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Sep 6, 2023 5 tweets 2 min read Read on X
Midjourney gives you so much creative freedom to express yourself.

Whether you're creating movie trailers, or just playing around to come up with a certain way to communicate a feeling through images, crafting your shot is something you have to consider.

Here is an example where I'm using the same subject (a woman sitting in a diner) and applying different lighting conditions as well as camera angles.

Note: In this case, I have not used any explicit style tokens or names of any movie directors.

Lighting is key to evoke different moods (melancholic, hopeful, etc.)

Camera angles can also change the mood, tone and narrative of a scene.

Give it a go and see how these things improve your images.Image
Another interesting perspective is the first person point of view (POV). Notice in this image that there are objects really close up that makes it feel like you're sitting across the table from the subject. Image
The profile shot is another interesting view. If you don't ask for it explicitly, Midjourney tends to give you a frontal view of the person.

But sometimes having the subject look off into the distance makes it a more interesting shot. Image
And of course, don't forget the camera angle shot from behind the subject. It gives the viewer an idea of what the subject sees. Image
Using the same subject with backlighting can evoke a sense of foreboding. Image

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Aug 19, 2023
Tutorial - How to design logos using generative AI

Follow along this thread for my workflow, thinking process, and general tips for designing logos using either Midjourney or Stable Diffusion.

For logos in general, I would go for simplicity, minimalism and 2d designs rather than complexity.

Keep in mind the number of colors and color gradients especially when these logos need to be printed on different items like business cards, flyers, menus, tote bags, posters, etc.

You'll also need to note that the max size generated by Midjourney is 1024x1024 so you'll need to find a good upscale.

Square aspect ratios work best unless you have special requirements for different shapes or aspect ratios.

Negative prompts - in Midjourney, use the --no option.

--no fonts words text letters characters alphabet alphanumeric symbols

These are not 100% foolproof so sometimes you'll still need to do some post-processing if weird symbols get incorporated.

Start with a simple prompt and work your way up.

In general, the prompt structure would be:

[type of logo], [style], [subject], [color scheme], [background color], [negative keywords]

In the rest of this thread, I will show you some specific examples with the actual prompts I'm using.

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Start simple and add words as you go along.

We'll start with two different subjects - sailboat and makeup.

minimalist, simple logo, sailboat --no fonts words text letters characters alphabet alphanumeric symbols

minimalist, simple logo, makeup --no fonts words text letters characters alphabet alphanumeric symbols

If you have a certain color scheme, add them in. I'm going with red and light blue here.

minimalist, logo, makeup, red and light blue colors --no fonts words text letters characters alphabet alphanumeric symbols

I also like to experiment. Sometimes, I'll take out certain words to see what the impact is.

Let's remove 'minimalist'.

logo, makeup, red and light blue colors --no fonts words text letters characters alphabet alphanumeric symbols

As you can see, the word 'minimalist' has a huge impact on the result. These might be too difficult for printing, so let's stick with the minimalist style.


If you need specific items in the logo, ask for it.

silhouette icon of lipstick, circular background, minimalist, makeup logo --no fonts words text letters characters alphabet alphanumeric symbols face

'Silhouette' is a style that I'm looking for as well as 'circular background' as I want the logo to be enclosed in a circle.

I also added 'face' to the negative keywords.

Depending on the subject matter, some are easier to get good results than others with minimal prompting effort.

vector art, minimalistic, logo, burger and beer --no fonts words text letters characters alphabet alphanumeric symbols

Similar results can be achieved in SD using negative keywords in the prompt.

simple minimalist classy logo featuring a burger

SDXL tends to throw in letters and symbols even though I've specified them in the negative keywords.

But that's easily fixed with post-processing.


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Aug 10, 2023
Tutorial - Use Midjourney to create T-shirt designs.

You may want to create designs that you can sell as print on demand, or on Etsy or just for your own use.

Here are some general tips to consider.

1. Sometimes Midjourney will produce images of designs on T-shirts. One way… https://t.co/RsVV0PhnkPtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Here's an example of how '--no t-shirt' changes the result using the exact same prompt.

This isn't always fail safe. Sometimes those t-shirt images still manage to sneak by. 🤪

But if you're getting actual photos of t-shirts rather than just the design, this would be the first… https://t.co/gGMRe8KERntwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

T-shirt design, vintage map of the world, beautifully detailed and aged, overlaid with the intricate image of a compass rose --ar 3:4 --s 100
T-shirt design, vintage map of the world, beautifully detailed and aged, overlaid with the intricate image of a compass rose --ar 3:4 --s 100 --no t-shirt
Here are some examples of designs that I have generated.

The full prompts are in the ALT tags.

Any of these would look cool when printed on a T-shirt.

There is one word of warning though.

Upscaled images in Midjourney are 1024x1024 pixels for square images.

For printing… https://t.co/AFkj0pqqu5twitter.com/i/web/status/1…



t-shirt design, T-Rex, duotone, Katsushika Hokusai style, black background --no t-shirt --ar 3:4 --s 100 --style raw
t-shirt design, tiger in the forest, black background --ar 3:4
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Aug 5, 2023
Tutorial - How to use the seed parameter in Midjourney

First of all, what exactly is a seed?

In programming, a seed is used to save the state of a random function, so that it can generate same random numbers on multiple executions of the code on the same machine or on different… https://t.co/MawtPJ3iPvtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Even if you don't specify the seed, there is still a way you can retrieve the seed from any of your previous image generations.

First, go to the Midjourney website.

On the sidebar, click on "Home".

On the right side, click on "Grids".

This will bring up all the previous… https://t.co/yDd8Os9sc1twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Now suppose I want to grab the seed for the set of images that I've highlighted in red. Image
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