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--- ai:midjourney:workflow [2026/03/18 21:36] – mh
+++ ai:midjourney:workflow [2026/03/18 21:56] (current) – [Always Work From One “Seed Image”] mh
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 Instead:
+  * Generate a grid
+  * Pick the strongest image
+  * Build from it
-Generate a grid
+=== Workflow: ===
+  * **Draft** → Pick best composition
+  * **Vary/Remix Strong** → If re-seed is needed on the draft
+  * **Vary Subtle** → Explore undirected variations
+  * **Remix** → Explore directed variations
+  * **Editor** → Surgically regenerate parts
+  * **Upscale** → Add detail and create high resolution "hero"
-Pick the strongest image
+This creates image families instead of random outputs.
-Build from it
+<WRAP round info 60%>
+**Don’t Upscale Too Early**
-Use:
+Upscaling everything creates clutter and consumes credits.
-Vary (Subtle)
+**Rule of thumb:**
-Vary (Strong)
+Grid → shortlist → upscale only the best
+</WRAP>
-Remix
-Editor
+==== Controlled Experimentation ====
-This creates image families instead of random outputs.
+Instead of random prompts you change one gene at a time.
-Your workflow becomes a tree:
+Example Base prompt:
-Initial prompt
+<code text>
-    └ Image B
+ancient forest shrine
-        ├ Variation B1
+foggy forest
-        ├ Variation B2
+soft volumetric moonlight
-        └ Variation B3
+cinematic fantasy concept art
+wide angle composition
+</code>
+Then test only lighting:
+  * **Test A:** ''soft volumetric moonlight''
+  * **Test B:** ''bioluminescent glow''
+  * **Test C:** ''sun rays through fog''
-This makes the project easier to track later.
+Now you understand exactly **what changed** in the image.
 ==== Use Prompt Comments in the Prompt Bar ====
 Midjourney lets you add text that doesn't affect generation if you use separators.
-Example:
+=== Example: ===
+<code text>
 forest shrine at dusk, cinematic lighting --ar 3:2
 // exploration phase
-Or
 forest shrine at dusk, cinematic lighting --ar 3:2
 // fairy version test
+</code>
 This way the prompt itself becomes documentation when browsing later.
-==== Create Clear Project Themes ====
-Instead of random prompts, work in sessions.
-For example:
-Session 1
-Fairy forest environments
-Session 2
-Steampunk airships
-Session 3
-Ancient ruins concept art
-The advantage:
-When browsing generation history, images are clustered naturally by subject.
-==== Don’t Upscale Too Early ====
-Upscaling everything creates clutter.
-Instead:
-Rule of thumb:
-Grid → shortlist → upscale only the best
-This does two things:
-reduces noise
-keeps upscales meaningful
-Upscaled images = serious candidates.
-==== Use the Editor Before Upscaling ====
-Since you're already experimenting with Editor / scene composition, this fits nicely.
-Ideal order:
-Grid
-↓
-Select best
-↓
-Editor adjustments
-↓
-Upscale
-Why?
-Because editing before upscale:
-keeps fast iteration
-saves credits
-avoids editing giant images later
 ==== Maintain One “Hero Image” ====
-For each exploration session, try to end with:
+For each exploration session, try to end with **one hero image**
-one hero image
 That’s the one you:
+  * refine
-refine
+  * upscale
+  * export
-upscale
+  * archive
-export
-archive
 If you create 50 images but only 3 heroes, your archive stays clean.
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 ==== Weekly “Creative Garbage Collection” ====
-Once a week:
+Once a week open Likes and ask:
+  * still interesting?
+  * worth refining?
-Open Likes and ask:
+Remove likes from anything that no longer excites you.
-still interesting?
+This **keeps your shortlist alive**.
-worth refining?
+=== A Simple MidJourney Workflow Blueprint ===
-Remove likes from anything that no longer excites you.
+<code text>
-This keeps your shortlist alive.
-A Simple MJ Workflow Blueprint
 . Exploration
    generate grids
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 . Final
    hero image selected
+</code>
+This keeps the system manageable even with thousands of generations.
-Inside MJ, this keeps the system manageable even with thousands of generations.
-Next Step (Very Important)
-Once the MJ side is clear, the real power move is the download and archive workflow.
-Because the real chaos begins when you have:
-MJ exports
-Photoshop edits
-Upscaled versions
-Prompt notes
-I can show you a very clean professional archive structure used by concept artists and AI creators that makes thousands of images easy to navigate.
-It includes:
-naming conventions
-folder structure
-prompt storage
-versioning
-post-processing pipeline
-And it pairs extremely well with Midjourney.
-If you'd like, we can build that system next. It becomes your personal AI image studio pipeline. 🎨