{ "schema": "aiblocks-page/1", "id": "midjourney-four-direction-prompt-writer", "type": "skill", "name": "Midjourney image prompt writer", "summary": "Turn one image idea or reference into four different Midjourney prompts, each a new treatment, plus four directions to try next.", "headline": "Midjourney image prompt writer", "subhead": "Tell it the picture you want, or attach a reference image. It writes four Midjourney prompts that each treat the idea differently: another frame, setting or light. You get four prompts ready to paste, a line on what it assumed, and four ideas for the next round.", "job": { "id": "make-images", "name": "Make images and art" }, "level": "intermediate", "thinking": "medium", "tested": true, "updated": "2026-11-03", "first_published": "2026-10-25", "inputs": [ { "type": "brief", "required": true, "label": "Brief", "what": "a creative brief: goal, audience, angle, offer, mandatory claims (by ID), formats" }, { "type": "reference_set", "required": false, "label": "Reference set", "what": "ads or pages chosen as references, by ID from the user's own connector, with each one's role" } ], "outputs": [ { "type": "image_prompt", "required": true, "label": "Image prompt", "what": "a render-ready image prompt plus the reference roles it uses" } ], "you_give": [ "Your image idea, in a sentence or two", "A reference image or set (optional)", "What must stay the same in every version, such as the subject or product (optional)", "What to leave out, and the shape you want, such as square or tall (optional)", "How many versions you want, if not four (optional)" ], "you_get": [ "A one-line reading of your idea, with what it assumed marked apart from what you asked for", "Four Midjourney prompts, each with a short label, in one block you can copy", "Four directions to try next, each a real change", "A MISSING line if your idea or reference was not clear enough" ], "use_when": [ "You have an image idea for a post, a cover or a mood board and want four different frames to try in one round.", "You have a reference picture and want fresh versions that keep its subject but change the setting or the light.", "One prompt gave a flat result and you want to change one thing, such as the camera angle, and keep the rest.", "You are briefing a designer or client and want four directions to show before anyone commits." ], "skip_when": [ "You need exact words on the image, such as a logo or a headline. Use the Exact-text image ad prompt writer.", "You are making an ad and must keep your real product's label and shape. Use the Product image ad prompt writer.", "You use Gemini or Nano Banana, not Midjourney. Use the Nano Banana image and edit prompt planner.", "You want one plain prompt for a marketing image with a size and file name. Use the Marketing image prompt writer." ], "output_sample": { "input": [ "Your image idea, in a sentence or two", "A reference image or set (optional)", "What must stay the same, and what to leave out (optional)", "The shape you want, such as square or tall (optional)" ], "prerequisites": [ "A Midjourney account (a paid service), to make the pictures from the prompts" ], "output": [ { "name": "Interpretation", "contains": "A short reading of your idea, with what you asked for kept apart from what it assumed." }, { "name": "Direction 1 to 4", "contains": "Four labelled prompts, each a different treatment, each ready to paste into Midjourney." }, { "name": "Optional next directions", "contains": "Four different changes to try after you see the first results." }, { "name": "MISSING", "contains": "Anything it needed and did not get, such as a clear subject." } ] }, "output_shape": "INTERPRETATION\n\n\nDIRECTION 1