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Art Style Type

This SREF style blends cinematic noir photography with modern digital filmmaking aesthetics. It draws from neo-noir dramatic lighting and atmosphere while incorporating the high contrast and color grading techniques of contemporary digital cinema. The style presents a strong sense of drama and visual tension, reminiscent of high-quality film scenes and artistic photography.

Style Characteristics

The primary characteristic of these images is their dramatically contrasting light and shadow. Dark, deep backgrounds juxtaposed against carefully placed light sources create striking chiaroscuro effects. The color palette leans cool, dominated by deep blues, teal, and dark tones, establishing a mysterious, contemplative atmosphere. The images feature fine textural details, presenting wet-looking surfaces and soft light diffusion effects. Compositions are clean and powerful, with subjects precisely positioned to create strong visual focal points. This style is impressive because it successfully conveys intense emotional tension and cinematic narrative quality.

Style-Enhancing Prompt Keywords

  • Cinematic lighting: Pairing with this word enhances the dramatic light effects, resulting in more professional film-quality lighting design
  • Wet look: Using this word reinforces the subtle reflections and moisture effects, adding depth and textural richness to the images
  • Atmospheric blue tones: Adding this element strengthens the cool color mood, increasing the sense of mystery and dramatic contrast

Recommended Application Scenarios

This style is particularly suitable for film poster design, game character concept art, narrative-driven illustrations, artistic fashion photography, music album covers, mystery or drama book covers, and any creative context requiring strong emotional atmosphere and dramatic visual impact.

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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Example of an image generated using the prompt --sref 2403712142 in MidJourney
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