Midjourney style references (--sref): how to get a consistent look

Image URL or style code

There are two ways to give Midjourney a style reference:

• An image URL. Midjourney reads the look of that image and applies it to your prompt.
• A style code. A number like 2980181076 that stands for a particular look. Codes are easy to share and reuse, which makes them ideal for series work and brand consistency.

Typing --sref random gives you a random style, and the job shows the code that was used, so you can keep the ones you like.

Controlling strength with --sw

--sw (style weight) sets how much the reference influences the result. Lower values give a light touch; higher values push the image strongly toward the reference. Start at the default and move in steps until the balance between your prompt and the style feels right.

Combining styles

You can list more than one reference after --sref to blend looks, and add weights with :: to favour one over another, for example --sref 1111111111::2 2222222222::1.

Keeping looks consistent across a project

1. Collect. Each time you get a style you like, save its code with a preview image.
2. Name and group. Organise styles by client, project or mood so you can find them later.
3. Note the model version. Style codes can render differently on different Midjourney versions, so record which version a code was made on.
4. Reuse the same code and weight for every image in a series.

Doing this faster with Dreamdrive

Dreamdrive's Style Vault is built for exactly this: save --sref codes next to their preview images, sort them into collections, favourite the ones you reuse, and browse a library of 1,000+ curated styles when you need a starting point.

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