Minimalist Single Line Face Portrait

Midjourney

By Varun Sharma Tested with Midjourney MJ v6.1 Aug 8, 2026

Minimalist Single Line Face Portrait is a Midjourney v6.1 prompt for a 3:4 line drawing. A female profile rendered as one unbroken black ink line forming the brow, nose, lips, chin and neck, with a few loose hair fragments on off-white paper, produces a minimalist one-line portrait with no shading.

Last tested: August 2026 with Midjourney MJ v6.1

Part of the Midjourney prompt library · see more minimalist prompts .

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Minimalist Single Line Face Portrait — Midjourney MJ v6.1, Aspect ratio 3:4

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Prompt

A minimalist continuous single-line drawing of a female face in profile, the entire face rendered as one unbroken black ink line that loops to form the brow, nose, lips, chin and neck without lifting the pen, a few small detached line fragments suggesting loose hair, vast empty off-white paper surrounding the figure, the line weight confident and even, no shading, no crosshatch, no colour, no fill, no text, no signature --ar 3:4 --stylize 120

Settings

Model: Midjourney MJ v6.1
Aspect ratio: 3:4
Stylize: 120

How to use this prompt

"One unbroken black ink line that loops" is the restraint switch — without "unbroken" MJ breaks the line into segments and the single-line read dies. "Without lifting the pen" is the physical constraint that reinforces it; leave either out and MJ adds a second line. "A few small detached line fragments suggesting loose hair" is the controlled break that keeps the drawing from looking rigid — but cap it at fragments, or MJ fills the page with hair. "No crosshatch, no fill" blocks MJ's instinct to add tonal shading that ruins the one-line aesthetic. Stylize 120 is deliberately low — high stylize over-decorates the line with flourishes that break the continuous read.

Variations to try

Swap the profile for a three-quarter face with the line spiralling outward from one eye
Change to a male face with a beard suggested by a single wavy line along the jaw

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For developers — copy this prompt as JSON

{
  "title": "Minimalist Single Line Face Portrait",
  "prompt": "A minimalist continuous single-line drawing of a female face in profile, the entire face rendered as one unbroken black ink line that loops to form the brow, nose, lips, chin and neck without lifting the pen, a few small detached line fragments suggesting loose hair, vast empty off-white paper surrounding the figure, the line weight confident and even, no shading, no crosshatch, no colour, no fill, no text, no signature --ar 3:4 --stylize 120",
  "model": "Midjourney",
  "model_version": "MJ v6.1",
  "settings": {
    "aspect_ratio": "3:4",
    "stylize": 120
  },
  "style_tags": [
    "minimalist",
    "line-art"
  ],
  "use_case_tags": [
    "wall-art"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://promptkoi.com/prompts/midjourney/minimalist-single-line-face-portrait/"
}

The whole library is available as an open JSON dataset · developer docs.