Level Up Product Ads: Combine Midjourney and Ideogram AI

Want to create stunning product photos featuring professional models, all using AI? You can blend the power of Midjourney's character consistency with Ideogram AI's editing tools. This guide walks you through using these platforms together to transform a regular photo subject into a commercial model and integrate products seamlessly. We'll even cover changing details like glasses.

Start with an AI Prompt

The process begins with a good prompt. You can ask an AI like ChatGPT for help. Tell it what you need, like a prompt for a male model advertising a watch while wearing a suit. ChatGPT can generate detailed starting points that save you time.

Transforming the Subject with Midjourney Omni-Reference

Next, take your subject's photo into Midjourney. Use the new Omni-Reference feature. This tool helps maintain a consistent look for your character across different generations.

Using Omni-Reference

• Upload the image of the person you want to use.

• Input the prompt you created (or refined).

• Crucially, adjust the 'Ref Weight' setting. The default is often 100, but sometimes increasing this value (like to 250, based on experimentation) gives more weight to the original photo's features, leading to better likeness consistency.

• Generate your images. Find the generated photo you like best where the subject looks like a professional model resembling the original person.

Midjourney Version 7 is needed for the Omni-Reference feature to work correctly for character consistency.

Seamless Product Placement with Ideogram AI Magic Fill

Once you have your AI-generated model image from Midjourney, switch to Ideogram AI. You'll use the Canvas feature and Magic Fill. Note that Magic Fill is a paid feature in Ideogram.

Setting Up the Canvas

• Go to the Canvas feature in Ideogram.

• Upload two images: the Midjourney-generated model image and the photo of the product you want to add (like a watch).

• Arrange them side-by-side on the canvas. Scale the product image so its height is roughly the same as the model image.

Using Magic Fill for Product Replacement

Magic Fill lets you select an area to replace and guide the AI on what to put there.

• Click the Magic Fill option.

• Draw a mask over the area on the model image where you want to place the product (e.g., the subject's wrist). Use the lasso or brush tool for precision.

• Hit next.

• Describe what's on the left (the product image) and what's on the right (the model image). This step is key.

Detailed Product Description

For the product description (what's on the left), especially for items with details like a watch, a simple phrase might not be enough. Use an image-to-prompt website. Upload the product photo, and the site will generate a detailed description. Copy this and paste it into Ideogram's Magic Fill prompt for the 'left' side.

For the 'right' side, a simpler description like "a male model wearing a men's watch" is often sufficient.

Position the Frame and Generate

Before hitting "Magic Fill," make sure the pink frame includes both the masked area on the model image and the product image. Adjust the frame as needed. Then, run Magic Fill.

Review the results. Magic Fill provides variations. If the first set isn't perfect, use the 'Retry' option to generate more. You typically find a great result within a few attempts (e.g., after 15-20 variations).

Consider automating your Midjourney image generation process. The TitanXT Midjourney Automation Suite can streamline creating variations and managing your outputs.

Changing Other Accessories

You can use the same Ideogram Magic Fill method to change other details, like glasses.

• Get an image of the glasses you want using AI (like asking ChatGPT for an image of a specific style of spectacles).

• Upload your model image (with the watch added) and the new glasses image to the Ideogram Canvas.

• Use Magic Fill.

• Draw a mask over the original glasses frame using the brush mask tool for accuracy.

• Use an image-to-prompt tool for a detailed description of the new glasses ('left' side).

• Describe the model image ('right' side).

• Adjust the pink frame to include the glasses image and the mask.

• Run Magic Fill and review the variations until you get the perfect result.

Enhance your workflow further by integrating tools that work together. The TitanXT Midjourney Automation Suite can help manage your Midjourney generations before you move to detail work in Ideogram.

Final Touches

After getting the desired result from Ideogram, you may want to upscale the image. Free online tools can increase the image size and often improve quality simultaneously.

Summary

Combining Midjourney's ability to maintain character likeness with Ideogram AI's powerful Magic Fill feature allows for incredible flexibility in creating product advertisement images. You can transform subjects into models, place products accurately, and even change specific details like glasses. This workflow, aided by prompt generation and image description tools, offers new possibilities for visual content creation.

Explore how automation can help you manage your AI image creation projects. The TitanXT Midjourney Automation Suite is designed to optimize your Midjourney workflow.