SREF codes
Kurogane Needleworks
--sref 4500 --v 8.2
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Observations
The style combines realistic, highly detailed forms with surreal distortions, sculptural chrome surfaces, and intense rainbow light bands. Strong geometric circles, vertical streaks, reflective materials, and deep dark surroundings recur across portraits, garden scenes, and abstract objects, producing a bold high-contrast look.
Look terms
Style qualityBold987Detailed7,559Realistic2,248Sculptural1,145
Visual effectsGlow2,098
Colour schemeHigh contrast5,161Vivid4,994
GenreSurreal2,933
CompositionGeometric2,184
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
abstract 3D render --sref 4500 --v 6.1
megacity with futuristic bioarchitecture --sref 4500 --v 6.1
concept art character design of retropunk steam knight --sref 4500 --v 6.1
retro fairy-tale illustration --sref 4500 --v 6.1
haute-couture fashion outfit --sref 4500 --v 6.1
traditional folk art --sref 4500 --v 6.1
bold minimalist logo design for Istanbul city municipal services --sref 4500 --v 6.1
black-and-white manga comic strip --sref 4500 --niji 6
cinematic shot from sci-fi movie --sref 4500 --v 6.1
classical 18th-century oil painting --sref 4500 --v 6.1
creative pattern composition --sref 4500 --v 6.1
realistic landscape photograph of quiet dawn --sref 4500 --style raw --v 6.1
photographic portrait of female protagonist --sref 4500 --v 6.1
technical infrastructure blueprint schematics --sref 4500 --v 6.1
editorial illustration for popular scientific magazine cover --sref 4500 --v 6.1
typographic composition with large letters --sref 4500 --v 6.1
Midlibrary --sref 4500 --v 6.1
