Lesson 3 of 8 · Midjourney Starter: From First Prompt to Better Art
In this lesson. Explore, then commit, then refine — in that order.
What you will learn
- Explore then commit
- One change per refine
- When to start a new prompt
Walkthrough
You will use variations to explore, pick one direction, upscale, then change one instruction. Mixing all three at once is how beginners get lost. The loop is the craft.
Work through the ideas in order. After each point, pause and connect it to a task you already do — a document, a workflow, or a feature you own. The goal of Midjourney Starter: From First Prompt to Better Art is usable skill, not a pile of notes.
If something is unclear, rewrite it in your own words before you continue. Teaching the step back to yourself is the fastest way to see gaps.
Practice
Take one image through vary → pick → upscale → one refine. Save the chain.
Keep the first attempt small. A finished example you can reuse beats a perfect plan you never run.
Check your understanding
- Can you explain the goal of this lesson in one sentence to a teammate?
- Where would you apply “Explore then commit” in your own work this week?
- What would you change on a second pass of the practice?
Next. Continue to the following lesson when the practice has a real artifact, even a rough one.