Over the past few months, a flurry of new AI tools have emerged. One of the most exciting among them is an Image Generator called Midjourney.

What is Midjourney?⌗

Midjourney is an AI Image Generator based on a Stable Diffusion Model. The user provides text prompts that describe the image that they want to create and watch it come to life. You can also specify the style of art or photography desired, or add any other descriptors you can think of to change the artwork.

How do I use it?⌗

Midjourney is unique in that it is accessed through a Discord bot. Discord is a voice and instant social messaging platform that is popular among gamers.

The Midjourney Bot in Discord

Getting started is easy:

  1. Join the Midjourney Discord
  2. Go to a newbies channel
  3. Type /imagine to use the Imagine command
    • Accept the Terms of Service
  4. Use the /imagine command again and enter a prompt
  5. Watch your idea come to life!

Running /imagine with the Midjourney Bot in Discord

You receive 25 free uses, and then you will want to subscribe to one of their affordable plans to maximize your Midjourney experience.

See it in action⌗

My prompt is “the inside of a futuristic space port bustling with aliens and humans in the style of pop art”. I am giving Midjourney a short description of what I want to see as well as guidance on the style that I want it to use.

After you type your prompt and hit enter, Midjourney starts to render 4 images that match your description. Within a minute, you have 4 unique visualizations of your idea.

Midjourney Images created form /imagine command

You can then click any of the [U1-U4] buttons to upscale your favorite image, or click the [V1-V4] buttons to generate variations on one of the images.

Upscaled Images⌗

First Generated Image of the Prompt “the inside of a futuristic space port bustling with aliens and humans in the style of pop art”

Second Generated Image of the Prompt “the inside of a futuristic space port bustling with aliens and humans in the style of pop art”

Third Generated Image of the Prompt “the inside of a futuristic space port bustling with aliens and humans in the style of pop art”

Fourth Generated Image of the Prompt “the inside of a futuristic space port bustling with aliens and humans in the style of pop art”

Photo Quality Images⌗

Previous AI Generators have been able to achieve similar results for these digital images. What Midjourney has revolutionized is the quality of its photorealistic photos.

Here are some examples using the prompt of “a photo of at a cafe in a European town square, low angle, telephoto lens”.

First Generated Image of the Prompt “a photo of at a cafe in a European town square, low angle, telephoto lens”

Second Generated Image of the Prompt “a photo of at a cafe in a European town square, low angle, telephoto lens”

Third Generated Image of the Prompt “a photo of at a cafe in a European town square, low angle, telephoto lens”

Fourth Generated Image of the Prompt “a photo of at a cafe in a European town square, low angle, telephoto lens”

I hope this guide has helped you get started with Midjourney. Stay tuned for more on Midjourney and other tech topics on True Gold.

More Info⌗

Official Midjourney Docs