10 TRANSFORMATIVE Midjourney ART STYLES: Vol 15 (Prompt tips!)

Wade McMaster - Creator Impact
4 Jan 202410:57

TLDRThis video introduces 10 transformative art styles that can be added to prompts to create unique and compelling images. Styles include 'Glow Punk' which adds a glowing effect, 'Tentacle Punk' that transforms images with tentacle-like elements, 'POV' for point-of-view shots resembling selfies, 'Graphic Novel' for comic book-like illustrations, 'Jetson Style' for a futuristic look, 'Vinyl Record Cover' for a vintage record-inspired aesthetic, '1950s Movie Poster' for a retro feel, 'Simple Chinese Folk Art' for a cartoony transformation, 'Ethereal' for a soft and spiritual glow, 'Haunted Photograph' for a creepy and old look, and a bonus 'Neon Light Sign' style. Each style is demonstrated with examples like characters from popular culture and landscapes, showing how they can drastically alter the appearance and mood of the subject.

Takeaways

  • 🌟 **Glow Punk**: Adds a glowing effect to images, creating a cool, contrasting look with elements that glow against darkness.
  • 🐙 **Tentacle Punk**: Transforms images with tentacle-like features, giving a unique and sometimes horror-inspired twist to characters and objects.
  • 📸 **POV (Point of View)**: Alters perspective to resemble a selfie or first-person view, offering a fresh take on character presentation.
  • 🎭 **Graphic Novel**: Transforms images into a comic book style with dark outlines and a painted look, suitable for a more dramatic visual effect.
  • 🚀 **Jetson Style**: Gives a futuristic appearance, though not strictly adhering to the Jetsons' aesthetic, it still provides a unique and old-fashioned futuristic vibe.
  • 💽 **Vinyl Record Cover**: Places images onto a vinyl record or cover, offering an old-fashioned and artistic presentation.
  • 📺 **Jetson-Inspired Robot**: Applies a 3D look to characters, reminiscent of robots from the Jetson era, with a unique twist.
  • 🏞️ **Simple Chinese Folk Art**: Significantly impacts images with a Chinese art style, altering features for a cartoony and transformative effect.
  • ✨ **Ethereal**: Softens images with a spiritual-looking glow, adding a gentle and soft aesthetic to characters and scenes.
  • 👻 **Haunted Photograph**: Creates an eerie, old, and creepy effect, suitable for horror or dark-themed imagery.
  • 💡 **Neon Light Sign**: Transforms images with neon sign elements, leaning towards signage and offering a fun and vibrant outcome.

Q & A

  • What is the first art style mentioned in the transcript that can be added to prompts to create cool images?

    -The first art style mentioned is 'Glow Punk,' which adds a glowing look to images, often with contrasting darkness.

  • How does the 'Tentacle Punk' style transform the image of the Incredible Hulk?

    -The 'Tentacle Punk' style gives the Incredible Hulk a Cthulhu-like appearance with tentacles and bits and pieces coming out of his arms, significantly altering his look.

  • What does the 'POV' or 'point of view' style do when added to an image?

    -The 'POV' style creates a perspective as if the character is taking a selfie or being viewed through a camera, providing a different viewpoint of the character and their surroundings.

  • How does the 'graphic novel' style affect the visual appearance of images?

    -The 'graphic novel' style turns images into comic book-like illustrations with dark outlines and sometimes a painted look, often resulting in a dramatic visual style.

  • What is the 'Jetson style' and how does it alter the appearance of images?

    -The 'Jetson style' is a futuristic visual style that can alter images to resemble old-fashioned or retro-futuristic aesthetics, often with unique and distinct visual elements.

  • What kind of art style is applied to the image of the woman's face in the 'Vinyl Record Cover' segment?

    -The 'Vinyl Record Cover' style places the woman's face on an old-fashioned looking drawing on a record, giving it a vintage and reflective texture appearance.

  • How does the 'Simple Chinese Folk Art' style impact the image of the Incredible Hulk?

