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Midjourney introduction for beginners

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Midjourney is a generative artif icial intelligence program and service created and hosted by a San Francisco-based independent research lab Midjourney, Inc.

It is made with a user-friendly interface, making it perfect for unleashing your creative spark while saving tons of time spent on manual design work.

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Quickstep to get started

Step 1: Join the Mid-Journey

Visit Midjourney.com and join the Beta or alternatively, hop over directly to the Midjourney Discord.

To join the Mid Journey Discord server, the first step is to have your own Discord login.

Step 2: Find a Newbies Channel

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Once you are in the Midjourney channel. Look for the newbies' channel on the side panel. There are different newcomer rooms and you can view all the artworks created by the users including yours.

You can select any newbies channel and generate artwork.

Step 3: Quick generation

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Now, let’s jump right into creating your first image with the command: /imagine prompt:

  • Use /imagine to generate an image
  • Type in words that describe the image you want to create, you can type general description or be more specific adding styles and details
  • Click return and wait for the result

Example: /imagine prompt: two lovely ants friends and make adventures in a chocolate factory

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Step 4: process the job

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A grid of 4 images generated with Mid Journey

Midjourney Bot will generate four amazing options for you to explore in a minute!

Since a number of users are sending commands at a time, you may need to scroll back up to look for your work.

With the trial, you can take up to around 25 jobs before needing to subscribe. Make sure you make the most of this amazing opportunity!

Step 5: Upscale or Create Variations

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Upscale or create variation in MidJourney

After the grid of images is ready, two rows of buttons become visible — providing you with even more control over your project.

U buttons: upscale the size of an image while preserving its quality.

V buttons are for creating slight variations of a chosen grid image.

The numbers 1–4 represent images coming from the top left clockwise

The 🔄 (re-roll): reruns a Job. It reruns the prompt and you’ll get a whole new grid of images!

Step 6: Rate Images

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Make variations to images generated with Mid Journey

Make Variations: Generates an upgraded version of the image and produces four choices in a new grid layout.

Beta/Light Upscale Redo: redo the upscale with a different upscaler model.

Web: Open the image in your gallery

😖 😒 🙂 😍 Rate Images: Rate upscaled images by simply clicking on a smiley button — it’s that easy! And to top it off, the 1,000 best image raters will get an hour of free Fast Mode time each day.

Step 7: Save Your Image

Just click on the image to open it and then right-click to save. Or, if you’re using mobile, long tap the image and you’ll see a download icon in the top right corner. Easy peasy!