In Part 3 of our in-depth study on Midjourney V6, we will explore how to gain more control over your prompts via parameters like Stylize, Chaos, Weird, and No.
Stylize
In a nutshell, the --stylize parameter defines how much creative freedom Midjourney has over your prompt.
most beautiful, unique, unconventional, mind-bending image --stylize 1000 --v 6.0
most beautiful, unique, unconventional, mind-bending image --stylize 1000 --v 5.2
Lower values of --stylize (the default is 100) may have better prompt understanding, while higher values (up to 1000) may have better aesthetics but might stray away from the prompt.
most beautiful, unique, unconventional, mind-bending image --stylize 100 --v 6.0
most beautiful, unique, unconventional, mind-bending image --stylize 100 --v 5.2
Here is how --stylize parameter affects a relatively complex prompt (rendered with the same seed for consistency) in V6 compared to its predecessor:
white being with headphones and wires on futuristic cyborg geisha head. Intricate collage, futuristic cyberpunk, elaborate black-and-white drawing, full symmetry, intricate photorealistic detail --stylize 1 --v 6.0
white being with headphones and wires on futuristic cyborg geisha head. Intricate collage, futuristic cyberpunk, elaborate black-and-white drawing, full symmetry, intricate photorealistic detail --stylize 1 --v 5.2
white being with headphones and wires on futuristic cyborg geisha head. Intricate collage, futuristic cyberpunk, elaborate black-and-white drawing, full symmetry, intricate photorealistic detail --stylize 10 --v 6.0
white being with headphones and wires on futuristic cyborg geisha head. Intricate collage, futuristic cyberpunk, elaborate black-and-white drawing, full symmetry, intricate photorealistic detail --stylize 10 --v 5.2
white being with headphones and wires on futuristic cyborg geisha head. Intricate collage, futuristic cyberpunk, elaborate black-and-white drawing, full symmetry, intricate photorealistic detail --stylize 20 --v 6.0
white being with headphones and wires on futuristic cyborg geisha head. Intricate collage, futuristic cyberpunk, elaborate black-and-white drawing, full symmetry, intricate photorealistic detail --stylize 20 --v 5.2
white being with headphones and wires on futuristic cyborg geisha head. Intricate collage, futuristic cyberpunk, elaborate black-and-white drawing, full symmetry, intricate photorealistic detail --stylize 30 --v 6.0
white being with headphones and wires on futuristic cyborg geisha head. Intricate collage, futuristic cyberpunk, elaborate black-and-white drawing, full symmetry, intricate photorealistic detail --stylize 30 --v 5.2
white being with headphones and wires on futuristic cyborg geisha head. Intricate collage, futuristic cyberpunk, elaborate black-and-white drawing, full symmetry, intricate photorealistic detail --stylize 40 --v 6.0
white being with headphones and wires on futuristic cyborg geisha head. Intricate collage, futuristic cyberpunk, elaborate black-and-white drawing, full symmetry, intricate photorealistic detail --stylize 40 --v 5.2
white being with headphones and wires on futuristic cyborg geisha head. Intricate collage, futuristic cyberpunk, elaborate black-and-white drawing, full symmetry, intricate photorealistic detail --stylize 50 --v 6.0
white being with headphones and wires on futuristic cyborg geisha head. Intricate collage, futuristic cyberpunk, elaborate black-and-white drawing, full symmetry, intricate photorealistic detail --stylize 50 --v 5.2
white being with headphones and wires on futuristic cyborg geisha head. Intricate collage, futuristic cyberpunk, elaborate black-and-white drawing, full symmetry, intricate photorealistic detail --stylize 60 --v 6.0
white being with headphones and wires on futuristic cyborg geisha head. Intricate collage, futuristic cyberpunk, elaborate black-and-white drawing, full symmetry, intricate photorealistic detail --stylize 60 --v 5.2
white being with headphones and wires on futuristic cyborg geisha head. Intricate collage, futuristic cyberpunk, elaborate black-and-white drawing, full symmetry, intricate photorealistic detail --stylize 70 --v 6.0
white being with headphones and wires on futuristic cyborg geisha head. Intricate collage, futuristic cyberpunk, elaborate black-and-white drawing, full symmetry, intricate photorealistic detail --stylize 70 --v 5.2
white being with headphones and wires on futuristic cyborg geisha head. Intricate collage, futuristic cyberpunk, elaborate black-and-white drawing, full symmetry, intricate photorealistic detail --stylize 80 --v 6.0
