Do these prompts only work with Stable Diffusion? No, they can also be used for Midjourney, DALL·E 2 and other similar projects. In general the results will always depend on the chosen sampling method, dimensions of the image, chosen model and many other factors. The results will be different from the ones shown here, but the overall end results should be in the same ballpark.
It is also to be considered that some prompts will not be working in online (hosted) versions of stable diffusion or other equivalents as there might be some restrictions for reasons like political, nudity or others.
The following prompts are supposed to give an easier entry into getting good results in using Stable Diffusion. Simple prompts can already lead to good outcomes, but sometimes it's in the details on what makes an image believable. The following prompts are mostly collected from different discord servers, websites, fabricated and then modified to match the best results. Some sources for good prompts are r/StableDiffusion, lexica.art or prompthero.com.
There are several good instructions on how to set up stable diffusion either at CompVis/stable-diffusion, r/StableDiffusion/wiki/guide/ or rentry.org/voldy.
Copy the prompt from the category you want to start with and replace the {{Prompt}} part, or any other part in {{brackets}} with your personal prompt command. Then feel free to update the prompt to match your vision. All provided prompts can be used both for txt2img and img2img.
The outcome will differ depending on the used model. While there are already differences between stable diffusion v1, v1.5, v2 or SDXL, there are other models which have been trained on more specific sets of images to resemble certain styles (comic, photograph, specific video games, ...) or improve a certain astetic. Most of these alternative models can be found on huggingface.co or civitai.com. Popular examples would be
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This is a public document and is by far not perfect or complete. If you want to contribute by adding a new category or improving an existing prompt, simply open a pull request with your changes, and we will include those as well. If you update an existing category, please ensure that the provided example image has been generated using the exact prompt. To ensure the integrity between the prompt and the image, please also provide the sample information file.
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| Animal | {{Prompt}}, wildlife photography, photograph, high quality, wildlife, f 1.8, soft focus, 8k, national geographic, award - winning photograph by nick nichols |
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| Archviz | {{Prompt}}, by James McDonald and Joarc Architects, home, interior, octane render, deviantart, cinematic, key art, hyperrealism, sun light, sunrays, canon eos c 300, ƒ 1.8, 35 mm, 8k, medium - format print |
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| Building | {{Prompt}}, shot 35 mm, realism, octane render, 8k, trending on artstation, 35 mm camera, unreal engine, hyper detailed, photo - realistic maximum detail, volumetric light, realistic matte painting, hyper photorealistic, trending on artstation, ultra - detailed, realistic |
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| Cartoon Character | {{Prompt}}, anthro, very cute kid's film character, disney pixar zootopia character concept artwork, 3d concept, detailed fur, high detail iconic character for upcoming film, trending on artstation, character design, 3d artistic render, highly detailed, octane, blender, cartoon, shadows, lighting |
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| Concept Art / Design | {{Prompt}}, character sheet, concept design, contrast, style by kim jung gi, zabrocki, karlkka, jayison devadas, trending on artstation, 8k, ultra wide angle, pincushion lens effect |
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| Cyberpunk | cinematic photo portrait of {{Prompt}}, cyberpunk, in heavy raining futuristic tokyo, rooftop, cyberpunk night, sci-fi, fantasy, intricate, extremely beautiful, elegant, neon light, highly detailed, digital painting, artstation, concept art, soft light, hdri, smooth, sharp focus, illustration, art by tian zi and craig mullins and wlop and alphonse mucha . 35mm photograph, film, bokeh, professional, 4k, highly detailed |
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| Digital Art | {{Prompt}}, ultra realistic, concept art, intricate details, highly detailed, photorealistic, octane render, 8k, unreal engine, sharp focus, volumetric lighting unreal engine, art by artgerm and alphonse mucha |
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| Digital Art Landscape | {{Prompt}}, epic concept art by barlowe wayne, ruan jia, light effect, volumetric light, 3d, ultra clear detailed, octane render, 8k, dark green, {{colors}} colour scheme |
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| Drawing | cinematic photo {{Prompt}} drawing on canvas, ((drawn by a kid)), child's drawing, ((unfinished drawing)), canvas, crayons laying on the desk, 35mm photograph, film, bokeh, professional, 4k, highly detailed |
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| Fashion | cinematic photo a centered model, upper body, fashion model, {{Prompt}}, very detailed face, intricate background, designer outfit, award-winning photo, hyper-realistic, editorial, 8k . 35mm photograph, film, bokeh, professional, 4k, highly detailed |
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| Landscape | {{Prompt}}, birds in the sky, waterfall close shot 35 mm, realism, octane render, 8k, exploration, cinematic, trending on artstation, 35 mm camera, unreal engine, hyper detailed, photo - realistic maximum detail, volumetric light, moody cinematic epic concept art, realistic matte painting, hyper photorealistic, epic, trending on artstation, movie concept art, cinematic composition, ultra - detailed, realistic |
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| Photograph Closeup | {{Prompt}}, depth of field, bokeh, soft light, by Yasmin Albatoul, Harry Fayt, centered, extremely detailed, Nikon D850, (35mm|50mm|85mm), award winning photography |
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| Photograph Portrait | portrait photo of {{Prompt}}, photograph, highly detailed face, depth of field, moody light, golden hour, style by Dan Winters, Russell James, Steve McCurry, centered, extremely detailed, Nikon D850, award winning photography |
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| Postapocalyptic | {{Prompt}}, fog, animals, birds, deer, bunny, postapocalyptic, overgrown with plant life and ivy, artgerm, yoshitaka amano, gothic interior, 8k, octane render, unreal engine |
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| Schematic | 23rd century scientific schematics for {{Prompt}}, blueprint, hyperdetailed vector technical documents, callouts, legend, patent registry |
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| Sketch | line art drawing {{Prompt}}, sketch, drawing, detailed, pencil, black and white by Adonna Khare, Paul Cadden, Pierre-Yves Riveau . professional, sleek, modern, minimalist, graphic, line art, vector graphics |
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| Space | {{Prompt}}, by Andrew McCarthy, Navaneeth Unnikrishnan, Manuel Dietrich, photo realistic, 8k, cinematic lighting, hd, atmospheric, hyperdetailed, trending on artstation, deviantart, photography, glow effect |
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| Sprite | sprite of video games {{Prompt}} icons, 2d icons, rpg skills icons, world of warcraft, league of legends, ability icon, fantasy, potions, spells, objects, flowers, gems, swords, axe, hammer, fire, ice, arcane, shiny object, graphic design, high contrast, artstation |
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| Steampunk | {{Prompt}}, steampunk cybernetic biomechanical, 3d model, very coherent symmetrical artwork, unreal engine realistic render, 8k, micro detail, intricate, elegant, highly detailed, centered, digital painting, artstation, smooth, sharp focus, illustration, artgerm, Caio Fantini, wlop |
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| Vehicles | cinematic photo of {{Prompt}}, modern car, red color, perfectly centered, telephoto lens, bokeh, extremely detailed car, extremely detailed background, reflections, raw photo, photorealism, 35mm photograph, film, professional, 4k, highly detailed |
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