generated from the prompt, a birthday cake with the image weight parameter set to 0

          --iw 1.25

          A midjourney image generated from the prompt, a birthday cake with the image weight parameter set to 1.5

          --iw 1.5

          A midjourney image generated from the prompt, a birthday cake with the image weight parameter set to 1.75

          --iw 1.75

          A midjourney image generated from the prompt, a birthday cake with the image weight parameter set to 2

          --iw 2


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