Explore Midjourney Prompting

You can create more interesting personalized results by combining concepts like artistic medium, historical periods, location, and more.

Pick A Medium

Break out the paint, crayons, scratchboard, printing presses, glitter, ink, and colored paper. One of the best ways to generate a stylish image is by specifying an artistic medium.

prompt example: /imagine prompt <any art style> style cat

Block Print Example Midjourney image of a woodblock cat

Folk Art Example Midjourney image of a folkart cat

Cyanotype Example Midjourney image of a cyanotype cat

Graffiti Example Midjourney image of a graffiti cat

Paint-by-Numbers Example Midjourney image of a Paint by Numbers cat

Risograph Example Midjourney image of a risograph cat

Ukiyo-e Example Midjourney image of a Ukiyo-e cat

Pencil Sketch Example Midjourney image of a pencil sketch cat

Watercolor Example Midjourney image of a watercolor cat

Pixel Art Example Midjourney image of a Pixel Art cat

Blacklight Painting Example Midjourney image of a Blacklight Painting cat

Cross Stitch Example Midjourney image of a cross stitch cat


Get Specific

More precise words and phrases will help create an image with exactly the right look and feel.

prompt example: /imagine prompt <style> sketch of a cat

Life Drawing Example Midjourney image of a life drawing sketch of a cat

Continuous Line Example Midjourney image of a continuous line sketch of a cat

Loose Gestural Example Midjourney image of a Loose Gestural sketch of a cat

Blind Contour Example Midjourney image of a blind contour sketch of a cat

Value Study Example Midjourney image of a value study sketch of a cat

Charcoal Sketch Example Midjourney image of a charcoal sketch of a cat


Time Travel

Different eras have distinct visual styles.

prompt example: /imagine prompt <decade> cat illustration

1700s Midjourney image of a 1750s cat

1800s Midjourney image of a 1800s cat

1900s Midjourney image of a 1900s cat

1910s Midjourney image of a 1910s cat

1920s Midjourney image of a 1920s cat

1930s Midjourney image of a 1930s cat

1940s Midjourney image of a 1940s cat

1950s Midjourney image of a 1950s cat

1960s Midjourney image of a 1960s cat

1970s Midjourney image of a 1970s cat

1980s Midjourney image of a 1980s cat

1990s Midjourney image of a 1990s cat


Emote

Use emotion words to give characters personality.

prompt example: /imagine prompt <emotion> cat

Determined Midjourney image of a Determined cat

Happy Midjourney image of a Determined cat

Sleepy Midjourney image of a Determined cat

Angry Midjourney image of an Angry cat

Shy Midjourney image of a Shy cat

Embarassed Midjourney image of an embarassed cat


Get Colorful

A full spectrum of possibilities.

prompt example: /imagine prompt <color word> colored cat

Millennial Pink Midjourney image of a millennial pink cat

Acid Green Midjourney image of an acid green cat

Desaturated Midjourney image of a desaturated cat

Canary Yellow Midjourney image of a canary yellow colored cat

Peach Midjourney image of a peach colored cat

Two Toned Midjourney image of a two-toned colored cat

Pastel Midjourney image of a pastel colored cat

Mauve Midjourney image of a mauve colored cat

Ebony Midjourney image of a ebony colored cat

Neutral Midjourney image of a neutral colored cat

Day Glo Midjourney image of a DayGlo colored cat

Green Tinted Midjourney image of green-tinted colored cat


Enviromental Exploration

Different environments can set unique moods.

prompt example: /imagine prompt <location> cat

Tundra Midjourney image of a moutnain cat

Salt Flat Midjourney image of a salt flat cat

Jungle Midjourney image of a Jungle cat

Desert Midjourney image of a desert cat

Mountain Midjourney image of a mountain cat

Cloud Forest Midjourney image of a cloud forest cat

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