I’ve got 10 more Midjourney and AI art styles for you to try today. Add these to the end of your prompt, separated by a comma, and you should get images in the style described. These were made with version 7, and the texture and details are outstanding.
How to apply these Midjourney prompt styles:
- Write your subject prompt.
- Add a comma, then append the style phrase.
- Generate with version 7 for crisp texture and detail.
Midjourney Prompt Styles #1: In the Style of Alfred Kubin Art
The first style is from the famous artist Alfred Kubin, with a distinct look from roughly 100 years ago and a high level of detail in the strokes and texture of each piece. Most results have a grayscale look, much like the art it references.
It adds a nice red glow to metallic subjects like the Terminator, and it transforms the subject just a little bit. A modern family home looks completely different to what you normally get.
The Hulk comes out dramatic, like a finely drawn piece of art, and even a futuristic car looks a little more vintage in the imagination behind it.
Midjourney Prompt Styles #2: Memphis Style Graphic Design
This one is the opposite of the last. Very colorful, vibrant, lots of shapes. It looks like something you’ve seen a lot of from the 80s or early 90s, and it does a great job of making something a little more interesting out of the subjects you feed it.
You can get nice textures, like on Mickey Mouse. It’s great for poster-style graphics like the Statue of Liberty or Pikachu. It’s bright and colorful with a very consistent shape design to each element. What I really like is how the Terminator still remains kind of dark and broody, which is a nice effect, and the samurai looks very cool.
Midjourney Prompt Styles #3: Painted by Thomas Kinkade
Another painting style, and again you get that old-fashioned composition. Very high quality, almost a masterpiece look to the images.
The Hulk shows a little more emotion in his face. Version 7 seems to be nailing Optimus Prime, apart from the fact the gun is coming out of his hand. It has that old-fashioned look. A woman’s face can look a little more modern, closer to a photo, but even Superman lands like an old masterpiece painting.
Mario follows the same approach. The texture and brush strokes show clearly, and the style overall looks pretty cool. My favorite is Goku, dressed completely different, with a temple in the background. Very cool image.
Midjourney Prompt Styles #4: Vintage Japanese Magazine Cover
This tends to create an old-fashioned crinkled or slightly dirty magazine look. Paper often appears creased, and it adds kanji characters to the top to create something unique.
You’ll often get results that look like a photograph of an actual magazine. The way it lays things out is a little different due to the Japanese influence. This is really cool for creating interesting magazine cover designs.
Midjourney Prompt Styles #5: VHS VFX Scanlines
I love good VHS effects, and I added scan lines into this one. It didn’t really work in the past, but with version 7 you get a cool scan line effect applied to images.
It alters the image with a high-contrast look and sometimes breaks things up into panels. It’s a glitchy VHS style, and most images look pretty good with varying degrees of the effect. Sometimes you get a panel breakup or even a TV-in-TV effect. It distorts in a way that adds a creepy edge and an 80s vibe. A waterfall can even come out with a creepy pasta feel.
Midjourney Prompt Styles #6: Out of Focus
This adds a sharp contrast in focus. It’s not that the subject is out of focus, but something is in focus while the rest of the image is very much out of focus, or something in the foreground is out of focus.
The Hulk’s face stays in focus while everything else blurs. Optimus Prime can get a bit of a zooming effect. With Darth Maul, the hands in the foreground blur while the face stays crisp. Pikachu can come out with ultra-sharp focus and slightly blurred edges. It’s a great way to get that nifty effect without sacrificing photo realism.
Midjourney Prompt Styles #7: In the Style of Scrapbook Design
This worked out well and feels a lot like Memphis style. It’s very colorful, with lots of pieces overlaid on top of each other and often a subtle 3D effect.
Sometimes it’s played down and a little flatter, but every image gets a unique spin. It’s definitely worth playing with because the subject affects how the pieces are added. Each piece usually relates visually to the subject. Pikachu is a standout and looks very cool.
Midjourney Prompt Styles #8: In the Style of a Vintage Whiskey Bottle Label
This produces images similar to what you’d see on a whiskey label. You get an old-fashioned vintage design and layout that mirrors classic labels.
The intricate details it adds to the design are great. It may try to pop the subject’s name behind the head, even if it doesn’t quite spell it correctly. A futuristic car can end up framed with a car motif on the border. The full-image results are especially strong.
Midjourney Prompt Styles #9: Abstract Sculpture
This has varying levels of abstraction. Sometimes you’ll get a sculpture-like result with a few colors, and other times you get something very different from the subject that mixes up the elements in interesting ways.
Batman can look like there’s a cape across his face, which is a nice touch. The Hulk comes out like an aged stone sculpture. Goku’s hair keeps going with motion implied in the form. The Terminator looks completely different from the usual. There’s a lot of variety in this style.
Midjourney Prompt Styles #10: Simple Crayon Drawing
It does exactly what you expect, and it does a good job. You get something that looks like it was drawn with crayon or outlined with pen.
Sometimes the result is finer, but the simpler versions are very strong and you still get variety. The Terminator can be one of the more intricate drawings from this style, whereas Barbie lands simpler. It’s a great way to get simple characters as a crayon sketch. A futuristic car can look like a kid drew it, with consistent line work and a little overlap. A modern family home might even add four people drawn in front, which is a fun touch.
Midjourney Prompt Styles Bonus: As a 70s News Anchor on TV
This one puts subjects into a 70s TV news context. A woman’s face appears on a television and the style reads clearly. Mickey Mouse starts to look like an old bald man, and it does a good job of transforming characters.
Optimus is mixed, and it can be tricky to combine him with a suit. Goku looks a little more like Gohan. The Terminator nails the look, like he’s on a 70s news show and ready to give the news. The Hulk can appear in several versions in a grid.
Deadpool gets a truly awful 70s jacket. Darth Vader looks ready to read the news straight from a newspaper into the camera. Darth Maul fits the jacket-and-TV backdrop perfectly.
Mario is more upbeat, hair slicked back, and looking cool. Pikachu also gets the jacket. Have a play with that one. It’s a lot of fun for transforming your characters.
Midjourney Prompt Styles: Final Thoughts
Add these style phrases at the end of your prompt and you’ll get distinct looks with strong textures and details in version 7. The set ranges from painterly and vintage print styles to VHS and abstract sculpture, plus a fun character-transforming 70s news anchor look. Each one shifts composition, texture, and mood in its own way, and several add clever typography, borders, or depth cues that work across a wide range of subjects.
