21 FRESH Midjourney Tips

The first tip focuses on creating toy-like figures by using the term 'HO Scale' in prompts. A shoutout is given to Paul Lenu for suggesting this, which can lead to creative results like Batman on a surfboard in a sci-fi baseball field or a toy soldier battle in a bathroom. The tip encourages experimenting with imaginative settings and subjects.

This tip highlights the ability to combine style reference codes and assign weights to them in MidJourney. By combining two different style codes, like a black-and-white style and a colorful one, users can control the balance between the two. Weights can be adjusted using colons, allowing for more of one style to dominate over the other, opening up endless creative possibilities.

The third tip introduces void prompts, which allow users to uncover their personal style in MidJourney. By using quotation marks and the command `d-p s1000`, users can create a grid of images representing their style preferences. The tip showcases how this technique removes subject bias, highlighting one's unique artistic tendencies.

In this tip, the speaker suggests using 'style raw' for more realistic and vintage-looking results. Comparing grids of images generated with and without 'style raw,' it becomes evident that this feature tends to create images that are less painterly and more realistic. Users are encouraged to experiment with 'style raw' to see how it affects their personal style.

This tip explains how users can incorporate the style of other artists in MidJourney by adding their username in a public Discord room. The example uses the style of 'Ancient Chaos,' showcasing the difference between personal and borrowed styles. This tip is particularly useful for those looking to experiment with different artistic influences.

Tip six offers an inpainting trick for correcting small details. When faced with the error message that an area is too small, the suggestion is to select outside the image, ensuring that the correction is applied. This is just one of many inpainting tips found in the MidJourney beginner course, which is mentioned as an available resource.

This tip delves into how users can apply different styles through inpainting. By generating a style grid and using the 'vary by region' option, users can mix styles within a single image. The example of a man in a straw hat is given, where different style references create varied outcomes for specific areas of the image.

In this tip, users are encouraged to view their initial MidJourney generation as a draft. By using the variation buttons, they can explore subtle or strong variations of their chosen image, leading to more polished and unexpected results. The speaker provides an example of a Polaroid image and emphasizes exploring different iterations.

The ninth tip suggests how to create caricatures by using style and character references in combination. By adjusting parameters like chaos and style weight, users can exaggerate features to create unique caricatures. The speaker provides examples of caricature drawings and explains how to tweak the settings to achieve the desired level of stylization.

Here, the speaker shares a trick to access 2x and 4x upscalers from previous MidJourney versions by using the 'vary by region' tool. The tip explains how to keep the same image but reprocess it under version 5.2 to unlock these upscalers, resulting in different file sizes and enhanced image quality.

This tip reveals a hidden feature on the MidJourney website: the ability to hover over an upscaled image and see the original grid it came from. This is particularly useful for revisiting options from a previous generation without losing track of the original set of images.

Another hidden feature is the ability to search for similar images by clicking the search button above an image. This allows users to discover more images in the same style, theme, or subject, expanding the creative exploration potential within MidJourney.

The speaker shares their workflow for creating MidJourney office hour recaps. They begin by finding images they like on the explore page, then modify prompts in Discord by changing subjects, using permutations, and adjusting stylized values. The process involves running several prompts and selecting the best results to share.

This tip explains how to adjust the strength of style and character references in prompts. For example, setting character weight to 100 will focus more on the character’s known traits, while lowering it will prioritize the overall prompt. Adjusting style and character weights offers more control over how these elements influence the final image.

The fifteenth tip introduces the use of the word 'ombre' in prompts to blend colors smoothly. Ombre effects create gradients where colors fade into one another. The speaker provides examples of birds, robots, and dresses, demonstrating how ombre leads to visually striking and harmonious results.

This tip shows how users can create a mini photo shoot effect by generating subtle variations of an image. The example of a Polaroid model is given, where slightly different poses and expressions result in a collection of images that resemble a photo shoot. Rolling the variations leads to more distinct images.

Building on the previous tip, this one suggests combining style and character references to create a series of unique photo shoot images. By using the repeat parameter, users can generate multiple images of the same character in different styles, allowing for a diverse set of results.

Here, the speaker shares a trick to make compositions more dynamic by negatively prompting 'symmetry' with the `--no` parameter. This forces the image composition to be off-center, creating more interesting and aesthetically pleasing results.

This tip highlights how to use remix mode in MidJourney to significantly change images. Remix mode differs from standard variations in that it allows users to delete parts of a prompt, like style reference codes, to see vastly different results while maintaining the overall image’s consistency.

The speaker encourages users to try double exposure effects in MidJourney by layering different subjects. Examples include mixing a sports car and a clock, or a tidal wave and a godlike figure. Double exposure prompts allow for dramatic and visually complex compositions.

The final tip suggests adjusting the stylize value of a prompt to achieve a more refined look. By starting with a low stylize value, upscaling the image, and then using the remix feature to increase the stylize value, users can generate more beautiful and intricate results.