Lecture on Mid Journey: Crash Course

Introduction

• Speaker: Abov, founding team member at Hunx and product designer
• Experience: Over 10 months with Mid Journey, written over 10,000 prompts
• Goals: To provide a comprehensive crash course on Mid Journey

What is Mid Journey?

• A text-based AI art generator
• Converts text descriptions into images
• Uses models like CLIP and diffusion
• Continuously retrained and improved

History and Versions

• Version 1 (Feb 2022): Initial release focusing on text-to-image capabilities
• Version 2: Improved realism in characters
• Version 3: Enhanced lighting and shadows, suitable for real illustrations
• Version 4: Major upgrade with high-quality outputs
• Version 5 and 5.2: Improved photo realism; current version

Getting Started with Mid Journey

1. Install Discord
   • Download Discord from its official website and create an account
2. Join Mid Journey Server
   • Create a new server on Discord and add the Mid Journey bot to it
3. Subscription
   • Mid Journey isn't free anymore; subscribe to a plan
   • Plans: Basic, Standard, Pro, Mega

How to Use Mid Journey

• Use slash commands: /imagine to create images
• Describe your idea in a prompt (e.g., "Will Smith doing Puja for Ganesh Chaturthi")
• Generate images and adjust settings using commands

Understanding Prompts

• Breaks down words/phrases into "tokens"
• Structured prompts yield better outputs

Settings and Parameters

• Models: Switch between different versions
• Styles (sty): Raw, low style, medium style, high style
• Modes: Public, remix, high variation, low variation
• Speed: Turbo, fast, relax

Prompting Levels

Easy Level

• Basic prompts: Words, phrases, emojis
• Image sequencing and variations
• Upscaling and regenerating images

Medium Level

• Variables: Artistic style, composition, medium, camera, subject description, environment, lighting, atmosphere, mood
• Explore different styles (e.g., Pixar, editorial, punk)
• Camera settings for desired effects

Hard Level

• Negative Prompts: Exclude elements from images
• Prompt Weights: Emphasize certain words
• Aspect Ratios: Adjust image dimensions
• Seed: Ensure consistent styles by using specific starting points
• Stylize: Adjust default styling intensity
• Chaos: Control variation across multiple generated images
• Repeat: Generate multiple sets of images

Advanced Features

• Face Swap: Replace faces in generated images
• Blend: Combine elements from different images
• Describe: Understand prompts behind images

Practical Applications

• Use in games, artwork, and design
• Example: Creating game assets with Mid Journey

Resources

• Follow AI artists and prompters on social media
• Explore websites like Prompt Hero and Promptor for inspiration and guidelines
• Use prompt-building tools for crafting detailed prompts

Conclusion

• Mid Journey requires experimentation, playing with settings, and trying out different styles to find the best results
• Encouragement to engage with the community and continue learning