Key timestamps:
◼️ (00:03) Kickoff: “Promptcraft” definition: skillful prompt-writing for generative systems like Midjourney. Prompting differs between LLMs and generative art diffusion models.
◼️ (18:40–22:53) Six prompting styles tested: narrative, clinical, comma‑separated, stream‑of‑consciousness, visual third‑person active tense, and neutral “alt text.”
◼️ (22:53–36:44) All styles except visual third‑person active tense proved weak; narrative was cozy but hallucinated details (bag of chips, dryer), clinical looked fake, comma strings were generic, stream‑of‑conscious failed worst. Visual active‑tense produced the most coherent, cute results.
◼️ (49:52‑51:45) Definition of seeds: starting random noise transformed via diffusion. You can lock seeds to replicate or test prompts, but libraries vary by GPU so drift can happen over time.
◼️ (55:20–57:51) Subject, background, and style are all three critical prompt components. Visual separation (like “in the style of”) helps clarity.
◼️ (1:04:57‑1:09:32) Archetypes: invoking (“lumberjack”) is efficient; describing avoids unintended defaults. Clever prompting means knowing when to invoke vs describe.
◼️ (1:42:04‑1:46:05) Negation doesn’t work (“without coffee,” “no horn”). Instead describe positively what you want to see: e.g. “a horse” instead of “a unicorn without a horn.”
◼️ (2:05:59–2:07:53) Troubleshooting tips: punctuation, grammar, and commas do matter for prompt adherence; avoid imperatives or technical metadata like “ISO 100” unless needed.
◼️ (2:29:29–2:32:09) Use dense visual language: descriptive, iconic cues (e.g. impasto, watercolor, empty, confined, materials) rather than abstract senses (smell, sound).
◼️ (2:35:48‑2:36:58) Key takeaways: style‑subject‑background structure; invoke vs describe; remove chaotic tokens; lean on clear punctuation and dense visual tokens.
◼️ Other features covered: You get prompt‑helper GPTs, character/style/texture reference workflows, conversational mode, retexture/edit flows, and community support via #promptcraft rooms on the web and Discord, links below.
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Hello, this is Clarinet with Midjourney! The “Midjourney Prompting for Beginners” class is offered by Midjourney to help new users learn how to effectively TROUBLESHOOT prompts for users trying to craft a specific image. Sometimes the class departs from the script. It depends on the students! Every class is different.
🦉 For more tutorials on Midjourney V7 + Video: https://prompt-faqs.notion.site/
🦉 For a Midjourney-trained GPT to help with prompting: https://chatgpt.com/g/g-6781443b83888191813fbc93afa4dc64-clarinet-s-prompt-helper
You receive 24/7 community support for prompting with your Midjourney membership, both via the web and via Discord:
🟦 Web: https://www.midjourney.com/rooms/44a30f92-a8c1-470b-a553-86f49add2a7a
🟪 Discord: https://discord.com/channels/662267976984297473/992207085146222713
🔔 All Midjourney Events: https://lu.ma/midjourney
Midjourney subscription, account, and billing questions: billing@midjourney.com
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