Basic: How to write better prompts for quality results

Please see our in-depth community prompting guides at Community Guides and Resources

What makes a good prompt:

• Clear and specific descriptions

• Relevant details about style, mood, and composition

• Concrete nouns and active verbs

• Appropriate length (not too short, not too long)

What to avoid:

• Vague or ambiguous language

• Contradictory instructions

• Overly complex or long prompts

• Prohibited content (see content guidelines)

Be specific about what you want

❌ Bad: "A person"
✅ Good: "A young woman with long dark hair, smiling, outdoor setting, natural lighting"

Include style and mood

❌ Bad: "A landscape"
✅ Good: "A serene mountain landscape at sunset, warm colors, photorealistic style"

Use descriptive details

❌ Bad: "A car"
✅ Good: "A red sports car, side view, city street background, dramatic lighting"

For better image quality:

• Specify desired style (photorealistic, anime, artistic, etc.)

• Mention lighting conditions (natural, dramatic, soft, etc.)

• Include composition details (close-up, wide shot, etc.)

• Reference specific moods or atmospheres

For better video quality:

• Describe the main action clearly

• Keep prompts focused on single scenes

• Specify camera angles if relevant

• Mention pacing (slow motion, dynamic, etc.)

To get similar results across generations:

• Use similar prompt structure

• Keep key descriptive words consistent

• Reference previous successful prompts

• Save prompts that work well

Note: Due to AI generation variability, results will never be 100% identical, but consistency improves with practice.

1. Too vague: "Something cool" - AI needs specific direction

2. Contradictory: "Bright dark scene" - conflicting instructions confuse the AI

3. Too complex: Extremely long prompts with too many details can reduce quality

4. Wrong expectations: AI has limitations - some concepts generate better than others

Portrait: "Close-up portrait of a person with warm smile, soft natural lighting, blurred background, professional photography style"

Landscape: "Mountain valley at golden hour, mist rolling through trees, vibrant autumn colors, cinematic composition"

Action: "Person jumping in the air, dynamic motion, urban rooftop setting, sunset lighting, energetic mood"

Character: "Anime style character, confident expression, detailed outfit, colorful background, modern aesthetic"

Best practice:

• Save prompts that generate good results

• Note what works and what doesn't

• Experiment with variations

• Join Discord to see what others are creating

• Go to the Guides section of the help centre

• Join our Discord for prompt inspiration and tips

• See community examples and learn from others

• Check "Understanding generation quality issues" for more details