Weathered Maritime Nostalgia

--sref 424341900
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This style reference produces imagery with the patina of old coastal photographs, featuring muted teal and rust-orange color palettes with deliberate grain and soft vignetting. Textures appear salt-worn and sun-bleached, as if recovered from a lighthouse keeper's chest. Compositions favor dramatic horizon lines and solitary subjects against expansive skies.

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Example Prompts

Demonstrates the style's strength with nautical subjects and warm coastal lighting

Midjourney
an abandoned fishing boat on a rocky shore at golden hour, nets draped over the hull, seagulls circling overhead --sref 424341900 --v 7

Shows how the vintage texture and muted palette translate to character portraits

Midjourney
portrait of an elderly lighthouse keeper in a wool sweater, weathered face, salt and pepper beard, ocean mist in background --sref 424341900 --v 7 --ar 4:5

Highlights the cinematic landscape capabilities with dramatic atmospheric conditions

Midjourney
a small coastal village with white-washed buildings, fishing nets drying in the wind, storm clouds gathering on the horizon --sref 424341900 --v 7 --ar 16:9

How to Use This SREF Code

In Midjourney

/imagine your prompt here --sref 424341900

Combine with other parameters

/imagine your prompt --sref 424341900 --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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