Simple Steps to Start Creating with Midjourney V6

Want to create amazing images using AI? Midjourney is one of the most popular tools for this. This guide will walk you through getting started with Midjourney V6, covering everything from joining to creating your first image and refining it.

We'll also share some tips to help you get the best results.

Joining Midjourney Starts on Discord

Midjourney works on Discord. To start, go to Midjourney.com and click 'Join the Beta' at the bottom right. This will invite you to their Discord server. You'll need a Discord account. If you don't have one, create a free one and verify your email before joining the server.

Once you accept the invite, you'll be taken to Discord. Click the Midjourney icon on the left. You'll see different channels. Look for the 'Newbie' channels. This is where you'll start creating images and see what others are making.

Getting a Midjourney Plan

You can look around the Midjourney server for free, but to create your own images, you need a paid plan. Go back to the Midjourney website and click 'Sign in' at the bottom right. Use your Discord account to log in. At the bottom of the page, click your name and then 'Manage Subscription'. Here you can choose a plan or change your current one. You can upgrade or downgrade whenever you need.

While exploring Midjourney creators' work and finding inspiration is part of the fun, managing your own growing collection of images can become time-consuming. Consider exploring tools that automate batch processing and organization. For instance, the Midjourney Automation Suite from TitanXT can help streamline managing many image creations.

Creating Your First Image

In a 'Newbie' channel on Discord, type `/imagine` in the text box at the bottom and hit Enter. A box will appear where you can type your prompt (the text describing the image you want).

Setting Up Midjourney V6

Before typing your prompt each time, use `/settings` and hit Enter twice. Midjourney will show a settings panel. Make sure to select the latest version, which is Version 6 (Alpha) as of this video. You can also adjust other settings here, like stylus (how artistic or realistic), remix mode, or variation level.

Seeing Your Creations

After you put in your prompt and hit Enter, Midjourney will start making your image. This takes usually a minute or two. Your finished image will appear in the channel, highlighted in yellow. As new creations are made, your image might scroll off the screen.

To quickly find your latest images, click the 'Inbox' button at the top of the Discord window, then select 'Mentions'. Click the 'Jump' button next to your image, and Discord will take you right to it in the feed.

Crafting Better Prompts

Sometimes it's tricky to write a good prompt. A useful prompt usually includes these six parts:

• Style: What kind of look? (e.g., cinematic, anime, watercolor)

• Shot: How close? (e.g., close-up, wide shot)

• Subject: Who or what is it? (e.g., a person, a cat, a spaceship)

• Action: What are they doing? (e.g., running, reading, flying)

• Setting: Where is it taking place? (e.g., a forest, a city street, space)

• Lighting: What's the light like? (e.g., daytime, night, studio light)

Using these parts can help you get the image you want.

Finding Prompt Ideas

If you're still stuck, searching on the Midjourney Discord can take a long time. A faster way is to use a search engine for AI images like Lexica.art. You can search for keywords and see thousands of images with their prompts. Find one you like, copy the prompt, and adjust it in Midjourney to fit your idea.

Finding great prompt ideas is valuable, and speeding up the creation process even more can save significant time. Explore the Midjourney Automation Suite from TitanXT which offers features to help you manage prompting and generation more effectively.

Refining and Saving Images

Midjourney creates four images at once in a grid. Below the grid, you'll see buttons like U1, U2, U3, U4 and V1, V2, V3, V4, plus a refresh button. U buttons (Upscale) make one of the four images bigger and more detailed (U1 for the top left, U2 for top right, etc.). V buttons (Variation) create four new images based on the one you select (V1 for the top left, V2 for top right, etc.). The refresh button makes four new images using the same prompt.

Once you Upscale an image, more options appear. You can Upscale again for even more detail, or choose variations that are more subtle or stronger. 'Vary Region' lets you select only a part of the image to change. The Pan arrows let you move "outside" the image in one direction, creating a larger picture in that direction.

After upscaling, the finished image appears further down the channel. Use the 'Inbox' and 'Jump' buttons again to find it quickly.

To save an image, click on it to make it large and click 'Open in Browser'. From the browser, right-click the image and select 'Save image as'.

Keeping Your Creations Private

By default, images made in public 'Newbie' rooms are visible to everyone. To keep your creations private, create your own Discord server. Click the '+' button on the left in Discord, choose 'Create My Own Server', and follow the steps.

Once your server is ready, go back to a Midjourney channel on Discord. On the right side, find the Midjourney Bot. Click on it, then click 'Add App'. Select your new server, authorize it, and the bot will be added to your private server. Now, you can use the `/imagine` command in your private server, and your images will only be visible to people on your server.

As you create more and more images, keeping track of your progress and managing different versions can get complicated. Automating certain tasks can free up your time. Find out how the Midjourney Automation Suite by TitanXT can help manage your workflow.

Conclusion

This guide covers the basic steps to get started with Midjourney V6, from joining Discord, subscribing, creating your first images, getting prompt ideas, and refining your results. Use these steps to start making your own unique images with AI.