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Overview (TL;DR)

Cyclops can be tricky since most real species have two (or more) eyes. Use Niji 7 for best results. Say “cyclops” in the prompt and avoid words like “eye” that are strongly correlated with two-eyes in the training data. You may also get better results if you lean towards Creatures rather than Animal names, and towards Fantasy styles rather than Photographs. Check your parameters too — lower Stylize values and Raw mode tend to increase prompt adherence; while high Stylize values, Profiles, Chaos, and Weird tend to reduce adherence.

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How do I create a one-eyed creature (cyclops)?

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Cyclops can be tricky. Why? Most animal species have two eyes (and some have more), so that’s what is dominant in the training data! No natural species of animal has only one eye (except for copepods, a tiny aquatic crustacean). So, Midjourney really wants to provide you images with two eyes! This is called an Archetype. This means that if you want one eye, you will need to work against the dominant two-eyed archetype and introduce either an alternate archetype (mythical cyclops) or describe the image using words that don’t trigger other archetypes. Read more about working with archetypes here: Understand & Use Archetypes.

Try the tips below with the latest versions of Midjourney!

• Niji 7 — recommended due to the mythical and fantasy art leanings of its data set.
• Midjourney 8.1 — better understanding than previous versions. You’re more likely to get a variety of eyes in the image grid — one, two, or three eyes.

1. Say it in the prompt.

Try a simple prompt first, and add detailed description as needed (keeping in mind how Archetypes work).

cyclops cat --ar 4:5 --niji 7

cyclops cat --ar 4:5 --v 8.1