Midjourney Style Tops
11
Most Colorful Styles
5.23.2024

This week, we curated a selection that celebrates the brilliance and diversity of color, perfect for adding vibrancy to your Midjourney projects. Join us on this colorful journey and discover the 11 styles that will elevate your Midjourney experience to new chromatic heights!

Morag Myerscough, Howard Arkley, Michael Craig-Martin, Yinka Ilori, Damien Hirst, Pascale Marthine Tayou, Keiichi Tanaami, Hassan Hajjaj, Revok, Holton Rower, Daniel Buren
Maria Laikova
9
Cool GenMods
5.11.2024

Last week, we added a new section to Midlibrary—General Modifiers (or GenMods for short). In a nutshell, GenMods are tokens (words and expressions) that—when added to your prompt—impact its outcome. What separates that category from other Midjourney styles is that GenMods do not refer to a specific artist, artistic technique, genre, or title.

In today’s compilation, we present to you 9 GenMods worth experimenting with!

Symmetrical composition, Colossal scale, Dreamy atmosphere, Duotone colors, Minimalist composition, Rippled texture, Shadowed lighting, Split view, Psychedelic colors
Andrei Kovalev
15
Truly Renaissance Styles
5.2.2024

In today’s compilation, we travel in time and unlock the doors to the Renaissance, a period of artistic mastery and innovation that shaped Western art. Through the lens of Midjourney we look at 15 amazing Renaissance styles: from Van Eyck’s intricate realism and Caravaggio’s dramatic light to Raphael’s perfect proportions, and El Greco’s mystical visions.

Masaccio, El Greco, Antonello da Messina, Ambrosius Benson, Hieronymus Bosch, Sandro Botticelli, Caravaggio, Carlo Crivelli, Albrecht Durer, Jan Van Eyck, Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Piero della Francesca, Raphael, Titian
Maria Laikova
10
Mindblowing Styles suggested by you
1.21.2023

Starting today, our weekly updates will have a new format. Instead of publishing large batches of freshly added styles, we will put out less—to focus more on each artist and technique.

In the first update of the new kind, I want to say THANK YOU to the Midlibrary community. To you! For your support, feedback, and your constant suggestions. We test every name you send, carefully catalog them, and write a short bio for each artist (for the future website)—and this is how Midlibrary grows. So thank you! In this update, we feature ten mind-blowing styles that you suggested.

James C. Christensen, Kazumasa Nagai, Paula Rego, Frank Quitely, Abigail Larson, Ludwig Bemelmans, James Bidgood, Quilted, Henry Darger, Carlos Cruz-Diez
Andrei Kovalev
20
Overlooked Styles in Midlibrary
7.4.2023

As promised, we present to you the most 'overlooked' styles in Midlibrary. These are the styles which appeared only once in our search statistics, and we strongly believe that these talented artists and the way Midjourney sees and interprets theirs styles deserve to be loved and noticed by you! 

Alessandro Gottardo , Andre Kertesz, Arthur Dove, Aubrey Beardsley, August Macke, Bert Stern, Bruce Munro, Christopher Balaskas, Coles Phillips, Dan Hillier , Edward Burne-Jones, Francois Boucher, Harold Edgerton, Henri-Edmond Cross, Hsiao Ron Cheng, Lorna Simpson, Michael Kenna, Paul Corfield, Paul Strand, Bernard Buffet
Olesya Dandy
10
New Styles
1.14.2023

Today's update added 50 new styles to the Library. Here is my pick of the Top 10 artists from this week's addition!

Tadanori Yokoo, Winifred Knights, Issey Miyake, Hilma af Klint, Fang Lijun, Beeple, Bruno Munari, Maria Lassnig, Iwona Lifsches
Andrei Kovalev
12
Fresh Midlibrary Gems
4.6.2024

In the last weeks, we have added more than 300 styles to Midlibrary catalog. Today, we look at some of the most powerful and intriguing of these latest additions.

