One day, one style

Thank you to a unique option in generative AI models like –sref in Midjourney, we can have a unique style every day.

In reality, –sref actually serves as a reference image for style, but by introducing the option random, an entire spectrum of possibilities is opened up.

In detail, we are talking about this:

--sref random

Applied to a prompt generates a random code of a style that, we don’t know where, Midjourney will use and apply to the generated image.

The interesting part is that when using random, Midjourney returns the random code used modifying the original prompt.

An awesome coffee cup on the table, is just a new good morning day --sref random --s 50 --v 6.0 --style raw

It converts, for example, into:

An awesome coffee cup on the table, is just a new good morning day --sref 2912247047 --s 50 --v 6.0 --style raw

Now we can use the code in other prompts to apply the same style:

Luxury Lambo in the middle of Milan streets --sref 2912247047 --s 50 --v 6.0 --style raw

Until now, nothing particularly interesting. We use random and get codes of styles that may interest us in the future.

If we use an invented code, we will get a determined style within the range that Midjourney accepts, with a maximum of 10 digits.

For example, the first digits of Pi:

Luxury Lambo in the middle of Milan streets --sref 3141592653 --s 50 --v 6.0 --style raw

The Euler’s constant (e number):

Luxury Lambo in the middle of Milan streets --sref 2718281828 --s 50 --v 6.0 --style raw

Interesting, for sure. Since we can use up to 10 digits, someone on the internet has suggested using today’s date and creating a daily style!

Today, May 26th, the code would be 20240526, raising the root and to complete the 10 digits we can use a code from 01 to 07 to indicate the day of the week. For this test, we’ll keep it simple by using only the date.

Luxury Lambo in the middle of Milan streets --sref 20240526 --s 50 --v 6.0 --style raw

You can use any significant date to you, such as your birthday, anniversary, special day, or even a random number between 01 and 07 to indicate the day of the week. Any code with up to 10 digits that is meaningful to you will give a unique style.

When you’re feeling stuck for stylistic ideas, remember that the date is a style!