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Art Style Type

This SREF style blends elements of fairy tale illustration and Japanese anime, with handcrafted qualities and expressionist touches. It presents a simplified yet expressive cartoon style, similar to a combination of Studio Ghibli aesthetics and modern illustration. The colors are vivid with strong contrasts, and the lines appear naturally flowing, as if hand-drawn with traditional media like colored pencils or watercolors.

Style Characteristics

The most prominent features of this style are the large eyes, simplified facial features, and exaggerated expressions that convey strong emotions and personality. The color schemes are contrastive and highly saturated, with simple solid-colored backgrounds that highlight the subjects. The linework appears casual and handcrafted, preserving the texture and strokes of hand drawing. Characters and creatures carry a sense of childlike wonder and warmth, while maintaining a somewhat surreal or fantastical atmosphere. The overall style is impressive because it combines fairy tale innocence with subtle emotional depth.

Style-Enhancing Prompt Keywords

  • Watercolor texture: Enhances the hand-drawn quality and soft transparent effects, giving the images more artistic flair and warmth
  • Fairy tale style: Reinforces the fantastical and dreamy elements, making characters more story-driven and imaginative
  • Emotional expression: Elevates the liveliness and impact of character expressions, allowing viewers to better connect emotionally with the imagery

Recommended Application Scenarios

This style is particularly suitable for children's book illustrations, independent animation design, character design, emotional game art, fairy tale adaptations, children's educational content, and commercial illustrations requiring warmth and emotional resonance without sacrificing artistic quality. It also works well for young adult content and any creative projects that need to blend cuteness with artistic sensibility.

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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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