In this article, we will introduce “Style Reference,” a function that generates a new image by referencing the style of the specified image when generating images in Midjourney.
This article will enable you to generate new images with a fixed style.
Style Reference
Midjourney’s Style Reference function generates a new image by referencing the style of the image specified by parameters, Using this function, you can generate a new image with a fixed style.
Reference image
Image generated by reference
How to use Style Reference｜–sref parameter
Use the “–sref” parameter to use the Style Reference feature.
Generated by text prompt only
Generate an image at any prompt with the “–sref” parameter.
Reference image
Image generated by reference
Generated using image prompts
Style Reference can also be used with image prompts.
Prompt_Image_URL Chibi character with Kimono --sref Reference_Image_URLReference image
Image Prompt
Result
Adjusting the weight of referenced styles｜–sw <0 – 1000>
When using Style Refenence, you can specify the “–sw” parameter along with the “–sref” parameter to adjust the degree to which the style of the specified image is referenced. This parameter is used to adjust the style of the specified image.
Tokyo Tower at night --sref Reference_Image_URL --sw 100
Reference image
–sw 0
–sw 25
–sw 50
–sw 100
–sw 250
–sw 500
–sw 750
–sw 1000
Multiple images can be referenced
Style Reference also allows multiple images to be referenced.
Beer on a table at a cafe in Tokyo --sref Reference_ImageA_URL Reference_ImageB_URLReference Image A
Reference Image B
Result
Weight each of multiple images
When referencing multiple images, it is possible to use “::” to assign weights to each of the multiple referenced images, as in the case of the multi-prompt.
Beer on a table at a cafe in Tokyo --sref Reference_ImageA_URL::2 Reference_ImageB_URL::1Reference Image A
Reference Image B
ImageA::2 ImageB::1
ImageA::1 ImageB::2
For more information about the multi-prompt, please click here.
Character Reference function to fix the character
In contrast to the Style Reference function, which fixes the painting style, Midjourney also has a Character Reference function that fixes the character.
For more information on Character Reference, please refer to this article.
Click here for the official Style Reference
