midjourney5/9/2026•6 min read

How to Create DreamWorks Animation Style Images with Midjourney

3D animation styles like DreamWorks or Pixar are incredibly popular with high commercial value. Here's how to recreate them with Midjourney.

1. DreamWorks Style

DreamWorks animated movie poster style, [character description],

vibrant colors, cinematic lighting, 3D render, professional animation studio quality,

official movie poster composition --ar 2:3 --v 6

✨Have Penguin Holding Sign Face

portrait

Have the penguin holding a sign face the camera. The Penguin wearing the tropical shirt must have the iconic "Dreamworks face": asymmetrical smirk and similarly crooked eyebrows. The Penguin's sign now says "not enough DreamWorks posters on the homepage!"

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2. Pixar Style

Pixar is known for characters with large expressive eyes:

Pixar animated movie character, [description], expressive large eyes,

warm color palette, subsurface scattering, render farm quality,

wholesome and emotional --v 6

3. Studio Ghibli Style

✨Redraw Image Poster Dreamworks Animated

portrait

Redraw the image as a poster for a Dreamworks animated movie. Add a title and a blurb. Character must have the iconic "Dreamworks face": asymmetrical smirk and similarly crooked eyebrows. Theme of the movie: a tire jumps off a moving car to find it's own adventure. The family in the car that the tire came off of look frightened

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4. Creating Complete Movie Posters

animated movie poster, title "[Movie Name]" at top in bold font,

[main character] in heroic pose, epic background,

DreamWorks/Pixar quality, official studio release --ar 2:3