Midjourney Prompting Tip: Use Ordinary Reactions to Ground Surreal Scenes

tisch_eins · x · 2026-08-04

The author shares a prompting technique for generating surrealistic images in Midjourney: the stranger the scene, the more ordinary the human's reaction should be to make the visual logic believable.

Using an image of a subway train made of translucent seawater as an example, the author provides a detailed prompt structure. They emphasize the importance of physical details (like flying droplets, a dry platform) and precise photographic parameters (e.g., 35mm lens, high-speed flash detail) in creating sophisticated surrealism.

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