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Midjourney & AI Art

Best Midjourney Prompts: 100+ Examples, 2023 vs V8.2

The best Midjourney prompts are specific: a subject, a style, the lighting and a camera or art medium, finished with parameters like --ar and --s. My favorites below are the ultra-realistic food shots and the Amazon animal prompts I sold on PromptBase. I re-ran 20 of them on V8.2 in October 2026: it beats the 2023 versions on photos, but the old models still win on paint and pixel styles, so add --v 5.2 for that look.

Updated Oct 21, 2026 · 37 min read

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Midjourney & AI Art

Prompt libraries, parameter guides and honest reviews of the image generators.

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Voice cloning, text to speech and dubbing tools, tested on real content.

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Caption generators, AI video editors and the weird and wonderful video tools.

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How AI music works, how to make it, and the music video generators.

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AI fitness apps and how to get a real workout plan out of ChatGPT.

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Neural networks, NLP and computer vision in plain English.

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Macro photo of an iridescent butterfly wing in morning sun
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Prompt 07/12 · Macro photo

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Extreme close-up by Oliver Dum, magnified view of a butterfly wing occupying the frame, the camera focuses closely on the object with the background blurred. The image is lit with natural sunlight, enhancing the vivid textures and iridescent colors

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Matt welding a stainless rail on the bow of a super yachtBefore the rockets

Who writes this

G'day, I'm Matt.

I started out welding on super yachts, then became a propulsion engineer building an orbital rocket, designing and testing its 400 kW electric pump. When ChatGPT dropped in late 2022, I sold my shares, quit, and went all in on AI.

This blog was my first win online. I use the tools myself, write down what actually happened, and keep every post current when things change.

  1. 01Welder
  2. 02Rocket engineer
  3. 03AI builder
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