How to Create a Surrealist Vector Style Illustration with Midjourney

Adair Lee
5 min readJun 10, 2023

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Discover how to create a unique and surreal portrait of a person wearing a 1960s pencil skirt using Midjourney. This vector style illustration is inspired by the works of Mikhail Vrubel, Henrietta Rae, and Gustav Klimt, and features desaturated colors, cell shading, and a painted background. Using gond art and watercolor pencils, you can create muted tones and colors that bring a surreal and dreamlike quality to your artwork. Follow these simple steps to design your own surrealist masterpiece with Midjourney.

Midjourney prompts:

a [person0] wearing a 1960’s pencil skirt, [place0], full length, [accessory0], high resolution, high definition, desaturated colors, ink, by mikhail vrubel, by henrietta rae, by gustav klimt, vector style illustration, cell shaded, malcolm liepke [weather0], painted background, [mathematics0] and a fantasy cute, surrealism, gond art, watercolor pencils, muted tones, muted colors --s 750 --v 5.1 --style raw --ar 9:16


a man wearing a 1960’s pencil skirt, city, full length, handbag, high resolution, high definition, desaturated colors, ink, by mikhail vrubel, by henrietta rae, by gustav klimt, vector style illustration, cell shaded, malcolm liepke sunny, painted background, calculus and a fantasy cute, surrealism, gond art, watercolor pencils, muted tones, muted colors --s 750 --v 5.1 --style raw --ar 9:16

a woman wearing a 1960’s pencil skirt, beach, full length, sunglasses, high resolution, high definition, desaturated colors, ink, by mikhail vrubel, by henrietta rae, by gustav klimt, vector style illustration, cell shaded, malcolm liepke cloudy, painted background, geometry and a fantasy cute, surrealism, gond art, watercolor pencils, muted tones, muted colors --s 750 --v 5.1 --style raw --ar 9:16

a child wearing a 1960’s pencil skirt, mountain, full length, watch, high resolution, high definition, desaturated colors, ink, by mikhail vrubel, by henrietta rae, by gustav klimt, vector style illustration, cell shaded, malcolm liepke rainy, painted background, algebra and a fantasy cute, surrealism, gond art, watercolor pencils, muted tones, muted colors --s 750 --v 5.1 --style raw --ar 9:16

a athlete wearing a 1960’s pencil skirt, forest, full length, necklace, high resolution, high definition, desaturated colors, ink, by mikhail vrubel, by henrietta rae, by gustav klimt, vector style illustration, cell shaded, malcolm liepke windy, painted background, statistics and a fantasy cute, surrealism, gond art, watercolor pencils, muted tones, muted colors --s 750 --v 5.1 --style raw --ar 9:16

a model wearing a 1960’s pencil skirt, desert, full length, earrings, high resolution, high definition, desaturated colors, ink, by mikhail vrubel, by henrietta rae, by gustav klimt, vector style illustration, cell shaded, malcolm liepke snowy, painted background, trigonometry and a fantasy cute, surrealism, gond art, watercolor pencils, muted tones, muted colors --s 750 --v 5.1 --style raw --ar 9:16

a celebrity wearing a 1960’s pencil skirt, island, full length, hat, high resolution, high definition, desaturated colors, ink, by mikhail vrubel, by henrietta rae, by gustav klimt, vector style illustration, cell shaded, malcolm liepke foggy, painted background, probability and a fantasy cute, surrealism, gond art, watercolor pencils, muted tones, muted colors --s 750 --v 5.1 --style raw --ar 9:16

a teacher wearing a 1960’s pencil skirt, park, full length, scarf, high resolution, high definition, desaturated colors, ink, by mikhail vrubel, by henrietta rae, by gustav klimt, vector style illustration, cell shaded, malcolm liepke stormy, painted background, arithmetics and a fantasy cute, surrealism, gond art, watercolor pencils, muted tones, muted colors --s 750 --v 5.1 --style raw --ar 9:16

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Adair Lee
Adair Lee

Written by Adair Lee

Experienced full-stack developer proficient in C#, Python, and web development, with 20+ years of Google SEO expertise and successful entrepreneurship.

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