SREF codes
Siltbacklit
--sref 3290288525 --v 8.2
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Observations
A cinematic photographic style built around intense amber-orange illumination, deep near-black shadows, and narrow shafts of backlight that carve faces and bodies into partial silhouettes. Close framing, selective focus, visible film grain, and sparse interior settings create an intimate, tense, nocturnal atmosphere.
Look terms
Style qualityRealistic2,248
Visual effectsBacklighting229Glow2,098
TechniqueGrain807Shallow focus828
Colour schemeHigh contrast5,161Moody1,683
GenreCinematic1,255
MoodDark1,648
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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
abstract 3D render --sref 3290288525 --v 6.1
megacity with futuristic bioarchitecture --sref 3290288525 --v 6.1
concept art character design of retropunk steam knight --sref 3290288525 --v 6.1
retro fairy-tale illustration --sref 3290288525 --v 6.1
haute-couture fashion outfit --sref 3290288525 --v 6.1
traditional folk art --sref 3290288525 --v 6.1
bold minimalist logo design for Istanbul city municipal services --sref 3290288525 --v 6.1
black-and-white manga comic strip --sref 3290288525 --niji 6
cinematic shot from sci-fi movie --sref 3290288525 --v 6.1
classical 18th-century oil painting --sref 3290288525 --v 6.1
creative pattern composition --sref 3290288525 --v 6.1
realistic landscape photograph of quiet dawn --sref 3290288525 --style raw --v 6.1
photographic portrait of female protagonist --sref 3290288525 --v 6.1
technical infrastructure blueprint schematics --sref 3290288525 --v 6.1
editorial illustration for popular scientific magazine cover --sref 3290288525 --v 6.1
typographic composition with large letters --sref 3290288525 --v 6.1
Midlibrary --sref 3290288525 --v 6.1
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