Summary

Midjourney V6 has introduced a new feature called "Style References" to create unique AI images using consistent styles.

Abstract

The article discusses the latest update from Midjourney V6, which introduces a new feature called "Style References" that allows users to create unique AI images with consistent styles. This feature works by using a URL to an image as a "style reference" and applying it to the generated image. The article provides a step-by-step guide on how to use Style References, including advanced settings for multiple URLs and relative weights of styles. The article also notes that the feature is currently in alpha and may change in the coming weeks.

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Midjourney V6 has introduced a new feature called "Style References" to create unique AI images using consistent styles.
To use Style References, users must type --sref along with a URL to an image after their prompt.
Our system will look at the image URL as a 'style reference' and try to make something that 'matches' its style or aesthetic.
Style References work for both V6 and Niji V6 (it does not work with V5 etc).
Advanced settings include using multiple URLs to multiple images and setting relative weights of styles.
The total strength of the stylization can be set via --sw 100 (100 is default, 0 is off, 1000 is maximum).
Regular image prompts must go before --sref.
The feature is currently in alpha and may change in the coming weeks.
If a prompt tends towards photorealism and a conflicting style like illustration is desired, users may still need to add some text to their prompt saying so.
Style References have no direct effect on image prompts, only on jobs that contain at least one text prompt.
A "Consistent Character" feature will be added at a later date that works the same with a --cref argument.

Midjourney V6 Style References are here — and they are amazing!

Create unique AI images the easy way!

Lately, Midjourney has been showering us with love and new updates!

After introducing new features like Zoom and Pan, and a new way to create images, the long-awaited Styles in MJ 6 are now here!

David Holz announced on Midjourney’s Discord server:

“Hey @everyone, we’re releasing our first test algorithms for ‘Consistent Styles’ today. We’re calling the feature “Style References”. They work similarly to image prompts where you give a URL to one or more images that ‘describe’ the consistent style you want to work over.

How to use Style References

After your prompt type --sref along with a URL to an image --sref urlA
Our system will look at the image URL as a ‘style references’ and try to make something that ‘matches’ its style or aesthetic
This works for both V6 and Niji V6 (it does not work with V5 etc)

Advanced Settings

Use multiple URLs to multiple images like this --sref urlA urlB urlC
Set relative weights of styles like this --sref urlA::2 urlB::3 urlC::5
Set the total strength of the stylization via --sw 100 (100 is default, 0 is off, 1000 is maximum)
Regular image prompts must go before --sref like this/imagine cat ninja ImagePrompt1 ImagePrompt2 --sref stylePrompt1 stylePrompt2

Please Note:

We’ll likely update this in the next few weeks (and it may change things, so be careful while it’s all in alpha).
If your prompt tends towards photorealism and you want a conflicting style like illustration, you may still need to add some text to your prompt saying so
Style References have no direct effect on image prompts, only on jobs that contain at least one text prompt
Our plan will be to add a “Consistent Character” feature at later date that works the same with a --cref argument.

Please play around with this totally new algorithm and share results in ⁠#sref-showcase and tell us what you think #in ⁠ideas-and-features.”

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Let’s test Midjourney’s new Style Reference!

I am excited to test it out with reference images from my own blog article about Midjourney Styles in MJ V5.2.

How to create unique portraits in seconds with the new Midjourney's style tuner feature?

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I will take this simple prompt and test it with different reference images:

illustration of a beautiful woman with short red hair and green eyes wearing a black lace dress with white pearls

This prompt without a style will give you images like this:

1. Midjourney Style Reference

Image for style:

Style in Midjourney V5.2:

style 28EVgOsvMKqRna0a

New prompt:

illustration of a beautiful woman with short red hair and green eyes wearing a black lace dress with white pearls — sref https://s.mj.run/_u-yqqjEMps — sw 700 — ar 3:4 — s 700 — v 6.0

The result:

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Comparison with and without style reference:

2. Midjourney Style Reference

Image for style:

Style in Midjourney V5.2:

style eUfxi8GaDuCMzRS

New prompt:

illustration of a beautiful woman with short red hair and green eyes wearing a black lace dress with white pearls — sref https://s.mj.run/IDFY50Wh-cA — sw 1000 — ar 3:4 — s 700 — v 6.0

The result:

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Comparison with and without style reference:

3. Midjourney Style Reference

Images for style:

Midjourney V5.2 style:

Style left: style qclngGXRbeus4

Style right: style 2aa1RJGs2Js8Q0uC

New prompt:

illustration of a beautiful woman with short red hair and green eyes wearing a black lace dress with white pearls — sref https://s.mj.run/GuyBDpHw6A0 https://s.mj.run/ymYolYZ_BAc — sw 500 — ar 3:4 — s 700 — v 6.0

The result:

Comparison with and without style reference (1.5x zoom out):

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