Prompts for illustration and art
In illustration, technique is everything: a watercolor is not a linocut or a comic strip. Naming the specific technique gives far more consistent results than asking for “a drawing”.
These codes bring together traditional techniques, graphic styles and editorial formats: children's books, posters, comic strips and concept art.
Recommended codes
/••••••••Watercolour illustration
Turns the image into a watercolor illustration…
/••••••••Gouache painting style
Applies a gouache painting style with opaque colour…
/••••••••Black ink drawing
Turns the image into a black ink drawing on a light background.
/••••••••Pencil sketch
Turns the image into a pencil-drawn sketch.
/••••••••Linocut print style
Creates a linocut print style with carved block shapes…
/••••••••Woodblock print style
Applies a woodblock print style with carved grain…
/••••••••Risograph print aesthetic
Applies a risograph print aesthetic with limited inks…
/••••••••Paper cutout style
Gives the illustration the look of layered…
/••••••••Mixed media collage
Composes the image as a mixed-media collage of different materials.
/••••••••Concept art style
Creates a concept art look with exploratory worldbuilding…
/••••••••Comic book illustration
Turns the image into a comic-book style illustration…
/••••••••Comic strip layout
Structures the image as a multi-panel comic strip with sequential visual…
/••••••••Editorial double-page spread
Composes a two-page spread in the style of an editorial magazine.
/••••••••Print poster layout
Organizes the design into the vertical format of a printed poster.
/••••••••Storyboard sequence
Creates a sequence of panels that explain a scene…
/••••••••Impressionist painting
Paints the scene like an impressionist painting…
Recommended combinations
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Picture book double page.
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- Name a single technique per image: watercolor and oil at once give a muddled result.
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