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How To Use Midjourney: A Step-by-Step Guide to AI Image Generation

Vinay Kumar Moluguri
2 min readAug 2, 2023

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Midjourney is an impressive AI system that can create stunning imaginary images and art from text prompts. Here is a simple guide to get started using it to generate your own unique creations.

Sign Up for Midjourney First; you’ll need to join the Midjourney beta by signing up on their website or joining the Discord server. Midjourney is currently in closed beta but is gradually expanding access.

Once you’ve joined, you can start issuing prompts within the Discord channel. This is where you’ll see the magic happen!

Craft Your Prompt Composing the text prompt is the key to getting great results from Midjourney. Here are some tips:

  • Be descriptive but concise — use just enough detail to convey what you want.
  • Avoid overly ambitious or impossible ideas — stick to tangible concepts.
  • List styles/artists for inspiration — like “impressionist oil painting” or “in the style of Van Gogh”.
  • Use clear language — don’t be too cryptic or vague.

Some example prompts:

  • “An astronaut riding a horse on Mars, digital art”
  • “Elegant robot dancing ballet on stage, oil painting”
  • “Majestic fantasy castle…

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Vinay Kumar Moluguri
Vinay Kumar Moluguri

Written by Vinay Kumar Moluguri

Skilled Business Analyst in Data Analysis & Strategic Planning with Tableau, Power BI, SAS, Python, R, SQL. MS in Business Analytics at USF.

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