Midjourney
The version guide lists V8.2 as the default. Check reference-image features and version flags when adapting older prompts.
PROMPTS
Midjourney-specific prompts. Read the usage context, variables, sources and testing notes. Prompt bodies are authored in Traditional Chinese.
Skincare Product Shots: 3 Tricks to Shake That "$2 AliExpress Listing" Look
Does AI always make your skincare look cheap? The problem isn't the bottle, it's everything around it. Wet surface reflection + rim lighting + droplet placement push the clinical-luxury feel to the max.
YouTube Thumbnail Base: Exaggerated Expression Close-Up with Space for a Title
Generate a high-CTR YouTube thumbnail base with Midjourney v7: an exaggerated facial-expression close-up with rim light on the right, and a clean color block deliberately left open on the left for a title. Add large Traditional Chinese text in Canva afterward for a complete high-CTR thumbnail.
Golden-Hour Brand Portraits: Lock a Consistent Style with --sref
Midjourney v7 uses 85mm backlit portrait phrasing plus --sref to lock a brand's color tone, letting instructors, real estate agents, and solo creators shoot a whole visually consistent set of headshots in one go.
Authentic Taiwan Street Scenes: Night Markets, Not Generic Asia
Midjourney v7 uses a precise dictionary of Taiwan-specific elements (vertical neon signage, red lanterns, corrugated-metal arcades, scooter swarms) to avoid generating scenes that read as Japan or Hong Kong instead — for local-revitalization and food/tourism material.
Brand Mascot Sticker Set: One Character, Many Expressions, LINE-Ready
Midjourney v7 locks appearance with a reference image plus --sref for consistency, mass-producing a chibi mascot across multiple expressions and poses for LINE stickers or a brand IP character.
Neon Logo Loop
A glowing neon style with an explicit 8-second…
Sunset Garden Wedding Dance
Specifying the motion of dress flowing as they…
Indoor Proposal on One Knee
Give the background crowd motion too with gues…
Tiny Workers Stacking Pancakes
The classic tiny-people-versus-giant-food mini…
Watercolor Forming on Cold-Press
Spell out pigment bleeding edges, reserved hig…
Chef Plating with Tweezers
Tweezers, microgreens, a key light on the plat…
Chef Presenting Signature Dish
A sauce swoosh with the signature dish in focu…
Michelin Pass Chef Close-Up
A stainless steel pass, steam, and practical t…
Glowing Giant Jellyfish in a Library
Floating, pulsing inner light, and a cool blue…
Photorealistic Origami Art
In the style of realism, origami art based on …
Ghost-in-the-Shell Eastern Future City
Traditional architecture x future tech explici…
Cyberpunk Kanji Sign Street
The classic cyberpunk triad of cyan, magenta, …
Atompunk Rocket Poster
A locked composition (rocket on the left third…
Classic Ballgown Church Bridal
It fills out all four elements: gown cut, sett…
Dreamy Garden Floral-Crown Bride
A benchmark for outdoor bridal portraits: chif…
Editorial Rooftop Minimalist Gown
Going for an image/personal-brand look: an arc…
Golden Hour Couples Bridal
A couples bridal template: warm amber golden-h…
Miniature World in a Glass Jar: 2026's Most Shared Tiny-World Style
Turns any subject into a miniature diorama inside a glass jar or box, plus a tilt-shift effect — one of the most-saved styles on social media in 2026.
Double-Exposure Portrait: A City or a Forest Hidden Inside a Face
A double-exposure portrait blending a person's silhouette with a landscape — strong on emotion and storytelling, great for avatars, covers, and posters.
Toy-ification: Turning a Person or Product into a Boxed 3D Figurine
The viral 2026 "toy-ification" trend: turns the person, mascot, or product in a photo into a collectible-style 3D figurine complete with packaging box — spreading fast on IG and TikTok.
De-AI Look: Make an Image Read as a Real Candid Photo, Not AI
An anti-"AI-perfect" trend — add film grain, slight blur, and imperfect composition to make an image look like a real photo an ordinary person snapped on their phone.