    -The 'Simple Chinese Folk Art' style transforms the Incredible Hulk's features to appear more Chinese in style, creating a cartoony and significantly different look from the traditional depiction.

  • What effect does the 'Ethereal' style have on the images it is applied to?

    -The 'Ethereal' style adds a soft, spiritually looking glow to images, making them appear softer and more dreamlike, often with a highly reflective surface.

  • What is the 'Haunted Photograph' style and how does it make characters appear?

    -The 'Haunted Photograph' style gives characters a creepy, old, and ghostly appearance, as if they have come back from the dead or are part of a dark, eerie scene.

  • What unique transformation does the 'Simple Neon Light Sign' style provide to the images?

    -The 'Simple Neon Light Sign' style transforms images into neon sign representations, often with neon edging and lines, creating a vibrant and eye-catching effect.

  • How can these art styles be used in practice when creating images?

    -These art styles can be added to the end of a prompt, separated by a comma, to influence the aesthetic and mood of the generated images, allowing for a wide range of creative and transformative visuals.

Outlines

00:00

🌌 Mid-Journey Styles for Creative Imagery

This paragraph introduces 10 distinct styles that can be appended to prompts to generate unique and compelling images. The styles include 'glow Punk' for a glowing effect, 'tentacle Punk' for a transformational tentacle-like appearance, 'POV' for point-of-view shots resembling selfies, 'graphic novel' for comic book-style visuals, 'Jetson style' for a futuristic look, 'vinyl record cover' for a vintage record-inspired presentation, 'simple Chinese folk art' for a traditional Chinese art style, 'ethereal' for a soft, spiritual glow, 'haunted photograph' for a creepy, old-time feel, and 'neon light sign' for a transformative signage effect. Each style is illustrated with examples such as characters from well-known franchises like Mario and the Incredible Hulk, as well as more abstract subjects like a futuristic car and a beautiful waterfall in nature.

05:02

🎨 Exploring the Impact of Art Styles on Images

The second paragraph delves into the specific effects of applying various art styles to different subjects. It discusses how styles like 'vinyl record cover' can transform images into seemingly vintage records, '1950s style print' for an old-fashioned look, 'Chinese folk art' for a distinctive transformation of characters and landscapes, and 'ethereal' for a soft, glowing appearance. The 'haunted photograph' style is highlighted for its ability to give a creepy, undead vibe to characters like the Incredible Hulk and Pikachu. The paragraph concludes with a bonus style, 'simple neon light sign,' which adds a neon glow to subjects, turning them into illuminated signs or statues, as demonstrated with the examples of a modern family home, a samurai, and Superman.

10:03

📘 Summary of Art Styles and Invitation for Feedback

The final paragraph summarizes the video's content, which showcased different styles that can be used to enhance image prompts. It encourages viewers to experiment with these styles and share their results. Additionally, it invites suggestions for future styles to be covered in upcoming videos. The speaker expresses hope that the audience found the video enjoyable and looks forward to their next encounter.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡Glow Punk

Glow Punk is a term used to describe an art style that incorporates glowing elements into the imagery. It is characterized by a cool, often blue, lighting effect with warm glows that create a stark contrast against the darkness. In the video, this style is applied to various characters, such as a woman whose hair appears to glow and Mario, where the edges of his skin are outlined in a glowing manner.

💡Tentacle Punk

Tentacle Punk is an art style that transforms images by adding tentacle-like features, often reminiscent of octopuses or the mythical creature Cthulhu. It significantly alters the appearance of characters and objects, giving them a unique and often eerie look. For instance, the samurai in the video is depicted with tentacles emerging from his waist, and the Incredible Hulk is shown with a Cthulhu-like transformation.

💡POV (Point of View)

POV, or Point of View, is a style that changes the perspective of an image to resemble a selfie or a first-person view. When applied to characters, it gives the impression that the character is looking directly at the viewer through a camera lens. The video demonstrates this with Pikachu, where the character appears to be viewed from behind a camera, and with the Hulk, who seems to be taking a selfie while on a rampage.

