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Art Style Type

This SREF style blends elements of vintage engraving, Gothic dark aesthetics, and aged parchment art. It presents an antique feel, as if discovering illustrations from a long-sealed ancient tome. The style carries a distinct etched print quality, with fine lines that maintain a natural irregularity—characteristic of traditional handcrafted engravings.

Style Characteristics

The most striking characteristic is the faded sepia-toned color palette and fine lined textures that evoke aged parchment or vintage photographs. The overall image presents an "artificially aged" effect, as if weathered by time. Lines are delicate and precise, yet maintain a natural hand-drawn quality with irregularities. The grid textures and stains across the images add historical depth and storytelling quality, giving the artwork more dimension and mystery. This style is impressive because it successfully combines modern digital creation with traditional artistic techniques, evoking a nostalgic yet mysterious emotional response.

Style-Enhancing Prompt Keywords

  • Antique Parchment: Enhances the aged quality of the image, adding historical significance and an artifact-like preciousness
  • Etched Linework: Reinforces the fine line artistry, bringing more of the traditional engraving technique's aesthetic beauty
  • Vintage Sepia Tones: Improves the overall color unity and period feel, creating a subdued yet mysterious atmosphere

Recommended Application Scenarios

This style is particularly suitable for illustrations in mystery-themed books, tarot card designs, character concepts for fantasy stories, posters for antique shops or vintage cafés, Gothic-style game art assets, and any creative projects requiring historical depth, mystique, or classical atmosphere. It's also excellent for narrative-driven series of artwork, as the style naturally carries an atmosphere of telling ancient stories.

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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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Example of an image generated using the prompt --sref 3008081102 in MidJourney
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Example of an image generated using the prompt --sref 3008081102 in MidJourney
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Example of an image generated using the prompt --sref 1150487415 in MidJourney
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Example of an image generated using the prompt --sref 3577878952 in MidJourney
Example of an image generated using the prompt --sref 3577878952 in MidJourney

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