willwulfken/midjourney-styles-and-keywords-reference

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Mindmap

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  root((MJ styles reference))
    What it is
      Keyword encyclopedia
      Community resource
      Example images included
    Keyword categories
      Art mediums
      Art movements
      Named artists
      Colors and themes
    MidJourney settings
      Seed values
      Image weights
      Resolution options
    Coverage
      Multiple model versions
      Hundreds of keywords

mindmap root((MJ styles reference)) What it is Keyword encyclopedia Community resource Example images included Keyword categories Art mediums Art movements Named artists Colors and themes MidJourney settings Seed values Image weights Resolution options Coverage Multiple model versions Hundreds of keywords

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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Browse keyword categories to find the right style word before writing a MidJourney image prompt.

USE CASE 2

Compare example images side by side to choose between similar art styles, mediums, or color palettes.

USE CASE 3

Look up MidJourney-specific settings like seed values and image weights to reproduce or fine-tune results.

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

In plain English

This is a reference guide for people who use MidJourney, an AI service that generates images from text descriptions. When you give MidJourney a text prompt, the words you choose shape the visual result. Certain words, often called style keywords, consistently push the output toward particular looks: a specific painting medium, a historical art movement, a color palette, a rendering technique, or the style of a named artist. This repository collects and organizes hundreds of those keywords along with example images showing what each one does. The guide is organized into sections by category. Style sections cover themes, design styles, digital aesthetics, drawing and art mediums, specific artists, colors, architecture, clothing, nature, typography, and many more. Each section shows the keyword alongside a generated image so you can see the actual effect before deciding whether to use it. Additional sections cover MidJourney-specific settings like image weights, how to use seed values to reproduce or vary results, and resolution options. The repository also includes observation and research notes from the author's own testing, documenting how MidJourney responds to various inputs across different versions of the model. Pages are organized by MidJourney version so readers can find references relevant to the version they are using. The author is not affiliated with MidJourney, this is an independent community resource put together by a user of the service. The project accepts contributions and has a Discord thread for discussion. It functions as a community-maintained encyclopedia of prompting knowledge for the MidJourney platform rather than a software tool you install or run. The full README is longer than what was shown.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

I'm generating a dark, moody oil painting in MidJourney. Based on the midjourney-styles-and-keywords-reference art mediums section, give me 5 keywords to add and show me the full prompt.

Prompt 2

Using this keyword reference, help me build a MidJourney prompt for a 1970s vintage travel poster aesthetic, list the style keywords and explain what each one contributes.

Prompt 3

I want a watercolor illustration of a city skyline in MidJourney. Which keywords from the drawing and art mediums section should I include, and how do I combine them in one prompt?

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