🟦 Specific Styles
Photorealism: Paintings that look like photographs.
Surrealist Portrait: Dreamlike and absurd portraits inspired by artists like Salvador Dali.
Personal Style: Mimicking the style of a specific artist (e.g., "in the style of Van Gogh").
Pixel Art: 8-bit video game inspired, pixel-based style.
Trippy Art: Psychedelic colors and patterns, creating a hallucinatory effect.
Lowbrow Art: Often provocative and humorous, drawing inspiration from pop culture, humor, and subcultures.
🟦 Techniques
Engraving: A technique of carving designs into wood or copper.
Mosaic: Creating images using small pieces of material.
Calligraphy: The art of beautiful handwriting.
Stained Glass: Art made by assembling pieces of colored glass.
🟦 Subjects
Portrait: Depictions of individuals.
Landscape: Depictions of natural scenery.
Abstract: Art that uses shape and color to express ideas without representing a specific object.
Historical Events: Paintings depicting historical events.
Mythology: Paintings depicting mythological stories and characters.
▶ Extra Features
Color Palette: Use a specific color palette (e.g., "cool tones," "neon colors").
Lighting: Use a specific lighting technique (e.g., "dark and dramatic," "warm and inviting").
◆ Dramatic Lighting
Chiaroscuro: Strong contrast between light and shadow, creating a sense of depth, volume, and drama. Think Renaissance paintings or film noir.
Rembrandt Lighting: A single light source illuminates one side of the face, leaving the other in shadow, highlighting facial features and creating a triangular patch of light on the shadowed cheek.
Split Lighting: The subject is lit from one side, creating a dramatic split between light and shadow down the center of the face or body.
Low-Key Lighting: Predominantly dark tones with minimal highlights, creating a moody, mysterious, and often suspenseful atmosphere.
◆ Soft Lighting
Diffused Lighting: Soft, even light with minimal shadows, creating a gentle and flattering look. Often achieved with overcast skies, softboxes, or diffusion filters.
Golden Hour Lighting: Warm, golden light during the hour after sunrise or before sunset, creating a romantic, ethereal, and nostalgic atmosphere.
High-Key Lighting: Predominantly bright tones with minimal shadows, creating a clean, airy, and often cheerful feel.
◆ Colorful Lighting
Neon Lighting: Bright, vibrant colors, often used in urban scenes, cyberpunk settings, or to create a retro feel.
Colored Gels: Colored filters placed over light sources to create specific moods or atmospheres.
◆ Cinematic Lighting
Cinematic lighting with a dramatic, film noir feel.
Soft, diffused cinematic lighting reminiscent of a romantic comedy.
High-contrast cinematic lighting with deep shadows and highlights, like a thriller.
⚠️ When using cinematic lighting in the AI image creation instructions, it is important to clearly specify the specific effect you want. For example:
🔹A classic film noir atmosphere, illuminated by three-point lighting.
🔹A dark and mysterious scene with low-key lighting.
🔹Natural lighting using practical light sources.
◆ Other Lighting Techniques
Backlighting: Light source behind the subject, creating a halo effect or silhouette.
Rim Lighting: Light source outlining the edges of the subject, separating it from the background and adding definition.
Silhouette Lighting: Subject is completely backlit, appearing as a dark shape against a bright background.
Bounce Lighting: Light is bounced off a surface (like a wall or reflector) to soften shadows and create a more natural look.
Motivated Lighting: Lighting that appears to come from a natural source within the scene, creating a sense of realism.
💡 Tips for Using Lighting in AI Image Prompts
Be Specific: Instead of just saying "dramatic lighting," describe the specific effect you want (e.g., "Rembrandt lighting with a strong chiaroscuro effect").
Use Adjectives: Words like "soft," "harsh," "warm," "cool," "ethereal," and "moody" can help convey the desired atmosphere.
Reference Examples: If you have a specific image in mind, include a link or description as a reference.
Emotion: Try to convey a specific emotion (e.g., "happiness," "sadness," "fear").
🟦 Historical & Cultural Movements
Byzantine Art: Richly detailed, often religious iconography with gold leaf accents.
Celtic Art: Knotwork, spirals, and zoomorphic designs.
Islamic Art: Geometric patterns, calligraphy, and arabesques.
Pre-Columbian Art: Diverse styles from ancient civilizations of the Americas, featuring bold colors and symbolic imagery.
African Tribal Art: Masks, sculptures, and textiles with strong cultural significance and often abstract forms.
🟦 Modern & Contemporary Movements
Land Art: Using natural materials and the landscape itself as the medium.
Performance Art: Art that involves the artist's body and actions.
Conceptual Art: Art that prioritizes the idea behind the work over its physical form.
