Midjourney Prompting Guide

Mohsin Muntazir

In this document I will share all the details you need to know in order to master Midjourney.
Make sure to follow this closely and you will see way better results than you normally get. If you
have any questions about it, simply leave a comment under this video.

To help you craft your image prompt, here are 5 different parameters you can use to make your
prompt more specific.

1 Image type
What type of image do you want to create?

Example of image types: Photograph, illustration, sketch, painting, digital art, vector image,
pixel art, 3D render, cartoon, comic/graphic art, infographic, diagram, collage, blueprint, GIF,
icon, logo, meme, HDR image, panorama, pixelated image, watercolor painting, oil painting,
charcoal drawing, stencil art, silhouette, X-ray image, ultrasound image, typography art, graffiti,
mixed media art, chalk art, 3D model, film/frame, Pixar-style animation, Lego art, woodcut print,
lithograph, mosaic, stencil, poster art, tattoo art, augmented reality image (AR), virtual reality
image (VR), hologram, motion capture image, Polaroid, still life

Start prompt with following text: “A [image type] of …”

2 Subject
Describe what subject you want to have in your image

Example of Subjects: Person, place, object, animal, plant, landscape, building, vehicle, food,
abstract concept, emotion, celestial body, weather, furniture, clothing, technology, tool,
machine, artwork, historical event, sports scene, nature, insect, body part, group of people,
cityscape, waterscape, mountain, forest, desert, room, toy, fabric, jewelry, mythical creature,
symbol, sign, pattern, street, road, bridge, monument, beach, sky, underwater scene, fantasy
character, architecture, transportation, map, text, flowers, tree, machinery.

3 Details
Add more specific elements or details into your image.
Examples of details: mposition, symmetry, pattern, depth, focal point, framing, scale, angle,
shading, gradient, saturatiColors, setting, mood, background, lighting, texture, perspective,
shadows, reflections, contrast, coon, hue, brightness, clarity, blur, motion, transparency,
highlights, lowlights, distance, proximity, detail, sharpness, noise, atmosphere, theme,
symbolism, tone, contrast, balance, harmony, proportion, repetition, space, dimension, framing,
horizon line, negative space, interaction, overlay, movement, warmth, coolness

4 Style
Choose an artistic style for your image.

Examples of details: Cyberpunk, neon, vintage, retro, minimalist, abstract, surreal,

photorealistic, impressionist, expressionist, futuristic, steampunk, gothic, baroque, renaissance,
art deco, art nouveau, cartoonish, comic book, fantasy, sci-fi, noir, grunge, pop art, psychedelic,
modernist, cubist, flat design, pixelated, 8-bit, vaporwave, brutalist, futuristic, anime, realistic,
bohemian, rustic, industrial, high-tech, dystopian, post-apocalyptic, whimsical, cinematic, chibi,
glitch, kawaii, street art, low-poly, hyperrealistic, graffiti, or Artist/painting [input name or
painting]

5 Parameters*
Finish it off with different parameters.

Here are the basic parameters:

Aspect Ratios
--aspect, or --ar Change the aspect ratio of a generation.

Chaos
--chaos <number 0–100> Change how varied the results will be. Higher values produce more
unusual and unexpected generations.

Character Reference
Use images as character references in your prompt to create images of the same character in
different situations.

Fast
--fast override your current setting and run a single job using Fast Mode.
Image Weight
--iw <0–3> Sets image prompt weight relative to text weight. The default value is 1.

No
--no Negative prompting, --no plants would try to remove plants from the image.

Quality
--quality <.25, .5, or 1>, or --q <.25, .5, or 1> How much rendering quality time you want to
spend. The default value is 1. Higher values use more GPU minutes; lower values use less.
Random
--style random, add a random 32 base styles Style Tuner code to your prompt. You can also
use --style random-16, --style random-64 or --style random-128 to use random results from
other lengths of Style Tuners.

Relax
--relax override your current setting and run a single job using Relax Mode.

Repeat
--repeat <1–40>, or --r <1–40> Create multiple Jobs from a single prompt. --repeat is useful for
quickly rerunning a job multiple times.

Seed
--seed <integer between 0–4294967295> The Midjourney bot uses a seed number to create a
field of visual noise, like television static, as a starting point to generate the initial image grids.
Seed numbers are generated randomly for each image but can be specified with the --seed or --
sameseed parameter. Using the same seed number and prompt will produce similar ending
images.

Stop
--stop <integer between 10–100> Use the --stop parameter to finish a Job partway through the
process. Stopping a Job at an earlier percentage can create blurrier, less detailed results.

Style
--style <raw> Switch between versions of the Midjourney Model Version 5.1 and 5.2.
--style <4a, 4b, or 4c> Switch between versions of the Midjourney Model Version 4.
--style <cute, expressive, original, or scenic> Switch between versions of the Niji Model Version
5.
Use the /tune command to create a Style Tuner and generate custom style codes.

Style Reference
Use images as style references in your prompt to influence the style or aesthetic of images you
want Midjourney to make.

Stylize
--stylize <number>, or --s <number> parameter influences how strongly Midjourney's default
aesthetic style is applied to Jobs.

Tile
--tile parameter generates images that can be used as repeating tiles to create seamless
patterns.

Turbo
--turbo override your current setting and run a single job using Turbo Mode.

Video
--video Saves a progress video of the initial image grid being generated. Emoji react to the
completed image grid with ✉️to trigger the video being sent to your direct messages. --video
does not work when upscaling an image.

Weird
--weird <number 0–3000>, or --w <number 0–3000> Explore unusual aesthetics with the
experimental --weird parameter.

Source: https://docs.midjourney.com/docs/parameter-list

*Note: parameters take some time to master, the outcomes can literally make or break your
image. I would suggest trying out different parameters to get a feeling for what they do.

The Formula

A [image type] of [subject] with [details] in [style] – [insert parameter]

The words in between can be replaced with other prepositions.

Example:

A polaroid of the landing on the moon in a hollywood film set, with props,
in a retro style– weird 500 – ar 1:1 v6.1