💡Graphic Novel

The Graphic Novel style transforms images to resemble comic book illustrations. It often features dark outlines and a painted look, giving a dramatic visual effect similar to what one might find in adult graphic novels. The video shows this style applied to various characters, such as a woman with a very dramatic face and a samurai with thick, drawn outlines.

💡Jetson Style

Jetson Style refers to a futuristic visual style that is distinct and reminiscent of the futuristic aesthetic from 'The Jetsons,' a classic animated television series. Although not all images in the video strictly adhere to the Jetson's look, elements of it are incorporated to give a unique, futuristic appearance to characters like Batman and the futuristic home.

💡Vinyl Record Cover

Vinyl Record Cover is an art style that typically places images onto a vinyl record or its cover. It often features an old-fashioned or retro look, with the image and cover design complementing each other. In the video, Mickey Mouse is depicted with an old-fashioned drawing on a record, and a beautiful waterfall in nature is shown with a record cover in the background.

💡1950s Style

The 1950s Style is an art style that mimics the visual aesthetics of the 1950s, including elements from movie posters and propaganda images of that era. It often features a distinct color palette and design elements that evoke nostalgia for the period. The video shows this style applied to characters like Superman and the Incredible Hulk, giving them a vintage, old-fashioned appearance.

💡Chinese Folk Art

Chinese Folk Art is a style that reflects traditional Chinese artistic elements and techniques. It often includes more cartoony and stylized features that are distinct from other forms of art. In the video, characters like the Incredible Hulk and Superman are transformed with Chinese features, giving them a unique and culturally influenced appearance.

💡Ethereal

Ethereal describes an art style that conveys a soft, spiritual glow or aura. It often makes images appear softer and more dreamlike. The video demonstrates this with characters like the Terminator, who is softened to appear more feminine, and with a waterfall in nature, where the ethereal glow adds a serene quality to the scene.

💡Haunted Photograph

Haunted Photograph is an art style that gives images a creepy, old, and ghostly appearance. It's often used to evoke a sense of horror or mystery. In the video, the Incredible Hulk is depicted as if he has returned from the dead, and Pikachu is shown in a dark, serious context that is very different from his usual cheerful demeanor.

💡Neon Light Sign

Neon Light Sign is a transformative art style that often incorporates neon sign elements into the design. It can give a modern, glowing, and sometimes retro feel to the images. The video shows this style applied to a modern family home, which is depicted with a neon sign, and to the samurai standing in front of Mount Fuji, where the character and the mountain are outlined in neon.

Highlights

Glow Punk style adds a glowing look to images, enhancing characters with a cool, blue-lit and warm-glow effect.

Tentacle Punk transforms images with tentacle-like elements, giving characters a unique and horrifying appearance.

POV (point of view) creates a selfie-like perspective, offering a different angle on familiar characters.

Graphic novel style turns images into comic book-like illustrations with dramatic dark outlines.

Jetson style gives a futuristic and old-fashioned look to characters and objects, with a distinct visual style.

Vinyl record cover style artistically places subjects on vinyl records or covers, adding a retro aesthetic.

1950s movie poster style evokes a bygone era with old-fashioned looks and a unique blend of styles.

Simple Chinese folk art drawing impacts images with a massive transformation, altering features in a cartoony way.

Ethereal style imparts a soft, spiritual glow to images, creating a serene and pleasing visual effect.

Haunted photograph style provides a creepy and old look, perfect for horror-inspired imagery.

Neon light sign style transforms subjects into vibrant neon signage, offering a fun and transformative effect.

Each style can be added to the end of a prompt for image generation, separated by a comma.

The transcript provides a detailed analysis of how each style impacts and transforms the appearance of various subjects.

The video demonstrates the application of these styles on a range of characters and objects, from the Incredible Hulk to a futuristic car.

The use of these styles can lead to unexpected and innovative outcomes in image creation.

The author encourages viewers to experiment with these styles and share their results.

Suggestions for future styles to be covered are welcome in the comments section of the video.

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