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Art Style Type

This SREF style blends elements of sketching and ink wash painting, while carrying a vintage illustration vibe. It employs a monochromatic approach (with brownish-yellow tones) that evokes classic comics and traditional illustration collections. The style presents hand-drawn quality lines and textures, giving the images both the refinement of classic illustration and the emotional expression of an artist's personal touch.

Style Characteristics

The most notable characteristic of this style is the use of a single color palette (warm brown/sepia tones) creating a vintage, nostalgic atmosphere, as if drawn on aged parchment or yellowed paper. The lines are delicate with a natural fluidity of hand-drawing, featuring strong light-dark contrasts with smooth transitions, giving a warm and nostalgic feeling. The overall presentation includes a slightly grainy texture, adding a sense of age and artistic quality that makes the images both narrative and artistic.

Style-Enhancing Prompt Keywords

  • Vintage illustration: Adding this term enhances the classical beauty and period flavor of the work, giving it more historical depth and nostalgic atmosphere
  • Hand-drawn linework: Using this reinforces the natural, flowing line quality in the images, making the work feel more personally crafted and approachable
  • Monochromatic: Adding this element unifies the color scheme, enhances overall visual harmony, and elevates the vintage atmosphere

Recommended Application Scenarios

This style is particularly suitable for book illustrations (especially fairy tales and fantasy novels), character design concept art, card game illustrations, vintage-style poster designs, board game artwork, and brand illustrations requiring a warm nostalgic atmosphere. It's also excellent for creating narrative-driven comic strips or graphic novels, as the style effectively conveys story and emotion.

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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