Midjourney has completely changed the AI art game, and its latest web-based features are making the creative process smoother than ever. One of the most powerful tools now available directly on the Midjourney website is Vary (Region)—the platform’s native inpainting feature.
Previously locked behind Discord slash commands, the website version brings a highly intuitive, visual interface to editing specific parts of your images. Whether you need to fix a mangled hand, change a character’s clothing, or swap out a background element, the web-based Vary (Region) tool gives you surgical control over your generations.
Here is a complete guide to finding, understanding, and mastering Midjourney’s Vary (Region) tool on the web. What is Vary (Region)?
Vary (Region) is Midjourney’s term for inpainting. Instead of re-rolling an entire prompt and hoping for a better result, you select a specific area of an existing image and tell Midjourney to modify only that section. The rest of your image remains entirely untouched, ensuring consistency while allowing for granular edits.
How to Use Vary (Region) on the Midjourney Website
Navigating the web interface is straightforward once you know where the editing suite lives. Follow these steps to start inpainting:
Select Your Image: Open your Midjourney creation gallery on the website and click on the image you want to edit.
Open the Editor: Look for the “Editor” button (usually located in the action sidebar or under the image) to open the modification workspace.
Choose Your Selection Tool: You will see two primary tools for isolating parts of your image:
Rectangle Tool: Best for large, geometric, or blocky selections.
Lasso Tool: Best for freehand, precise tracing around organic shapes like faces, clothes, or objects.
Mask the Area: Use your chosen tool to paint over or select the region you want to change. The selected area will be highlighted with a translucent overlay.
Adjust Your Prompt: At the bottom of the editor, you will see a text box containing your original prompt.
To fix a mistake (like a weird artifact), you can often leave the prompt as-is or slightly emphasize the fix.
To add or change an object, rewrite that specific part of the prompt. For example, if you highlighted a character’s shirt, change “wearing a blue t-shirt” to “wearing a black leather jacket”.
Submit and Generate: Click the submit button. Midjourney will process the request and present you with four new variations focusing only on your masked region.
Pro-Tips for Perfect Web Inpainting
While the web interface makes selection easy, getting the perfect generation requires a bit of strategy. Keep these tips in mind to get the best results:
Selection Size Matters: If you select an area that is too small, Midjourney won’t have enough context to generate a detailed change. If you select an area too large, it might alter parts of the image you wanted to keep. Aim for a selection slightly larger than the object you want to change.
Keep Prompts Focused: When modifying a region, focus your text changes heavily on what should go inside that region. You don’t need to rewrite the entire atmospheric description of the background if you are just changing a coffee mug into a wine glass.
Embrace the Lasso: The web version’s freehand lasso tool is incredibly forgiving. Take an extra second to trace closely around objects to avoid blending artifacts where the old image meets the new generation.
Why the Web Interface Wins Over Discord
For a long time, Midjourney power-users relied entirely on Discord. However, doing inpainting in a chat application required opening pop-up windows and using clunky selection boxes.
The dedicated website interface provides a larger canvas, smoother brush tracking, and a much cleaner layout for toggling prompts. It transforms Midjourney from a simple prompt-and-pray generator into a viable, iterative design tool for digital artists, concept designers, and hobbyists alike.
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