You can use images as part of a prompt to influence a job's composition, style, and colors.Images prompts can be used alone or with text prompts — experiment with combining images with different styles for the most exciting results.→ To add images to a prompt, type or paste the web address where the image is stored online.The address must end in an extension like .png, .gif, or .jpg. After adding image addresses, add any additional text and parameters to complete the prompt.Example: /imagine [image URL] [your prompt]Pro Tip: You can upload your images to Discord, right click, and copy the image link OR for increased privacy, you can direct message the image to the Midjourney Bot to prevent other users from seeing the image.→ If you don't want Midjourney to blend your reference image(s) using its own rules, then you can write a prompt for the output you want to see.In --v 5 you can increase the influence of your reference image using "--iw N" where N is a value between 0.5 and 2. The default is 1.0 so if you want your image reference to be less influential, try --iw 0.5 and if you want it to be very influential try --iw 2.Note: The output won't look exactly like the input. Reference image(s) are only influences, so you will not (for example) be able to recreate the exact likeness of you or your loved ones.<h3>→ Recommendations:</h3>- Play with the value of --iw between 0.5 and 2 to modify the influence of the reference images. All images will have the weight specified here - you can't give them different values.- Play with the value of --stylize [--s] between 0 and 1000 to turn down (or up) the influence of Midjourney's house style. The lower value is likely to create more likeness to the reference.- The URL of your reference image(s) MUST end in an image filename extension such as png, jpg, gif.- Strive to use the same aspect ratio for inputs as you'd like as output: 1:1 in for 1:1 out. 2:3 for 2:3 out, etc. Otherwise, you may run into issues with borders.- Reference images should be simple. Clear subjects, uncomplicated backgrounds.- One reference image will not work without a text prompt, but multiple reference images will work without a text prompt.- Use multiple reference images of the subject to increase the accuracy of the generation.- Image refs work best if they already represent roughly what you want to see in the final image. A running figure will be easier to render as running than a standing one. The pose will carry over.- MJ will always create a brand new image, never a copy - you can't recreate the source image. You'll only get rough likenesses of the people in the pictures.- Midjourney will NOT invent/add/create all by itself. You must prompt for it. A reference image that does not include arms will continue to not have arms, unless your prompt mentions arms, i.e. sleeves, biceps, or bracelets.- Use reroll before giving up.<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/realchasecurtis/status/1638912795906392065?s=20">https://twitter.com/realchasecurtis/status/1638912795906392065?s=20</a>

You can use images as part of a prompt to influence a job's composition, style, and colors.Images prompts can be used alone or with text prompts — experiment with combining images with different styles for the most exciting results.<p

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