WHAT IS MIDJOURNEY
Midjourney is an example of generative AI that can convert natural language prompts into images. It’s only one of many machine learning-based image generators that have emerged of late. Despite that, it has risen to become one of the biggest names in AI alongside DALL-E and Stable Diffusion.
With Midjourney, you can create high-quality images from simple text-based prompts. You don’t need any specialized hardware or software to use Midjourney either as it works entirely through the Discord chat app. The only downside? You’ll have to pay at least a little bit before you can start generating images. That’s unlike much of the competition, which generally provides at least a few image generations for free.
Still, the barrier to entry with Midjourney is quite low and anyone can use it to generate real-looking images within a matter of minutes. The results can range from uncanny to visually stunning, depending on the prompt.
HOW TO USE MIDJOURNEY
1
Sign up for Discord
The first thing you need to do is sign up to Discord.
Why discord? because midjourney wants to provide an easy and accessible way to use the bot and to build a community of creators and enthusiasts.
2
Sign up for Midjourney
Once you've got a Discord account, head to the Midjourney website, and click Join the Beta. This will open an invitation to join the Midjourney Discord channel. Click Accept Invite, and you're in
Click here for server link
3
Generate your first image
Midjourney is designed to be used by a community of artists (which is why it runs on Discord), but the #newbies channels can be pretty chaotic.
For now, let's keep working in a #newbies channel. But if you've signed up for a paid plan and want a calmer space to work, click the Midjourney Bot, and send it a direct message.
Enter /imagine in the message box, and then type a text prompt, and press Enter or return. You can type in whatever you want,
4
Edit your images
Underneath every set of images you generate, you'll see eight buttons: U1, U2, U3, U4, V1, V2, V3, and V4.
The U buttons upscale the selected image, creating a new, larger version with extra details if you use a version of Midjourney prior to V5. The latest models generate 1024 x 1024 px images by default, so the U buttons just isolate them out for further edits and easier saving.
The V buttons create four new variations of the selected image, matching it in style and composition.
There's also a Re-roll button that will re-run your prompt and generate four new images.
5
Save your images
Once you're happy with your creation, click the image so it expands to full size. Right-click the image, and select Save image. Click on the image to open it to full size, and then right-click and choose Save imag
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HOW DOES MIDJOURNEY WORK
Midjourney relies on two relatively new machine learning technologies, namely large language models and diffusion models. You may already be familiar with the former if you’ve used generative AI chatbots like ChatGPT. A large language model first helps Midjourney understand the meaning of the words you type into your prompts. This is then converted into what is known as a vector, which you can imagine as a numerical version of your prompt. Finally, this vector helps guide another complex process known as diffusion.
Midjourney uses a diffusion model to turn random noise into beautiful art.
Diffusion has only become popular within the past decade or so, which explains the sudden barrage of AI image generators. In a diffusion model, you have a computer gradually add random noise to its training dataset of images. Over time, it learns how to recover the original image by reversing the noise. The idea is that with enough training, such a model can learn how to generate entirely brand-new images.