Jessica Backhaus , Eduardo Paolozzi, Jama Jurabaev, Jim Kazanjian, Neil Harbisson, Ezra Petronio, James Jean, Andrea Galvani, Shintaro Kago, Ivan Kramskoi, Sion Sono, Giuseppe Cristiano
Andrei Kovalev
11
Most Popular Styles by Country
5.17.2023

Introducing our latest exploration of artistic preferences of Midlibrary users: the Top Styles by Country. After analyzing visitor data from 11 countries this month, we present the most popular artistic styles and genres associated are Number 1 in each!  

05 Charlie Bowater, 01 Artgerm, 02 Sarah Andersen, 03 Christopher Balaskas, 04 Katsushika Hokusai, 06 Alison Bechdel, 07 Attack on Titan, 08 Petra Collins, A Certain Magical Index, 10 Animation, 11 Neal Adams
Olesya Dandy
24
Fresh Gems in Midlibrary
7.16.2023

This month, we added 220 new styles to Midlibrary: from Titles and Techniques to artists from different epochs and from all over the world! For today's Top Styles compilation, we picked 24 fantastic names from that recent update that will take your prompts to a whole new visual level.

Hasui Kawase, Jimmy Marble, Irma Stern, Josh Adamski, Marianne North, Mati Klarwein, Maud Lewis, Marianne von Werefkin, Max Beckmann, Michael Parkes, Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis, Nicolas Delort, Remedios Varo, Satoru Takizawa, Stanley Donwood, Tatsuro Kiuchi, Tomasz Alen Kopera, Victor Brauner, Victor Moscoso, Virgil Finlay, Philip Guston, Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, Noriyoshi Ohrai, Peter Max
Andrei Kovalev
10
Cyberpunk + Sci-Fi Styles
1.28.2023

Today's update is devoted to the best artists to turn to when you work on Cyberpunk or Sci-Fi themed art. We have eight illustrators (one of them in --niji!), a painter, and even a photographer for you to try!

Asaf Hanuka, Ashley Wood, Bob Eggleton, Bob Layzell, Dan Matutina, Jae Lee, Jakub Rozalski, Takeshi Obata, Chesley Bonestell, Richard Misrach
Andrei Kovalev
10
Styles for Kids (+ their parents!)
2.4.2023

This week we added new illustrators, children's books authors, and new techniques to the Library. And here is my pick of the TOP 10 styles from that update that are fantastic for children-related art!

Alexander Jansson, Andy Kehoe, Angela Barrett, Bill Carman, Charles Vess, Elsa Beskow, Jeff Smith, Liniers, Shaun Tan, Akira Toriyama
Andrei Kovalev
13
Non-anime Styles awesome in --niji
2.18.2023

This week we're exploring new creative approaches to Midjourney art, and here is one: try non-anime styles with --niji .

To show how cool that can be, we came up with a special benchmark and picked...

Aaron Jasinski, Abigail Larson, Asaf Hanuka, Bernie Wrightson, Bob Layzell, Carlo Crivelli, Chris Ofili, Farel Dalrymple, Gary Panter, Jacek Yerka, John Kenn Mortensen, Martine Johanna, Pop art
Andrei Kovalev
10
Most Popular Artists among Midlibrary users
5.2.2023

Last week, we delved into statistics and numbers! The Midlibrary team analyzed which styles our library visitors enjoy using the most, who their preferred artists are, and what techniques they are interested in trying. We plan to share these insights with you in the coming weeks. And mark the beginning of our Statistics Journey—here are the Top 10 Most Popular Artists (and one Genre) according to Midlibrary users!

Butcher Billy, Erik Madigan Heck, Jim Mahfood, Marc Lagrange, Alena Aenami, Anato Finnstark, Ed Paschke, James C. Christensen, Magic realism, Roberto Ferri
Andrei Kovalev
10
Amazing Cinematic Styles
12.18.2023

Today, we dive deep into Midjourney AI styles for creating cinematic visuals.

Whether you want to illustrate a pitch for a movie studio, create a mood board for your film project, or just make cool-looking wall art—these names are worth checking out!

