Ultimate Guide to Midjourney Permutations: Creating Multiple Images with Permutation Prompts

Ever find your creative process slowing down just when you need it to speed up?

With Midjourney permutations, you can break free from those slowdowns and supercharge your workflow.

This innovative feature allows you to generate multiple image variations from a single prompt, essentially providing a turbo boost to your content creation efforts.

It’s like having an on demand creative assistant who instantly delivers a range of visual ideas.

But what exactly are these permutations, and how can they transform your creative output? Let’s explore how this powerful feature can make your content production quicker and more varied.

In This Article

• Understanding Permutation Prompts: Unleash the Power of Midjourney Permutations
• Exploring Advanced Features and Techniques in Midjourney Prompt Generation
• Mastering Midjourney Permutations: Tips and Tricks
• GPU Minutes Consumption: Understanding GPU Minutes and Processing Modes
• Processing Modes: Fast Mode vs. Relax Mode
• Unlocking New Potentials: Midjourney Permutation Prompts in Creative Workflows
• Real World Example: Creating House Plant Images for Social Media
• Speeding Up Your Workflow When Creating Assets For Your Website and Social Media
• Empower Your Creativity with Midjourney Permutations

Understanding Permutation Prompts: Unleash the Power of Midjourney Permutations

What are Permutation Prompts?

Permutation Prompts allow you to generate multiple versions of a single prompt by enclosing the list of text options within curly braces. You use curly braces like this "{red, blue, green}" to enclose lists of options in your prompts. Each option you list becomes a separate "job" that the Midjourney Bot processes. 

Imagine you're playing mix and match with colors and objects.

For instance, using the Midjourney prompt: /imagine a {red, blue, yellow} car sends Midjourney off to create 3 different images of red, blue, and yellow cars separately.

Pretty handy, right?

Basic Structure of Permutation Prompts: Curly Braces

To get started, you just wrap your options in curly braces {} and separate them with commas.

/imagine A photo of a man sitting on a patio drinking a {coffee, beer, water, smoothie}.

It's as simple as deciding between tea or coffee, or in the AI world, between a ChatGPT or Claude Opus in your workflow.

This structure tells Midjourney to whip up separate images for each variation you list.

Imagine asking for a portrait in a summer or winter setting, and voila, you get both to compare!

Permutation Availability for Different Subscription Tiers

Depending on what Midjourney subscription tier you have, you get a 4, 10, or 40 permutations options.

Midjourney Permutations Allowed By Tier Table

Subscription Tier	Number of Permutation Jobs
Basic	4
Standard	10
Pro & Mega	40

Basic Subscribers

If you’re just dipping your toes into the world of AI with a basic subscription, you can create up to 4 jobs per permutation prompt.

It’s a neat way to try out different ideas.

Standard Subscribers

Moving up, standard subscribers get a bit more room to play with up to 10 jobs per prompt.

This is perfect if you’re getting more serious and want to experiment with a broader range of options.

Pro and Mega Subscribers

For the pros out there who are ready to dive deep, you can run wild with up to 40 jobs per prompt.

It’s like having an entire palette of colors to paint with, ensuring you can fully explore your creative vision.

Exploring Advanced Features and Techniques in Midjourney Prompt Generation

Utilizing Nested Permutations for Enhanced Creativity

Got the basics down? Great! Now, let’s turn up the creativity dial with nested permutations.

This feature lets you layer multiple sets of options within your prompts, allowing for even more detailed and complex image creations.

Imagine you’re an artist wanting to explore various themes and settings.

You could type something like:

/imagine a {painting, sculpture} of a {unicorn {in a forest, by the sea}, dragon {on a mountain, in a cave}}

What happens next is pretty cool. The Midjourney Bot will generate eight unique images:

• A painting of a unicorn in a forest
• A painting of a unicorn by the sea
• A painting of a dragon on a mountain
• A painting of a dragon in a cave
• A sculpture of a unicorn in a forest
• A sculpture of a unicorn by the sea
• A sculpture of a dragon on a mountain
• A sculpture of a dragon in a cave

Nested permutations let you mix and match elements in a single prompt, creating a rich tapestry of visual ideas without manually entering each one.

It’s like having an entire art studio experimenting for you, all at the click of a button!

Optimizing Prompt Parameters for Different Image Styles

When you’re aiming for a specific style or mood in your images, tweaking the prompt parameters can make all the difference.

Let's say you want to illustrate a fruit salad bird but in different aspect ratios. 

Here's how you could structure that:

/imagine a naturalist illustration of a fruit salad bird --ar {3:2, 1:1, 1:2, 2:3}

This prompt would instruct Midjourney to generate four images, each showcasing the fruit salad bird in different aspect ratios:

• A more cinematic 3:2 ratio
• A perfectly square 1:1 ratio
• A wider than it is tall 1:2 ratio
• A tall and narrow 2:3 ratio

Adjusting parameters like aspect ratio, color settings, or even model versions allows for precision in how your final image turns out.

It’s not just about the what, but the how. Your creative vision can be finely tuned to match the imagery in your mind.

Mastering Midjourney Permutations: Tips and Tricks

Harnessing the Escape Character

Sometimes, you want to keep elements of your prompt together without splitting them up. That’s where the escape character \ comes into play.

It's like telling Midjourney, "Hey, these words are a package deal, don't split them up!"

Usage of the Escape Character

Suppose you want to explore color combinations but keep some together as a single option in your artwork.

Here’s how you’d do it:

/imagine prompt {sunset red, ocean blue \, tropical yellow} landscape

Result: This prompt cleverly bypasses the usual separation, resulting in two variations instead of three:

1. A landscape in sunset red
2. A landscape in ocean blue, tropical yellow

Think of it like ordering a pizza with a half and half topping, you get to enjoy different flavors neatly on one plate!

