Midjourney Prompt Library: 60+ Free Templates With Examples

1. Portraits & People Prompts

From cinematic headshots to fantasy characters, these prompts produce compelling portrait images. Specify your subject's details in the placeholders for best results.

2. Landscapes & Nature Prompts

Sweeping vistas, moody forests, and dramatic seascapes. These prompts are optimized for wide 16:9 compositions suitable for wallpapers, prints, and backgrounds.

3. Product Photography Prompts

Commercial-quality product renders for e-commerce, advertising, and brand content. These prompts work for generating concept visuals before production shoots.

4. Anime & Illustration Prompts

Use the --niji 6 parameter for anime-specific results. The niji model is Midjourney's dedicated anime and illustration model, producing results that look like professional Japanese animation studio output.

5. Architecture & Interiors Prompts

Architectural visualization, interior design renders, and futuristic cityscapes. These prompts are excellent for generating concept visuals for architecture and interior design projects.

6. Abstract & Conceptual Art Prompts

Non-representational art, surreal compositions, and experimental digital aesthetics. Higher --stylize values (600–1000) give Midjourney more creative freedom with these prompts.

7. Essential Midjourney Parameters

Parameters are appended to the end of your prompt and fine-tune how Midjourney generates images. Mastering a handful of key parameters dramatically improves your results.

8. Tips for Better Midjourney Prompts

Parameters control the technical output — but the quality of your prose determines the creative direction. These seven tips separate compelling Midjourney images from generic ones.

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   Front-load the subject

   Midjourney weighs earlier words more heavily. Put your most important subject description first, before style keywords and parameters. “Portrait of a weathered fisherman” before “cinematic, dramatic lighting.”

2. 2

   Stack style keywords (lighting, camera, mood)

   Stacking descriptors builds a more specific visual. Instead of “beautiful lighting,” try “Rembrandt lighting, golden hour, volumetric fog rays.” Each additional keyword narrows Midjourney's interpretation toward your vision.

3. 3

   Use specific artist and photographer references

   References like “Annie Leibovitz portrait style,” “Ansel Adams landscape,” or “Makoto Shinkai sky” leverage Midjourney's training on their distinctive aesthetics. Use multiple references to blend styles.

4. 4

   Set aspect ratio to match your use case

   Always set --ar before generating. A wallpaper needs 16:9. A print poster needs 2:3. An Instagram post needs 1:1. Generating at the wrong ratio and cropping costs quality and composition.

5. 5

   Start with low --stylize for realism, high for art

   If you want photorealistic results, keep --stylize below 300. For painterly, illustrative, or artistic outputs, push it above 600. The default (100) is a balanced middle ground.

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   Use --no to remove unwanted elements

   If Midjourney keeps adding text, people, or other elements you don't want, use --no text, people, watermark to explicitly exclude them. It's more reliable than adding “without text” to the main prompt.

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   Iterate: tweak one parameter at a time

   When refining, change one thing at a time. Adjust the--stylize value, or change one style keyword, or try a different artist reference. Changing multiple variables at once makes it impossible to know what improved the result. Use --seed to lock in a base composition while you iterate on style.