Writing good prompts

You do not need quality tags

Do not write masterpiece, best quality, 8k, absurdres or score_9. Every model gets the right quality scaffold added automatically, tuned to that specific checkpoint. Adding your own duplicates it and can make results worse.

The same is true of the negative prompt — anatomy, watermark and signature protection are applied for you.

Describe in this order

1. Subject — who, and how many (1girl, 1boy, 2girls)
2. Face and hair — colour, length, style, eyes
3. Body
4. Clothing
5. Pose and expression
6. Setting
7. Lighting
8. Framing — close-up, upper body, cowboy shot, full body

Be specific about what matters

woman in a room gives you an arbitrary woman in an arbitrary room. 1girl, long auburn hair, green eyes, cream knit sweater, sitting at a café window, warm afternoon light, upper body gives you the picture you had in mind.

Framing controls a lot

If hands or feet come out wrong, it is often because the frame cuts them awkwardly. Asking for cowboy shot (mid-thigh up) or upper body avoids the worst of it.

Revealing someone else’s prompt

On a public image, Reveal Prompt shows the prompt and generation settings for 10 gems. It is the fastest way to learn what produces a look you like, and it pays the image’s creator a commission.