Dario Argento, Sergei Parajanov, Guillermo del Toro, James Bidgood, Mario Bava, Leni Riefenstahl, Roger Deakins, Pedro Almodovar, Takashi Miike, Wes Anderson
Andrei Kovalev
15
Styles Favored by Midlibrary Collectors
9.12.2023

There are two fundamental changes in how we approach Style Tops that this edition signifies. First, we're shifting from a benchmark-style approach—where the same prompts were used for all styles—to using unique prompts crafted specifically for each style. This change allows for a more nuanced and interesting exploration of how each style behaves.

Secondly, after investing hundreds of hours and generating thousands of "by-product" images to curate the best selections for our Tops, I developed a sense of how particular parameters work with various style modifiers. Specifically, the two parameters—*--stylize* and *--chaos*—are key in my prompting strategy. Going forward, we'll include these parameters in the prompts to give you an idea of which combinations work best with specific styles and particular wording. 

Of course, this is subjective, and I encourage you to explore other prompt strategies and parameter combinations to gain your own insights. Consider Midlibrary Style Tops as your starting point!

In July, we launched our first personalized Midjourney tool—Personal Libraries. Accessible exclusively to members of our Patreon community, a Personal Library allows them to create an unlimited number of Style Collections and save styles from the Midlibrary catalog into thematic compilations. These collections can then be bookmarked for quick access to their favorite styles or even saved as PDFs for printing. In just under two months, our patrons have created almost 600 such collections! We see this as a valuable opportunity to identify which styles are most popular among Midjourney enthusiasts.

Today, we are excited to present the Top 15 Most Collected Styles—and what you can do with them!

Aaron Horkey, Alessandro Gottardo, Rafael Albuquerque, Ivan Bilibin, Enki Bilal, Claude Cahun, Karl Blossfeldt, Agostino Arrivabene, Dan Mumford, H.R. Giger, Josan Gonzalez, Martin Ansin, Petra Collins, Anton Semenov, Austin Briggs
Andrei Kovalev
12
Most extravagant artists
3.4.2023

This week we're exploring Midjourney's --chaos parameter, so the theme for today's Pick came naturally—here are 12 of the most extravagant artists from the Midlibrary collection who don't need --chaos to go crazy!

Aaron Horkey, Aries Moross, Benoit B. Mandelbrot, Choi Jeong-Hwa, David Wiesner, Guo Pei, Hieronymus Bosch, Iris van Herpen, Ivan Marchuk, Marcel Wanders, Rufino Tamayo, Sandy Skoglund
Andrei Kovalev
20
Fantastic Techniques + Genres in V5
4.8.2023

This week we explore some of the new techniques and less-known traditional genres that are absolutely fantastic in Midjourney V5. 

Our tremendous gratitude goes to Midlibrary friend Tom Benton who recommended a lot of the styles in this Top. And all other contributors who recommend artists and styles to Midlibrary. We really appreciate your involvement, and go through all your suggestions with care and thoroughness.

Alebrije, Gond painting, Kalighat painting, Madhubani painting, Palekh, Phad painting, Pichwai painting, Patachitra painting, Warli painting, Aubusson tapestry, Wood carving, Ivory carving, Ebru, Kirigami, Marquetry, Origami, Papier-mache, Pyrography, Stained glass, Suminagashi
Olesya Dandy
19
Botanical + Floral Styles
4.1.2023

This week we decided to explore how the new --v 5 version of Midjourney interprets botanical and floral themes. We picked the best artists and techniques, trying to show the variety and beauty of interpretation of this delicate and exquisite subject.

A. J. Casson, Alan Kenny, Ambrosius Bosschaert, Armand Guillaumin, Chris Dyer, Eyvind Earle, Henri Rousseau, Iznik tiles, Josephine Wall, Margaret Preston, Marjorie Miller, Mark Catesby, Mary Blair, Paul Barson, Qi Baishi, Rachel Ruysch, Sumi-e drawing, Zhang Daqian, Yvonne Coomber
Olesya Dandy

All samples are produced by Midlibrary team using Midjourney AI (if not stated otherwise). Naturally, they are not representative of real artists' works/real-world prototypes.

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