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SREF codes

Sgraffito MourningTested!

Sgraffito Mourning style, Midjourney V8.2, render 1 of 4
Sgraffito Mourning style, Midjourney V8.2, render 2 of 4
Sgraffito Mourning style, Midjourney V8.2, render 3 of 4
Sgraffito Mourning style, Midjourney V8.2, render 4 of 4
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Observations

Across all four images, the style combines densely layered, expressive ink drawing with delicate contour lines, crosshatched shadows, and rough gestural marks. A restrained gray-green and cream palette is punctuated by sharp red accents, while recurring figures, birds, branches, flowers, and architectural fragments create a dark, dreamlike narrative atmosphere.

Look terms

Colours

Earlier versions

Same code, different picture. Midjourney changed how it reads SREF codes after V6.1, so V8.2 turns this code into a new style. The old one still works: add  or .

Applications

Similar styles

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Guy Denning style (Painters), Midjourney V8.2
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Charles Addams style (Illustrators), Midjourney V8.2
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Frank Cho style (Illustrators), Midjourney V8.2
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