Midjourney Prompts: 20+ References Styles for amazing special effects
The best sref styles for special effects and abstract art
The best sref styles for special effects and abstract art
There are billions of Reference Styles in Midjourney. If you want to use the --sref parameter to create images with a special visual effect, this article is for you.
I used the same six simple, ambiguous prompts to explore each sref:
Photographic Portrait (with and without Niji), Wild, Cyber, Speed, and Scene. This lets the sref shows its components.
If you want to learn more codes, this is for you: The Big Book of Midjourney Reference Styles (sref codes)
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1. sref 558259112
Characteristics: Strong use of glitch effects, purple and green tones, very abstract, bright colors with black and white.
2. sref 1551464549
Characteristics: Abstract Photography, flat colors overlay, high contrast, yellow and black tones.
3. sref 1842833095
Characteristics: Bright images with movement and a rich, fitting backdrop, clear colors, dynamic.
4. sref 1848980763
Characteristics: Street art, strong use of yellow and black, surreal, flat colors.
5. sref 2343564535
Characteristics: Abstract surrealism, plastic elements over imposed on the images.
6. sref 3421035918
Characteristics: Black and white art with strong red accents, dynamic flowing elements, blend of futuristic and traditional japanese elements.
7. sref 3515700924
Characteristics: Use of 3D digital art, tendency to neon green over black tones, glitch effects, dynamic.
8. sref 3600614372
Characteristics: Wood block and geometric feel, abstract, strong use of brown tones.
9. sref 21
Characteristics: Red accents, black tones, highly dramatic, abstract, surreal images, close-ups.
10. sref 30
Characteristics: Strong use of purple, green and blue tones, vintage elements, Heavy contrast, flat colors, transparencies.
11. sref 40
Characteristics: Stylized line effect, tendency to orange over black, surrealism.
12. sref 953
Characteristics: Double exposure feel, abstract photography, heavy use of glitch effects, very dynamic, yellow and purple tones.
13. sref 394627
Characteristics: Dystopian setting, black and white illustration, slight scratches, dynamic, dramatic.
14. sref 28457333
Characteristics: Strong use of cyan, red accents, technological setting, neon lights, minimalist.
15. sref 798205619
Characteristics: Watercolors, vanishing effect, dark tones with red accents, white background, minimalism.
16. sref 1616645534
Characteristics: 3D illustration, grey tones, futuristic setting, white backgrounds.
17. sref 2560033873
Characteristics: Abstract surrealism, foggy, realism, double exposure.
18. sref 2766378834
Characteristics: Hand-drawn, black and white art, red accents, abstract, surreal, scratched textures, emotional
19. sref 2946016983
Characteristics: Abstract, tendency to close-ups, bright colors, blue, yellow and orange, light effects, blur.
20. sref 4220322215
Characteristics: Glitchy abstract texture over imposed on photography, bright tones, surreal.
What ideas do you have for these styles? How would you use them?
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