Midjourney’s recent update adds a range of practical new features that greatly boost image control and creative freedom. Whether you’re a beginner or a returning user, these tools will level up your AI painting experience. From personalized settings and inpainting to world-building tools, Midjourney is making “getting the perfect output” increasingly straightforward.
Personalized Settings: Let AI Understand Your Taste
The personalization feature (the --p parameter) is one of Midjourney’s most talked-about updates this year. By asking users to rate a series of images, the system learns your preferred colors, compositions, and styles. Every subsequent image generated will then automatically align with your aesthetic. You can also create multiple Moodboards and switch between different personalization models for different projects. This feature solves the pain point of “the AI output never feels quite right,” delivering truly personalized results for every user.
Character Reference & Style Reference: Pinpoint Control Over Image Details
Character Reference (--cref) lets you upload a person’s image, and Midjourney will maintain that character’s facial features in subsequent generations—even supporting multiple characters at once (Multiple CREFs). Style Reference (--sref) lets you copy the color palette, lighting, or texture style of an image without affecting the main subject. Using these two tools together, you can easily achieve complex results like “dressing a character in new clothes” or “transferring an art style to a new scene.”
