ImagePromptBox

A field guide to image prompting

Write AI image prompts that say what you meant.

Learn how to turn an image idea into a clear prompt. Explore the building blocks, see how examples are structured, and make each instruction count.

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Practical lessons for curious image makers.

Prompt study · 001

Build an image in clear layers

1

Subject

A sculptural ceramic vase

2

Setting

On a quiet kitchen counter

3

Light

Soft light from a side window

4

Composition

Centered, with space around it

The idea

One clear subject. A place for it to live. Light and framing that support the brief.

Illustrative prompt structure · not a generation result

Try it yourself

Tools that write and read prompts.

Upload an image to get a prompt for it, or describe a rough idea and let the generator fill in the rest. Both run in your browser with no account.

All tools

Prompt tool

Image to Prompt

Upload an image and get a written prompt for it, in a general description or a format matched to ChatGPT, Flux, Midjourney, or Stable Diffusion.

Prompt tool

Image Prompt Generator

Type a short idea and get a detailed, descriptive prompt back. Built for when you know roughly what you want but not how to describe it.

A simple starting point

Describe the parts that shape the image.

A useful prompt gives the model a subject, a setting, and visual direction. Add details that serve the idea, then leave out what does not.

Learn about prompt structure

Prompt building block

01 · The subject

Who or what should the viewer notice first?

Prompt building block

02 · The scene

Where does it happen, and what belongs around it?

Prompt building block

03 · The direction

How should light, framing, and material feel?

Learn the craft

Start with the fundamentals.

Clear, focused lessons for building stronger prompts one decision at a time.

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Prompt basics

How to Write an AI Image Prompt

A practical guide to adding useful visual information to an image prompt, with a five-level golden retriever example.

Learn from examples

See the thinking behind an image.

Case studies connect the goal, prompt, and visible result, then identify what to test next. Each page separates image-based observations from changes that still need testing.

All case studies

Product photography

How I Created This AI Product Advertisement

A skincare serum advertisement built from one prompt, with the prompt breakdown, the failure points to inspect, and a more constrained revision.

Explore image prompt examples

Browse visual references and open the full prompt on its own page.

Explore all image prompts

Start creating

Turn an image into a prompt, or an idea into a description.

Image to PromptImage Prompt Generator