SREF codes
Ink Balloon
--sref 97 --v 8.2
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Observations
The style combines clean, graphic illustration with bold black linework, flat orange accents, and a restrained cream, black, and muted blue-gray palette. Repeated geometric framing, large areas of negative space, tiny silhouetted figures, and surreal mountain-and-water vignettes create a quiet, dreamlike poster aesthetic.
Look terms
Style qualityDetailed7,559Illustrative2,637
SubjectLandscapes3,800
Visual effectsMotion1,410
TechniqueBold lines1,565Flat color1,856
Colour schemeSubdued2,599
MediumDrawing1,556
MoodDreamy1,848
CompositionGeometric2,184Negative space1,255Symmetry564
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 97 --v 6.1
megacity with futuristic bioarchitecture --sref 97 --v 6.1
concept art character design of retropunk steam knight --sref 97 --v 6.1
retro fairy-tale illustration --sref 97 --v 6.1
haute-couture fashion outfit --sref 97 --v 6.1
traditional folk art --sref 97 --v 6.1
bold minimalist logo design for Istanbul city municipal services --sref 97 --v 6.1
black-and-white manga comic strip --sref 97 --niji 6
cinematic shot from sci-fi movie --sref 97 --v 6.1
classical 18th-century oil painting --sref 97 --v 6.1
creative pattern composition --sref 97 --v 6.1
realistic landscape photograph of quiet dawn --sref 97 --style raw --v 6.1
photographic portrait of female protagonist --sref 97 --v 6.1
technical infrastructure blueprint schematics --sref 97 --v 6.1
editorial illustration for popular scientific magazine cover --sref 97 --v 6.1
typographic composition with large letters --sref 97 --v 6.1
Midlibrary --sref 97 --v 6.1
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