Day 12 – Midjourney Lesson

Lesson Overview

Midjourney turns written ideas into images, and it now runs directly on the web. That means you no longer need to remember lots of typed commands. You can create, iterate, and organize everything in one place. This lesson focuses on two core skills: giving Midjourney the right direction through strong prompts, and shaping results with the platform’s built-in controls and editing tools.

You will learn a reliable prompt formula with five parts: format, subject, details or location, stylization, and parameters. Using this structure helps you get the look you want, whether you are aiming for a photograph, illustration, painting, or even logo concepts. On the web, filters make it easy to set aspect ratio, pick the latest model version, try anime-focused models like Niji when needed, and switch between Standard and Raw modes. You will see how aesthetics controls like Stylize influence how closely Midjourney follows your words versus freestyling.

Beyond text, the lesson shows how to use image prompts and style references to blend a look you like with a new subject. You will also practice editing your results with Vary and Upscale options, plus inpainting in the editor to change specific parts of an image. The Explore tab helps you study real prompts from other creators, and the Organize tab keeps your projects tidy. These skills are useful for anyone who needs fast ideation, consistent styles, or polished visuals without a complex setup.

Who This Is For

If you need quality visuals quickly and want control over style and output, this lesson is for you. It will help you work faster and with more consistency, even if you are new to image generation.

• Content creators producing thumbnails, social posts, and hero images
• Marketers and brand managers exploring campaigns and visual directions
• Designers and illustrators ideating styles, compositions, and logo concepts
• Educators and trainers preparing visuals for lessons and presentations
• Founders and product teams creating concepts, storyboards, or mockups

Where This Fits in a Workflow

Use these Midjourney skills anytime you need to turn ideas into usable visuals and iterate quickly. Early in a project, the 5-part prompt helps you generate strong first drafts. The Explore tab gives you real prompts to study, so you can adapt structure and style. During refinement, filters and aesthetics controls let you test aspect ratios, model versions, and modes to get closer to your target look.

Two practical examples:

• Brand ideation: Generate logo directions with formats like 2D symbol or emblem, then vary and upscale finalists for team review.
• Visual storytelling: Create a cinematic scene using Raw mode, then inpaint key details and adjust the aspect ratio for a banner or thumbnail.

Finally, use the Organize tab to store versions by project, and always upscale before downloading to arrive at presentation-ready assets.

Technical & Workflow Benefits

Previously, using Midjourney in Discord meant typing parameters by hand and memorizing long commands. The web experience brings these controls into clear panels, so you set aspect ratios, switch model versions, and toggle Standard or Raw mode without guessing syntax. You also see every generation as a grid of four, which speeds decision making and helps you compare results at a glance.

The aesthetics tools are another upgrade. Stylize near zero sticks closely to your prompt, while higher values add creative interpretation. Weirdness and Variety introduce controlled novelty without losing the core idea. Personalization through image ranking tailors outputs to your taste over time. For iteration, Vary options provide subtle or strong alternatives, and Upscale increases resolution while maintaining detail. The editor’s inpainting lets you surgically change a region, like replacing a door or adding a prop, instead of starting over. All of this produces better images in fewer steps and makes your creative process more repeatable.

Practice Exercise

Scenario: You are creating a hero image for a site section about the future of cities.

1. Write a 5-part prompt. Example structure: Format: illustration. Subject: futuristic city skyline. Details: neon lights, flying cars, towering skyscrapers, digital billboards. Stylization: cyberpunk theme with neon glow. Parameters: set aspect ratio to 16:9 in the filter panel.
2. Generate three times with Stylize near 0, around 500, and at 1000. For each, try Standard mode and Raw mode. Compare which combination matches your intent and looks most cinematic.
3. Pick a favorite image. Use Vary Subtle for minor improvements and Vary Strong for bolder alternatives. Choose the best version and run both Subtle Upscale and Creative Upscale. Zoom in and compare texture, lighting, and facial or structural detail.
4. Open the image in the editor. Inpaint one element, such as changing a sign or door color. Then switch the aspect ratio to square and generate to fill the frame.
5. Add an image prompt as a style reference and regenerate the same text prompt. Compare the look and consistency.

Reflection: Which settings and methods delivered the closest match to your original goal, and which produced the highest quality output?

Course Context Recap

Day 12 gives you practical control of Midjourney on the web, from prompt structure to editing. Earlier lessons prepared you to work with AI tools and think in terms of clear inputs and outputs. Here, you translate that thinking into visual results and learn how to iterate with purpose. Next, you will continue to build on these skills with more advanced workflows and project applications. Keep going to see how these images fit into real deliverables and how to refine your process across the rest of the boot camp.