Midjourney: Inpainting for upscaled images before the introduction of Vary (Region)
Inpainting everything, including your favorite upscaled images before Vary (Region) was introduced — because you can.
This is the first story in the “Midjourney Mini Tutorials” series. The mini-tutorials are designed to help new Midjourney users perform specific tasks by providing simple, easy-to-follow instructions.
Midjourney inpainting has arrived. It’s called “Vary (Region),” and it debuted on August 22nd, 2023.
If you’re still getting familiar with Vary (Region), read this introductory story to learn more about this inpainting feature.
The Vary (Region) button will appear after upscaling an image. So what if you’ve already upscaled your favorite photos prior to 22nd August? Can you still touch them up with the inpainting?
Problem statement
It’s only possible to upscale the image once. As a result, the Vary (Region) button is unavailable for the previously upscaled images.
The image grid below was generated a long time ago. Image 3 was selected and upscaled.
Image 3 can no longer be upscaled. When you click U3, a warning dialog box appears, reminding you that the image has already been upscaled.
There’s no issue with the other images in the Image grid. When you upscale Images 1, 2, and 4, the [Vary (Region)] button will appear.
Solution
- Search and return to the previously upscaled image.
- Click the [Custom Zoom] button. A dialog box will appear.
- Replace
--zoom 2with--zoom 1. Then click the Submit button. - A new image grid will appear with identical images.
- Choose any of them to upscale; they are all the same.
- The [Vary (Region)] button will now appear.
Have fun inpainting!
--zoom 2 with --zoom 1. Then click the Submit button.
Explanation
- Using [Custom Zoom] to set the zoom level to 1 does not affect the image. However, it can “refresh” the image, causing the [Vary (Region)] button to appear.
- You can also get to inpainting by using [Zoom Out 2x] and [Zoom Out 1.5x], but this will make your subjects smaller, and the bot may add new (unwanted) things to your image.
- [Make Square] also allows you to get to inpainting, but it will return your image’s aspect ratio to the default 1:1.
Bonus: How I made the featured image
- Inpainting of a man’s right hand. Making him carry a knife.
- Inpainting again on the image where the man is carrying a knife. This time, the girl has a knife in her hand. (Hey… no one says you can’t do the inpainting on the same image several times in a row.)
- Reroll a few times until I’m satisfied with the results. (Rerolling will only affect the most recent inpainting area(s))
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Conclusion
- You can use inpainting to modify your generated images even though they were upscaled long ago.
- To access the [Vary (Region)] button, use [Custom Zoom] to “refresh” the upscaled image.
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