How to Create Epic Character Covers with Midjourney

Adair Lee
3 min readJun 5, 2023

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Learn how to create stunning digital paintings of fictional characters in the style of Joe Madureira, featuring close-up intensity and dark bronze tones. With inspiration from canine and changeling elements by Michael Malm, your covers will be a true masterpiece.

Midjourney prompts:

the cover of [person] the [fictional creature], in the style of joe madureira, digital painting, caninecore, close - up intensity, changelingcore, michael malm, dark bronze --v 5.1 --ar 9:16


the cover of hero the dragon, in the style of joe madureira, digital painting, caninecore, close - up intensity, changelingcore, michael malm, dark bronze --v 5.1 --ar 9:16

the cover of villain the unicorn, in the style of joe madureira, digital painting, caninecore, close - up intensity, changelingcore, michael malm, dark bronze --v 5.1 --ar 9:16

the cover of sidekick the werewolf, in the style of joe madureira, digital painting, caninecore, close - up intensity, changelingcore, michael malm, dark bronze --v 5.1 --ar 9:16

the cover of mentor the mermaid, in the style of joe madureira, digital painting, caninecore, close - up intensity, changelingcore, michael malm, dark bronze --v 5.1 --ar 9:16

the cover of protagonist the goblin, in the style of joe madureira, digital painting, caninecore, close - up intensity, changelingcore, michael malm, dark bronze --v 5.1 --ar 9:16

the cover of antagonist the centaur, in the style of joe madureira, digital painting, caninecore, close - up intensity, changelingcore, michael malm, dark bronze --v 5.1 --ar 9:16

the cover of supporting character the kraken, in the style of joe madureira, digital painting, caninecore, close - up intensity, changelingcore, michael malm, dark bronze --v 5.1 --ar 9:16

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Adair Lee

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