Prompt Builder

Build your image prompt.

Work through each section and watch your prompt take shape. Skip anything that does not matter for this image — blank sections are left out rather than padded.

New to this? From Idea to Image teaches the thinking behind every field here.

IdeaWhat are you trying to create? One sentence is plenty.0/1

Your idea

This is for you, not the prompt. It keeps the rest of the build honest when the detail starts sprawling.

SubjectWho or what the image is of. Start with the clearest noun you can, then add only what identifies them.0/7

Main subject

The most specific noun that is still true.

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Age descriptor

A life stage rather than a number — models handle it better.

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Character appearance

Build, hair, face, skin. Keep the order consistent and reuse this block for the same character.

Expression

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Pose or action

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Clothing

Silhouette first, texture second.

Important physical details

Two or three specifics do more for recognition than a dozen.

EnvironmentWhere this happens, and what surrounds the subject.0/5

Location

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Time of day

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Weather

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Background

Environmental details

Small physical evidence does more than another adjective.

CompositionWhere the viewer stands and how the frame is cut. The highest-value section in the whole builder.0/6

Camera distance

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Camera angle

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Perspective

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Subject placement

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Orientation

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Framing

LightingDirection first, then quality. Light does most of the emotional work.0/5

Lighting type

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Lighting direction

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Intensity

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Contrast

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Atmosphere

ColourTwo or three colours and one accent. Longer lists tend to average into mud.0/4

Primary colours

Accent colours

Overall palette

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Colour temperature

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StyleHow the image is made. Describe the qualities rather than borrowing a name.0/6

Medium

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Visual style

Rendering style

Level of realism

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Detail level

Say where the detail goes, not how much of it there is.

Texture qualities

DetailsThe specifics that make it this image rather than a similar one.0/4

Important objects

Visual motifs

Small details

Continuity requirements

Name three things that must not change. Three tends to hold.

AvoidWhat you do not want. Keep this short — long avoid lists dilute.0/3

Things not to include

Unwanted visual qualities

Generation problems to avoid

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