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Art Style Type

This SREF style blends elements of Gothic dark art, modern horror illustration, and dark surrealism. It belongs to these style categories because the works are filled with a gloomy atmosphere, strong contrasts, and surreal image combinations, while maintaining exquisite details and dramatic expression techniques that create an elegant yet horrifying aesthetic.

Style Characteristics

The main style characteristic of this set is the striking red and black color contrast, creating a powerful visual impact. The images combine precise linework with hazy boundaries, creating a texture that is both exact and dreamlike. The dramatic lighting treatment makes the red elements appear to glow against dark backgrounds, forming a mysterious and unsettling atmosphere. This style is impressive because it successfully merges horror elements with artistic beauty, creating something both eerie and captivating.

Style-Enhancing Prompt Keywords

  • Dark Gothic: Pairing with this word can enhance the mysterious atmosphere and gothic aesthetics in the work, adding more medieval or Victorian-era dark elements
  • Blood-red Silhouette: Using this word can reinforce the red-black contrast, making the main subjects more prominent while adding a primitive and intense emotional expression
  • Surreal Nightmare: Adding this element improves the overall surrealistic quality, making the image more dreamlike with distortions and uneasiness, enhancing the psychological impact of the work

Recommended Application Scenarios

This style is particularly suitable for horror movie poster design, heavy metal album covers, gothic-style game art, thriller novel illustrations, Halloween-themed visual designs, and dark fashion photography. It also works well for any creative project that needs to evoke tension, mystery, or unease.

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You can explore further by combining the following command:

  • --sv: There are six versions of the Style Reference feature in Midjourney version 7 when using images. Use the --sv parameter to choose between them. --sv 6 is default. --sv 4 is the old V7 sref model (prior to June 16, 2025). Using --sv 6 and --sv 4 may produce different style results.
  • --s: Default value is 100, can be set from 0 to 1000. The higher the value, the more detailed the image, and the closer the style may be to reality.
  • -niji 6: Using this command will give the image a more anime style.
  • --sw: Default value is 100, can be input from 0 to 1000. A higher value makes the style closer to the original.
  • You can now blend multiple --sref codes together (for example --sref 123 456 )
  • You can weigh individual codes or urls as follows --sref 123::2
  • You can also read more guides on How to use SREF Code

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