How to Extend an Image with Pan and Zoom Out in Midjourney

Maybe you want to turn a portrait into a full-body shot, or give a tight composition room to breathe for a banner. Midjourney's Zoom Out and Pan tools are outpainting: they push the borders outward and fill the new space with content that matches what is already there.

What you need

• An upscaled image to extend
• An active subscription on a recent model
• A sense of which direction you want more scene

Step 1: Upscale to reveal the tools

Like region editing, the zoom and pan controls only appear after you upscale a tile. Click a U button and look for the Zoom Out buttons and the four arrow buttons under the image.

Step 2: Zoom out to add space on all sides

Zoom Out 2x doubles the visible canvas evenly in every direction, shrinking your original subject into a larger scene. Use 1.5x for a gentler pullback. The model invents surroundings that fit the existing image.

Step 3: Use Custom Zoom for aspect ratio changes

Custom Zoom opens a prompt box where you can set a zoom value and even a new aspect ratio. Setting --zoom 1 with a wider --ar lets you change the shape of the frame without shrinking the subject, which is great for turning a square into a banner.

--zoom 1 --ar 16:9

Step 4: Pan to extend a single direction

The arrow buttons extend the canvas in just one direction. Press the down arrow on a head-and-shoulders portrait and Midjourney paints the torso and legs below, turning it into a full-body shot.

Result: a portrait that started as a close crop now shows the full figure in an environment, with consistent lighting and style throughout the newly generated area.