🎯 Prompt like a director; Not a wishful thinker.

You’re Not Prompting Wrong.
I think You’re Just Being Vague.

Most people don’t get bad AI image results because the model sucks (altho the model sucks sometimes too).

But for the most part AI tools like MidJourney, ChatGPT, Grok etc. are able to create amazing art.

Only if you tell it what you want.

Let’s learn how to structure your image prompts so AI understands you perfectly and produces the exact results you’re looking for:

❥ Prompting is an art form.
And good art starts with great imagination and creative direction.

You’re not just describing a visual;
You’re building a scene... A moment.

Here’s how to get your prompt to work (and actually match what’s in your head):

THE PROMPT WE ARE GONNA BE BREAKING DOWN:

A dusty, oversized incandescent light bulb sits upright on a hardwood table.

Inside the bulb:
It holds a glowing 3D tilt-shift miniature world containing
• a park bench under a glowing streetlamp
• a red-haired girl sitting quietly
• tiny brick buildings at nighttime
• a paper movie screen with a glowing orange heart
• a butterfly fluttering near the glowing filament

Outside the bulb: warm, moody golden-hour lighting.

Mood: bittersweet, nostalgic, quiet ache.

Style: hyper-realistic 3D, tilt-shift macro, emotional surrealism, intimate world-building.

1. ❥ START WITH A CLEAR ANCHOR

Don’t just jump into the vibe. Ground the scene.

Bad:
“A glowing heart and girl sitting on a bench…”

Better:
“A dusty, oversized incandescent bulb on a hardwood table.”

What that tells the model:
• a focal object
• size + scale
• texture
• environment

The AI now knows what the hell it’s supposed to place everything on.

2. ❥ ASSIGN SPATIAL LOGIC

Tell it where things go.

Example:
“Inside the bulb: it holds a glowing 3D miniature world”

Now it knows:
• the bulb = macro container
• everything else goes inside

Nested logic = fewer hallucinations.

3. ❥ LIST SPECIFIC ITEMS

What exactly do you want in YOUR IMAGE?

List it.

→ A bench
→ A red-haired girl
→ A glowing streetlamp
→ Tiny brick buildings
→ A butterfly, Cat

Every object you describe increases output accuracy.

Just don’t overstuff it. Think “essentials,” not a scavenger hunt.

4. ❥ USE STRUCTURED CONTAINERS

Break up your prompt like this:

Inside the scene: bla bla bla
Mood: xyz
Lighting: abc
Color palette: RAINBOWS?
Camera angle: lmnop
Time of day: sleepy time
Style tags: whatever whatever

You’re not just giving it text—you’re giving it compartments to fill.

5. ❥ USE SYMBOLISM TO EVOKE EMOTION

Tiny details = emotion.

Examples:

→ “A glowing orange heart on the movie screen”
→ “A butterfly near the glowing filament”

That’s not just decoration. Those little details resonate with people

It also tells the AI about:
→ item placement
→ the mood to convey

This is what makes the image feel alive.

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6. ❥ LIGHTING

Extremely important to specify what kind of lighting you want.

→ Inside = glowing filament light
→ Outside = moody golden hour

Always define it so the AI is able to pick the right hues and output a relevant color scheme.

Some useful terms: • cool • neon • twilight • overcast • candlelit • spotlight •

7. ❥ MOOD

Do not skip the mood. Say it. Directly.

Example terms → bittersweet, nostalgic, quiet ache, happy, cheery, dark etc.

These signal:
• character posture
• color tones
• visual emotion
• overall feels

Remember, you’re not just making an image… you’re making someone feel something. So they stop to admire your work.

8. ❥ USE STYLE TAGS

Examples:
→ “hyper-realistic 3D”
→ “tilt-shift macro”
→ “emotional surrealism”
→ “intimate world-building”

Style tags are not aesthetic fluff.

They tell the AI what kind of theme to stick to & how to build the image.

Here’s another helpful guide I created on “How to Prompt AI like a Pro” that you can download for FREE (if you want):

💭 Think like a cinematographer

Bad prompt:
“There’s a butterfly and a park and a girl sitting and it’s nighttime I think maybe.”

Good prompt:
“Inside the bulb:
• girl on bench
• glowing streetlamp
• butterfly near filament

Mood: nostalgic, dark
Style: tilt-shift macro, emotional surrealism”

↳ Nested Step-by-Step. Visual. Logical.

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