Midjourney Prompts

Midjourney prompts with the resulting image attached to each, so you can pick by outcome rather than guess from the text. Copy one, paste it into Discord or the Midjourney web app, and tune the parameters from there.

Midjourney prompts to copy

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Midjourney Prompts: step by step

  1. 1

    Open Midjourney

    Use the web app at midjourney.com or the Discord bot, whichever you already have access to.

  2. 2

    Start with /imagine

    In Discord, type /imagine and paste the prompt after it.

  3. 3

    Set the aspect ratio

    Add --ar 4:5 for portrait or --ar 16:9 for wide. This changes the composition, not just the crop.

  4. 4

    Upscale or vary

    Use U1–U4 to upscale the result you like, or V1–V4 to generate variations of it.

How Midjourney reads a prompt

Midjourney weights the front of a prompt most heavily, so the subject belongs in the first few words and the styling behind it. It also applies a strong aesthetic of its own — it will make a plain description look good without being asked, which is a help on concept art and a hindrance on documentary or product work, where you have to explicitly ask for plainness.

The parameters that actually change the output

Parameters go at the end of the prompt. --ar sets aspect ratio (--ar 3:2 for landscape, --ar 4:5 for portrait) and is the one to reach for first, because framing changes composition more than any adjective. --stylize controls how much of Midjourney's own taste gets applied; lower values follow your wording more literally. --no removes an element. --chaos raises the variation between the four results in a grid. Everything else is refinement.

Getting a consistent look across images

Reusing the same style clause across prompts gets you most of the way to a consistent set — the same film stock, the same lighting, the same lens. For tighter consistency, use a style reference with --sref and keep the reference fixed while the subject changes. Describing the same character in words alone will not hold their face steady between generations.

Frequently asked questions

Is Midjourney free?

The prompts in this library are free. Midjourney itself is a paid subscription — it no longer offers an open free trial, so you will need a plan to run them.

What does --ar do in a Midjourney prompt?

--ar sets the aspect ratio, for example --ar 16:9 for widescreen or --ar 4:5 for a portrait crop. It affects how the scene is composed, not just how the image is cropped, so it is worth setting deliberately.

Can I use these prompts in ChatGPT, DALL·E or Gemini instead?

Yes, as long as you strip the parameter flags. The descriptive text transfers cleanly; anything beginning with -- is Midjourney-specific and other models will read it as literal text.

How do I keep the same character across several images?

Use a character or style reference rather than description alone. Midjourney's --cref and --sref parameters hold a face or a look steady across generations in a way that wording cannot.

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