Friday, 19 June 2026

MIDJOURNEY Version Variations

I finally got access to MIDJOURNEY'S new "v 8.1" model, which is now the default model since June 11, 2026.  

I decided to do a test, by altering a photo of an ALEBRIJE sculpture in Albuquerque with ALL the model versions of MIDJOURNEY:

ORIGINAL IMAGE

The ORIGINAL image I altered
in all the versions of Midjourney

However the "v 8.1" loses a lot of architectural space -- so I prefer the older "v 7" and "v 6" models.


MIDJOURNEY VERSIONS
"v 8.1" back to "v 3"

Results from Models v 8.1 down to v 3,
going backwards in time

NOTE:  I used my Midjourney Moodboard -- "EZ ART#6" (--profile z9nizie) -- to generate the images in versions "v 8.1" through "v 6.1."

"EZ ART#6" Moodboard
(--profile z9nizie)

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v 8.1
(June 11, 2026)

Midjourney prompt:
"Low rider passing the Alebrije sculpture --profile z9nizie"

Animation of "v 8.1" variations



v 7
(June 17, 2025)

Midjourney prompt:
"Low rider passing the Alebrije sculpture --profile z9nizie"

Animation of "v 7" variations



v 6.1 
(July 30, 2024)

Midjourney prompt:
"Low rider passing the Alebrije sculpture --profile z9nizie"

Animation of "v 6.1" variations



v 6
(December 21, 2023)


Animation of "v 6" variations




v 5.2
(June 22, 2023)



Animation of "v 5.2" variations



v 5.1
(May 3, 2023)


Animation of "v 5.1" variations



v 5


Animation of "v 5" variations



v 4
(November 5, 2022)


Animation of "v 4" variations




v 3 
(July 25, 2022)


Animation of "v 3" variations



CONCLUSION

I prefer the older MIDJOURNEY model versions, as the new "v 8.1" model loses a lot of architectural space.

My favorite images below have a lot of SPATIAL qualities, and were generated with "v 6" and "v 7."

BEST IMAGES
 from PREVIOUS MODEL Versions

More -- EZ AI ART
"v 6" image from January 2024

More January AI
"v7" from January, 2025


SURREAL AI Slop
"v7" from March, 2026

Also MIDJOURNEY pushes too hard for me to "train" their model on my personal tastes.  However I have been avoiding this because I am afraid that Midjourney will "OVERFIT" to my tastes, and start generating the same image or flavor no matter what kind of input:

Midjourney pushes too hard
to get me to declare my preferences

Part of the adventure is to generate something I could not imagine.  I concur with what Brian Eno said (in a video that is no longer on YouTube):

"..so the thing becomes an exercise in trying to force the system to do something that is actually against it's nature...because it's nature (ie AI) is to suck up and take the most probable next word...no...I WANT THE LEAST PROBABLE NEXT WORD..."


KREA IMAGES

Last month KREA came out with their own answer to the Midjourney aesthetic with their KREA2 model.  It took me a while to figure out KREA's Moodboards, but eventually I did and generated some styles and images I liked:

KREA 2

ROPE CRITTERS

CLAYTON, New Mexico


Ultimately I think one has to Train models on their own images -- in my case, on my drawings -- in order to get their personal style and unique aesthetic.


MIDJOURNEY MEDICAL


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Thursday, 18 June 2026

June 17, 2026

I drew at FUSION in Albuquerque:

KREA
FLOW

KREA
FLOW
EzGIF
My sculptures in a Cenote Gallery
in the Yucatan

The longer, high resolution video --
yes, there are crocodiles in the Yucatan

Push your mouse around the screen in YouTube to explore the Cenote cave in 360°:

DRAWINGS

Flyer featuring Burke Gurney



KREA
Midjourney
EzGIF
Blending the "3D Print" 
and "Paper Sculpture" version below

KREA
KREA Realtime prompt:
"3D print"

KREA
KREA Realtime prompt:
"paper sculpture"

KREA
KREA Realtime prompt:
"paper sculpture"
"3D print"

KREA
KREA Realtime prompt:
"dotted lines"



KREA
KREA Realtime prompt:
"paper sculpture"

KREA
Midjourney
EzGIF
Animation



KREA
FLOW
KREA Realtime prompt:
"paper sculpture"
FLOW prompt:
"can you color the background
 to the complementary color of the figures"



KREA
KREA Realtime prompt:
"paper sculpture"

KREA
Midjourney
EzGIF
Animation

KREA
KREA Realtime prompt:
"line drawing dotted lines"



KREA
FLOW
KREA Realtime prompt:
"paper sculpture"
FLOW prompt:
"can you color the background
 in the complementary color of the figure"



KREA
KREA Realtime prompt:
"paper sculpture"



KREA
FLOW
KREA Realtime prompt:
"paper sculpture"
FLOW prompt:
"can you color the background
 to the complementary color of the figures"



KREA
FLOW
KREA Realtime prompt:
"paper sculpture"
FLOW prompt:
"can you color the background
 to the complementary color of the figures"



KREA
KREA Realtime prompt:
"black and white cartoon in the style of Max Fleischer"



KREA
KREA Realtime prompt:
"stippled drawing"

KREA
KREA Realtime prompt:
"3D print"






PRINTS

Ellie finished her edition for the IPE 2026 -- International Print Exchange:

Ellie's print for the IPE 2026
print exchange in the UK


Print rack at CNM


Screen printing 2nd color
of a previous print, showing the silk screening process


Ellie delivered a silk screen to Virgil,
of Virgil's image that she burnt into the screen

Celebrity printmaker sighting at Zendo Coffee/SideTrack Brewing Company on June 18th: Mark Williams wearing a t-shirt of a print he made for BUCKET EXHIBITIONS:

Mark Williams wearing a t-shirt
with a linocut he made for BUCKET EXHIBITIONS



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