Weathered Maritime Chronicle
--sref 1617060172This style evokes vintage nautical illustrations with a distinctly aged, maritime quality. Images feature muted teal and rust color palettes, textured surfaces reminiscent of salt-worn maps and weathered ship logs, and compositions that feel like discoveries from a 19th-century explorer's journal. The aesthetic balances technical precision with romantic decay, creating scenes that feel both documented and dreamlike.
Style Categories
Example Prompts
Demonstrates the style's strength with dramatic maritime creatures and coastal atmosphere
Midjourneya giant octopus emerging from stormy waters near a lighthouse, dramatic waves crashing against rocks --sref 1617060172 --v 7
Showcases the vintage expedition journal quality with complex vessel details
Midjourneyan old whaling ship navigating through icebergs, crew visible on deck, northern lights in sky --sref 1617060172 --v 7 --ar 16:9
Highlights the naturalist documentation aesthetic with specimen-style compositions
Midjourneycollection of deep sea fish specimens, scientific illustration layout, handwritten annotations --sref 1617060172 --v 7 --ar 3:4
How to Use This SREF Code
In Midjourney
/imagine your prompt here --sref 1617060172
Combine with other parameters
/imagine your prompt --sref 1617060172 --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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