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Art Style Type

This SREF style blends elements of nostalgic retro advertising illustration and mid-20th century American commercial art. It presents qualities similar to 50s-70s magazine advertisements and postcards, with idealized and slightly exaggerated representation. This style communicates an optimistic vision of the American dream through vibrant colors, simplified forms, and clear compositions.

Style Characteristics

These images display a strong vintage nostalgic feel with saturated, bright colors that have a slight faded or aged quality, as if clipped from old magazines. The compositions are clean and precise with clear lines and moderately simplified details, presenting an idealized reality. The overall imagery carries a warm, optimistic, and slightly dramatic atmosphere with harmonious color schemes that distinctly mark the era. This style is impressive because it evokes strong nostalgic emotions while maintaining visual appeal and storytelling qualities.

Style-Enhancing Prompt Keywords

  • vintage commercial illustration: Pairing with this word enhances the retro commercial illustration quality, making the images more characteristic of mid-20th century advertising styles
  • kodachrome: Using this word can further amplify the vintage film color palette, bringing that distinctive warm, saturated color contrast
  • americana idealism: Adding this element strengthens the American idealistic visual language and narrative in the work, enhancing the period feel and cultural atmosphere

Recommended Application Scenarios

This style is particularly suitable for retro-themed brand advertising, nostalgic commercial posters, vintage-style book or album cover designs, visual identity for themed restaurants or retail stores, retro game art, and any creative projects that need to evoke mid-century American era feelings. It's also appropriate for illustrative work telling historical stories or creating fictional worlds with a nostalgic feel.

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 3918972653 in MidJourney
Example of an image generated using the prompt --sref 3918972653 in MidJourney
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Example of an image generated using the prompt --sref 3905903484 in MidJourney
Example of an image generated using the prompt --sref 3905903484 in MidJourney
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