Getting Started with MidJourney
New to MidJourney? This beginner-friendly course will guide you through the core techniques and controls needed to confidently create high-quality AI-generated images tailored to your goals and creative vision.
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Course Overview
1 day course
Certificate of Attendance
Private
You don’t have to work in the creative sector to benefit from Gen AI image generation. Whether you’re creating presentations, marketing materials, internal communications or visual content, AI is becoming an increasingly valuable workplace skill.
This course gives you practical experience using MidJourney, one of the leading Gen AI image generators, to create a wide range of images. You’ll explore different prompting approaches; from quick everyday methods to advanced techniques for directing images with greater precision. You’ll also learn how MidJourney’s parameters work and how to use them to refine outputs, develop a distinctive visual style and move beyond generic AI imagery.
Our experienced instructors will guide you through prompt engineering and techniques for creating look-books, moodboards and consistent visual outputs. Through structured, hands-on exercises, you’ll build a strong understanding of MidJourney and develop practical skills you can immediately apply to your own work.
Our Getting Started with MidJourney course is available as a private training session, delivered via live online across all time zones. Our expert instructors can also deliver in person - at your offices, ours, or at any location that works best for you, whether in Australia or internationally.
What you'll learn
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand the core concepts of AI image generation and how MidJourney works
- Master the fundamentals of prompt engineering to create the images you envision
- Develop techniques for refining your prompts to achieve specific visual outcomes
- Explore different artistic styles and learn how to prompt MidJourney to create them
- Understand the basic ethical considerations and terms of service associated with using MidJourney
- Navigate the MidJourney platform and understand its basic interface
- Utilize key MidJourney parameters and commands to control aspect ratios, styling, and more
- Understand how to generate variations of your images and upscale them for higher resolution
- Save and organize your generated images effectively for future use
- Confidently use MidJourney for your professional needs
Course agenda
Introduction to MidJourney
- What is AI image generation and how does MidJourney work?
- Navigating the MidJourney interface and understanding basic commands
Mastering the Fundamentals of Prompt Engineering
- Understanding the structure of a MidJourney prompt and its key components
- Crafting effective prompts to generate the images you envision
- Exploring different descriptive words, artistic styles, and concepts
- Techniques for refining your prompts to achieve specific results
- Hands-on exercises: Writing and generating your first images with MidJourney
Controlling Image Output with Basic Parameters
- Introduction to essential MidJourney parameters
- Practice non-text prompting techniques that are in MidJourney
- Understand mood boards and stylisation codes
Generating Variations
- Techniques for creating subtle and more significant variations of your images
- Exploring different upscaling options and their effects on image quality
- Hands-on exercises: Generating variations and upscaling your favorite images
Exploring Artistic Styles & Creative Techniques
- Prompting MidJourney to generate images in specific art styles (e.g., photorealistic, abstract, impressionistic)
- Using stylistic keywords in your prompts
- Introduction to more advanced prompting techniques like using multiple concepts and referencing images
- Hands-on exercises: Prompting for a variety of artistic styles and experimenting with creative techniques
Who it's for
This beginner-level course is ideal for anyone looking to build practical Gen AI skills, with no prior experience required. Exercises are tailored to different professional needs, making it relevant for marketing and sales teams, business development professionals, content creators, project managers, administrators and anyone creating presentations, reports, proposals or communications who wants to explore AI image generation and create more engaging visual content.
Next steps
Looking to take the next steps in your generative AI journey? Check out our copy-focused Getting Started with ChatGPT course, as well as our video-focused Getting Started with Runway course.
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