Like so many in gaming, I have been a fan of the Warhammer 40,000 universe since high school.
I have tried to tinker with WH-themed content and bend generative AI to my will many times, but always found the results seriously lacking.
Well, the 5th version of the Midjourney seems to have taken things to the next level.
The subtle emotion, the ornate detail, the cinematic flair, and sensibilities taken straight out of Baroque religious paintings yielded some very compelling interpretations of these iconic characters.
The level of consistency that can now be achieved across images and subjects using multi-prompts, weights, and guidance images is also quite remarkable.
Here’s an example prompt used for the Inquisitor:
<pose guidance image link>::0.5 (upper body shot of a warhammer 40000 imperial high inquisitor, solemn expression, head bowed, no helmet, hands woven together, ornate gothic armor, seal of the inquisition, dark red accents)::1.5 (dark scene lit from above, dark velvet drapes in background, dust sparkling in the air, inspired by religious iconography, cinematic, dramatic, grim and gritty, film grain, color graded, very crisp, extremely detailed, ultrarealistic)::1 --ar 9:16 --v 5
