Weathered Maritime Chronicles
--sref 245524871This style evokes aged nautical illustrations with a distinctive patina of sea-worn parchment and oxidized copper tones. Images feature dramatic chiaroscuro lighting with deep teal shadows and warm amber highlights, creating a sense of salt-crusted antiquity. Textures suggest hand-engraved metal plates softened by decades of ocean mist, with fine crosshatching details and deliberately imperfect edges.
Style Categories
Example Prompts
Showcases the style's strength in atmospheric seascapes and dramatic natural lighting
Midjourneyan ancient lighthouse standing against a violent storm, crashing waves illuminated by lightning, dramatic clouds --sref 245524871 --v 7
Demonstrates the warm amber tones and intimate chiaroscuro lighting on human subjects
Midjourneya weathered sea captain studying nautical charts by candlelight, brass instruments scattered on a wooden table, smoke curling from a pipe --sref 245524871 --v 7 --ar 16:9
Highlights the style's ability to blend eerie atmosphere with vintage illustration techniques
Midjourneya ghost ship emerging from dense fog, tattered sails, barnacle-encrusted hull, bioluminescent waters below --sref 245524871 --v 7 --ar 21:9
How to Use This SREF Code
In Midjourney
/imagine your prompt here --sref 245524871
Combine with other parameters
/imagine your prompt --sref 245524871 --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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