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Art style prompts: 20 styles and the words that describe them
Art style prompts that work without artist names: 20 styles from ukiyo-e to Bauhaus, described by medium, technique, era, texture and palette, with examples.
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Practical, tested advice for writing better prompts for AI image generators.
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Camera and lens terms for AI prompts: focal length, aperture, shots and film looks
Camera and lens terms that work in AI prompts: focal lengths, aperture and depth of field, shot types, camera angles and film looks, with examples.
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How to keep the same character consistent across AI images
Consistent characters in AI images: write a character sheet, fix descriptors, use seeds and reference images, and understand Midjourney --cref and --sref.
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DALL-E prompt tips: getting better images out of ChatGPT
Practical DALL-E prompt tips for ChatGPT: plain-language descriptions, explicit format and text, editing in conversation, and wording that avoids refusals.
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Flux vs Midjourney: how to write the same scene for each model
Flux vs Midjourney prompt writing compared: sentences versus phrases, text rendering, layout and parameters, with one scene written for both models.
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Writing good alt text with AI, and knowing when to change what it gives you
How to write alt text with AI: what alt text is for, how long it should be, decorative images, SEO versus accessibility, and good and bad examples.
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Lighting prompts: the words that control mood in AI images
Lighting prompts explained: golden hour, Rembrandt, rim light, softbox, hard flash, neon, volumetric and more, with direction, quality and colour examples.
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How to write Nano Banana prompts: creating and editing images with Gemini
A Nano Banana prompt guide: instruction-style prompts for Gemini’s image model, precise conversational edits, and how to keep faces, layout and text intact.
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Negative prompts explained: how each model handles them, and which ones actually help
Negative prompts explained for Stable Diffusion, Flux and Midjourney --no: how they work, which terms help, which are placebo, with worked examples.
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Product photo prompts: how to write AI prompts for e-commerce shots
Product photo prompts for e-commerce: backgrounds, surfaces, studio lighting, hero and flat-lay angles, props, reflections and a consistent catalogue look.
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Stable Diffusion prompt weights: how (word:1.2) works, and how far to push it
Stable Diffusion prompt weights explained: (word:1.2) syntax, sensible ranges, over-weighting artefacts, word order, BREAK and tag vs sentence prompts.
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From a few words to a full prompt: how to expand an idea step by step
Text to prompt, step by step: the decisions a short idea leaves out, three worked expansions from one line to a finished prompt, and mistakes to avoid.
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How to reverse-engineer any image into a prompt, and when it works
A practical reverse prompting workflow: describe an image, format it for your generator, and refine one element at a time. What works, and what never will.
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Midjourney parameters explained: --ar, --v, --style raw and friends
Midjourney parameters explained: what --ar, --v, --style raw, --stylize, --chaos, --no and --sref do, when to use each, and mistakes to avoid.
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Why your AI images look generic, and seven prompt habits that fix it
AI image prompts that say how a picture should look, not just what is in it: seven habits, with before-and-after examples, for sharper results.
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