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Image Generation is the latest technological advancement in the artificial intelligence industry. With it you’ll be able to create original and high-quality images in seconds, and all you need is your imagination and a single sentence. Here and here we have already informed about the technology of text to image generators, but in this article we will show you how to work with it.

How to write the best AI Images Prompts?

Generally, a text input for AI Image Generation always has the same structure, In most cases you need three ingredients:

1. Subject: What do you see?

2. Details and surroundings: What about it?

3. Style, Artist, Media Type: What does it look like?

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Books with little content, or the cover of your book.
Covers for books, songs, comics, e-books.
Illustrations for bedtime stories, books, comics,etc.
Print-on-demand images or postcards.
Simple stock images for blogs (e.g. food blogs)
NFTs
Presentations from text & Slide Files.
Images for social media posts, LinkedIn, newsletters.
Inspirations for landing page designs, product designs.

💡 Tip: Combine ImageFlash with Photoshop or other programs:

Use Photoshop and enlarge our images from 72 dpi to 300 dpi with Preserve Details 2.0.
In the latest version of Photoshop (Beta) there is a function “Photo Recovery” under “Neural Filters”, which usually improve the appearance denr eyes and other strange facial features.
Then do some basic curve and color corrections and brighten the eyes a bit.

AI images in 3 simple and fast steps

1. Develop an idea

Let your creativity run wild and think about what kind of image you want to create. However, be aware of the limitations AI still has in image generation.

2. Enter your text prompt

Describe the image you want to create in a short and precise sentence. Be specific and detailed in describing the image and use concrete structure and language as we have shown above. Here you will find a helpful guide on how to elicit the best results from an AI image generator.

3. Generate your AI image and download it

Finally, you just need to download the AI-generated images that you like the most. You can save them on your computer and use them as you wish. Maybe you need a unique image for your blog post or an image for your product. It’s entirely up to you how you want to use these images.

AI Technology Serving Your Imagination:

When you imagine what you want to see, remember that concrete things are easier for the AI to represent than abstract words. So if you work with concrete words, you can get more predictable images. Abstract words, on the other hand, lead to more diverse results.

👉 Concrete words= All pictures show the concrete thing (a microscope).

Examples of concrete words: microscope, cell phone, tree, camcorder, ketchup, bird, tractor, bicycle, mule, seagull, spaghetti, cage, ball, peacock, pitchfork, tire, tomato, mousetrap, lantern, axe, beetle, sled, board, bagel, cardboard, fire truck, tiramisu, crayfish, eagle, umbrella, cupcake…

Prompt:
Illustration, close-up: A detailed painting of a microscope. Artistic style reminiscent of Leonardo da Vinci’s sketches.

👉 Abstract words = wider range of interpretation of the AI image generator

Examples of abstract words: hope, progressive, sacred, adequate, sufficient, reality, fidelity, sentiment, intention, sympathy, agnosticism, controllability, determinate, worthy, point of view, imperative, absurd

Prompt:
A picture of hope

Positive vs negative prompts

When it comes to artificial intelligence, it is essential to provide clear and precise instructions to ensure accurate outcomes. In the case of AI image recognition, the system tends to interpret prompts literally, often leading to unexpected results. For example, when instructed to generate an image of “a man without a beard,” the AI may actually produce a picture of a bearded man because it takes the term “without a beard” as a mere description rather than an instruction to remove the beard.

To address this issue, it is crucial to be mindful of the wording used in prompts to guide the AI towards the desired outcome. Instead of simply stating “a man without a beard,” a more effective instruction would be “a clean-shaven man” to explicitly convey the intended appearance without room for misinterpretation. By providing specific and direct prompts, we can help AI systems accurately map the desired characteristics and generate more accurate results.

💡 Tip: Write positive prompts – i.e., describe what should be present, not what is missing.

Example of a negative prompt: “A man without a beard” will result in a bearded man because the AI takes things literally. If something is in the prompt, it is more likely to map it. So write “a clean-shaven man” for pictures with predictably clean-shaven men.

Details and surroundings

Your subject can be somewhere, doing something or have a special property. Our turtle may be swimming underwater around some colorful coral. So, “A turtle swimming underwater near colorful coral, expressionist painting” gives us the following.

But watch out for problems when you start adding sentences and relationships. The text input: “A turtle following a metal anchor to the bottom of the sea, expressionist painting” gives this:

Establishing the right relationships is a major challenge for AI. Because AI doesn’t always “get” how things are connected. You can now either iterate the description, change the order of the words, repeat elements, or add more objects that you would see at the bottom of the sea and on the anchor. Or you can use the style of the image to set the direction.

