Let’s check it out!

Free subscribers: I’m sorry you won’t get to see this process, but here’s a couple (completely unrelated) freebie prompts that are worth experimenting with and remixing with your own subjects 🫶

Ok let’s get into it!

This set started as an experiment of inspiration with --c and --w commands, which generate some unexpected results that once you learn how to “control” it a bit more, they will quickly become your favorite go-to commands!

This was the original prompt:

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So,

Let’s kick off the weekend with some (literally a TINY fraction) of my favorite generations from this month, I’ll put the prompts in the image captions, please note that some of these gens are made with —p codes, and some are made with —c or —w commands, and some with —sref images as well (I will try to include all the live image URLs in the prompt) which means they may not be replicable as they are, but feel free to save the image, or copy the URL, and use it as a reference for your own generations in Midjourney.

If you’re a free subscriber and you will only see 3 gens and prompts, but the other 12 will be for paid subscribers only.

Let’s start with some funnies 😃

Shameless Plug: This masterpiece above is actually for sale at kwipster.ai as one side of a double-sided tote! 👀

I’m including this rock creature wearing a black tee below as one of my top October generations, not only because it’s striking and unexpected, but the prompt is pretty flexible as a mockup generator…

With this prompt structure/base you can create some pretty awesome mockup subjects for t-shirt graphics etc, that are a lot more interesting and impactful than your everyday candid human model.

Just change up the subject and the product, roll it enough times, chase the good ones, vary strong or subtle until you have it.

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why I haven’t shared anything
in over a week...

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I’ve put in a couple months of hard work after a bittersweet ending to my Snapchat job (I can’t move my family to California on short notice😤), and now I’m ready enough to put a new project in front of you guys, and as a perfectionist it’s hard not to see the cracks and want to continue to tweak and tweak before showtime, but I’m trying to be better at letting go a little bit…

Please go check out Kwipster, you are the first group outside of my immediate family and close friends to see it and experience it.

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And although the full story may not be clear to you yet, I know you will soon understand why your AI Art may be the key to humanity’s survival.

Put your text-to-image skills to use and let’s join forces to create incredible things together

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Your support means the world to me, please help me spread the word, most of the AI art I see out there is mediocre at best. Let’s change that together! 🫶

Here we go again with another punny pop culture mashup, of course we are still using our all time favorite subject: Dogs. But this time we are going to freaking Mordor!

I wanted to see how close I could get to what I wanted without using reference images, Spoiler Alert: I used reference images for 1 of these gens.

Something I’ve learned is that keeping your prompts concise may give you more control over complex hybrid subjects, In other words, a small amount of intentional and hyper focused trigger tokens helps the model concentrate on a narrow slice of its training data, hopefully deterring gens that seem totally out of left field.

Tip: If you want something out of left field on purpose use the chaos command, —c, and start slow, start with —c 1 or —c 3 and go up from there if you want to get really crazy with it.

Side Note: This idea actually started as “Lord of The RIGS”, which I thought rolled off the tongue better. My vision for that was a mix of Lord of The Rings and Ice Road Truckers, Discovery Channel’s mega-hit show that somehow is still trucking along (pun certainly intended). Here’s an example of that direction 🤣

FYI: I only generated a portion of the LOR characters, I’m hoping one of you keeps it going!

🥳 Lord of The Leash Prompts:

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Here we go again with the character puns, but can you really be mad at this? No you cannot! even if it means Sonic is now a finance bro, and I don’t know about you, but I’m sensing heavy Wolf of Wall Street vibes!

The first time I met Sonic was in the early ‘90s, on the Sega Game Gear portable console— that thing was an absolute beast and it easily crushed the Nintendo’s Game Boy with its incredible backlit, full-color landscape display… 🤤

And now that I’m seeing the logo… is this where Buzz Lightyear got his space-suit buttons from? 🤔

🥳 Sonic The Hedge Fund Manager Prompts:

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This one is just too close to home (literally) for me to ignore! I’ve seen a few versions of this floating around but I just never thought any of them were any good, and that rubbed me the wrong way because I live about 45 mins from Fairplay Colorado, in the South Park Valley which, although not publicly confirmed, is the inspiration for the show. If you go, you know.

