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SREF codes

Balloonvale GouacheTested!

Balloonvale Gouache style, Midjourney V8.2, render 1 of 4
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Observations

The style combines bright, saturated storybook illustration with visible painterly strokes, layered textures, and expressive, simplified characters. Sweeping landscapes, oversized foliage, dramatic clouds, and warm sunlight create lively cinematic-like scenes with strong color contrast and abundant detail.

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

Clockgarden Fantasmach style (SREF codes), Midjourney V8.2
Howard Behrens style (Painters), Midjourney V8.2
Summer style (Modifiers), Midjourney V8.2
Modifiers
Sylvain Sarrailh style (Various), Midjourney V8.2
Cathedral Watercolor style (SREF codes), Midjourney V8.2
Stephen Darbishire style (Painters), Midjourney V8.2