Level Up Your Midjourney Prompts: Tips for Stunning AI Art

Want to create amazing art with Midjourney or other AI platforms? It starts with how you write your prompts. These tips will help you get better results and unlock your artistic vision.

Tip 1: Focus on the Positive

Instead of saying what you don't want, describe what you DO want. For example, instead of "a farm with no dogs," try "a farm with cows, pigs, and various animals." This helps Midjourney focus on the elements you want to include.

Tip 2: Prioritize Your Keywords

Put the most important words at the beginning of your prompt. Midjourney pays more attention to the start of the prompt. So, instead of "a nice farm with a massive evil bull," try "a massive evil bull on a nice farm" to emphasize the bull.

Tip 3: Define Color and Lighting

Take control of your image's look by specifying colors and lighting. Use terms like "pastel colors," "neon colors," or even specific colors like "blue and green color palette." For lighting, try "low contrast," "high contrast," "dark low lighting," "very sunny lighting," or "golden hour lighting."

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Tip 4: Use Word Weight and Multi-Prompts

Word Weight

In Midjourney, you can emphasize certain words by adding two colons after the word and then a number. The higher the number, the more priority that word gets. For example, "bull::3 farm::1" will emphasize the bull more than the farm.

Multi-Prompts

Use two colons to separate different concepts in your prompt. For example, "outside hot:: dog" will create an image of a dog, instead of an image of a hotdog outside.

Tip 5: Learn About Art and Photography

Expand your knowledge of visual arts to improve your descriptions. Understanding art and photography terms will help you communicate your vision more effectively to Midjourney.

Tip 6: Keep Your Prompts Concise

Short, focused prompts often work best. Avoid unnecessary details that can distract from the important elements. Define what's really important and keep your prompts as short as possible.

Example of Shortening a Prompt

Instead of: "Create an artwork of a small monkey in the stall of a modern video game built on Unreal Engine. The monkey is standing in a forest environment with trees, beautiful nature, and a bright blue sunny sky in the background."

Try: "Unreal Engine 3D render of a monkey, Forest, Sunny Sky, High Contrast, earthy tones."

If you're struggling with long prompts, use Midjourney's `/shorten` command in Discord to identify and remove unnecessary words.

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Tip 7: Define Distinct Styles

Specify art styles like "watercolor painting," "ink dripping drawing," or "DSLR photo." You can also try "Sci-Fi Blockbuster movie screen cap" or "anime 1990 film screen cap."

Tip 8: Use Artist Names for Inspiration

Incorporate the names of artists to emulate their styles. Try "in the style of Picasso," "in the style of Salvador Dali," or "in the style of Leonardo da Vinci." You can even combine styles, like "combined styles of HR Giger and Leonardo da Vinci."

Tip 9: Get Inspired by Others' Prompts

Explore Midjourney's explore page to see what other people are creating. Look for interesting prompts and try adapting them for your own creations. Pay attention to details like "fisheye lens effect" or "film grain."

Tip 10: Experiment with Permutations

Take an existing prompt and split it into shorter phrases using permutations. This helps you understand the impact of each phrase on the final image. Use curly brackets and commas to separate the phrases. For example: "{antique Photography in a gothic city, in the 1900s, Dark Fantasy}"

Tip 11: Describe the Angle and Framing

Control the perspective of your images by specifying the angle and framing. Try "high angle," "low angle," "landscape shot," "closeup shot," or "side angle."

Tip 12: Reroll and Remix Your Images

Don't be afraid to reroll and remix your images to refine your results. Use the rerun button or enable remix mode in Discord to make subtle alterations to your prompts and generate new variations.

Tip 13: Describe the Mood

Use mood descriptors to influence the overall look and feel of your images. Try "depressing mood," "excited," "gloomy and spooky," "quiet," "loud," "powerful energy," "serene stillness," or "vibrant party energy."

Tip 14: Use Prompt Formulas

Use structured prompt formulas to create consistent and effective prompts. A simple formula is: "[art style] of a [subject] in a [locational scene], [mood]"

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Conclusion

By following these prompt engineering tips, you can unlock the full potential of Midjourney and create stunning AI art. Experiment with different techniques, find what works best for you, and unleash your creativity!