SREF codes
Flatshadow Fairytale
--sref 4022541337 --v 8.2
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Observations
The style uses stark black-and-white cutout imagery with flat, unmodulated shapes, thick graphic contours, and minimal internal detail. Cute fantastical characters, animals, and woodland motifs are arranged like simple storybook scenes or a character sheet, relying on strong silhouettes and high contrast.
Look terms
Style qualityIllustrative2,637
TechniqueBold lines1,565Flat color1,856
Colour schemeBW1,092High contrast5,161
ThemeFantasy2,363
MoodCute106
CompositionSilhouette279
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 4022541337 --v 6.1
megacity with futuristic bioarchitecture --sref 4022541337 --v 6.1
concept art character design of retropunk steam knight --sref 4022541337 --v 6.1
retro fairy-tale illustration --sref 4022541337 --v 6.1
haute-couture fashion outfit --sref 4022541337 --v 6.1
traditional folk art --sref 4022541337 --v 6.1
bold minimalist logo design for Istanbul city municipal services --sref 4022541337 --v 6.1
black-and-white manga comic strip --sref 4022541337 --niji 6
cinematic shot from sci-fi movie --sref 4022541337 --v 6.1
classical 18th-century oil painting --sref 4022541337 --v 6.1
creative pattern composition --sref 4022541337 --v 6.1
realistic landscape photograph of quiet dawn --sref 4022541337 --style raw --v 6.1
photographic portrait of female protagonist --sref 4022541337 --v 6.1
technical infrastructure blueprint schematics --sref 4022541337 --v 6.1
editorial illustration for popular scientific magazine cover --sref 4022541337 --v 6.1
typographic composition with large letters --sref 4022541337 --v 6.1
Midlibrary --sref 4022541337 --v 6.1
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