Imaginary Movie Still: Director + Film Stock for a Movie Never Made
Generate cinematic film stills using a named director's style plus a specific film stock and lens—not vague adjectives. Specificity is the key to what goes viral in 2026.
Impossible Macro: Turning Invisible Tiny Worlds into Stunning Close-Ups
Hyperrealistic macro shots of 'impossible subjects' (a galaxy inside a water droplet, a city on a flower petal) — a blue-ocean style with high Pinterest save rates and little competition.
Brand Logo Draft: Vector Style
Midjourney isn't the strongest logo tool, but it's more than enough for moodboard-level drafts — style references for a designer, or placeholders for a VC pitch deck.
Web Banner Illustration: SaaS Landing Page
Commercial illustration for a SaaS landing-page hero banner — not a photo, not an icon, but a flat illustration style somewhere between the two, in the 'Stripe/Intercom' vein.
Single-Frame Moodboard: Color and Texture
A single moodboard image made before a design briefing — condensing the color, texture, lighting, and mood of a visual direction into one image, so a client can quickly confirm 'is this the feeling?'
Personal Brand IG Carousel Covers: A Set of 4
A set of 4 personal-brand IG carousel covers — a hook on the first slide, the core message across the middle two, and a CTA on the last. Consistent tone and layout give the whole set instant recognizability once posted to the feed.
E-Commerce Hero: Square Product Shot
A square-format e-commerce hero image — product centered, mood-setting background, negative space for adding text. Suited for Shopify collection pages, IG shop, and ad platforms.
YouTube Thumbnail: High-CTR Formula
A YouTube thumbnail's CTR is decided in the first 3 seconds someone sees it. This prompt uses the high-CTR visual formula seen from MrBeast and Ali Abdaal: a large expressive face, high contrast, and a clear subject.
Event Poster: Print-Ready
A print-ready event poster — A3/B1 sized, CMYK-friendly, with reserved space for text, suited for both physical posting and online sharing. Works for music festivals, talks, markets, and pop-ups.
Architectural Concept Render: Pitch-Ready
Architecture and interior design concept renders — for client pitches, aligning a team's direction, and visual communication with clients. 100x faster than SketchUp, though not a final construction drawing.
Food Photography: IG Restaurant Menu
IG food photography for restaurants, cafés, and food brands — not an overhead flat lay, but more atmospheric editorial food photography with magazine-level lighting, texture, and composition.
Bold Fashion Editorial: Story-Driven
Midjourney v7's fashion editorials carry more drama than Flux's — suited to campaigns that need narrative tension. Vogue/Dazed-caliber editorial visuals.
This Is the Best Meeting Notes → Action List Prompt I Have Used
so i made this prompt that takes my rambling meeting notes and spits out a clean list of action items, including who owns it and a deadline. no more 'wait, i thought you were doing that?' basically. ``` ## ROLE: Y
Free40Midjourney Brand Logo Concepts: 12 Directions in One Run
Generates 12 mutually distinct logo sketches in one go — still using Fiverr for this is already behind the curve. Also gives you more leverage when pitching to a client.
PRO41Midjourney IG Carousel Storyboard: 8 Slides Impossible to Skip
A set of 8 visually consistent slides that keep a reader's thumb swiping right. Good for brand storytelling, promotions, and educator-style offers.
Free42Midjourney Travel Moodboard: Plan a Trip You Haven't Taken Yet
For travel bloggers, YouTubers, and newlyweds. Run a moodboard set to decide what to shoot, what to wear, and what kind of accommodation to book for the trip.
Free43Midjourney Anime Illustration: Clean Lines and Soft Light
An illustration mood similar to Makoto Shinkai or Kyoto Animation, suited for cover art, LINE stickers, and social media assets.
Free44Midjourney Cinematic Portrait: Soft Rim-Lit Subject
A magazine-cover-like portrait style, suited to personal-brand avatars and portfolio hero images.
PRO45Midjourney Food Flat Lay: The IG Viral Formula
The overhead-shot composition used by restaurants, food blogs, and delivery platforms, with specific composition and lighting settings included.