Prompt Basics

Learn how to write effective prompts for better results.

Prompt Structure

Basic Format

[Subject], [Details], [Style], [Quality]

Example

a beautiful woman with long flowing hair, detailed eyes, soft lighting, digital art, 8k, masterpiece

Quality Tags

Add these to improve quality:

Tag	Effect
masterpiece	Higher quality
best quality	Better details
ultra detailed	More details
8k, 4k	Higher resolution
professional	Professional look
studio lighting	Better lighting

Subject Description

Appearance

# Age
young woman, middle-aged man, elderly person

# Features
detailed face, blue eyes, long hair, short hair

# Expression
smiling, serious, mysterious, happy

Clothing

wearing elegant dress
wearing casual t-shirt and jeans
in formal suit
traditional clothing

Setting

standing in forest
sitting in cafe
on rooftop at sunset
in modern living room

Style Keywords

Art Styles

Style	Keyword
Digital Art	digital art, illustration
Oil Painting	oil painting, impressionist
Photo	photorealistic, shot on Canon
Anime	anime style, manga
3D	3D render, octane render

Mood

dramatic lighting, soft lighting, cinematic
dark atmosphere, bright and cheerful
moody, ethereal, magical

Negative Prompts

Exclude unwanted elements:

# Common negatives
blurry, low quality, distorted, ugly, bad anatomy
extra fingers, missing limbs, mutation
text, watermark, signature

Advanced Techniques

Weighted Prompts

# Use parentheses for emphasis
(red hair:1.3)  # 30% more important
blue eyes  # normal weight

# Use brackets to de-emphasize
[green background]  # less emphasis

Sequential Prompts

# Separate different aspects
# 1. Subject: beautiful woman
# 2. Style: digital art
# 3. Quality: 8k, masterpiece

Prompt Examples

Portrait

masterpiece, best quality, a beautiful woman with long flowing hair, detailed face, soft blue eyes, gentle smile, wearing elegant white dress, golden hour lighting, professional photography, 8k

Landscape

masterpiece, best quality, stunning mountain landscape at sunset, golden orange sky, snow-capped peaks, pine forest in foreground, mist in valley, cinematic lighting, dramatic clouds, 8k resolution

Fantasy

masterpiece, best quality, magical floating island with waterfalls cascading into clouds, ancient ruins, glowing crystals, fantasy art style, detailed vegetation, ethereal lighting, 8k

Tips

1. Be specific: "cat" vs "fluffy white Persian cat with blue eyes"
2. Add quality tags: Always include "masterpiece, best quality"
3. Use comma separation: Natural language parsing
4. Order matters: Put important elements first
5. Test and iterate: Adjust based on results

Next Steps

• Embedding - Use text embeddings
• LoRA - Use style models
• Inpainting - Fix specific areas