Hi there! So you want to level up your skills with the magical Midjourney AI? As an AI expert and avid Midjourney user, I‘m thrilled to guide you on this journey.
Buckle up, because we‘ll be diving deep into advanced prompting techniques, making spellbinding image galleries, and even peeking behind the curtain to demystify how this technology works its algorithms magic!
Joining the Midjourney Community
Let‘s quickly recap how to gain entrance to the enthralling world of Midjourney through its Discord server gateway. Here are the quick steps:
- Head to Midjourney‘s website and click "Join the beta”
- Select “Continue to Discord” and pass the bot test to get your ticket
- Hop into the #newbies channel and summon your first images with
/imagine!
I‘d suggest poking around the Discord community more too – there are hidden gems of inspiration all over in the form of mind-blowing images and prompt ideas from fellow Midjourney magicians!
Now the real fun begins…🧙♂️
Casting Advanced Spells with Prompts
Conjuring captivating images in Midjourney boils down to artful use of prompts. Here are some advanced techniques to add to your repertoire:
Multi-Step Prompting
This trains Midjourney through multiple outputs before finalizing your vision. For example:
Step 1: an oil painting of a glowing crystal cave by James Gurney
Step 2: add intracate glyphs etched into crystals catching the light
Step 3: dramatically canted angle showing an explorer discovering it
Step 4: final photorealistic, sharp focus, HD versionAspect Prompts
This allows granular control for factors like style, composition, tone etc. Syntax is aspect: value.
A towering, fantasy castle on a cliff, digital art. Aspects: highly detailed, cinematic lighting, sharp focus, illustration by Felix Scheinberger and Ryan Pancoast Injecting Knowledge
You can have Midjourney "learn" a custom dataset for more domain-specific generations using in the style of.
Family portrait, in the style of Anthropology textbook illustrations
A businesswoman giving a keynote, in the style of oil paintings by Kehinde WileyLet me know in the comments if you‘d like me to elaborate on any other advanced prompt techniques!
Comparing AI Art Platforms
How does Midjourney stack up to competitors like DALL-E 2 and Stable Diffusion? Here‘s a quick rundown:
TLDR:
- Midjourney has a more whimsical, fantastical art style
- DALL-E 2 excels at photorealism
- Stable Diffusion is open source and can run locally
The magic lies in trying all three to see which suits your creative vision best!
Demystifying the AI Behind Midjourney
But how do these AI art tools actually work? 🤔 Here‘s a peek under the metaphorical hood:
- Midjourney is powered by a deep neural network called CLIP which links text prompts to image features
- It‘s trained on billions of text-image pairs from the internet
- When you enter a prompt, CLIP generates a conceptual description of the desired image
- A separate generative model called Latent Diffusion then tries to match CLIP‘s description, iteratively creating images through noise reduction
Of course that‘s vastly simplified – let me know if you want me to get more technical!
Curating & Sharing Your Midjourney Creations
Once you‘ve honed your wizardly Midjourney skills, it‘s time to dazzle people with your sublime AI art! ✨
I recommend setting up an online gallery on Gallery, Rarible or other NFT marketplaces. You can even sell your cryptoart!
Other creative distribution ideas:
- Post to Instagram and Twitter using targeted hashtags
- Create AR filters or lenses for Instagram/Snapchat
- Print on custom phone cases, apparel, home goods to sell on Redbubble, Etsy etc.
The possibilities are endless! Let me know if you have any other questions.
Now go show the world your otherworldly AI art newcomer! 🎨