GPU Minutes Consumption: Understanding GPU Minutes and Processing Modes

What are GPU Minutes?

Every time you send a command to generate an image, it consumes what we call GPU minutes.

This is like using minutes on a prepaid cell phone plan, each job takes a bit of your allotted time.

Subscription Tier Affects GPU Usage

Depending on whether you’re a basic, standard, or pro subscriber, your usage and the subsequent GPU minute deductions will vary.

More complex or numerous jobs mean more minutes used. So if you create 4 permutations you will use 4x the amount of GPU time.

Processing Modes: Fast Mode vs. Relax Mode

Fast Mode

This is the express lane. If you're in a hurry and need those images ASAP.

You must be in at least Fast Mode to use permutations.

Fast Mode uses your monthly GPU minutes to prioritize your jobs. It’s perfect when you're on a tight deadline.

Relax Mode

Permutations are not available in relax mode, you must use at least Fast.

If you're not in a rush, Relax Mode places your job in a queue, where it waits its turn based on how busy the system is.

It usually takes between 1 to 10 minutes, kind of like waiting for a coffee at your favorite café during a busy morning.

Unlocking New Potentials: Midjourney Permutation Prompts in Creative Workflows

Designing Unique Art Pieces using Midjourney Prompt Variations

Midjourney prompt variations can transform the way you approach art, offering endless possibilities.

Whether you’re an artist, a designer, or just someone who loves to experiment, these prompts can help you design unique pieces that stand out.

For instance:

/imagine a {watercolor, oil painting, digital} portrait of a {Victorian lady, modern-day businessman, futuristic cyborg}

This prompt can generate a range of artistic styles and subjects, allowing you to explore historical, contemporary, and sci-fi themes through various artistic mediums.

Different Locations At Different Times of Day

You can use permutations to create scenes of locations at different times of day.

Here’s how you might use it:

/imagine a vibrant street scene in {Tokyo, Paris, New York} during {day, night} --niji 6

Midjourney creates images of Tokyo, Paris, and New York both during the day and at night:

Each permutation not only changes the visual style but also the emotional impact, giving you a gallery of options to choose from or inspire your next big project.

Exploring Different Model Generations with Midjourney V5, V6, and Niji Prompts

You can use permutations to test out the same idea with different Midjourney models. Generating images using v5, v6, and Niji can refine your artistic direction further.

Niji, being one of the Midjourney model versions, adds a distinctive anime inspired touch to the generated images, often enhancing colors and textures to create a vibrant visual appeal.

This prompt will generate the images using Midjourney v5, v6, and Niji 6 so you can see which model brings what's in your mind to life:

/imagine Neon lights illuminate the night sky, reflecting off rain-slicked streets lined with towering skyscrapers. Hover cars zip past, leaving trails of light in their wake, while holographic advertisements flicker and change with each passing moment. In the alleyways below, shadowy figures move with stealth and purpose, their faces obscured by masks and augmented reality displays. The city hums with energy, a melting pot of cultures and technologies colliding in a dystopian future.  --ar 3:2 {--v 5, --v 6, --niji 6}

Midjourney then creates the same scene using the different image generation models:

Real World Example: Creating House Plant Images for Social Media

Let's say you have a website about house plants you want to promote through social media. You can use permutations to speed up creating your media assets.

Making Assets for Instagram Using Midjourney Permutations

Let's say you are looking for some shots of common house plants, we can generate different plant shots all from one prompt:

/imagine plant photography of a {Monstera deliciosa, Fiddle leaf fig, Snake plant}, on a wooden table, hero shot for catalog, well lit by 3-point lighting.

Midjourney gets to work and creates three different images you can post to instagram:

Bulk Generating Plant Pinterest Pins

You can use the permutation feature in Midjourney to bulk generate Pinterest pins.

To generate 9 different pins for 9 different plants use the prompt:

A visually striking pinterest Pin. Plant photography. A {Monstera deliciosa, Fiddle leaf fig, Snake plant, ZZ plant, Pothos, Spider plant, Aloe vera, Rubber plant, Peace lily}, surrounded by accessories. On a warm summer day. Vibrant green and smoky hues. Campcore setting, hard-edge gardening style, Influenced by Atey Ghailan --ar 2:3

Midjourney Bulk Creates Pins Using Permutations From The Prompt

Midjourney gets to work and creates 9 different pins you can post to Pinterest.

You can see it created a unique image for each of our specified plants:

You can save a ton of time by integrating permutations into your workflow.

Speeding Up Your Workflow When Creating Assets For Your Website and Social Media

Empower Your Creativity with Midjourney Permutations

Unlock Creativity

Midjourney permutations are your creative playground.

With the ability to generate endless variations from a single prompt, you can let your imagination run wild. Whether you're crafting images for a project or just exploring artistic ideas, permutations open up a world of possibilities.

It's like having an infinite box of crayons in every imaginable color!

Optimize Workflow

Using permutations not only boosts your creative options but also streamlines your workflow.

Imagine needing several versions of an image for a client or project. Instead of manually tweaking and re-tweaking your prompts, you can set up permutations to do the heavy lifting.

This means you spend less time on the mechanics and more on the creative vision.

Accelerate Innovation

By integrating permutations into your creative process, you’re not just keeping up with the digital art world, you’re pushing its boundaries.

This feature enables you to quickly test and iterate, speeding up your creative iterations and helping you find that perfect visual expression much faster.

Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned pro, they provide a powerful tool to expand your artistic repertoire.

Dive into this feature, experiment with different combinations, and watch your creative ideas come to life with unprecedented ease and speed.