One of the most interesting things you can do in Midjourney is to create images in the style of a specific artist. For this, you could use painters like Leonardo Da Vinci, photographers like Helmut Newton, or even film directors like Stanley Kubrick. Simply add “in the style of this or this artist” into your prompt and Midjourney will start creating images in the style of that specific artist.
For this showcase, I wanted to see what Midjourney does when I create portraits of Mickey Mouse in the style of the 50 most famous artists of all time.
To make the prompts more comparable, I was always using the same text and only replaced the artist’s name at the beginning of the prompt. This worked for painters and photographers, but with movie directors, I had to change the prompt to “Mickey Mouse as a character in a [Director’s Name] movie” because the original prompt didn’t generate convincing results with directors.
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Leonardo da Vinci
An Italian polymath, regarded as one of the greatest artists of all time, known for masterpieces such as “Mona Lisa” and “The Last Supper,” as well as his scientific and engineering contributions.
Midjourney Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Leonardo da Vinci –v 5
Claude Monet
A French painter and a leading figure of the Impressionist movement, renowned for his series of paintings capturing the beauty of water lilies, haystacks, and the Rouen Cathedral.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Claude Monet –v 5
Salvador Dali
A surrealist painter from Spain known for his eccentric and dreamlike imagery, including melting clocks in his famous painting “The Persistence of Memory.”
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Salvador Dali –v 5
Vincent van Gogh
An influential Dutch post-impressionist painter celebrated for his emotionally charged and vibrant artworks, including “Starry Night” and “Sunflowers.”
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Vincent van Gogh –v 5
Frida Kahlo
A Mexican painter known for her powerful and introspective self-portraits, reflecting her pain, emotions, and cultural identity.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Frida Kahlo –v 5
Jackson Pollock
An American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement, famous for his unique “drip painting” technique, as seen in his renowned artwork “No. 5, 1948.”
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Jackson Pollock –v 5
Michelangelo Buonarroti
An Italian sculptor, painter, and architect, famous for works like the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome and the sculpture of David in Florence.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Michelangelo Buonarroti –v 5
Georgia O’Keeffe
An American artist known for her modernist paintings of enlarged flowers, New York skyscrapers, and landscapes of the American Southwest.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Georgia O’Keeffe –v 5
Rembrandt van Rijn
A Dutch painter and etcher, considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art history, known for his exceptional use of light and shadow in portraits and biblical scenes.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Rembrandt van Rijn –v 5
Henri Matisse
A French artist known for his use of color and fluid, organic forms, a prominent figure in the Fauvism movement, and renowned for works like “The Dance” and “Woman with a Hat.”
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Henri Matisse –v 5
Andy Warhol
An American artist and leading figure in the pop art movement, recognized for his iconic works featuring celebrity portraits, Campbell’s soup cans, and colorful screen prints.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Andy Warhol –v 5
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
A French painter, printmaker, and illustrator, known for his vibrant and expressive portrayals of the bohemian life in late 19th-century Paris.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec –v 5
Gustav Klimt
An Austrian symbolist painter, best known for his elaborate and decorative paintings, including “The Kiss” and “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I.”
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Gustav Klimt –v 5
Grant Wood
An American painter, best known for his iconic work “American Gothic,” depicting a farmer and his daughter in front of a farmhouse.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Grant Wood –v 5
Paul Cézanne
A French Post-Impressionist painter, celebrated for his innovative approach to composition and his explorations of form and color.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Paul Cézanne –v 5
Roy Lichtenstein
An American pop artist known for his comic book-inspired paintings and use of Ben-Day dots, such as his famous work “Whaam!”
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Roy Lichtenstein –v 5
Wassily Kandinsky
A Russian painter and art theorist, considered a pioneer of abstract art and known for his use of color and geometric shapes.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Wassily Kandinsky –v 5
Edgar Degas
A French artist known for his paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings, particularly of ballet dancers and everyday scenes.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Edgar Degas –v 5
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
A French artist associated with the Impressionist movement, known for his joyful and vibrant paintings of people, landscapes, and still lifes.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Pierre-Auguste Renoir –v 5
Marc Chagall
A Russian-French artist known for his dreamlike, poetic, and colorful paintings, often featuring fantastical elements and Jewish themes.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Marc Chagall –v 5
Edward Hopper
An American realist painter, famous for his iconic portrayals of American life and urban solitude, including “Nighthawks.”
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Edward Hopper –v 5
Sandro Botticelli
An Italian painter of the Early Renaissance, renowned for his mythological and allegorical works, including “The Birth of Venus” and “Primavera.”
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Sandro Botticelli –v 5
Edvard Munch
A Norwegian painter and printmaker, recognized for his evocative and emotionally charged artwork, particularly “The Scream,” which has become an iconic symbol of anxiety and existential dread.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Edvard Munch –v 5
Jean-Michel Basquiat
An American artist who rose to prominence in the 1980s, known for his raw and expressive graffiti-style paintings, often addressing themes of race, identity, and social commentary.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Jean-Michel Basquiat –v 5
Hieronymus Bosch
A Dutch painter from the Late Middle Ages known for his fantastical and surreal depictions of hell, heaven, and moralistic themes in works such as “The Garden of Earthly Delights.”
