If you’re interested in generative AI, you’ve probably noticed a new trend in Midjourney involving miniatures. It’s a way to create amazing images with tiny people interacting with large food, cities, or other objects. This trend is very popular and fun, plus it’s very easy to get involved with a simple command in Midjourney. In this article, I’ll show you how you can create your own thumbnails and use them for your ads, visuals, posters, and other imagery.
We’ll start with the simplest example, which is photographing a food thumbnail. All you need is the following prompt:
PEOPLE, picking a [ Food ], bright studio light, [ Color ] background, minimalist, miniature food photography, soft color blending — ar 3:4
PEOPLE, picking a [ Food ], bright studio light, [ Color ] background, minimalist, miniature food photography, soft color blending — ar 3:4
This prompt allows you to generate an image with small people choosing from different types of food on a monochrome background. You can change the text in square brackets depending on the food and color you want to use. The — ar parameter specifies the aspect ratio of the generated image, which you can also adjust to suit your needs.
Here are some examples of what the result might look like:
PEOPLE, picking a TOMATO, bright studio light, RED background, minimalist, miniature food photography, soft color blending — ar 3:4 — s 50
PEOPLE, picking a CUCUMBER, bright studio light, GREEN background, minimalist, miniature food photography, soft color blending — ar 3:4 — s 50
PEOPLE, picking a CARROT, bright studio light, ORANGE background, minimalist, miniature food photography, soft color blending — ar 3:4 — s 50
As you can see, these images are very simple, but at the same time eye-catching and original. You can play with them and try different combinations of food and colors.
If you want to go even further, you can also try generating food thumbnails with different preparation methods. For example: you can create a picture with little people playing on a big t-bone steak or on cooked broccoli. To do this, you use this prompt:
Miniature Scenery of a miniature people playing in a big [ Food ], intricate details, hyper realistic-ar 3:4
This prompt allows you to generate a picture of tiny people enjoying a large meal that is highly detailed and realistic. You can change the text in square brackets depending on what food you want to use. Here are some examples of what the result might look like:
Miniature Scenery of a miniature people playing in a big t-bone steak, intricate details, hyper realistic — with 3:4 — s 180
Miniature Scenery of a miniature people playing in a big boiled broccoli, intricate details, hyper realistic — ar 3:4 — s 180
These images are very interesting and fun, but you can make them even more interesting with the NIJI model included with Midjourney. The NIJI model is capable of generating images with different styles and effects, which you can influence using the — niji parameter, which specifies the degree of stylization. Here are a few examples of what the result might look like using the NIJI model:
Miniature Scenery of a miniature people playing in a big boiled broccoli, intricate details, hyper realistic — ar 3:4 — niji 5 — s 180
Miniature Scenery of a miniature people playing in a big t-bone steak, intricate details, hyper realistic — ar 3:4 — niji 5 — s 180
A final example of how miniatures are useful is photographing a miniature city. This type of image is very popular and impressive, and you can create one using this prompt:
Depth of field, miniature, tilt shift, super cute plastic world, isometric view of [ City ], clay freeze frame animation, landscape, zbrush, 3D — ar 4:3
This prompt allows you to generate an image with a small city that looks like a toy or a model. You can change the text in square brackets depending on what kind of city you want to use. Here are some examples of what the result might look like:
Depth of field, miniature, tilt shift, super cute plastic world, isometric view of NEW YORK CITY, clay freeze frame animation, landscape, zbrush, 3D — ar 4:3 — niji 5 — s 180
Depth of field, miniature, tilt shift, super cute plastic world, isometric view of PRAGUE, clay freeze frame animation, landscape, zbrush, 3D — ar 4:3 — niji 5 — s 180
We hope this article has helped you understand how you can create your own thumbnails in Midjourney and use them for your imagery. Thumbnails are very fun and engaging, and they are very easy to get involved with using a simple command. If you like this trend, feel free to share it with others.
There are no limits to your creativity!
Depth of field, miniature, tilt shift, super scarry plastic world, isometric view of old castle, clay freeze frame animation, landscape, dark atmosphere, 3D — ar 4:3 — s 180