This hands-on, instructor-led Midjourney class is an intro to the most popular AI text-to-image tool, with over 3 million registered users. To use it, you simply type a description of the image you want to create and watch as Midjourney magically builds and renders images for you to choose from. The images it creates can be anything from photo-realistic restaurant ads to classic logo designs to dystopian cyberpunk scenes. To get truly stunning images that are exactly what you imagined, though, you need to master certain “prompt engineering” techniques and understand how to apply the most important Midjourney parameters that control the image generation process under the hood.
Prerequisites: You will need a paid ($10/month) Midjourney plan and a login for Discord. Midjourney only works within Discord and there is no longer a free trial. Call us if you have trouble setting it up.
Audience: Graphic designers, web designers, illustrators, photographers, artists and hobbyists.
Course Outline
Introduction to Midjourney and Discord
- What is Midjourney and how does it work?
- How to create a private Discord channel and invite the Midjourney bot to it
- How to use the “help,” “ask,” and “info” commands
- Using the “settings” command to adjust creativity, speed, and allow for remixing
Using the “imagine” command to generate images from text prompts
- Creating image set variations: designating how many variations should be generated and their variance
- Creating image variants
- Improving the final image with “upscaling”: removing blemishes, zooming, panning, and improving selected areas
Other Commands
- Blending multiple images into a single output, with different weights
- Characterizing an image in AI generative language with the “describe” command
Applying Parameters
- Using the “aspect” parameter to generate images in specific aspect ratios
- Adding the “no” parameter to exclude unwanted elements from images
- Setting the “stylize” parameter to vary the level of stylizing Midjourney applies
- Using prompt weights to break up image generation elements
Refining images with post-processing tips
- How to use the “seed” parameter to set baseline images
- How to find Job IDs and download generated images and prompts
Other AI image-generation tools
- Bing (Microsoft), Gemini (Google), and Photoshop Generative Fill (Adobe)
- Free: Stable Diffusion and PlayGround
Prompts to create:
- Company and brand logos
- Website mockups
- Mobile app and thumbnail icons
- Blog and social media post featured images
- Architectural design concepts
- Product photo backgrounds
- Photo shoots for products
- Product design concepts
