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👨🎨 Visual Prompt Engineering
Use this template below to never worry about image generation again. Create stunning visuals effortlessly and use the template provided below to create any image.
🎯How to use it?
Read the workflow
Take the template below, replacing the content in the brackets with inputs from “Palette to copy-paste.”
Copy your prompt and paste it in your chosen Image Generator (list below).
Enjoy the result.
📝 Prompt Template
[format] of [subject term], a [solidifier], [perspective], by [artist (1): (%)] | by [artist (2):(%)] / in the style of [style], [variant], [booster], [exclusion]Prompt Example: 3d render of an astronaut on a horse, astronaut sitting on a horse, wide angle, by rené magritte: 75 | by vincent van gogh: 25, cinematic, 4k resolution, no other animals
Tips and Tricks
Provide as much detail as possible
Go as abstract and absurd as you like
Doesn't do realistic human faces well
Celebrities are purposefully scrambled
Most images don't stand up to close scrutiny
Anything disturbing, distressing, or offensive will not generate
Make multiple variations to find one you like
Remember to upscale the image you select
Check copyright and commercial use restrictions
Text always comes out as gibberish as a protective measure
Look at what others are doing for inspiration
Use this to ideate and write better creative briefs
It's all about trial and error - keep experimenting!
Prompts must be 400 characters or less
Style changes also change what objects are in the image
Reference the look and feel of popular films / TV shows
Fix parts of images by uploading, erasing and re-prompting
Use out-painting to extend images then stitch them together later
Keep images 'on brand' by using a consistent seed image
Make variations of variations to 'evolve' into unexpected territory
Multiple characters in a scene tends to merge their features
Use ChatGPT (AI Text Generation) to come up with prompts
🤖 Generators
🖌 Workflow
Image: Easier to read
Text: Easier to copy/paste
Component | Description |
|---|---|
Subject: | subject term (i.e. astronaut on a horse) *required |
Style: | style modifier (i.e. in the style of anime ) or artist (i.e. by piet mondrian) |
Format: | type of image (i.e. charcoal drawing of) |
Booster: | quality booster (i.e. vivid) |
Solidifier: | repetition (i.e. astronaut sitting on a horse) |
Vibe: | moods or emotions (i.e. blade runner) |
Weights: | exclusion (i.e. --no other animal) and mixing (i.e. by roy lichtenstein:75 | by rené magritte:25) |
Perspective: | viewpoint (i.e. panoramic) |
🎨 Pallete to copy-paste
Image: Easier to read
Text: Easier to copy/paste
Styles | Artists | Formats | Boosters | Vibes | Perspectives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
anime | claude monet | photograph | trending on artstation | control the soul | from behind |
surrealism | pablo picasso | painting | beautiful | futuristic | wide angle |
dadaism | piet mondrian | oil painting | vivid | utopian | fisheye lens |
cubism | jackson pollock | line drawing | professional | dystopian | telephoto |
fauvism | mark rothko | charcoal drawing | extremely detailed | blade runner | wide angle |
renaissance | georges braque | macro 35mm photograph | stunning | cinematic | panoramic |
impressionist | andy warhol | album art cover | wondrous | fantasy | bokeh |
baroque | roy lichtenstein | one-line drawing | fantastic | elegant | lens flare |
rococo | rené magritte | crayon drawing | contest winner | no mods | hard lighting |
romanticism | frida kahlo | pastel drawing | postprocessing | magnificent | landscape |
realism | dean cornwell | watercolor painting | detailed | retrofuturistic | drone |
pointillism | craig mullins | pencil and watercolor drawing | trending on /r/art | awesome | on canvas |
symbolism | henri matisse | vector art | 8k | transhumanist | close up |
neoclassicism | johannes vermeer | stained glass window | 4k resolution | ✨ | from below |
art nouveau | vincent van gogh | cartoon | vfx | wormhole | from above |
expressionism | michelangelo | 3d render | rendered in unreal engine | eclectic | through a periscope |
constructivism | leonardo da vinci | line art | octane render | epic | through a porthole |
futurism | georges seurat | pixel art | digital art | tasteful | framed |
suprematism | thomas cole | product photography | photorealistic | gorgeous | dark background |
dadaism | greg rutkowski | diagram | hyperrealistic | opaque | white background |
art deco | gustave dore | daguerreotype | rendering | old | close up |
pop art | ralph mcquarrie | screenshot from | very beautiful | lsd trip | close face |
ukiyo-e | zdzislaw beksinski | displayed on a store mannequin | hyper realistic | lofi | low angle |
vaporwave | claude lorrain | modeling photoshoot | 4k | emo | isometric |
synthwave | james gurney | cross stitched sampler | blender 3d | lucid | viewed from behind |
cyberpunk | francisco goya | manuscripts | 70mm | moody | 85mm |
