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Image Generation Prompt Builder

Turn a rough idea into a rich, detailed prompt for an AI image generator, with the subject, style, mood, and composition spelled out so you get a better picture.

Make it yours

Fill in the boxes and the prompt updates as you type. Then copy it and paste it into your AI tool of choice.

Your rough idea in plain words, however loose it feels

The overall look you are after

The atmosphere you want the image to have

The angle, distance, or layout you have in mind

Your prompt

I want to create an image with an AI image generator, and I'd like your help
writing a detailed prompt for it.

Here's my rough idea:

a fox reading a book in a cosy library

I'm picturing a photorealistic style, with a warm and inviting mood. For the framing, I'd like
a balanced, well-framed shot.

Please turn this into one polished, detailed image prompt I can copy straight into
an image generator. Describe the subject, setting, lighting, colours, and style
clearly. Then give me two or three short variations I could try instead.

Tips

Image generators respond well to concrete, visual words, so a prompt that names the lighting and colours will beat a vague one every time. If a result is close but not quite right, change one thing at a time, such as the lighting or the angle, rather than rewriting the whole prompt, so you can see what each change does.

What a good result looks like

One detailed, copy-ready image prompt describing the subject, setting, lighting, colours, and style, followed by two or three short variations to experiment with.

Works well with

ClaudeChatGPTGemini

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How to create images with AI

Turn a description in plain words into an image made by AI, then refine it until it matches what you had in mind. You will learn how to describe what you want clearly and how to steer the result rather than settle for the first attempt.

Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini

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