I honestly haven’t seen a new episode in years, but I’ve been a fan of the show for decades, way before moving to its home state. Both Trey Parker and Matt Stone have a deep connection to CO, and for me, living in Colorado (specially so close to the show’s birthplace) makes the whole show click in a much more meaningful way.

Side Note: While working on this other project years ago, I was super lucky to get animation tips and direction from Chris ‘Crispy’ Brion himself—South Park’s OG animator 🙏

FYI: These renders were all done with V6, I found that V6.1 did not respond to my text+image ref. prompts very well in comparison. Also, if you’re asking where the group shot is, well, that one was pretty much near impossible with Midjourney alone so I leave that one to you my friends!

🥳 South Bark Prompts + Ref. Images:

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(Hello Kitty + Halo Master Chief) - (Hello + Master Chief) = Halo Kitty

The gen above is pretty much exactly what I wanted, but it took me a few tries to get there, and I want to briefly show you that trajectory—below is where I started, and I absolutely hate it; there is literally nothing that I like about this. It makes me upset just looking at it, and I want a lobotomy just thinking about it.

The prompt for the monstrosity above is: Hello kitty as Halo masterchief

Now, if you run this prompt enough times through various models like V6.1 and Niji 6, you will get a ‘good’ generation every few re-rolls, for sure— like this one:

🤤 … but,

My goal is to craft prompts that are yielding consistently solid gens, every single time.

For the sake of keeping V6 prompts as short as possible (so they can be replicated and edited easily) I started very minimal, but I think this one was maybe too short therefore lacked context—and context is everything in text-to-image prompting— IMO… more on that later.

Below is the next iteration of the original Halo Kitty prompt above. It’s definitely looking more interesting and epic, and less toy-like, which I want, but I’m not getting enough genuine Hello Kitty vibes, and overall it’s just kinda weak.. no real point of interest or any kind of real imaginative anchor to make it stand out.

The prompt used for the gen below was:

hello kitty wearing halo master chief armor

The next iteration below is the last one that I felt sucked, the prompt for that was:

action shot hello kitty wearing halo master chief armor, explosive portrait

There are endless styles and --sref codes that you can apply to whatever prompt you end up with, but you need to include context, or maybe we should call it “medium” in your text-to-image prompts, i.e. old photo, a classical painting, a magazine cover, etc.

🥳 My 3 Top Halo Kitty Prompts:

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All those years of reading Heavy Metal Magazine and visually devouring album cover art left an itch that never really got scratched… until now! Thanks to these new text-to-image generative AI tools I have the time to explore this artform and be able to develop some kind of style of my own, and I’m absolutely LOVING IT!

Just Enough
Darkness

My goal is to keep these prompts as short as possible, so they’re easy to build on, and so the subject, setting and stand-out elements are easy to find and replace with your own.

🥳 The Perfect Heavy Metal Prompt:

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Of course the girls naturally love a fit breakdancer over any dorky kid obsessively dissecting cryptic rap lyrics while geeking out over Technics 1200s and sick Jet-Li moves, bro. But I had a secret weapon, I practiced Judo from a really early age, my dad was a 7th Dan Black Belt Judo Sensei. Mix that in with Method Man-fueled Teenstosterone + Rumble in The Bronx, and that’s all the confidence I needed no matter how skinny or dorky I was. KKKIAAAAA!!!

It’s Actually
Called Wuxia

This aesthetic and style gets me in the best way, and today, NYC is all I will be thinking about ❤️‍🩹

After a lot of tinkering this is a SUPER effective short prompt for that consistent ‘70s Wuxia Kung Fu Film look, and in my opinion it works best in V6. Enjoy!

🥳 The Perfect ‘70s Kung Fu Prompt:

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And I think we did it… oh yes, we freakin did it.

Because You Just Can’t Resist
A Tiny Little Hippo

Let’s try something new this week, it will shorter (or should we say tinier) than usual, but maybe this will be a good way to introduce some of the stuff I do that never gets to see the light these days.

Early Mistakes

Let’s first look at some of my early “mistakes” making these tiny little animals, and keep in mind I wanted to make these in V6 or V6.1 to get the most realistic animals possible and I have been trying to sharpen my short-prompt skills, these new models are great at understanding very short and straightforward prompts.