prehistoric art | pierre auguste renoir | pencil sketch | high detail | crystal | oversaturated filter |
ancient art | hayao miyazaki | advertising poster | arnold render | melancholy | sunset photo at golden hour |
suminagashi | bill watterson | illustration | ultra high poly | cosmos | extreme close-up shot |
medieval art | alphonse mucha | in fortnite | zbrush | faded | midshot |
memphis design | edvard munch | on judge judy | highly detailed | uplight | head-and-shoulders shot |
abstract organic | katsushika hokusai | captured on cctv | look at that detail | concept art | long shot |
skeumorphism | funko pop | on sesame street | studio lighting | atmospheric | full shot |
minimalism | lucian freud | under electron microscope | well preserved | dust | extreme wide shot |
photorealism | yoji shinkawa | kindergartener drawing | high poly | particulate | in the distance |
hieroglyphics | utagawa kuniyoshi | wikihow | unreal engine | cute | overhead view |
hudson river school | toshi yoshid | fifth grade yearbook | stormy | aerial view | |
pixar movies | diego rivera | courtroom sketch | magical | tilted frame | |
corporate memphis | hatsune miku | on america's got talent | scenic | over-the-shoulder shot | |
babylonian art | hieronymus bosch | mugshot | bold | 1/1000 sec shutter | |
ancient egyptian art | caravaggio | in gta san andreas | colorful | motion blur | |
steampunk | gustave doré | us patent | metallic | shallow depth of field | |
rgb gamer | frank frazetta | in mario cart | eyes wide in wonder | plain background | |
game of thrones | john constable | news crew reporting live | awestruck | knolling | |
fractal | salvador dali | cave painting | character | ||
chinese watercolor | galen | in minecraft | intricately designed | ||
abstract | pieter brueghel | book cover | charming | ||
post-apocalyptic | annie leibovitz | trail cam | f/1.4 | ||
gothic | wes anderson | polaroid | grainy | ||
cybernetic | frank gehry | sketchbook | blur | ||
dieselpunk | saul leiter | japanese wood block | reflection | ||
afrofuturism | dorothea lange | medieval portrait | refraction | ||
biopunk | terry richardson | dashcam | distortion | ||
airbrush | simon stålenhag | security footage | smears | ||
alegria | banksy | disposable camera | smudges | ||
1990s disney, cel shading | hanna barbera | autochrome | ethereal | ||
vintage disney | beatrix potter | double exposure | serene | ||
vintage looney toons | norman rockwell | editorial fashion photography | spirited | ||
south park | dr suess | advertising campaign | kaleidoscopic | ||
mannerism | axel schaefer | vogue magazine cover | psychedelic | ||
post-impressionism | keith haring | real estate photography | saturated | ||
bauhaus | edward hopper | harsh flash photography | brash | ||
mexican muralism | lisa frank | lomography | tender | ||
the movie matrix | thomas kinkaid | long-exposure photograph with slow shutter speed | peaceful | ||
stranger things | basquiat | camera obscura | funereal | ||
low poly | hr giger | pinhole photography | melancholic | ||
glitchcore | brueghel the elder | theatrical press release | muted | ||
rick and morty | duffer brothers | press release | ominous | ||
avatar the last airbender | arcimboldo | balloon float in the macy’s thanksgiving day parade | unnerving | ||
the simpsons | fellini | architectural photography from magazine | ghastly | ||
peppa pig | keith haring | interior design | curvaceous | ||
tim burton | stunning photograph from lansdcaping magazine | monumental | |||
mc escher | travel photography | manmade | |||
robert hargreaves | photoshopped image | emotive | |||
ivan shishkin | full body photo | amorphous | |||
albert bierstadt | portrait | extemporaneous | |||
robert mccall | cgi | spontaneous | |||
samuel daniell | experimental expired film photo | jaunty | |||
action photography | smoke effect | ||||
sigma 75mm | mysterious | ||||
shot on iPhone 6 | neon | ||||
on Flickr in 2007 | furry | ||||
cinematography from music video | hairy | ||||
professional corporate portrait | bright | ||||
houdini 3D render | dark | ||||
studio photography | made of yarn | ||||
street art | |||||
political cartoon from u.s. newspaper | |||||
colouring-in sheet | |||||
collage | |||||
vector art | |||||
storybook | |||||
layered paper | |||||
stop-motion animation | |||||
low poly | |||||
blueprint | |||||
ikea manual | |||||
patent drawing | |||||
instruction manual | |||||
pirate map | |||||
mythological map | |||||
voynich manuscript | |||||
claymation | |||||
tattoo | |||||
comic book art | |||||
decorative minoan mural | |||||
ancient egypt papyrus | |||||
roman mosaic | |||||
byzantine icon | |||||
terracotta warriors | |||||
marble statue | |||||
bronze statue | |||||
topiary | |||||
ice carving | |||||
origami | |||||
selfie | |||||
aztec carving | |||||
made of cake | |||||
spray-painted onto a wall | |||||
sticker illustration | |||||
linocut | |||||
aquatint print |