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Art Style Type

This SREF style blends elements of illustrative art with East Asian ink painting, featuring a neoclassical minimalist sensibility. The stark black and white contrast with fluid, rhythmic linework resembles a fusion of traditional woodblock prints and modern illustration. This style evokes these artistic movements because it preserves the expressive quality of traditional Eastern art while incorporating modern illustrative composition and techniques.

Style Characteristics

The most distinctive features of this style are the monochromatic black, white, and gray palette, detailed yet expressive linework, and fluid, rhythmic strokes. The compositions are clean but narrative-rich, with sophisticated contrast between light and shadow. Particularly impressive is the textural detail throughout the images—whether in animal fur or human clothing—created through varying line density and direction. What makes this style so captivating is how it reduces complex subjects to their purest visual language, creating images that are both artistic and approachable.

Style-Enhancing Prompt Keywords

  • Ink Wash: Enhances the East Asian traditional art essence, adding more fluidity and layering to the linework
  • Woodcut Print: Strengthens the black and white contrast and line texture, adding the unique feel of handcrafted art
  • Minimal Lineart: Emphasizes the pure beauty of lines, reduces unnecessary details, and elevates the overall refinement of the image

Recommended Application Scenarios

This style is particularly suitable for fairy tale illustrations, literary work accompaniments, premium publication covers, cultural merchandise designs, visual identity systems for artistic cafés or bookstores, elegant brand promotional materials, and decorative art for spaces requiring a poetic atmosphere. It balances artistic quality with accessibility, appealing to audiences who appreciate aesthetic refinement.

More Tips


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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