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How to Write Better Prompts

Improve your AI-generated content with effective prompt writing techniques.

Basic Principles

Be Specific

PromptQuality
"a dog"Vague
"a golden retriever puppy"Better
"a golden retriever puppy playing fetch in a sunny park, soft natural lighting"Best

Include Key Elements

A good prompt typically includes:

  1. Subject — What is the main focus? ("a woman", "a mountain landscape")
  2. Action/Pose — What is happening? ("walking", "sitting", "smiling")
  3. Setting — Where is it? ("in a café", "on a beach at sunset")
  4. Style — What look? ("photorealistic", "watercolor", "cinematic")
  5. Lighting — What mood? ("golden hour", "studio lighting", "dramatic shadows")
  6. Quality — Technical keywords ("high quality", "detailed", "8K")

Examples

Image Generation

Portrait of a young woman in a vintage bookstore, warm amber
lighting filtering through dusty windows, shallow depth of field,
shot on 35mm film, soft grain, photorealistic

Video Generation

A drone shot slowly rising above a misty mountain range at dawn,
revealing a vast forest below, cinematic, 4K quality

Motion Prompts (Image-to-Video)

The person slowly turns their head to the left, smiles gently,
and blinks naturally, subtle camera zoom

Prompt Enhancer

Use the Prompt Enhancer in the web interface to automatically improve your prompts. It costs $0.001 per use and typically produces better results.

Common Mistakes

MistakeFix
Too vagueAdd specific details about the subject
Too many subjectsFocus on one main subject
Conflicting instructionsKeep style directions consistent
Overly longKeep under 200 words for best results
Negative phrasingDescribe what you want, not what you don't

Style Keywords

Photography Styles

photorealistic, portrait photography, street photography, macro, aerial, film noir, vintage, polaroid

Art Styles

watercolor, oil painting, digital art, anime, pixel art, sketch, vector art, 3D render

Lighting

golden hour, blue hour, studio lighting, dramatic, soft light, backlit, neon, volumetric lighting

Quality

high quality, detailed, sharp, 8K, HDR, professional, masterpiece

Next Steps

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