white being with headphones and wires on futuristic cyborg geisha head. Intricate collage, futuristic cyberpunk, elaborate black-and-white drawing, full symmetry, intricate photorealistic detail --stylize 80 --v 5.2
white being with headphones and wires on futuristic cyborg geisha head. Intricate collage, futuristic cyberpunk, elaborate black-and-white drawing, full symmetry, intricate photorealistic detail --stylize 90 --v 6.0
white being with headphones and wires on futuristic cyborg geisha head. Intricate collage, futuristic cyberpunk, elaborate black-and-white drawing, full symmetry, intricate photorealistic detail --stylize 90 --v 5.2
white being with headphones and wires on futuristic cyborg geisha head. Intricate collage, futuristic cyberpunk, elaborate black-and-white drawing, full symmetry, intricate photorealistic detail --stylize 100 --v 6.0
white being with headphones and wires on futuristic cyborg geisha head. Intricate collage, futuristic cyberpunk, elaborate black-and-white drawing, full symmetry, intricate photorealistic detail --stylize 100 --v 5.2
white being with headphones and wires on futuristic cyborg geisha head. Intricate collage, futuristic cyberpunk, elaborate black-and-white drawing, full symmetry, intricate photorealistic detail --stylize 125 --v 6.0
white being with headphones and wires on futuristic cyborg geisha head. Intricate collage, futuristic cyberpunk, elaborate black-and-white drawing, full symmetry, intricate photorealistic detail --stylize 125 --v 5.2
white being with headphones and wires on futuristic cyborg geisha head. Intricate collage, futuristic cyberpunk, elaborate black-and-white drawing, full symmetry, intricate photorealistic detail --stylize 175 --v 6.0
white being with headphones and wires on futuristic cyborg geisha head. Intricate collage, futuristic cyberpunk, elaborate black-and-white drawing, full symmetry, intricate photorealistic detail --stylize 175 --v 5.2
white being with headphones and wires on futuristic cyborg geisha head. Intricate collage, futuristic cyberpunk, elaborate black-and-white drawing, full symmetry, intricate photorealistic detail --stylize 500 --v 6.0
white being with headphones and wires on futuristic cyborg geisha head. Intricate collage, futuristic cyberpunk, elaborate black-and-white drawing, full symmetry, intricate photorealistic detail --stylize 500 --v 5.2
white being with headphones and wires on futuristic cyborg geisha head. Intricate collage, futuristic cyberpunk, elaborate black-and-white drawing, full symmetry, intricate photorealistic detail --stylize 750 --v 6.0
white being with headphones and wires on futuristic cyborg geisha head. Intricate collage, futuristic cyberpunk, elaborate black-and-white drawing, full symmetry, intricate photorealistic detail --stylize 750 --v 5.2
white being with headphones and wires on futuristic cyborg geisha head. Intricate collage, futuristic cyberpunk, elaborate black-and-white drawing, full symmetry, intricate photorealistic detail --stylize 1000 --v 6.0
white being with headphones and wires on futuristic cyborg geisha head. Intricate collage, futuristic cyberpunk, elaborate black-and-white drawing, full symmetry, intricate photorealistic detail --stylize 1000 --v 5.2
My experiments showed, that the new model is more “sensitive” to the --stylize value changes. Especially, on the upper end, where it starts to lose the essence of the prompt in favor of “beautiful imagery.”
indigo painting --stylize 0 --v 6.0
indigo painting --stylize 0 --v 5.2
indigo painting --stylize 100 --v 6.0
indigo painting --stylize 100 --v 5.2
indigo painting --stylize 250 --v 6.0
indigo painting --stylize 250 --v 5.2
indigo painting --stylize 1000 --v 6.0
indigo painting --stylize 1000 --v 5.2
Also, I've found my personal sweet spot for the --stylize value to be in the range of 55 to the default 100, with a strong inclination towards 75. The lowest value of 0 tends to produce very draft-like, sometimes glitch-prone imagery. As the value increases, a more generic, “beautiful” aesthetic starts to overtake. And at maximum stylization, key parts of a prompt might get “lost”.
electro-bionical bird-lion --stylize 1 --v 6.0
electro-bionical bird-lion --stylize 1 --v 5.2
electro-bionical bird-lion --stylize 75 --v 6.0
electro-bionical bird-lion --stylize 75 --v 5.2
electro-bionical bird-lion --stylize 300 --v 6.0
electro-bionical bird-lion --stylize 300 --v 5.2
electro-bionical bird-lion --stylize 1000 --v 6.0
electro-bionical bird-lion --stylize 1000 --v 5.2
Lower stylization levels can heighten Midjourney's responsiveness to your prompt. So if your prompt isn't returning the desired results, consider reducing the --stylize.
