Dark Fantasy SREF Style Prompt: Cinematic Surreal
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Dark fantasy

Black

Halloween

Version: v 6.1
SV: 4
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sref code and prompt case 3 --sref 2872866529
sref code and prompt case 4 --sref 2872866529

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Art Style Type

This SREF style blends dark fantasy, surrealism, and cinematic visual aesthetics. It draws from the visual language of horror fantasy films while incorporating elements of Eastern mysticism and modern photography techniques. It belongs to these style categories because it combines supernatural elements with highly dramatized scene compositions, creating an atmosphere that is both dreamlike and unsettling.

Style Characteristics

The main style characteristics of this SREF include dramatic light and shadow contrasts, rich atmospheric quality, moderately saturated color palettes, and exquisite detail rendering. The images typically have a cinematic quality, resembling stills from high-budget fantasy films. What makes this style impressive is its ability to skillfully merge horror with beauty, creating visual experiences that are both unsettling and artistically captivating. Each scene possesses a narrative quality and symbolic meaning, giving viewers a sense of a deeper storyline behind the image.

Style-Enhancing Prompt Keywords

  • Cinematic photography: Enhances the sense of depth and lighting quality, making the overall effect more similar to professional film photography
  • Surreal dreamscape: Reinforces the surreal elements and dreamlike atmosphere, creating more impactful visual experiences
  • Eastern mysticism: Adding this element strengthens the cultural symbolism and sense of mystery, enriching the cultural depth of the image

Recommended Application Scenarios

This style is particularly suitable for horror or fantasy movie poster design, concept art creation, dark-themed game art, surrealist illustrations, and visual novel covers. It also works exceptionally well for advertising photography that aims to create a mysterious atmosphere and music album cover designs, instantly capturing viewers' attention and leaving a lasting impression.

More Prompt Tips & Tricks


You can explore further by combining the following prompt command for MidJourney:

  • --sv: There are six versions of the Style Reference feature in Midjourney version 7 when using images. Use the --sv parameter to choose between them. --sv 6 is default. --sv 4 is the old V7 sref model (prior to June 16, 2025). Using --sv 6 and --sv 4 may produce different style results.
  • --s: Default value is 100, can be set from 0 to 1000. The higher the value, the more detailed the image, and the closer the style may be to reality.
  • -niji 6: Using this command will give the image a more anime style.
  • --sw: Default value is 100, can be input from 0 to 1000. A higher value makes the style closer to the original.
  • You can now blend multiple --sref codes together (for example --sref 123 456 )
  • You can weigh individual codes or urls as follows --sref 123::2
  • You can also read more guides on How to use SREF Code

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