midjourney-cardnews-bg_skill

Overview

This skill generates optimized Midjourney prompts for 600x600 card news and Instagram post background images, designed to work well with text overlays. It produces a primary prompt plus 2–4 stylistic variations based on topic, mood, and style preferences. Outputs are compact, English-ready prompts that include color palettes, texture cues, and technical parameters for Midjourney.

How this skill works

I extract the main subject and desired mood from your request, map it to a style category (business, wellness, creative, etc.), and build a compact prompt following a fixed structure: subject, style keywords, color palette, texture/atmosphere, and technical specs. Every prompt includes --ar 1:1 and --v 6, and I optionally add --s or --chaos suggestions for fine tuning. I return a primary prompt plus two alternative styles and a short explanation of why each suits the topic.

When to use it

• When you need 600x600 (1:1) card news backgrounds for social posts
• When you want backgrounds optimized for readable text overlays
• When creating Instagram post backgrounds or social media carousels
• When you need quick variations across moods or brand styles
• When you want Midjourney-ready prompts with color and texture guidance

Best practices

• Specify exact colors (e.g., 'soft blue and lavender') and mood words (e.g., 'calming')
• Keep subject description concise (5–10 words) and avoid brand names
• Reserve center 60% of the composition for consistent brightness and low detail
• Use --s 50–200 to control stylization and --chaos for variation if needed
• Test prompts at low stylization first, then increase --s for more artistic results

Example use cases

• Generate a professional tech background for a product announcement post
• Create a calming pastel background for mental health tips or wellness cards
• Produce warm, textured backgrounds for food or lifestyle carousel slides
• Make bold, abstract art backgrounds for creative or event promotion posts
• Provide 3 visual variations to match different brand tones in a campaign