Style References is Midjourney's new tool for transferring styles between images.

It enables you to select one or more reference images as the art direction for more images.

These images define the visual aesthetic style that you want Mid journey to consistently apply across your generated images. Visual aesthetic includes specifics of referenced art medium, art style, colors and overall mood.

You can replicate aesthetic style of any given image, whether created in Midjourney or downloaded from the internet.

By applying a consistent style to a series of images, we can tell stories more efficiently.

PROMPT STRUCTURE

[Prompt for the new image you want to generate] --sref {link for the reference image}

For example, I can use link of the image on the left as style reference and generate something else that visually ‘matches’ its aesthetics.

Let’s head back to Discord and apply what we have learned.

PROMPT STRUCTURE - Cinematic Photorealism

REFERENCE IMAGE: cinematic still, documentary photography, amazon jungle, well lit scene, man is exploring the jungle, close up, front shot, --ar 16:9 --style raw

New Prompt: Cinematic, [PHOTOGRAPHY TYPE] [SUBJECT/ACTION] [SHOT TYPE] [LOCATION] [FASHION] [YEAR] [FILM STOCK] [CAMERA] [DIRECTOR/PHOTOGRAPHER] [EMOTION] [LIGHTING] [COLOR] --sref Image URL

**--**style raw --ar 21:9 --v 6.0

street photography, a young woman with dread locks, hippie fashion, captured by Hasselblad X1D, Kodak Ektachrome E100 --ar 16:9 --style raw --sref https://s.mj.run/djVyCXOebcA --v 6.0

First I will upload my reference image to Discord using plus button here. I will choose Upload a File and find the image on my computer.