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Art Style Type

This SREF style blends elements of Retro Pop Art and minimalist printmaking, with clear influences from 1950s-60s commercial illustrations and movie posters. It incorporates the bold color contrasts and simplified forms similar to Andy Warhol's works, while combining modern design's minimalist aesthetics. It belongs to these style categories because it uses limited color blocks, distinct outlines, and strong contrasts—all typical characteristics of Pop Art and mid-century modern illustration.

Style Characteristics

The main style characteristics include: a vibrant but limited color palette (primarily coral red, yellow, cyan, and contrasting colors); flat treatment rather than realistic dimensionality; rough texture effects simulating vintage print quality; simplified outlines and silhouettes; and strong color blocking. This style is impressive because it's simultaneously nostalgic and modern, creating powerful visual impact with simple elements while maintaining a unified and highly recognizable aesthetic.

Style-Enhancing Prompt Keywords

  • Vintage Poster: Pairing with this word enhances the period feel and advertising illustration style, bringing more nostalgic atmosphere and design sensibility
  • Screen Printing: Using this word reinforces the texture and print quality in the artwork, delivering more authentic retro art effects
  • Limited Palette: Adding this element improves the overall color harmony, making the visual effect more unified and design-oriented

Recommended Application Scenarios

This style is particularly suitable for music album cover designs, independent film posters, retro-themed brand promotional materials, cultural event advertising, café or bar decorative art, fashion t-shirt graphic designs, and any creative scenario that needs to convey nostalgia without sacrificing contemporary appeal.

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

Other Reference Code

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Example of an image generated using the prompt --sref 1177177668 in MidJourney
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Example of an image generated using the prompt --sref 1177177668 in MidJourney
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Example of an image generated using the prompt --sref 2252558232 in MidJourney
Example of an image generated using the prompt --sref 2252558232 in MidJourney
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Example of an image generated using the prompt --sref 1082472799 in MidJourney
Example of an image generated using the prompt --sref 1082472799 in MidJourney
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