Ok, so the prompt for the image above is:

close up photo of a hand holding a tiny miniature full grown lion

And although I don’t hate it (how could you), there are so many things that are not right here: 1) Good attempt at wiry hair like a real lion, but this is obviously a doll 2) the way his paws hug the thumb is legit enough but it’s still way too big and not really communicating the cuteness level we need 3) the whiskers are totally off 4) the background is too busy 5) what is that weird flower stem thing on the top right, nobody knows.

Above is another example of these issues, not realistic, looks like a doll, still way too big. This was the prompt used:

holding a tiny t rex

Maybe I went too simple on that one, but you really should try everything, start simple and build from there, or start big and edit the crap out of it, your choice.

So, after these two simple prompt experiments I had a few important findings about the key tokens used:

• “close up photo” gives me studio photography vibes with things like weird flower stalks or studio backgrounds

• “hand” or “holding” makes the animal too big, and focuses too much on the hand itself

• “tiny” or “miniature” is strongly tied to figurines and little dolls called miniatures and we need real not realistic

That was apparently all my brilliantly genius millennial mind needed in order to craft…

🥳 The Perfect Tiny Animal Prompt:

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Like Background Music
For Your Eyes

This is the kind of lighting that doesn’t scream for attention—it’s more of a gentle whisper that says, “Hey, relax, I’ve got this.” Whether you’re creating a cozy corner in your living room or trying to make your photos look less like mugshots, ambient lighting is the unsung hero that makes everything feel just right. So, grab your dimmers, light your candles, and let’s bask in the gentle glow of ambient lighting!

The Age of Harsh Overhead Lighting

Once upon a time, people thought lighting was all about flooding a room with as much brightness as possible, like you were interrogating someone in your kitchen. But eventually, humanity realized that not everything needs to be lit up like a football stadium. Enter ambient lighting, the softer, more refined cousin of glaring overhead lights, designed to create mood and comfort instead of blinding you every time you walk into a room.

Edison Bulbs and Soft Glow: The Early Days

Ambient lighting traces its roots back to the invention of the light bulb (thanks, Edison), but it really came into its own in the mid-20th century, when designers started to understand that softer, more diffuse lighting could make a room feel less like a sterile operating theater and more like a welcoming space. Lampshades, dimmers, and soft-glow bulbs became the tools of the trade for those who knew the secret: it’s not about how much light you have, but how you use it.

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Making The Future
Look Super Creepy

Hey there, fans of dystopian nightmares and genetically modified monstrosities! Biopunk isn’t just a slimy, sinister, bioengineered style; it’s a chaotic mashup of biology, technology, and more body horror than you’d care to imagine. Think of it as cyberpunk with fewer computers and way more flesh—perfect for those who enjoy their future looking a little more… organic. So, grab your syringes, strap on your exoskeleton, and let’s ooze our way through the bio-engineered world of biopunk!

Cyberpunk Walked So Biopunk Could Squirm

If you’re wondering where biopunk came from, you can thank its cooler older sibling, cyberpunk. Cyberpunk gave us the sleek, tech-heavy dystopias of the 80s and 90s, but eventually, someone said, “Let’s get rid of all this computer stuff and focus on flesh and bones.” Thus, biopunk was born—a style that swapped out neon lights for genetic experiments and chrome for slimy tentacles.

Frankenstein Was the OG Biopunker

To be fair, biopunk’s roots go all the way back to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Victor Frankenstein was basically the first biopunk scientist—disregarding nature’s rules, tinkering with flesh, and creating something that definitely shouldn’t exist. Fast-forward to modern times, and biopunk has evolved into a full-fledged aesthetic where labs replace server farms and your DNA is your personal data.

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That ‘90s
Rave Vibe

Ready to dive into the world of ultraviolet lighting, where everything glows like you’re trapped in a blacklight poster from Spencer’s Gifts? Ultraviolet (UV) lighting isn’t just for nightclubs and creepy crime scene investigations—it’s a high-contrast, high-drama lighting technique that adds a supernatural touch to just about anything. Whether you’re prompting an eerie still life or just trying to make your art collection look radioactive, UV lighting is your glow-in-the-dark best friend. So, let’s slap on some sunscreen (for real), grab those fluorescent paints, and illuminate the weird and wonderful world of ultraviolet lighting!

From Sunburns to Disco Balls

Ultraviolet lighting is a scientific wonder, discovered by German physicist Johann Wilhelm Ritter in the early 19th century while he was messing around with sunlight. He figured out that ultraviolet light was hanging out just beyond the visible spectrum, silently causing sunburns and eye strain. It didn’t take long for people to realize that UV light also made things glow like a bad 80s sci-fi movie, and thus, the party really started.

