Fix AI images with an edit, not another re-roll

Instruction-based editing is now built into tools like Midjourney V8.2. Change one thing at a time and keep what works.

Tool
Midjourney
Published
26 Sept 2026
Disciplines
GraphicBrand
  1. Pick the image that is closest to right, even if one part is wrong.
  2. Write the edit as one plain instruction: ‘make the mug matte black’, not a whole new prompt.
  3. Attach a reference image when consistency matters, such as a product or a character. Midjourney's edit model accepts up to four.
  4. Make one change per pass. Stacking edits in one instruction makes it hard to tell what helped.

Save each good step so you can go back if a later edit drifts.

Sources

Further reading from Midjourney updates. Read the original for full detail.