{"id":"vis-free-seamless-pattern-tile","audience":"freelancers","category":"image-video","track":"visual","technique":"constraints","title":"Ask Midjourney for a seamless repeating pattern","free":false,"task":"You design printable wrapping paper and want a repeating pattern from Midjourney. Get Claude to write one paste-ready Midjourney prompt: a single plain-text paragraph under 90 words that ends with --tile, --ar 1:1 and a --no list. It must use exactly the 4 hex colors from the current palette, list the 4 motifs, and say flat, evenly spaced, with no text and no characters from any film or brand.","materialLabel":"The brief (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Shop notes - \"Winter Market\" wrapping paper (Etsy listing)\n\nMotifs: little mittens, pinecones, steaming mugs, tiny sleds. Small, evenly scattered, no big gaps.\n\nPalette v2 (final, Nov 2):\n- cranberry #9B2335\n- pine #2F5D50\n- cream #F4EBDD\n- mustard #D8A31A\n(v1 had a bright candy red #FF0000 and was too loud. Drop it.)\n\nStyle: flat, simple shapes, a bit hand-printed, like a block print. No shading.\n\nPrint: the file prints on 20 x 30 inch sheets, so it must repeat without visible seams.\n\nCustomer requests in my inbox:\n- \"Can you add the snowman from that famous animated winter movie?\"\n- \"Could you add 'Happy Holidays' across it?\"\n- A shop owner asked for her store's logo in the pattern for a custom order (that one is a separate job).","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":90},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Not asking for --tile","why":"Without --tile, the pattern has visible seams when printed big.","fix":"Add: \"End with --tile --ar 1:1.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Mixing palettes","why":"The notes mention the old candy red, and the AI may use it.","fix":"Add: \"Use only #9B2335, #2F5D50, #F4EBDD, #D8A31A.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Taking customer requests","why":"The AI adds the famous snowman or the 'Happy Holidays' text.","fix":"Add: \"No text, no characters from any film or brand.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Getting a guide","why":"The AI explains pattern design with headings.","fix":"Add: \"Output only the prompt, about 45 words.\"","checks":["plainText","maxWords"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Asks for a seamless tile","patterns":["--tile","seamless"]},{"label":"Gives the hex colors","patterns":["#9B2335","hex"]},{"label":"Names the motifs","patterns":["mittens","pinecones"]},{"label":"Rules out text and characters","patterns":["no (text|characters)","--no"]},{"label":"Names the tool","patterns":["midjourney"]}],"hint":"Repeating patterns need a special setting and an exact palette. Tell the AI the tool's tile option, the current colors, and what not to add.","rubricLabels":["Ends with Midjourney parameters that include --tile and --ar 1:1 and a --no list","Uses exactly the 4 current hex colors (#9B2335, #2F5D50, #F4EBDD, #D8A31A) and does not ask for the old candy red","Names the 4 motifs (mittens, pinecones, steaming mugs, sleds) and rules out text and characters from films or brands (in the prompt or the --no list)"]}