Nightclubs and Beyond: A Glowing Evolution

By the 20th century, ultraviolet lighting had gone from a lab experiment to a staple of nightclubs, theaters, and—you guessed it—any place that wanted to look like a rave exploded. From psychedelic concerts to forensic labs, UV lighting became synonymous with the weird and otherworldly. It’s the light that makes your laundry detergent glow in the dark, so… thanks?

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Layer by Layer,
Blob by Blob

This is where your wildest digital dreams get squeezed out of a nozzle and turn into real, touchable objects. It’s like magic, but with more plastic and less wizardry. Whether you’re printing a mini version of your dog or a slightly terrifying sculpture, 3D printing is here to turn your digital nonsense into physical nonsense.

Sci-Fi Fantasy to Desktop Reality

Once upon a time, the idea of printing objects out of thin air was the stuff of science fiction. It was right up there with flying cars and jetpacks—a cool idea that seemed about as likely as discovering Bigfoot. But in the 1980s, some tech geniuses decided to turn fiction into fact, creating the first 3D printers. Suddenly, the world went from “Wouldn’t it be cool if…” to “Holy crap, it actually works!”

From Industrial Labs to IKEA

Initially, 3D printing was used in high-tech labs to create prototypes, models, and other serious, important stuff. But as the technology evolved and got cheaper, it started popping up in people’s garages and basements. Now, you can buy a 3D printer for about the same price as a fancy coffee maker and start printing your own weird and wonderful creations—no degree in engineering required!

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Playing Picasso
with a Flashlight

Welcome to light painting—where you can wave a light around like a lunatic and end up with a masterpiece. Grab your cameras and maybe a beer, because we’re about to stumble through the luminous labyrinth of light painting!

Whoops, I Made Art

Light painting’s illustrious journey began, unsurprisingly, with a screw-up. Back in 1889, photographer Étienne-Jules Marey and his assistant Georges Demeny were messing around with long exposures when they accidentally created a light painting. Their blunder caught the motion of a light source, resulting in a trail that made people go, “Huh, neat!” and inadvertently spawned a new art form.

Picasso: The Ultimate Show-Off

Fast forward to the 20th century, and along comes Man Ray, playing with penlights like a kid with sparklers. But it wasn’t until the ever-modest Picasso got involved in the 1940s that light painting got some serious street cred. Picasso, always one for subtlety, created iconic light paintings that screamed, “Look at me, I’m not just a painter, I’m a wizard with a flashlight!”

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Like a Warm,
Nostalgic Hug

This classic lighting technique brings a unique, vintage charm to any scene, evoking the ambiance of a bygone era. Whether you’re capturing a cozy indoor setting or adding a touch of historical authenticity to your film, gas lighting is your go-to for creating atmosphere and mood.

From Streets to Screens

Gas lighting has its roots in the 19th century, when gas lamps illuminated the streets of major cities and the interiors of homes. This form of lighting provided a soft, warm glow that was both practical and atmospheric. It wasn’t long before filmmakers and photographers saw the potential of this evocative lighting style and began incorporating it into their work.

A Cinematic Transition

The term "gas lighting" comes from the 1938 play (and 1944 film) Gaslight, where a husband manipulates his wife into doubting her own sanity by subtly dimming the gas lights and insisting she’s imagining it. This tactic was so nefarious that it leaped off the screen and into everyday language, describing any attempt to make someone question their reality. Thanks, Hollywood, for giving us a term for psychological torture! While the term has since taken on a psychological meaning, its roots in lighting remain an essential part of cinematic history. Directors realized that gas lighting could do more than illuminate; it could set the tone and mood of a scene, adding layers of meaning and emotion.

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Illuminating
The Drama

Welcome to the world of cross key lighting, where shadows play hide and seek, highlights flirt shamelessly, and every scene looks like it’s about to spill a juicy secret. Whether you’re shooting a noir thriller or just trying to make your cat videos look cinematic, cross key lighting is here to add some serious flair.

From Theatrical Roots to Cinematic Heights

Cross key lighting didn’t just pop up overnight. Its roots go back to the grand old days of theater, where dramatic lighting was essential for setting the mood and making sure everyone knew when a character was feeling extra shady. Directors and lighting designers used strategically placed lights to create tension and highlight the action—because nothing says “drama” like a well-placed shadow.

