The Prompt Library

Every lighting mood, style, palette, framing, and material the generator speaks

Lighting

Light does more for a character portrait than any other single choice — it sets time, place, and mood before the viewer reads a single detail. These are the nine lighting moods the generator understands, from intimate candlelight to raking storm light.

candlelit — lighting referencecandlelitmoonlit — lighting referencemoonlitsoft window light — lighting referencesoft window lightdramatic rim light — lighting referencedramatic rim lightmagical glow — lighting referencemagical glowstorm light — lighting referencestorm lightfirelight — lighting referencefirelightovercast daylight — lighting referenceovercast daylightgolden hour sunlight — lighting referencegolden hour sunlight
Art styles

The rendering style decides whether your character reads as a classical painting, a comic panel, or a modern game splash. Eight styles cover the range most fantasy portraits call for.

digital painting — art style referencedigital paintingwatercolor — art style referencewatercoloroil painting — art style referenceoil paintingink & comic — art style referenceink & comicanime — art style referenceanimepencil & charcoal — art style referencepencil & charcoalgouache — art style referencegouache3d render — art style reference3d render
Color palettes

A palette is the emotional temperature of the image. The same knight reads noble in golden warmth and menacing in cold grey — these six palettes are tuned for fantasy portraiture.

muted & desaturated — color palette referencemuted & desaturatedhigh-contrast dramatic — color palette referencehigh-contrast dramaticrich & saturated — color palette referencerich & saturatedearthy & natural — color palette referenceearthy & naturalcold and grim — color palette referencecold and grimgolden and warm — color palette referencegolden and warm
Framing

Framing decides how much of the character you see — and therefore what the portrait is about: a face, an outfit, or a whole silhouette. Five classic crops from close-up to full body.

head-and-shoulders close-up — framing referencehead-and-shoulders close-upbust portrait — framing referencebust portraithalf-body — framing referencehalf-bodythree-quarter portrait — framing referencethree-quarter portraitfull-body — framing referencefull-body
Materials

Materials are what make clothing feel real: the sheen of silk, the grain of rough wool, the dents in scratched metal. Pick a few key materials and the prompt will emphasize their texture.

silk — material referencesilkvelvet — material referencevelvetbrocade — material referencebrocadelinen — material referencelinencoarse linen — material referencecoarse linenwool — material referencewoolrough wool — material referencerough woolburlap — material referenceburlapcanvas — material referencecanvasleather — material referenceleatherfur — material referencefurpolished metal — material referencepolished metalscratched metal — material referencescratched metaliron — material referenceironbronze — material referencebronzesilver — material referencesilvergold — material referencegoldbone — material referencebonerope — material referenceropewood — material referencewoodclay — material referenceclaygemstones — material referencegemstonesparchment — material referenceparchmentchains — material referencechainsfeathers — material referencefeathersglass — material referenceglassmagical fabric — material referencemagical fabric
Prompt Library — Lighting, Art Styles, Palettes & Materials — Arcane Portraits