Unlocking AI Artistry: Prompt Engineering Secrets for Midjourney

Want to make better AI art? This guide gives you tips to write better prompts for Midjourney and other AI art platforms. Learn how to use positive words, set priorities, define colors, and more. Read on to improve your AI art skills.

Positive Prompts: Focus on What You Want

It's better to use positive words in your prompts. This helps you focus on the things you want to see. If you tell Midjourney what NOT to include, it might still add it. For example, if you type "a farm with no dogs," a dog might still appear. Instead, try "a farm with cows, pigs, and chickens." This tells Midjourney exactly what to put in the image.

Prioritize Your Words: Start Strong

Midjourney pays more attention to the first words in your prompt. Put the most important words at the beginning. If you write "a massive evil bull on a nice farm," the bull will be the main focus. If you write "a nice farm with a massive evil bull," the farm becomes the priority.

For example, compare these two prompts:

• "A massive evil bull on a nice farm, minimalist logo."

• "A minimalist logo of a massive evil bull on a nice farm."

The second prompt puts more focus on the minimalist logo.

Define Color and Lighting

Control the look of your image by defining color and lighting. For example, you can add "pastel colors" for a soft look or "neon colors" for something vibrant. You can also use specific colors like "blue and green color palette."

Lighting options include:

• Low contrast

• High contrast

• Dark, low lighting

• Sunny lighting

• Golden hour lighting

Word Weight and Multi-Prompts

Use word weight to fine-tune your prompts. Add two colons after a word, then a number. The default is 1. Higher numbers increase the word's importance. For example, "bull::3 farm::1" makes the bull more prominent than the farm.

Multi-prompts let you separate words. For example, "outside hot:: dog" tells Midjourney to create "outside hot" as one part and "dog" as another. This is useful when you want to avoid mixing concepts.

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Learn About Art and Photography

Expand your vocabulary by studying art and photography. This helps you describe what you want in more detail. The more you know, the better you can communicate with AI platforms like Midjourney.

Keep Prompts Short and Focused

Long prompts can be distracting. Keep your prompts short and focus on the most important parts. Define what is most important and remove anything extra. For example, instead of "composed of brown, green, and olive color palette," just use "earthy tones."

You can also use Discord's "/shorten" command. This helps you remove unnecessary words from your prompt.

Define Styles and Use Artist Names

Defining a distinct style can greatly enhance your images. Try art styles like watercolor painting or ink dripping drawings. For photos, use "DSLR photo" or "Sci-Fi Blockbuster movie screen cap." You can also use artist names to get a specific look. For example, "in the style of Picasso" or "in the style of Salvador Dali."

Consider combining styles for unique results, like "the combined style of Hans BMA and Picasso."

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Get Inspiration From Others

Look at other people's prompts to get ideas. Midjourney's explore page is a great place to find inspiration. You can see how others have styled their prompts and find new words and phrases to use.

Use Permutations to Split Prompts

Take an existing prompt and split it into shorter phrases using permutations. This helps you see the impact of each phrase on the image. To do this, use curly brackets and commas. For example: "{antique Photography in a gotic city, in the 1900s, Dark Fantasy}."

Describe Angle and Framing

Control the perspective of your images by describing the angle and framing. Use terms like "high angle," "low angle," "closeup," or "far away landscape shot." You can also add "side angle" to show the side of the subject.

Reroll and Remix Your Images

Often, the first image isn't perfect. Keep rerolling and remixing your image to fine-tune it. On the website, click "rerun" to get new results. In Discord, turn on remix mode by typing "/settings" and then clicking the remix mode button.

Describe the Mood

Describing the mood can greatly change the look and feel of your images. Try moods like "depressing," "excited," "gloomy," "quiet," "loud," "powerful energy," or "serene stillness."

Use Prompt Formulas

Use prompt formulas to speed things up. Here's an example formula: "art style of a subject in a locational scene, mood." For example, "a 3D render of a gray star alien in a spaceship, gloomy and spooky."

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Final Thoughts

By using these tips, you can write better prompts and create amazing AI art with Midjourney. Experiment with different techniques and find what works best for you. Happy creating!