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Hieronymus Bosch –v 5
Paul Gauguin
A French Post-Impressionist artist known for his colorful paintings inspired by the landscapes and cultures of Tahiti and other South Pacific islands.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Paul Gauguin –v 5
Mary Cassatt
An American painter and printmaker, associated with the Impressionist movement and known for her sensitive depictions of women and children.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Mary Cassatt –v 5
Faith Ringgold
An American artist and activist, known for her narrative quilts and paintings that address issues of race, gender, and civil rights.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Faith Ringgold –v 5
Henri Rousseau
A French post-impressionist painter known for his naive and fantastical style, often depicting lush jungle scenes and dreamlike landscapes.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Henri Rousseau –v 5
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
A French Neoclassical painter known for his precise and meticulous style, particularly his portraits and historical paintings.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres –v 5
Banksy
An anonymous England-based street artist, political activist, and filmmaker known for his satirical and thought-provoking stencil graffiti.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Banksy –v 5
Artemisia Gentileschi
An Italian Baroque painter, celebrated for her powerful and dramatic works, often depicting strong female characters from mythology and biblical narratives.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Artemisia Gentileschi –v 5
Caravaggio
An Italian Baroque painter known for his dramatic use of light and dark, as well as his realistic and emotionally charged portrayals of religious subjects.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Caravaggio –v 5
René Magritte
A Belgian surrealist artist known for his thought-provoking and enigmatic paintings, often featuring ordinary objects in unexpected contexts.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of René Magritte –v 5
Édouard Manet
A French painter considered a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism, known for his controversial works such as “Olympia” and “Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe.”
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Édouard Manet –v 5
Francisco Goya
A Spanish Romantic painter and printmaker, renowned for his wide-ranging works, including portraits, historical scenes, and his haunting “Black Paintings.”
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Francisco Goya –v 5
Edgar Degas
A French artist known for his paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings, particularly of ballet dancers and everyday scenes.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Edgar Degas –v 5
Cindy Sherman
An American photographer and filmmaker known for her conceptual self-portraits, in which she assumes various roles and challenges societal stereotypes.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Cindy Sherman –v 5
Egon Schiele
An Austrian painter known for his raw, provocative, and psychologically intense figurative works, often depicting distorted and expressive human forms.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Egon Schiele –v 5
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
A Netherlandish Renaissance painter known for his detailed and lively scenes of peasant life, landscapes, and religious subjects, such as “The Tower of Babel” and “The Harvesters.”
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Pieter Bruegel the Elder –v 5
Johannes Vermeer
A Dutch painter from the Golden Age known for his masterful use of light and meticulous attention to detail in his domestic interior scenes, including “Girl with a Pearl Earring.”
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Johannes Vermeer –v 5
William Turner
An English Romantic painter known for his dramatic and atmospheric landscapes, seascapes, and historical scenes, capturing the sublime forces of nature.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of William Turner –v 5
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
A French portrait painter of the 18th century, celebrated for her elegant and flattering portraits of the French aristocracy, including Marie Antoinette.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun –v 5
Amrita Sher-Gil
An Indian-Hungarian painter often referred to as “India’s Frida Kahlo,” known for her powerful and evocative portraits, as well as her exploration of Indian rural life and identity.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Amrita Sher-Gil –v 5
Steve McCurry
An American photojournalist known for his powerful and evocative images, including the iconic photograph “Afghan Girl” taken during the Soviet-Afghan War.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Steve McCurry –v 5
Man Ray
An American visual artist known for his contributions to both Dada and Surrealism movements, as well as his innovative and experimental photography techniques, including photograms and solarization.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Man Ray –v 5
Dorothea Lange
An American documentary photographer famous for her compelling photographs depicting the struggles of the Great Depression, including the iconic image “Migrant Mother.”
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Dorothea Lange –v 5
Helmut Newton
A German-Australian fashion photographer celebrated for his provocative and erotically charged images, often characterized by their boldness and boundary-pushing themes.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Helmut Newton –v 5
Leibovitz
An American portrait photographer renowned for her captivating celebrity portraits and editorial work, including her extensive contributions to Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair magazines.
Prompt: Micky Mouse in the style of Annie Leibovitz –v 5
Pedro Almodóvar
A Spanish director known for his bold and vibrant films that explore themes of desire, passion, and identity. Almodóvar’s works often feature complex and colorful characters, and he is celebrated for his unique blend of melodrama and dark humor. Notable films: “Talk to Her,” “Volver,” “All About My Mother.”
Prompt: Micky Mouse as a character in a Pedro Almodóvar movie –v 5
Quentin Tarantino
An American director known for his stylized and dialogue-driven films, blending elements of various genres such as crime, revenge, and black comedy. Tarantino’s films often feature nonlinear narratives and pop culture references. Notable films: “Pulp Fiction,” “Kill Bill” series, “Django Unchained.”
Prompt: Micky Mouse as a character in a Quentin Tarantino movie –v 5
Wes Anderson
An American director known for his whimsical and visually striking films, characterized by meticulous production design, symmetrical framing, and a distinct color palette. Anderson’s works often feature eccentric characters and explore themes of nostalgia and belonging. Notable films: “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “Moonrise Kingdom,” “The Royal Tenenbaums.”
Prompt: Micky Mouse as a character in a Wes Anderson movie –v 5
Stanly Kubrick
An American director renowned for his meticulous approach to filmmaking and his visually stunning and thought-provoking films. Kubrick’s works often tackle themes of human nature, violence, and the potential dangers of technology. Notable films: “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “A Clockwork Orange,” “The Shining.”
Prompt: Micky Mouse as a character in a Stanly Kubrick movie –v 5
Alfred Hitchcock
Known as the “Master of Suspense,” Hitchcock was a British director who specialized in psychological thrillers and suspenseful storytelling, often incorporating elements of mystery and unexpected twists. Notable films: “Psycho,” “Vertigo,” “North by Northwest.”
Prompt: Micky Mouse as a character in a Alfred Hitchcock movie –v 5
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