Finally, if a specific style referenced in your prompt doesn’t clearly show in the output, reducing the --stylize value might help to encourage Midjourney to more accurately interpret and apply the desired style.
cyberpunk character by Egon Schiele --stylize 100 --v 6.0
cyberpunk character by Egon Schiele --stylize 100 --v 5.2
cyberpunk character by Egon Schiele --stylize 55 --v 6.0
cyberpunk character by Egon Schiele --stylize 55 --v 5.2
cyberpunk character by Egon Schiele --stylize 25 --v 6.0
cyberpunk character by Egon Schiele --stylize 25 --v 5.2
cyberpunk character by Egon Schiele --stylize 9 --v 6.0
cyberpunk character by Egon Schiele --stylize 9 --v 5.2
Note, how V6 ”gets“ the style of Egon Schiele almost right away, and significantly improves the result with slightly lower stylization, but V5.2 only catches up at --stylize 9 (!).
Chaos
If --stylize defines how much of Midjourney’s own “vision” is allowed in your generations, --chaos makes these generations more varied relative to each other.
Creation of Adam --chaos 100 --v 6.0
Creation of Adam --chaos 100 --v 5.2
Essentially, increasing the --chaos value nudges the four variations of your generation away from the default harmonious 'center' and towards four distinct directions.
Creation of Adam --chaos 75 --v 6.0
Creation of Adam --chaos 75 --v 5.2
Creation of Adam --chaos 50 --v 6.0
Creation of Adam --chaos 50 --v 5.2
Creation of Adam --chaos 25 --v 6.0
Creation of Adam --chaos 25 --v 5.2
Creation of Adam --chaos 0 --v 6.0
Creation of Adam --chaos 0 --v 5.2
Adjusting this parameter adds diversity to the outcomes of a single prompt, resulting in each of the four options becoming increasingly different from one another.
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 0 --v 6.0
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 0 --v 5.2
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 5 --v 6.0
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 5 --v 5.2
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 10 --v 6.0
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 10 --v 5.2
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 15 --v 6.0
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 15 --v 5.2
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 20 --v 6.0
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 20 --v 5.2
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 25 --v 6.0
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 25 --v 5.2
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 30 --v 6.0
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 30 --v 5.2
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 35 --v 6.0
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 35 --v 5.2
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 40 --v 6.0
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 40 --v 5.2
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 45 --v 6.0
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 45 --v 5.2
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 50 --v 6.0
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 50 --v 5.2
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 55 --v 6.0
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 55 --v 5.2
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 60 --v 6.0
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 60 --v 5.2
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 65 --v 6.0
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 65 --v 5.2
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 70 --v 6.0
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 70 --v 5.2
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 75 --v 6.0
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 75 --v 5.2
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 80 --v 6.0
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 80 --v 5.2
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 85 --v 6.0
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 85 --v 5.2
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 90 --v 6.0
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 90 --v 5.2
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 95 --v 6.0
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 95 --v 5.2
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 100 --v 6.0
high-energy kinetic photograph depicting silver ball flying through splashing iridescent ferrofluid --chaos 100 --v 5.2
However, higher --chaos values can introduce glitches and may lead to some strikingly bizarre results.
Weird
While the previous two parameters are designed to add control over your image generations, --weird is all about embracing the unpredictable and journeying into the unknown.
weird --weird 3000 --v 6.0
weird --weird 3000 --v 5.2
The --weird parameter in Midjourney is a gateway to strange, unique, and quirky images. With its value range from the default 0 to 3000, it influences the uniqueness of an image relative to prior Midjourney generations with similar prompts and can go from subtly unusual and extremely bizarre visuals.
space cyber-shaman --weird 0 --v 6.0
pace cyber-shaman --weird 0 --v 5.2
space cyber-shaman --weird 25 --v 6.0
pace cyber-shaman --weird 25 --v 5.2
space cyber-shaman --weird 50 --v 6.0
pace cyber-shaman --weird 50 --v 5.2
space cyber-shaman --weird 75 --v 6.0
pace cyber-shaman --weird 75 --v 5.2
space cyber-shaman --weird 100 --v 6.0
pace cyber-shaman --weird 100 --v 5.2
space cyber-shaman --weird 125 --v 6.0
pace cyber-shaman --weird 125 --v 5.2
space cyber-shaman --weird 250 --v 6.0
pace cyber-shaman --weird 250 --v 5.2
space cyber-shaman --weird 500 --v 6.0
pace cyber-shaman --weird 500 --v 5.2
space cyber-shaman --weird 750 --v 6.0
pace cyber-shaman --weird 750 --v 5.2
space cyber-shaman --weird 1000 --v 6.0
pace cyber-shaman --weird 1000 --v 5.2
space cyber-shaman --weird 1250 --v 6.0
pace cyber-shaman --weird 1250 --v 5.2
space cyber-shaman --weird 1500 --v 6.0
pace cyber-shaman --weird 1500 --v 5.2
space cyber-shaman --weird 1750 --v 6.0
pace cyber-shaman --weird 1750 --v 5.2
space cyber-shaman --weird 2500 --v 6.0
pace cyber-shaman --weird 2500 --v 5.2
space cyber-shaman --weird 2750 --v 6.0
pace cyber-shaman --weird 2750 --v 5.2
space cyber-shaman --weird 3000 --v 6.0
pace cyber-shaman --weird 3000 --v 5.2
Having experimented with the --weird parameter across various prompts, I would argue that V5.2 might just be the front-runner for the title of “weirdest Midjourney model.”