Style, Artists, Media Types

We can correct the journey of our turtle by adding artist names and style descriptions that can support the theme of the image.

Prompt:

“A turtle following a metal anchor to the bottom of the sea, fantasy, painting by Greg Rutkowski and Alphonse Mucha.”

Notice that the text input now includes the genre “fantasy”, the medium “painting”, and the two artist names “greg rutkowski” and “alphonse much”. The resulting image is much closer to our intended image description and looks more refined overall. Why did that work? Perhaps the term “impressionist painting” used earlier referred to artwork and artists who drew turtles doing things other than chasing anchors.

Interestingly, generated images can become really beautiful when you add more information about the resolution and the rating result.

Here are a number of styles, artists, and mediums you can try to positively impact your results, collected by LiviaTheodora.

AI Image Generation Prompt Examples:

Art styles: Abstract, Abstract Expressionism, Academicism, American Realism, Anime, Art deco, Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts, Atompunk, Baroque, Bauhaus, Biopunk, Classical Realism, Clockpunk, Conceptual Art, Cubism, Cybernoir, Cyberpunk, Dark Fantasy, Decopunk, Dieselpunk, Digital Art, Expressionism, Fantasy Realism, Flowerpunk, Fine Art, Forestpunk, Futurism, Gothic, Harlem Renaissance, High Fantasy, Impressionism, Installation Art, Manga, Modern Art, Modernism, Neoclassicism, Neo-Impressionism, New Realism, Op Art, Photorealism, Pixel Art, Pop Art, Post-Impressionism, Postmodernism, Precision Art, Realism, Rococo, Romanticism, Socialist Realism, Steampunk, Surrealism, Synthwave
Painting Types: Acrylic Paint, Airbrush, Canvas, Cave Painting, Chinese Painting, Coffee Paint, Color Field Painting, Dripping Paint, Fine Art, Stained Glass, Gouache, Graffiti, Hard Edge Painting, Hydrodip, Wall Painting, Oil on Canvas, Oil Paint, Painting, Paper Marbling, Puffy Paint, Rock Art, Scroll Painting, Splatter Paint, Spray Paint, Still Life, Street Art, Tempera Paint, Tibetan Painting, Watercolor, Wet Paint
Print styles: Advertising, aquatint, banner, barcode, block printing, blueprint, brochure, business card, collage, coloring book, comic, cyanotype, election photo, election poster, etching, graphic novel, halftone, illuminated manuscript, illustrated brochure, instruction manual, intaglio, linocut, lithograph, logo, magazine, “Magic the Gathering” card, manuscript, map, mezzotint, monoprint, movie poster, newspaper, newspaper printing, photo collage, photography, stamp, poster, product photo, propaganda poster, QR code, schematic, signage, silver gelatin, sticker, storyboard, storybook illustration, tarot card, ukiyo-e, visual novel, wall sticker, woodblock printing
Adjectives: strange, ancient, angelic, angry, anxious, athletic, award-winning, simple, beautiful, chaotic, cheerful, clean, cold, colorful, confusing, cozy, creepy, cute, depressing, detailed, dirty, disgusting, dreamy, dry, ecstatic, older, ethereal, evil, excited, expensive, fancy, bold, flat, flat design, flat shading, fluffy, friendly, furry, blurry, gloomy, good, gorgeous, creepy, hairy, happy, very detailed, huge, hyperrealistic, impossible, incoherent, complicated, complicated maximalist, joyful, large, solitary, clear, luminous, massive, massive scale, mature, gentle, micro, mini, minimalist, moody, morbid, speckled, muted, nano, nervous, OCD, old, squiggly, otherworldly, photorealistic, simple, powerful, pretty, priceless, psychedelic, calm, rainy, realistic, refreshing, sad, simple, eerie, sleepy, smooth, ghostly, strong, surface detail
