Metaprompting
Image-generation templates
Reusable prompt frameworks for portraits, products, environments, and concepts.
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Markdown# Image Generation Metaprompt Templates
## Midjourney Templates
### Portrait Photography Template
```text
Create a Midjourney prompt for a portrait that includes:
- Subject: [describe person, age, expression, clothing]
- Photography style: [e.g., fashion, editorial, candid, formal]
- Lighting: [e.g., Rembrandt, butterfly, split, natural]
- Camera settings: [e.g., 85mm f/1.4, shallow DOF]
- Mood/atmosphere: [e.g., moody, bright, dramatic]
- Background: [e.g., studio, environmental, bokeh]
- Additional parameters: --ar 2:3 --stylize [value] --q 2
```
### Landscape/Architecture Template
```text
Generate a Midjourney prompt for [landscape/architecture] featuring:
- Main subject: [specific location, building, or scene]
- Time of day: [golden hour, blue hour, midday, night]
- Weather/atmosphere: [clear, foggy, stormy, dramatic clouds]
- Compositional elements: [leading lines, rule of thirds, symmetry]
- Style reference: [photographic style or artistic movement]
- Color grading: [warm, cool, desaturated, vibrant]
- Technical specs: --ar 16:9 --chaos [0-30] --stylize [value]
```
### Artistic Style Blend Template
```text
Create a Midjourney prompt that combines:
- Primary subject: [what to depict]
- Art style 1: [e.g., impressionism, specific artist]
- Art style 2: [e.g., contemporary digital art]
- Medium blend: [e.g., oil painting meets 3D render]
- Color palette: [specific colors or color theory]
- Compositional style: [dynamic, static, flowing, geometric]
- Mood: [energetic, calm, mysterious, joyful]
- Parameters: --stylize [high value] --chaos [value] --ar [ratio]
```
### Product/Object Visualization Template
```text
Design a Midjourney prompt for product visualization:
- Product: [detailed description]
- Setting: [studio, lifestyle, environmental]
- Lighting setup: [three-point, rim lighting, soft box]
- Surface/material: [glossy, matte, metallic, transparent]
- Camera angle: [hero shot, 3/4 view, detail shot]
- Background: [gradient, solid, contextual environment]
- Post-processing style: [clean, editorial, artistic]
- Technical: --ar 1:1 --quality 2 --stylize [200-500]
```
## Imagen Templates
### Photorealistic Scene Template
```text
Generate an Imagen prompt for a photorealistic scene:
"Create a photograph of [subject] in [location] during [time of day].
The scene should feature [specific details about environment].
Use [type of camera/lens] to capture [compositional technique].
The lighting should be [lighting description] creating [mood].
Include [supporting elements] in the [foreground/background].
The overall color palette should be [color description]."
```
### Conceptual Art Template
```text
Craft an Imagen prompt for conceptual artwork:
"Visualize [abstract concept or theme] through [artistic medium].
The composition should [compositional description].
Incorporate elements of [art style/movement] with [modern twist].
Use [color theory approach] to convey [emotion/message].
The texture should appear [texture description].
Include symbolic elements like [specific symbols/metaphors]."
```
### Environmental Storytelling Template
```text
Create an Imagen prompt for environmental narrative:
"Depict [type of environment] that tells the story of [narrative element].
The scene should be set during [time period/era] with [atmospheric conditions].
Include details that suggest [backstory elements] without showing people.
Use [cinematographic technique] to guide the viewer's eye to [focal points].
The mood should evoke [emotional response] through [visual techniques].
Render in the style of [artistic reference or photography style]."
```
### Technical Illustration Template
```text
Design an Imagen prompt for technical visualization:
"Create a detailed illustration of [subject/mechanism] showing [specific aspects].
Use [visualization style: cutaway, exploded view, schematic] to reveal [internal/hidden elements].
Apply [color coding or highlighting] to differentiate [components/systems].
The perspective should be [isometric, orthographic, perspective type].
Include [labels, callouts, or annotations] if needed.
Style should be [clean/technical, artistic/stylized, photorealistic]."
```
## Style Control Metaprompt Templates
### Multi-Style Fusion Template
```text
Create a prompt that seamlessly blends:
1. Primary style: [dominant artistic style]
2. Secondary influence: [supporting style element]
3. Technical execution: [medium or technique]
4. Color influence from: [color reference]
5. Compositional structure of: [composition reference]
6. Atmospheric quality of: [mood reference]
Result should be [percentage] Style 1, [percentage] Style 2
```
### Era-Specific Style Template
```text
Generate a prompt for [subject] in the style of [specific era]:
- Period-accurate details: [clothing, architecture, objects]
- Art movement of the era: [relevant movement]
- Color palette typical of: [era's color preferences]
- Compositional conventions: [era's typical compositions]
- Technical limitations/style: [era's technical characteristics]
- Modern interpretation: [how to update while maintaining authenticity]
```
## Composition Control Metaprompt Templates
### Dynamic Composition Template
```text
Structure a prompt for dynamic composition:
- Primary action/movement: [what's happening]
- Direction of movement: [left-to-right, diagonal, circular]
- Speed/energy indicators: [motion blur, sharp angles, flowing lines]
- Compositional anchors: [what grounds the image]
- Negative space usage: [where and why]
- Visual hierarchy: [1st, 2nd, 3rd read elements]
```
### Minimalist Composition Template
```text
Create a minimalist composition prompt:
- Single focal element: [main subject]
- Negative space ratio: [percentage of empty space]
- Color limitation: [monochrome, duo-tone, limited palette]
- Geometric structure: [underlying grid or shape]
- Texture approach: [smooth, subtle, absence of texture]
- Emotional impact through: [simplicity technique]
```
## Advanced Combination Templates
### Narrative Scene Template
```text
Construct a prompt for visual storytelling:
- Story moment: [what's happening or just happened]
- Character positioning: [if applicable, without naming]
- Environmental storytelling: [background details that add context]
- Lighting for drama: [how light enhances the narrative]
- Color psychology: [colors that support the story]
- Compositional tension: [what creates visual interest]
- Style that enhances narrative: [artistic choice reasoning]
```
### Experimental/Abstract Template
```text
Design an experimental prompt that:
- Challenges conventional: [what norm to break]
- Combines unexpected: [element 1] with [element 2]
- Uses [technique] in non-traditional way
- Creates visual confusion through: [method]
- Maintains coherence via: [unifying element]
- Pushes platform limits with: [specific challenge]
```