Midjourney New Feature Update Guide: Practical Ways to Use Online Editing, Personalization, and Style Reference

The core change in this round of Midjourney updates is pushing “generation” toward “controllable editing”: the online image editor is more usable, personalization better matches individual aesthetics, and style reference makes style reuse more consistent. This article, in a hands-on order, clearly explains how to use Midjourney’s new features and what scenarios they fit.

Online Image Editor: Erase/Repaint and Canvas Expansion Feel Smoother

Midjourney’s online image editor focuses on local edits (similar to inpainting) and image expansion, making it suitable for situations where “the overall image is satisfactory but a local area goes off the rails.” A common workflow is to select the problem area first and then revise it—for example, use Erase to remove extra objects and let Midjourney regenerate details in the blank space.

If you erase too much or the selection isn’t precise, you can use Restore to roll that area back and erase again. When making posters or e-commerce images, it’s recommended to expand the canvas first to create the needed negative space, then use local repainting to fix high-frequency problem spots such as text edges, hands, and accessories—the number of rework iterations in Midjourney will drop noticeably.

Personalization: Make Midjourney More Like Your “Default Aesthetic”

Midjourney’s personalization (often referred to as the style tuner/model personalization) is better suited to users with stable preferences: you don’t have to write long style descriptions every time; instead, you “feed” your preferences to the system first. Its value is in reducing style tug-of-war in prompts, making it easier for Midjourney to produce the kind of texture and feel you like.

A practical approach is: start by creating a set of comparison images around the same subject (same composition, different styles), record the directions you prefer, and then gradually solidify them into your own “default taste.” When producing a series of illustrations or a brand visual system, this Midjourney personalization can save more time than repeatedly trialing prompts.

Style Reference Is More Practical: Use sref to “Paste” a Style onto a New Image

If you want to reuse the atmosphere, color palette, or brushwork of a particular image, Midjourney’s style reference is a more direct method: add “--sref image URL” to your prompt, or drag the image into the style reference area on the web. It’s more like “borrow only the style, not the content,” making it suitable for producing a consistent series of covers or a unified album look.

When using it, don’t make the subject description too vague—the clearer the subject, the less likely Midjourney is to be pulled off-topic by the style. You can also set the overall tone with style reference first, then use the online image editor for local repainting to refine key elements into place.

About V7 and Video: Keep Expectations to “Try and Observe” for Now

The materials mention preview/testing signals for future Midjourney versions (such as V7) and video capabilities. Features like these are often rolled out in batches and the rules may change. It’s best to treat them as a “new entry point”: run a small number of tasks to test stability first, then decide whether to migrate your main workflow.

For most people, the more immediate improvement right now is still the combination of Midjourney’s online image editor + style reference + personalization: raise controllability of outputs first, and it becomes easier to capture the upside of the next wave of new models and new media formats.