Synthwave SREF Style Guide for Midjourney
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How to Use This Synthwave SREF Code
Step 1: Find Your Style
Browse our extensive styles list and find the perfect style reference for your project.
Step 2: Copy the Code
Click the "Copy" button to get the SREF code. It's as simple as --sref XXXXX.
Step 3: Create Your Prompt
Combine your prompt with the SREF code. Don't forget the aspect ratio! e.g., --ar 16:9
What is Synthwave SREF style
This style is defined by a striking, nostalgic visual language heavily inspired by 1980s and early 1990s synth music culture, cinematic visuals, and early digital graphics. Key features include vibrant, often contrasting neon colors, smooth gradient shading reminiscent of airbrush techniques, chrome or iridescent textures, and themes blending tropical motifs with surreal elements. When using this aesthetic in **Midjourney**, specifying elements like chrome materials, grid patterns, and dramatic sunset hues will yield the best results. Mastering the right **prompt** structure is crucial to balancing the detailed rendering with the distinctly retro emotional tone of this **style**.
Synthwave Prompt Ideas
- A sleek chrome sports car driving on a neon-lit grid highway at sunset, retrowave style
- Portrait of a mysterious android illuminated by vibrant cyan and magenta light, highly polished digital illustration, retrowave
- Surreal tropical jungle scene with glowing flora and iridescent snakes, smooth gradient shading, 1980s album cover aesthetic
- A solitary futuristic skyscraper under a massive purple sun, detailed vector illustration, retrowave