Hollywood Takes Note

When cinema came along, filmmakers quickly realized that cross key lighting could make their scenes pop with the same dramatic flair. Directors like Alfred Hitchcock and Orson Welles used this technique to add depth and intrigue to their films, turning everyday scenes into visually striking moments. Thanks to these pioneers, cross key lighting became a staple in the cinematographer’s toolkit.

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Up Close
and Personal

This is the realm where every wrinkle tells a story, every blade of grass is a jungle, and every insect looks like it belongs in a sci-fi horror film. Close-ups are all about getting in your face—in the most artistic way possible. So, grab your lens and your patience, because we’re about to dive into the wonderfully invasive world of close-up art!

Faces and Phobias

Close-up art has been making people uncomfortable and fascinated for centuries. Back in the day, portrait artists figured out that the closer you got to a face, the more lifelike (and sometimes horrifying) it became. Think of those old Renaissance portraits where every pore and blemish is lovingly detailed—because nothing says “art” like an uncomfortably accurate mole.

Photography’s Big (Tiny) Break

With the advent of photography, close-ups got a technological boost. Suddenly, artists could capture details that the naked eye might miss. The first close-up photos were all about faces, capturing the essence of a person in ways that were both intimate and intrusive. Thanks, early photographers, for showing us what our great-great-grandparents’ nose hairs looked like.

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Delicate
& Daring

Dip your toes into the fluid, flowing world of watercolor art and imagine a medium where water does half the work and the results are a delicate dance of color and chaos. Watercolor is the art form that’s as unpredictable as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs, so, grab your brushes and a glass of water (for the paint, not for drinking—unless you’re into that), and let’s dive into the splashy, splashy world of watercolor!

Ancient Smudges and Renaissance Brushes

Watercolor painting isn’t some new fad—people have been making watery messes since ancient times. Early humans used pigments mixed with water to decorate cave walls, which means your fridge door might have more in common with prehistoric art than you thought. Fast forward to the Renaissance, when artists like Albrecht Dürer began to refine the technique, turning muddy smudges into actual masterpieces.

Turner and the Watery Revolution

By the 18th century, watercolor had gone from a backup plan for sketches to a legitimate art form, thanks to artists like J.M.W. Turner. Turner used watercolors to capture the dreamy, atmospheric landscapes that made everyone say, “Wow, I didn’t know you could do that with water.” His work helped elevate watercolor from a hobby to a professional pursuit.

Watercolor Remains

Initially, watercolor was often used for preliminary sketches and studies. Artists would play around with it before committing to oil paintings. But then they realized, hey, this watery stuff is pretty cool on its own! Watercolor began to stand alone as an art form, praised for its transparency and the way it could capture light and color with an ethereal touch.

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From Vandalism
to Validation

Picture a universe where every blank wall is an opportunity, and every spray can is a weapon of mass creation. Graffiti is the street art movement that flips a middle finger to the establishment while turning concrete jungles into vibrant galleries. Did companies ask you if they can pollute your public space with their billboards and ads? NO! So grab your hoodie and your spray can, and let’s tag along on this gritty adventure to take back our streets with our art!

When Cavemen Met Crayons

Believe it or not, graffiti has been around since humans first figured out how to draw. Ancient cave paintings were the original tags, with our prehistoric ancestors doodling on walls to say, “I was here.” Fast forward a few millennia, and graffiti found its way into the Roman Empire, where citizens scrawled messages on public buildings—sort of like the ancient version of Twitter, but with fewer cat memes.

New York, New York: The Birthplace of Modern Graffiti

Modern graffiti as we know it started in the gritty streets of 1970s New York City. It was a time when the city was bankrupt, crime was high, and subway cars were a canvas in motion. Young artists like TAKI 183 and CORNBREAD started tagging their names everywhere, turning the city into their own personal art gallery. These pioneers laid the groundwork for graffiti as a form of self-expression and rebellion.

From Tags to Masterpieces

What began as simple tags quickly evolved into complex pieces of art. Graffiti artists started to create murals that were as detailed and intricate as any gallery painting. Crews formed, styles developed, and graffiti became a respected art form in its own right—at least among those who weren’t scrubbing it off their buildings.

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