Do you know your goblincore from your crystal core? Well today, with the help of Midjourney, we’re going to explore the ‘core’ prompt aesthetics’, and I’ve included a list of 68 cores to get you started with your own exploration.
What are Midjourney Prompt cores?
You may have come across some prompts that contain a word ending in core; cabincore, kidcore, rainbowcore, etc. But WTF are they?
When used in prompts they imply a general aesthetic. Think of them as a style indicator. I’ve yet to come across a definitive list of ‘core’ terms that can be used in Midjourney. As far as my playing has gone, it seems that ‘core’ can be added to the end of just about any aesthetic, and Midjourney will try to respect it.
I guess the best way to explain this, is to show you the effect ‘core’ words have on an image.
Core Examples
In the following examples I have used a very simple prompt:
a flower, <core>
Goblincore
So a flower, goblincore looks pretty odd, right? But what would happen if we had just used a flower, goblin?
Well, as you can see, it looks more like a goblin, but with flowers in the image. So goblincore altered the whole aesthetic of the flower.
Now, with that in mind, let’s look at a few more ‘cores’.
a flower, nostalgiacore
a flower, prehistoriccore
a flower, witchcore
Combining Cores
It’s also possible to combine multiple cores in a prompt.
a flower, crystalcore
a flower, crystalcore, rainbowcore
a flower, weirdcore, horrorcore, frightcore
What Next?
As always, have a play! Have some fun with single and combined core. think of an aesthetic, add core to the end of it, and drop it into Midjourney. I’ve given you a few suggestions below just to get you started.
p.s. my favorite from this batch is flower, happycore.
Some cores to try
Adventurecore
Anemoiacore
Angelcore
Auroracore
Brocore
Cabincore
Catholicpunk
Clowncore
Clowncore
Clownpunk
Cottagecore
Countrycore
Dragoncore
Dreamcore
Fairy Folk
Fairycore
Farmcore
Ghostcore
Goblin
Goblincore
Grandparentcore
Grandparentcore
Hikecore
Kidcore
Kidcore
Kingcore
Kingcore
Knightcore
Knightcore
Magewave
Master
Master
Nostalgiacore
Pilgrim
Pilgrim
Poetcore
Poetcore
Police
Police
Prairiecore
Pre-Historic
Prehistoricore
Princecore
Princecore
Princesscore
Princesscore
Psychic
Quarterback
Quarterback
Roguecore
Roguecore
Royalcore
Royalcore
Samurai
Samurai
Samurai Warrior
Samurai Warrior
Scoutcore
Scoutcore
Spiritcore
Supernatural
Tweencore
Tweencore
Unicorncore
Villaincore
Villaincore
Witchcore
Wizardcore