AI Mastery 2026
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Module 05 of 30·Design

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Midjourney

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In this lesson

You'll learn what Midjourney is, how to use it end-to-end, and walk away with prompt templates you can reuse today.

Brand designsPostersFashion conceptsAd creativesYouTube thumbnails
20 min100 XPTry Midjourney

1What This AI Tool Does

3 min
  • Midjourney turns a sentence into a finished visual — brand designs, posters, fashion concepts, ad creatives, and YouTube thumbnails.
  • The skill is learning the vocabulary: subject, style, lighting, composition, and post-processing.

2Why It Matters in 2026

2 min
  • Midjourney levels the playing field — solo creators ship campaigns that previously needed an agency.
  • Brands now generate ad creative in hours, test 20 variants, and double conversion.

3How To Set It Up

3 min
  • Create an account at https://midjourney.com.
  • Pick a starter plan and join the prompt community for inspiration.
  • Configure default aspect ratios and style references for your brand.

4Core Features Explained

3 min
  • Text-to-image with cinematic control.
  • Style references and aspect ratios.
  • Variation and upscaling on the winner.
  • Inpainting and remix for iteration.

5Real-World Applications

3 min
  • Brand and product launch creative.
  • Ad variants for A/B testing.
  • YouTube thumbnails and social art.

6Practical Workflow Demo

3 min
  • Project: A luxury perfume campaign using Midjourney.
  • Step 1 — Anchor the style: "Editorial fashion photography, cinematic lighting."
  • Step 2 — Add the director's notes for mood and palette.
  • Step 3 — Generate 4 variants and pick the winner.
  • Step 4 — Upscale and export hero + social crops.

7Assignment & Challenge

3 min

Generate 5 variants of a hero image, thumbnail, or ad creative. Pick one and ship it publicly.

Prompt templates

Bonus
RACE
Role · Action · Context · Expectation
You are a senior expert in design.
Your task is to brand designs using Midjourney.
Context: I'm working on [PROJECT] for [AUDIENCE] with the goal of [OUTCOME].
Deliver: a step-by-step plan plus the finished output in [FORMAT].
CRISPE
Capacity · Insight · Statement · Personality · Experiment
Act as a world-class design expert with 10+ years using Midjourney.
My situation: [DESCRIBE].
Produce: 3 distinct approaches to [GOAL].
Tone: confident, specific, no fluff.
For each approach, include the trade-offs and which one you'd ship today.
RTF
Role · Task · Format
Role: top 1% Midjourney power user.
Task: Posters.
Format: numbered checklist + ready-to-use deliverable.
Constraint: maximum 300 words, zero generic advice.