AI image prompting guides
A prompt is a brief, and specific briefs get better images. Vague in, vague out. Learn to stack the parts of a prompt - subject, setting, style, lighting and a finish - and you will spend far less time re-rolling and far more time happy with the result.

What you will learn
- The prompt formula that reliably works
- How to name a style and a lighting setup
- When and how to use a negative prompt
- How to refine instead of starting over
Why prompting is the whole game
The model can only draw what you describe. A prompt like “a dog” leaves a thousand decisions to chance; “a golden retriever puppy running on a sunny beach, splashing water, motion blur, photographic” makes those decisions for you. The single biggest jump in quality most people ever get is simply being specific.
Build a prompt up, part by part
Watch a weak prompt become a strong one:
- a mountain - too vague
- a snowy mountain peak at sunrise - add subject + time
- …alpenglow, dramatic clouds, wide cinematic shot - add mood + framing
- …highly detailed, sharp focus - add a finish
Each line removes ambiguity. The prompt structure guide breaks the formula down, and how to write prompts is packed with examples.
Style, lighting and what to leave out
Name a style (photographic, watercolour, 3D render) and a lighting setup (golden hour, soft studio, moody) and the model snaps to them. To remove unwanted things - extra fingers, text, clutter - list them in a negative prompt. Selling something? The product photo prompts guide is a shortcut.
Skip the blank page: ready-made prompts
You do not have to write every prompt from scratch. A full prompt template library - dozens of ready prompts grouped by use (portrait, product, social, logo) and by style (photography, anime, cinematic, 3D and more) - is built into your workspace. Each one loads into the generator with a single click, with the right style and settings already selected.
The template library and the in-app prompt guide unlock as soon as you create a free account. Sign up, open Prompt guide in the workspace, pick a template, swap in your subject and generate.
Anatomy of a strong prompt
| Part | Example |
|---|---|
| Subject | a red fox |
| Setting | in fresh snow at golden hour |
| Style | photographic |
| Lighting | soft backlight |
| Camera | 85mm, shallow depth of field |
| Finish | highly detailed, sharp focus |
Tools for this topic: Prompt Generator, Prompt guide (in app).
What improves a prompt the most
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Put it into practice
Open the generator and create an image with what you just learned - Or grab a ready prompt from the prompt guide.
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