Lighting: Accent lighting, afternoon, artificial lighting, backlighting, beautiful lighting, blue hour, bright lighting, lit by candlelight, Christmas lighting, cinematic lighting, colored lighting, backlighting, twilight, dark lighting, dawn, daylight, daytime, subdued lighting, dramatic lighting, twilight, evening, film noir lighting, lit by firelight, flickering light, floodlight, fluorescent light, front lighting, global lighting, golden hour, semi-dark lighting, halogen light,
Time periods: Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Antiquity, Assyrian Empire, Aztec, Babylonian Empire, Benin Kingdom, Bronze Age, Byzantine Empire, Carolingian Empire, Dark Ages, Edwardian Age, Elizabethan Age, Georgian Age, Gilded Age, Great Depression, Heian Period, Inca, Industrial Revolution, Iron Age, Maori, Mayan, Middle Ages, Meiji Period, Mid-Century, Middle Ages, Ming Dynasty, Minoan, Modern, Moorish, Mughal Era, Nasrid, Navajo, Neolithic, Olmec, Ottoman Empire, Paleolithic, Persian Empire, Pre-Columbian, Prehistoric, Qing Dynasty, Regency, Renaissance, Retro, Shang Dynasty, Songhai, Stone Age, Sumerian, Tokugawa Shogunate, Tudor, Victorian, Viking, World War I, World War II, Zhou Dynasty, Zuni Pueblo, 1100s, etc.
Decorative art: 3D printing, amigurumi, applique, balloon modeling, balloon turning, bas-relief, bead embroidery, blown glass, bone china, carved, carved ivory, carved lacquer, carving, kneading, cloisonne, crochet, Cross stitch, Diorama, Embroidery, Enameling, Felting, Fretwork, Glass mosaic, Ice carving, Impressionist mosaic, Marquetry, Inlay, Puzzle, Crochet, Lacquer, Lampwork, Lath art, Leather carving, Leather work, Marble, marquetry, micromosaic, miniature painting, modular origami, mosaic, needlework, origami, paper model, paper cut, papier mache, photographic mosaic, pietra dura, porcelain, pottery, doll, puzzle, pysanky, Quiltwork, Quilting, Relief Carving, Repousse, Origami, Sand Art, Scrimshaw, Sculpture, Stained Glass, Statue, String Art, Tapestry, Tattoo, Tattoo Art, Venetian Glass, Weaving, Wet Folding, Carving, Wood Burning
Rendering techniques: 3D Model, 3ds Max, 500px, Arnold Render, ArtStation, Blender Render, CGsociety, Cinema4D Render, CryEngine, Cycles Render, Daz 3D, DeviantArt, DirectX Render, Doughy Render, Houdini Render, Infini-D Render, KitBash3D, Luxcore Render, Marvelous Designer, MentalRay Render, OctaneRender, Optix Render, Photobashed, Photoshop, physically based renders, Pixia, Quixel Megascans, Raylectron Render, Redshift Render, Sketchfab, Substance 3D, Terragen, Unreal Engine, Vray Render, Weta Digital, Zbrush Render
Photography Styles: Daguerreotype, Tintype, Film Negative, Tri-X, Kodachrome, Slide Film, Portra 800, Natura 1600, Ilford Delta 3200, Polaroid, Hasselblad, Double Exposure, Multiple Exposure, Large Format Camera, Wide Angle Lens, Fisheye Lens, Tilt Shift Lens, Anamorphic, Lensbaby, Telephoto, Prime Lens, f1.8, f2.8, f4, f11, f16, photo shooting, commercial, thermography, x-ray, infrared
Artists: William Logsdail, Beatrix Potter, Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Corben, Michaelangelo, Gerhard Richter, Bjarke Ingels, John Berkey, George Inness, Peter Andrew Jones, J.M.W.. Turner, Todd McFarlane, Caravaggio, Atey Ghailan, Hirohiko Araki, Huang Guangjian, Ray Caesar, Takeshi Obata, Antoine Blanchard, Diego Velázquez, Romero Britto, Guido Borelli da Caluso, Lucas Cranach the Elder, Nele Zirnite, Bob Ross, Zdzislaw Beksinski, Glen Fabry, Jane Graverol, Krenz Cushart
Colors: black, silver, gray, white, maroon, red, purple, fuchsia, green, lime, olive, yellow, navy blue, blue, aquamarine, aquamarine
Common expressions that can increase results: Masterpiece, trend on artstation, trend on pixiv, vivid, dynamic, geometric, intricate, high quality, detailed.

AI image generation prompts examples OpenAI vs ImageFlash:

Prompt:

“The goddess of chaos intricate elegant, highly detailed, digital painting, artstation, concept art, smooth, sharp focus, illustration, art by artgerm and greg rutkowski and alphonse mucha, heavily influenced by frank frazetta and boris vallejo”