Create Cinematic Posters and Book Covers with Midjourney Niji V5 New Scenic Style!
Craft a Scene that will leave everyone in Awe!
Welcome to the last week of the Niji Style Event! Followed by the launch of the Expressive Style and Cute Style, Niji Journey has just unveiled the final style “Scenic”
If you are new to Midjourney, Niji Mode is an anime-specific model with a vast knowledge of anime, styles and aesthetics. It’s especially adept at creating dynamic and action-packed shots with an excellent focus on characters and composition.
Niji Style Event
According to Niji Journey, a new style will be available every week for Niji 5 in April as part of the Niji Style Launch Event! Here comes to the final week!
Week 1: Niji V5
Week 2: Expressive Style
Week 3: Cute Style
Week 4: Scenic Style
New Niji v5 Style — Scenic
Scenic is an amazing choice for people looking to create stunning backgrounds. It can be used to craft amazing visuals for comic books, postcards, posters, or any other project that requires vibrant scenes.
Scenic style is also great for generating powerful and emotional character moments against incredible backdrops, making your images look like they came straight from the silver screen
With Niji V5 latest scenic style and my tips, you can craft stunning posters like this! Here are examples of postcards of Tokyo and Osaka with famous landmarks.
Today, I will talk about the features, tips and techniques to utilize this style in crafting stunning scenes and postcards like this.
With no further ado, let’s get started with activating the scenic style!
Activating Expressive Style
- To begin, enter “/settings” ( make sure to select the Niji settings )
- Choose “Niji version 5”
- After that, pick “Scenic Style” from the list of choices.
The “Scenic” style is specified for the niji・journey bot.
To access Niji Journey bot, you will need to join the Beta on Niji Journey. Everything functions in the same manner as in the Midjourney Discord.
You can also add Niji Journey Bot to your own server, check out the previous article of Expressive Style for detailed instructions in creating this seamless experience.
Now, get ready for the latest Niji Style — Scenic Style!
Dear passengers welcome onboard!
Our train today is bound for Scenic Anime World. You will be transported to the far-flung vistas of your imagination.
Boo Boo ~ hope you enjoy the ride!
Features of Niji V5 — Scenic Style:
Unlike the principle artistic basics, this style is based on what people liked the most from the previous three styles:
- The Facial styling of Default— Similar to Default, Scenic uses a contemporary anime facial design.
- The 3D lighting model of Expressive — Like Expressive, Scenic has a highly advanced system that creates incredibly realistic lighting and shadows. This creates stunningly beautiful backdrops.
- The graphic styling of Cute — Crafting a scene for your characters can be quite a challenge. To make sure it looks right, Scenic has incorporated some powerful graphical elements from Cute to achieve the perfect balance between compositions.
If you have missed the three styles, be sure to check them out!
A pretty place for a pretty face
In contrast to previous styles, the scenic style will focus more on the broader context and give a wider view of the subject’s environment. It will go beyond individual actions and grant a deeper insight.
A strong silhouette
The Scenic team devoted a great amount of effort and resources to ensure that the style not only managed the breathtaking environments well but also successfully added characters to them.
Finding the perfect balance between depicting a character and their environment can often be difficult. It is, however, a crucial factor to consider when creating traditional artwork. In order to tackle this challenge, developing a strong silhouette for the characters is essential.
Here is a demonstration of the 4 different styles of Niji Journey V5 with the same prompt:
Prompt: A shojo anime kitsune girl with a white dragon, in front of a red temple, wonder cultural themes, fantasy — ar 3:2 — niji 5
Starting from upper left to bottom right: Default, Expressive Cute and Scenic.
The scenic style stands out from previous styles, as it is designed to provide a more encompassing and contextual view of the subject. By focusing on the environment, viewers can gain insight into the bigger picture.
Adding artist names for cinematic scenes
Finally, if you are after a visual backdrop for your project, consider tapping into the artistic expertise of famous artists
Makoto Shinkai ( Famous Animation: Your name, Suzume)
His visual aesthetic has an unreal quality to it with items that appear unusually glossy and hues that look highly saturated.
He additionally makes the most of dynamic contrasts by having a stark contrast between parts of his scenes that are in shadow and those illuminated by light.
Hayao Miyazaki
The famous Japanese animator who co-founded Studio Ghibli ( Famous Animation: Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle)
Hayao Miyazaki has an iconic style of animation that is progressive and distinctive. His visuals are marked by soft and picturesque backgrounds along with emotionally charged characters, which usually examine subjects such as environmentalism, feminism, and pacifism.
For more inspiration, be sure to check out the lists of anime artists here:
Be creative with the art medium as well, for example, try using watercolor, acrylic paint or alcohol ink painting.
Modifying the Impact of Aesthetics — Style
Just like previous styles, you can adjust the effects of style with the parameters “ — s” or simply selecting the effects of the style in “/settings”.
Switch between low, medium, high, and very high stylization levels for convenience. Refer to Introducing Niji 5-Expressive Style for details on how to use the — s parameter!
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