The Ultimate Guide to Midjourney's New Editor: 33 Game-Changing Tricks

33 Powerful Ways to Use the New Midjourney Editor Like a Pro

When Midjourney introduced its new editor, they didn’t just add a few tools—they dropped a creative nuke into the AI art space. This editor blends intuitive image manipulation with the power of prompt-based transformation. Whether you're remixing AI-generated pieces or bringing real-world photos into your art workflow, the Midjourney editor is a game-changer.

I dove deep into the tool, spent hours testing, tweaking, and reimagining, and now I'm bringing you 33 different ways to squeeze every last drop of creative juice from the Midjourney editor. From photobashing and background expansion to facial edits and full retexturing, here’s how to level up your AI art game.

1. Remove Objects Seamlessly

Select an object, leave the shadow, and type a prompt to remove it naturally. Works great for background clean-up.

2. Add Objects to Images

Highlight any area, write in what you want to add—bam, new object in your scene. Need a chair in that room? Done.

3. Piece-by-Piece Redecorating

Rebuild entire spaces by selecting areas and prompting in new decor or furniture.

4. Use Retexture to Transform Environments

Open the external editor and run retexture to completely restyle a room with a simple prompt. Great for fast style shifts.

5. Change Backgrounds in Real Photos

Upload a photo, smart-select the person, erase the background, and prompt in something new. Instant scene swap.

6. Expand Backgrounds

Change your image’s aspect ratio and prompt in more scenery. Super clean extensions with consistent style.

7. Sketch to Render

Drop in a drawing and retexture it into a full, cinematic image—just like magic. Unreal Engine-style results with the right prompt.

8. Render Color into 3D Sketches

Even basic colored sketches upscale beautifully. Prompt in the render style and see them come alive.

9. Convert Photos to Drawings

Reverse the sketching trick by retexturing a photo into a pencil drawing or artistic style.

10. Fix Faces in Old AI Images

Highlight flawed areas and run a facial prompt. Fix noses, mouths, eyes—whatever’s bothering you.

11. Fix Those AI Hands

Midjourney V5 images still haunt you with janky fingers? Mask and fix them with patience and a little prompt finesse.

12. Create Consistent AI Characters

Upload a reference image and use character weight (cw) to bring them into new scenes with version 6.1.

13. Place Multiple Characters in Real Scenes

Repeat the reference process with different characters and build your own AI cast. It works surprisingly well.

14. Layer Transparent PNGs

Use the layer system to photo bash objects into your scene. Resize, reorder, and prompt to blend them in.

15. Add Depth with Erase & Shadow Prep

Erase space around inserted objects so Midjourney can intelligently blend in shadows and background effects.

16. Create Overlaps for Realism

Erase parts of inserted elements (like feet in grass) so background elements overlap naturally.

17. AI Photo Bashing

Drop in multiple elements and prompt to unify them. The results feel surprisingly intentional.

18. Give Bald Characters Hair

Select their head, prompt in hair, and suddenly Patrick Stewart is rockin’ a mullet.

19. Make Them Smile

Mask around the mouth and prompt for a grin. The AI nails subtle expressions pretty well.

20. Add a Beard

Beard game weak? Mask the jawline and prompt in facial hair. Full Gandalf mode, activated.

21. Make Characters Bald

Reverse the hair trick—select the hair, prompt for baldness. Works cleanly, especially with high-contrast images.

22. Change Clothing and Body Shape

Select clothing and body areas, and describe a new look (and build). It’s like AI wardrobe styling.

23. Edit Eye Color

Highlight the pupils, prompt for the color you want—quick, easy, and sharp.

24. Change Lipstick Color

Select the lips and prompt in a new shade. Great for style testing or themed edits.

25. Smooth Skin & Remove Blemishes

Mask facial blemishes and prompt for smooth skin. Midjourney outputs surprisingly realistic results.

26. Submerge Objects in Water

Erase below the object, click the layer, and blend it into existing water. Reflections come out clean.

27. Upscale Tiny Images with Detail

Remove a small part of a low-res image, prompt in detail, then upscale using gallery mode.

28. Restyle Photos into New Artworks

Use retexture with a new prompt to reimagine a photo in any art style—from anime to oil painting.

29. Use Style References

Drag in an old art piece and retexture another image to match that style. It's pure AI art fusion.

30. Apply Personalization Profiles

Use your Midjourney personalization to apply your favorite look across new generations.

31. Use Mood Boards for Artistic Overhauls

Midjourney lets you apply mood boards like “cyberpunk,” “vaporwave,” or “Giger-esque” to instantly shift vibes.

32. Fix AI-Generated Text

Select garbled AI text, type in what should be there, and try a few runs. Letter-by-letter repair is possible.

33. Create Start & End Frames for AI Video

Design a start and end frame, drop them into your video tool (like Runway or VEO), and prompt in cinematic movement.

The new Midjourney Editor is more than an add-on—it’s a full-blown AI sandbox. From serious photo manipulation to wild imagination-powered creations, it gives you a toolbox to rethink what image editing even is. Photoshop still has the edge on precision, but Midjourney’s creative flexibility is unmatched, especially for idea generation and artistic experimentation.

So grab your prompts, fire up that editor, and get ready to build worlds, one mask at a time.

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