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Midjourney Getting Started Guide

Zero-to-first-image tutorial: prompts, aspect ratios, and your first generate workflow.

Midjourney Getting Started Guide

Welcome. This intro gets you from zero to a usable first image.

Steps

  1. Open the Generate page
  2. Describe subject, place, and lighting in plain language
  3. Pick an aspect ratio (1:1, 16:9, 3:4)
  4. Generate, then iterate with Vary / Upscale

First prompt template

[subject], [environment], [lighting], [camera], [mood] --ar 16:9 --stylize 200

Next: learn style engine and region editing tutorials on this site.