Midjourney Prompting Strategy

🎨 Vision Quest – MidJourney Prompting Strategy & Layering Guide

📌 Overview

To create consistent pixel-art backgrounds for Vision Quest, we need a layered approach that allows for parallax effects and interactive gameplay elements in Phaser.js. The goal is to separate visual elements into three distinct layers—Far Background, Midground, and Foreground—ensuring a smooth and immersive side-scrolling experience.

🔹 Layer Breakdown for Pixel Art Backgrounds

Layer	Purpose	Elements	MidJourney Prompt Strategy
1️⃣ Far Background (Static, doesn’t move)	Sets the mood & atmosphere	Night sky, stars, clouds, distant mountains	Soft, atmospheric, low contrast, muted colors
2️⃣ Midground (Parallax, moves slightly)	Adds depth, separates scene	Dark tree silhouettes, ruins, shrines, soft glowing lights	Medium contrast, blurred trees, subtle details
3️⃣ Foreground (Moves fully with player)	Most detailed, where the player walks	Cobblestone path, rocks, moss, fireflies, interactive elements	High contrast, sharp textures, game objects

🎯 How This Works in Phaser.js

Sky & distant mountains → Static background
Midground trees & ruins → Parallax layer (moves slower than foreground)
Path, rocks, & interactive elements → Primary game layer
NPCs, traveler, spirit animal → Separate sprite layers

🖼️ MidJourney Prompting Strategy

To ensure visual consistency, we will: ✅ Start with a strong base prompt (consistent world-building)

✅ Use the same seed value across images to maintain style

✅ Modify only 1-2 words per iteration for controlled variation

✅ Generate backgrounds separately before adding characters/NPCs

🎨 Vision Quest – MidJourney Prompting Strategy & Layering Guide

📌 Overview

🔹 Layer Breakdown for Pixel Art Backgrounds

🎯 How This Works in Phaser.js

🖼️ MidJourney Prompting Strategy

🔹 Far Background Prompt (Sky & Mountains)