The mid-cycle swap function further expands your creativity

If you're looking for ways to improve your creativity when using AI art generators such as Midjourney, you might be interested in this quick guide on how to use the Midjourney Permutations feature. Once mastered, it offers a compelling way to generate a wealth of creative content.

By understanding how to use this feature, you can produce variations of text, images, and other settings with a single command. In this guide, we'll explore how to get the most out of mid-run swap prompts, with examples and best practices. One of the most common uses of permutations is for manipulating proportions. Users can view the same image in different aspect ratios without needing to input them individually.

How to Use Mid-Run Swap Prompts

Swap prompts are a powerful feature of Midjourney that allows you to create multiple variations of a prompt with a single command. You can include a comma-separated list of options in braces {} in your original prompt. The Midjourney AI art generator will then automatically generate multiple images based on these options.

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Subscription levels and limitations

The number of jobs you can generate with a single switch prompt varies depending on your subscription level:

Basic subscribers: maximum of 4 jobs Standard subscribers: maximum of 10 jobs Pro and Mega subscribers: maximum of 40 jobs Availability

It is important to note that swap prompts are only available when using Quick Mode.

Create your first switch prompt

The basic idea is to enclose your list of options in braces {}.

Example 1: Text Variations

For example, to generate text for different colors of birds, your prompt could be:

/imagine inviting a bird {red, green, yellow}

This will generate three separate tasks:

/imagine inviting a red bird /imagine inviting a green bird /imagine inviting a yellow bird Example 2: Parameter Variations

You can also manipulate other parameters. If you want to create naturalistic illustrations of a bird in fruit salad but with different proportions, use:

/imagine a naturalistic illustration of a bird in fruit salad --ar {3:2, 1:1, 2:3, 1:2}

This will generate four tasks with different proportions.

Advanced usage: multiple and nested permutations

You can use multiple sets of bracketed options in a single prompt, creating a Cartesian product of your options.

/imagine inviting a {red, green} bird into the {jungle, desert}

This...