The Ultimate MidJourney Prompting Guide

Introduction

In this section, the speaker introduces Mid Journey and the different types of images that can be created using it.

What is Mid Journey?

• Mid Journey is a tool used to create cool images and videos.

• It can be used to create various types of images such as video game-inspired, infographic-type, watercolor, and posters.

Getting Started with Mid Journey

In this section, the speaker explains how to get started with Mid Journey by joining the beta program and setting up the tool.

Joining the Beta Program

• Go to midjourney.com and join the beta program.

• This will open up Discord where you can generate prompts for your images.

• You can also open up a private bot view in Discord to generate prompts.

Setting Up Mid Journey

• Open up mid-journey bot in Discord.

• Type "/settings" to tweak some settings such as selecting "Mid Journey 4" and turning on "Remix Mode".

• To type a prompt, type "/imagine" followed by your prompt. You can add extra things like aspect ratio or negative prompts.

Creating Images with Mid Journey

In this section, the speaker explains how to create images using Mid Journey by providing tips on how to use prompts effectively.

Using Prompts Effectively

• Type a prompt using "/imagine" followed by your desired image.

• Add extra things like aspect ratio or negative prompts to get more specific results.

• Use wider images for YouTube thumbnails and similar purposes.

Conclusion

Mid Journey is a powerful tool that can be used to create various types of images. By following the steps outlined in this guide, you can start creating your own unique and creative images with Mid Journey.

Using Mid-Journey to Generate Images

In this section, the speaker explains how to use Mid-Journey to generate images and customize them.

Generating Images

• The speaker generates four images of a wolf wearing a top hat on the beach with waves crashing in the background.

• The speaker upscales image number three and gets another version of it.

• The speaker uses remix mode to tweak image number one by adding negative prompts. However, sometimes negative prompts don't work well.

• The speaker generates four more variations of the first image without using negative prompts.

Customizing Images

• The speaker wants to use the same seed for future images so that they have a similar style. They copy the seed from the previous image and paste it into a new prompt.

• The speaker generates an image of a wolf in a top hat walking through the woods with creepy trees in the background using the same seed as before.

• The generated image has some funky proportions but is still very similar in style to the original.

• To fix some issues with proportions, the speaker clicks on beta upscale redo and remaster buttons.

Mid-Journey Basics

In this section, the speaker explains the basics of using Mid-Journey to create art prompts.

Getting Started with Mid-Journey

• Mid-Journey is a tool for creating art prompts.

• The goal is to land on an image that you really like.

• The speaker shares some cool tricks for getting awesome art.

Cool Tricks for Awesome Art

In this section, the speaker shares some cool tricks and tips for creating awesome art prompts using Mid-Journey.

Guy Parsons' Prompts

• Guy Parsons (@guyp) on Twitter shares various prompts that are great for inspiration.

• One of the speaker's favorite prompts from Guy Parsons is Synthwave, which creates retro imagery with purple-pink tones.

• Another prompt from Guy Parsons is Duotone, which uses two colors to create a portrait of a wolf in the forest.

Chris Castanova's Prompts

• Chris Castanova has some great prompts as well, including 1990s point-and-click 16-bit adventure game and Phantasmal Iridescent.

• The speaker also likes Olivio Sarriques' stained glass concept prompt and diagrammatic drawing prompt.

More Cool Prompts

In this section, the speaker shares more cool prompts for creating awesome art using Mid-Journey.

32-Bit Isometric Prompt

• This prompt creates angled rooms with a retro video game look.

• The example given is a futuristic living room with a big TV lamp, plants, and an arcade machine.

Watercolor Sketch Prompt

• This prompt creates watercolor sketches of various subjects.

• The example given is a gray wolf hunting its prey.

Stained Glass Concept Prompt

• This prompt creates images with a stained glass effect.

• No specific example is given in this section.

Creating National Park Posters in the Style of Charlie Harper

In this section, the speaker discusses creating national park posters in the style of Charlie Harper.

Creating National Park Posters

• Charlie Harper creates posters of national parks in a unique style.

• The speaker suggests imagining a national park poster of Yosemite with a wolf in the foreground and mountains in the background, using an aspect ratio of 2:3.

• Most of Charlie Harper's posters are tall poster size.

Uploading Images and Remixing Them

In this section, the speaker discusses how to upload images and remix them using Mid-Journey.

Uploading Images

• Users can upload their own images to Mid-Journey.

• The speaker demonstrates uploading a headshot of himself and generating an image that somewhat looks like him but in some cool styles.

Remixing Images

• Users can blend two images together to see what it comes up with.

• The speaker demonstrates blending an image of a wolf with an image of a dragon to create a colorful hybrid image.

• Users can add additional prompts to generate more creative and artistic designs.

Using Cheats for Artistic Designs

In this section, the speaker discusses using cheats for artistic designs on Mid-Journey.

Ultimate Cheat Code

• The ultimate cheat code involves generating a cool image and then blending another prompt with that image to create unique artistic designs.

• The speaker demonstrates starting with a prompt for dripping colorful paint splatter on canvas and blending it with an image of a wolf staring into the camera to create abstract splatter art.

Background on Mid-Journey Prompts

In this section, the speaker discusses how to create mid-journey prompts and provides resources for inspiration.

Creating Mid-Journey Prompts

• The speaker suggests imagining a blue and green abstract art painting with straight clean lines as a background for mid-journey prompts.

• The speaker demonstrates how to use a link to prompt mid-journey with an image of the Joker staring into the camera with a creepy smile painting on canvas.

• The speaker recommends checking out the subreddit for Mid Journey on Reddit for more inspiration. They showcase an example of Star Wars characters as babies.

• Chat GPT is suggested as another resource that can write cool prompts right in image prompt for generative art.

Resources for Inspiration

• Futuretools.io is recommended by the speaker as a great resource to find AI tools. It has many different tools, including 100 different AI prompts and a database of Dolly gpt3 mid-journey and stable diffusion prompts.