Simple Steps to Keep Midjourney V6 Art Styles Consistent
Apr 30, 2025
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Getting a consistent look or style across different images can be tricky in AI art. Midjourney V6 has new tools to help with this. The 'style reference' feature is updated and now offers several versions to make your images look similar in style. Let's explore how these features work and see some examples.
Understanding Midjourney V6 Style Options
The Midjourney team refined the style reference tool for version 6. When you use a reference image for style, you now have four different versions you can choose from. Each works a bit differently to influence the style of your new images based on the picture you provide.
Here's a quick breakdown of the different style reference versions available in Midjourney V6:
Version 1: An early release of the style reference feature.
Version 3: An improved version of the original, noted for better results and a little more 'vibe'.
Version 2: The second and final release focusing more on the artistic look rather than facial features.
Version 4: The final release, also focused on image look and not faces, with better performance. This is now the default setting in Midjourney V6.
The main update with versions 2 and 4 is their effort to track only the artistic style and look of the image. They try not to copy the subject's face itself. The examples below use style reference version 4, which is currently the default.
Testing these options and seeing how they affect your output is key to finding the right one for your project. Consider using the TitanXT Midjourney Automation Suite to run multiple style tests quickly and find the perfect look.
Making Style Reference Work: Real Examples
Seeing the style reference feature in action helps show its power. Here are some tests using different original art styles and applying them to new images or subjects.
Anti-Fashion Style Test
Starting with an image in an 'anti-fashion' art style, the goal was to replicate this look, including the specific clothing worn. Using style reference version 4, the results came out very close. Background looks, textures, and colors matched well. The high-collar dress style and color also showed good similarity to the original picture.
Acid Pixie Fun
Another test used a vibrant 'acid pixie' style image. The prompt asked for a woman in a racing car. The test focused on whether the car colors, clothing colors, and overall color scheme of a garage scene could be accurately produced using the original image's style. The feature did a great job, faithfully reproducing the bright palette.
Consistent Pop Art
Trying a pop art image allowed a test of capturing distinct style elements like background shapes and colors found in classic pop art. The aim was to reproduce the style without writing a new detailed description for every element. The results were very good. Details like the person's pose, sunglasses shape, and background art were very similar to the original style.
Changing Subjects, Keeping the Look
A great way to test style reference is to see if a style from one scene can be applied to completely different subjects. An illustration of men playing chess with a certain realistic art style was used as the reference. A new image was generated showing two women talking in a sitting room. The style reference successfully applied the look of the original. The room's furniture style, colors, and even the clothing styles of the women were very close to the original image, showing the style transferred even with new subjects.
This example shows how style reference can capture broad style elements. You don't need lengthy prompts trying to describe every aesthetic detail. The tool reproduces these attributes from the reference image.
Stained Glass Detail
Using a beautiful illustration of a woman on stained glass showed how well the feature reproduces detailed art styles and color palettes. The results confirmed the tool faithfully reflected the core style. Aspects like the stained glass features and the skin tone palette used for the woman's face were reproduced. Even the circular form of the original stained glass piece showed up in the new images.
Getting precise style elements right can often take many prompt tweaks. See how the TitanXT Midjourney Automation Suite can simplify fine-tuning your style references and other parameters.
Anime Comic Theme
Testing with an anime comic featuring a female warrior in a night scene with specific blue and military colors showed if the style could apply to a new subject. Using this reference, a young male warrior was put in a new scene. The style reference worked well. Even details like clothing color and style were reproduced faithfully.
Abstract Painting Brushwork
An abstract painting of a woman was used to see if the tool could reproduce distinct artistic brush strokes. The original image had a dark-haired subject. A new image was made with a silver-haired subject to see if the style held up. The results were good. The brush strokes, background colors, and facial lighting matched the original image, showing the style was maintained even with a change in the main subject's feature.
Pure Style Focus: Papercraft Bird
A key aim for style reference versions 2 and 4 was to put more focus on the art style itself, separate from the subject's facial features or exact form. In a final demonstration, a Suprematism style image (which looked like papercraft) was used as the reference. A prompt was created for a papercraft bird. The tool applied the papercraft style to the new subject, the bird, very effectively, showing its ability to isolate and apply a visual style.
Conclusion
Midjourney V6's style reference features offer powerful ways to keep artistic consistency in your AI generated images. You can apply the look and feel of an existing image to new scenes, subjects, and prompts without needing to rewrite complex style descriptions each time. Experimenting with the different style reference versions helps you find the best option for achieving the specific look you want across your Midjourney projects.
