This guide is designed to assist you in crafting precise and detailed prompts for generating images using Generative AI for images. We'll go over tips for crafting an effective prompt, and how a prompt should be structured.
We'll go over the structure of a prompt and provide tips for crafting and effective prompt.
To help you write better prompts, we've introduced Enhance prompt. This functionality automatically enriches your prompts to improve the images generated by the AI. You can find it in the prompt box.
Tips for crafting Effective Prompts
- Be detailed. In your prompt, provide as much detail as possible to avoid ambiguity. The more specific you are, the better the AI can understand your vision.
- Avoid ambiguous language, such as vague terms like make or generate. Instead, focus on descriptive language that depicts your desired outcome.
- Balance complexity. Strive for a prompt detailed enough to guide the AI accurately but not overly complex. Short prompts may result in unintended outcomes, while overly elaborate prompts can be challenging to tweak afterward.
- Combine keywords. You can combine multiple keywords from the same category within your prompt, but avoid overwhelming the AI with too many similar specifications.
- Tweak as needed. The AI's interpretation may require adjustments. Be prepared to iterate on your prompt and fine-tune the result based on the generated image.
Understanding the Structure of a Prompt
Before diving into the specifics, let's break down the components of an effective AI image prompt.
Subject
What you want to see in the image. You can add names of famous people, animals, plants, objects, etc.
Example: Majestic dragon perched atop a snow-capped mountain.
Medium
The material used to make the artwork.
Example: oil painting, portrait, digital painting, photography, drawing, concept art.
Style
Artistic style¹ of the image
Example: hyperrealistic, pop-art, art nouveau, modernist, fantasy.
Framing
Here, you can name the composing view.
Example: close-up, full body, upper body.
Camera Angle
Name the specific position of the camera.
Example: from above, high angle, from below, low angle, from behind.
Artist
Type the name of an artist to mimic their style.
Example: John Singer Sargent, Alphonse Mucha, John Collier.
Website
You can even type in specific niche graphic websites.
Example: artstation, deviant art, pixabay.
Resolution
How sharp and detailed the image should be.
Example: highly detailed, sharp focus, 8K, unreal engine.
Color
Define the overall color of the image. You can also specify parts of the image together with a color
Example: vintage, iridescent gold, silver, blue background.
Lighting
Specify what type of light to be in the image or the absence of it.
Example: rim lighting, cinematic lighting, crepuscular rays, dark.
It's important to note that you don't need to use all the components laid out in our example; you have the flexibility to experiment, mix, and match so you get the result that works for you.
Note¹: If you're selecting one of the styles available in Creatopy (Realistic, Digital art, 3D model, Isometric, Pixel art, Anime, Vaporwave), you don't need to type in the style in the prompt.