Day 12 – Midjourney Lesson

Lesson Overview

Midjourney has become a standout tool for generating images from text prompts, with recent upgrades shifting the experience from Discord integration to a streamlined web interface. This lesson guides you through the essentials and advanced features now available at midjourney.com, opening up easier access and new creative opportunities.

You will discover how structured prompting can move results from generic outputs to highly precise creations. The five-part prompt formula—covering format, subject, details, stylization, and parameters—gives you greater control over the look and feel of each generated image. You’ll also learn how to experiment with filters and parameters that previously required manual entry, such as adjusting aspect ratios, model versions, and stylization levels directly through the site’s user-friendly controls.

The lesson is particularly valuable for anyone working with digital images for content, branding, portfolios, or concept art, and anyone who wants reliable, repeatable results. Features like the Explore tab offer inspiration by displaying how other users structure their prompts and how those choices influence the final image. Advanced options for in-painting and image prompting add further creative power, letting users blend styles and refine details with minimal effort. No matter your background, learning to navigate these tools will speed up creative workflows and help you make the most of your time with AI image generation.

Who This Is For

If you’re progressing from basic image generation toward a more flexible, controlled workflow with Midjourney, this lesson fits your goals.

• Content creators looking to build unique visuals
• Brand designers and marketers in need of quick, versatile prototypes
• Educators teaching students about AI-driven art
• Artists and illustrators seeking fresh ways to visualize ideas
• Product teams needing storyboards, concept images, or quick iterations
• Hobbyists and enthusiasts eager for hands-on creativity with AI

Where This Fits in a Workflow

This lesson comes into play once you’ve become comfortable generating images with simple prompts in Midjourney. Now, as your projects evolve—such as preparing campaigns, updating a visual portfolio, or iterating on a product idea—you’ll need to refine outputs rapidly and maintain creative control.

For example, if you’re a designer building sample assets for a presentation, employing advanced prompting and immediate editing tools eliminates bouncing between multiple apps. Or, when producing a product mockup, quick image variations and upscaling enhance quality and allow for precise adjustments before final use.

This lesson’s strategies integrate with typical content and design cycles, making it easier to experiment, finalize, and document visual assets in a single environment.

Technical & Workflow Benefits

Earlier versions of Midjourney on Discord made image generation possible but required users to remember manual commands for every tweak—slowing creativity and introducing friction for newcomers. The modern web-based platform eliminates guesswork, letting you adjust image properties such as size, aspect ratio, and model version via direct controls and sliders.

By mastering the five-part prompt method, you reliably produce images closer to your vision on the first try, reducing revision time. The ability to directly compare versions (standard vs. raw modes, or varying levels of “weirdness” and stylization) means less back-and-forth and more predictable quality. Integrated in-painting and image prompting features remove the need for separate editing tools, making nuanced changes or merging styles an in-browser, one-step process.

In short, these advancements increase your productivity and the precision of your visuals—whether you’re working under tight deadlines or exploring creative directions in depth.

Practice Exercise

Select a project you’re currently working on, or imagine a scenario where you want to generate a custom image (such as “futuristic city skyline” or “minimalist product logo”).

• Open the Midjourney web app and use the five-part prompt formula: choose a format, state your subject, add details/location, describe stylization, and include any needed parameters or aspect ratios.
• Test the variation and upscaling options after your image generates—try both subtle and strong options to see how the results shift.
• Experiment by uploading a reference image and blending it with a text prompt using the available image prompt settings.

After generating and editing your images, review the differences and reflect:
Which part of the prompt or feature made the biggest impact on the final result?

Course Context Recap

This lesson builds on your introduction to Midjourney and its core capabilities, taking you from simply generating images to mastering the prompt structure and advanced editing options available on the new web platform. Previous lessons covered AI image basics; now you’re learning to perfect control and customization. In upcoming lessons, you’ll have the opportunity to deepen your creative process and explore even more ways to apply AI to your workflow. Continue with the course to get the most out of Midjourney and unlock the next level of AI-powered creativity.