Unleashing Creativity with Midjourney's Style Tuner

Midjourney has introduced an exciting new feature called the Style Tuner, which allows users to explore and create unique visual styles for their AI-generated art. With the Style Tuner, you can customize the aesthetic, composition, and overall vibe of your creations, taking your prompts to a whole new level. In this comprehensive guide, we'll walk you through the process of using the Style Tuner and unlocking its full potential.

Launching the Style Tuner

To launch the Style Tuner, simply use the /tune <prompt> command in the Midjourney Discord server. For example, you can type /tune an ancient book of guardian magic to create a style based on that prompt. Alternatively, you can use an existing Style Tuner URL to explore pre-made styles.

When using /tune, you'll need to make two choices:

1. Select the number of visual directions (16, 32, 64, or 128) to create your style. Keep in mind that the fewer directions you choose, the less GPU time will be consumed.

2. Decide whether the resulting styles will replace Midjourney's default house style or the raw style.

Customizing Your Style

Once you've launched the Style Tuner, you'll be directed to a web page displaying sample images based on your prompt. From there, you can customize your style using two different views:

1. "Pair" view: Each row showcases two visual directions. Choose between the left or right style to blend into your final aesthetic, or leave the row in its neutral middle selection.

2. "Grid" view: Clicking on an image pulls the aesthetic in that direction, while leaving another direction behind. Selecting neither direction maintains a neutral position.

Applying Your Style

After customizing your style, copy the code from the bottom of the Tuner page and return to the Midjourney Discord server. Use the --style <code> parameter at the end of your prompt to apply the style to your generated images. Keep in mind that the prompt used in /tune <prompt> is not part of the resulting style; it only helps create the sample images and contains the phrase that unlocks or activates the style when shared.

The Power of Style Codes

Style codes, such as 39BKrrsVsbfxJl6, are more than just visual aesthetics. They reconfigure Midjourney's composition, coherency, medium, mood, subject, and more. Some styles may replace trees with lizards, change black to magenta, or even add eyeballs everywhere! When applying a style, you can adjust its strength using the -stylize (-s) parameter, with values ranging from 20 to 1000.

Accessing Sample Images

To access the sample images generated in the Style Tuner, you can use the browser's "Inspect" feature to obtain the job_id and then use the /show job_id command in Discord to bring those images into your workspace. Alternatively, you can use the "URL Hacking" method, "Inspect Web Page" method, or the "Bookmarklet" method, as described in the article.

Conclusion

The Style Tuner is a powerful tool that allows you to explore and create unique visual styles for your Midjourney-generated art. By customizing the aesthetic, composition, and overall vibe of your creations, you can take your prompts to new heights and unleash your creativity. So, dive in, experiment, and have fun creating stunning AI-generated art with Midjourney's Style Tuner!