A practical guide to writing strong prompts for image models

Writing prompts is an art. A good prompt can make the difference between an average image and a visual masterpiece.

Professional Prompt Structure

A good prompt usually includes these sections:

Main subject
Detail description
Background
Lighting
Art style
Quality and rendering

Subject Description

Place the main subject at the beginning of the prompt. The more precise the description, the better the result. Instead of 'a woman', write 'young 25-year-old woman with long brown hair and green eyes'.

Details Matter

Clothing, accessories, facial expression, body posture, and subject position all matter. 'White shirt with a standing collar' is better than 'white clothes'.

Background

The background sets the context for your story. Background types:

Simple studio
Natural environment
Urban and architectural
Gradient and abstract
Bokeh and blurred

Lighting

Lighting determines the mood of the image:

**Studio lighting**: Professional and clean
**Natural light**: Warm and intimate
**Neon light**: Modern and cyberpunk
**Dramatic lighting**: Tense and artistic
**Rembrandt light**: Classic and artistic

Art Styles

Art style has a big impact on results:

Realistic photography
Digital painting
Anime and cartoon
3D rendered
Retro and vintage
Minimal

Quality Keywords

These phrases improve quality:

8K, 4K resolution
highly detailed
professional photography
cinematic
masterpiece
studio quality

Negative Prompts

Specify what you don't want:

blurry
low quality
distorted
watermark
text
extra limbs

Complete Prompt Example

'Professional portrait of young Iranian woman with long black hair, brown eyes, gentle smile, wearing black blouse, gray studio background, Rembrandt lighting, 8K quality, high detail, professional photography style, no watermark'

Conclusion

With practice and experimentation, your prompt writing skills will improve. Use our ready-made prompts as a starting point and adapt them to your needs.