Weathered Botanical Manuscript

--sref 1464769816
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This style transforms images into aged scientific illustrations reminiscent of 18th-century botanical manuscripts. Expect muted earth tones with sepia undertones, delicate crosshatching textures, and subtle paper grain effects. Compositions feel meticulously documented yet romantically faded, as if discovered in a forgotten naturalist's journal.

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Example Prompts

Demonstrates the naturalist documentation style with an animal subject and botanical elements

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a wild hare sitting among clover and wildflowers, morning dew visible on petals --sref 1464769816 --v 7

Shows how the style handles specimen arrangements and still life compositions

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collection of seashells and coral specimens arranged on linen, museum study --sref 1464769816 --v 7 --ar 4:5

Tests the manuscript aesthetic with a complex botanical diagram layout

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an oak tree through the four seasons, scientific diagram format --sref 1464769816 --v 7 --ar 16:9

How to Use This SREF Code

In Midjourney

/imagine your prompt here --sref 1464769816

Combine with other parameters

/imagine your prompt --sref 1464769816 --sw 100 --ar 16:9 --v 7

The --sw (style weight) parameter controls how strongly the style reference is applied. Values range from 0 to 1000, with 100 as default.

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