Bio Art: Using living organisms as a medium or subject matter.
Digital Art: Art created using digital tools and software.
🟦 Specific Techniques & Aesthetics
Chiaroscuro: Dramatic use of light and shadow to create depth and volume.
Impasto: Thick application of paint, creating texture.
Sfumato: Soft, hazy transitions between colors and tones.
Pointillism: Creating images using small dots of color.
Tenebrism: Extreme contrast between light and dark, often creating a dramatic and mysterious effect.
🟦 Unusual & Experimental
Glitch Art: Utilizing digital errors and artifacts as an aesthetic.
Data Visualization: Representing data in a visual form.
Fractal Art: Creating images based on mathematical formulas that generate self-similar patterns.
Found Object Art: Using everyday objects as art materials.
Kinetic Art: Art that moves or changes over time.
🟦 Adding Specificity
"In the style of a vintage travel poster"
"With a painterly texture like an oil painting"
"Using a limited color palette of only blues and greens"
"Depicting a scene from a specific historical period"
🟦 Pushing the Boundaries
Algorithmic Art: Art generated by computer algorithms, often resulting in unexpected and complex patterns.
Generative Art: Art created through a set of rules or algorithms, allowing for variations and unique outputs each time.
Interactive Art: Art that responds to the viewer's actions or presence.
Biopunk: A subgenre of science fiction that explores the intersection of biotechnology and society, often with a gritty and dystopian aesthetic.
Cyberpunk: A subgenre of science fiction characterized by advanced technology, urban decay, and social inequality.
🟦 Playing with Perception
Op Art: Art that creates optical illusions and plays with perception.
Anamorphic Art: Distorted images that appear normal when viewed from a specific angle.
Forced Perspective: Using size and distance to create illusions of depth and scale.
Trompe l'oeil: Art that tricks the eye into believing it is real.
🟦 Blending Genres
Surrealist Pop Art: Combining the dreamlike imagery of Surrealism with the bold colors and imagery of Pop Art.
Abstract Expressionist Landscape: Using the gestural brushstrokes and emotional intensity of Abstract Expressionism to depict landscapes.
Cyberpunk Renaissance: Imagining Renaissance art reinterpreted through a cyberpunk lens.
🟦 Adding Layers of Meaning
Social Commentary: Art that addresses social issues and critiques societal norms.
Political Art: Art that expresses political viewpoints and advocates for change.
Environmental Art: Art that raises awareness about environmental issues.
Feminist Art: Art that explores themes of gender, identity, and equality.
☝️ Don't Forget the Details
Texture: Specify the desired texture, such as "rough," "smooth," "silky," or "grainy."
Composition: Describe the arrangement of elements in the image, such as "symmetrical," "asymmetrical," "balanced," or "dynamic."
Mood: Convey the desired emotional tone, such as "joyful," "melancholy," "mysterious," or "intense."
🟦 Diving Deeper into Specifics
Art Nouveau Jewelry: Intricate, flowing designs inspired by nature, often featuring floral motifs and precious stones.
Art Deco Architecture: Geometric patterns, bold lines, and luxurious materials like chrome and marble.
Renaissance Portraiture: Realistic depictions of individuals, often with symbolic elements and rich backgrounds.
Baroque Still Life: Dramatic compositions of everyday objects, often with rich colors and textures.
Impressionist Landscape: Capturing the fleeting effects of light and atmosphere in outdoor scenes.
🟦 Exploring Cultural Fusion
Japanese Woodblock Print Style (Ukiyo-e): Bold outlines, flat colors, and scenes from everyday life or mythology.
Indian Miniature Painting: Highly detailed and intricate paintings often depicting religious or historical scenes.
African Adinkra Symbols: Geometric patterns and symbols with cultural and spiritual meanings.
Latin American Muralism: Large-scale public murals often depicting social and political themes.
🟦 Playing with Time and Space
Steampunk: A subgenre of science fiction that blends Victorian aesthetics with futuristic technology.
Retrofuturism: Imagining the future as it was envisioned in the past.
Time-Lapse Photography: Capturing the passage of time through a series of images.
Surrealist Dreamscapes: Creating dreamlike and illogical scenes that defy the laws of physics.
🟦 Adding a Touch of Whimsy
Kawaii: Japanese culture of cuteness, featuring adorable characters and pastel colors.
Folk Art: Traditional art forms passed down through generations, often with a naive and charming style.
Doodle Art: Spontaneous and playful drawings, often featuring intricate patterns and whimsical characters.
☝️ Don't Forget the Unexpected
"In the style of a child's drawing"
"With a grainy, vintage photograph aesthetic"
"Using only primary colors"
"Depicting a scene from a dream"
