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Art Style Type

This SREF style blends dark baroque with industrial gothic aesthetics, featuring strong neo-classical painting techniques. It presents a luxurious yet decaying beauty, similar to a fusion of classical oil painting with modern dark fantasy. The stark contrast between gold and black evokes a mixture of 17th-century vanitas paintings and nihilistic art, reinterpreted through modern digital techniques.

Style Characteristics

The common style characteristics across these images include dramatic chiaroscuro (light and shadow contrast) and a gold-black color scheme that creates a mysterious and solemn atmosphere. Each piece displays exquisite details and textures, such as the cold gleam of metal and the roughness of stone, while maintaining an overall oil painting-like quality. The compositions emphasize the imposing presence of the subject, with backgrounds of blurred golden halos enhancing the dramatic effect. This style is impressive because it successfully combines the gravitas of classical art with the tension of modern dark aesthetics, creating a visual experience that feels both familiar and alien.

Style-Enhancing Prompt Keywords

  • Metallic Textures: Enhances the cold, hard luster and fine detailing of surfaces, adding industrial weight and substance to the imagery
  • Dramatic Lighting: By adding strong directional light sources, further intensifies the contrast between light and shadow, creating a more three-dimensional and mysterious atmosphere
  • Classical Oil Technique: Borrows the delicate brushwork and layering of traditional painting, elevating the overall artistic expression and historical depth

Recommended Application Scenarios

This style is particularly suitable for dark fantasy game character designs, heavy metal album covers, mysterious themed movie posters, and gothic fashion photography. It's also ideal for illustrations depicting religious, mythological, or apocalyptic themes that convey both solemn and unsettling emotions. This aesthetic would work well for horror book cover designs or high-end dark-themed brand visual identities.

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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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