virtual reality --weird 0 --v 6
virtual reality --weird 0 --v 5.2
virtual reality --weird 100 --v 6
virtual reality --weird 100 --v 5.2
virtual reality --weird 1000 --v 6.0
virtual reality --weird 1000 --v 5.2
virtual reality --weird 3000 --v 6.0
virtual reality --weird 3000 --v 5.2
In contrast, V6 brings a greater sense of consistency to its “weird” outputs. Its results are generally more aesthetically conventional, and… well, more “sane”. ლↂ‿‿ↂლ
No
Let’s say you are a fan of red M&M’s. Have you ever wished to instantly get rid of all the other colors in a pack and replace them with just the red ones instead? In Midjourney, this is what the --no parameter is for.
Its goal is to exclude certain elements from your generations. Simply add the words that you don’t want Midjourney to render, and that it otherwise would render, after the --no at the end of your prompt, separated with commas—et voila! Well, at least it is supposed to…
The reason that might sound doubtful is that the --no parameter is less predictable than one would expect. Let’s see what it means in practice.
drone footage of city street --v 6.0
drone footage of city street --v 5.2
drone footage of city street --no trees --v 6.0
drone footage of city street --no trees --v 5.2
drone footage of city street --no trees, cars --v 6.0
drone footage of city street --no trees, cars --v 5.2
drone footage of city street --no cars, trees --v 6.0
drone footage of city street --no cars, trees --v 5.2
Like in this example, while the first --no successfully renders a city without trees, the second step fails at removing cars (I guess it’s too difficult to imagine a city without cars ¯\_(ツ)_/¯). I also tried swapping the terms in --no. And it made things worse in 5.2, where Midjourney even added the trees back.
knolling of survivalist backpack --v 6.0
knolling of survivalist backpack --v 5.2
knolling of survivalist backpack --no backpack --v 6.0
knolling of survivalist backpack --no backpack --v 5.2
knolling of survivalist backpack --no backpack, bag, pack, kit bag, rucksack, packsack --v 6.0
knolling of survivalist backpack --no backpack, bag, pack, kit bag, rucksack, packsack --v 5.2
I was surprised to see V6 struggle fruitlessly to remove the backpack with both single keyword and expanded list. In turn, V5.2 succeeded on the first step. And added a survivalist on the second... ʅ(´◡◝)ʃ
Still, that doesn't mean that --no doesn't work at all or is an inefficient parameter in V6. Because with it, you can still replace all the M&M's with the red ones.
M&M's --no green M&M's, yellow M&M's, blue M&M's, brown M&M's --v 6.0
M&M's --no green M&M's, yellow M&M's, blue M&M's, brown M&M's --v 5.2 (what even is this??)
Bonus track: Tiling
Not as much a parameter aimed at controlling the prompt, but rather a stand-alone artistic tool allowing you to create tiled patterns. To activate it, simply add --tile after your prompt.
intricate wabi-sabi style porcelain bas-relief depicting majestic cat --tile --v 6.0
intricate wabi-sabi style porcelain bas-relief depicting majestic cat --tile --v 5.2
V5.2 already had some amazing tiling capabilities, but V6—as with almost any aspect—takes it to the next level.
large magenta pomegranades, turquoise branches in style of Iznik tile --tile --v 6.0
large magenta pomegranades, turquoise branches in style of Iznik tile --tile --v 5.2
exploded assembly --tile --v 6.0
exploded assembly --tile --v 5.2
portrait of forest spirit by Carlos Schwabe --tile --v 6.0
portrait of forest spirit by Carlos Schwabe --tile --v 5.2
In the next chapter of our in-depth look into Midjourney V6, we will test its two new upscalers: Subtle and Creative, and compare them with Gigapixel AI. Continue reading →
In-depth Guide to Midjourney V6
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