The Basics, step-by-step
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Here is a brief guide to help you understand how to prompt on Ideogram, step by step.
The prompts provided will always be written in the following format:
Prompt:
A rough pencil sketch featuring a boy with sandy hair and blue eyes, wearing a hoodie checked shirt and jeans, playing with a friendly Golden Retriever, in a park on a sunny day.
The text in green means this text is new or was added to a prompt previously used.
Strikethrough purple text means this text has been removed or replaced from a prompt previously used.
For all examples below, we'll use the following settings: • set to OFF • of 1:1 • v2.0 (unless otherwise stated) • Realistic (unless otherwise stated)
Let's start with a very basic prompt:
Prompt: A boy with blond hair on a grey background.
Nothing complicated here. The image of a boy and a grey background as requested. Now let's add more details...
Let's add some specific details like eye colour, and maybe he's wearing a wearing a denim jacket over a light blue shirt, and how about a more interesting background.
Prompt:
A boy with blond hair and blue eyes, on a grey background. wearing a denim jacket and a checked shirt, against a backdrop of wooden planks.
Nice! Now let's try to make it a bit more dynamic...
Perhaps changing the angle and/or the point of view would produce a more interesting image?
Prompt: A boy with blond hair and blue eyes, wearing a denim jacket and a checked shirt, seen partially in profile, against a backdrop of wooden planks.
Almost a studio photo but still very natural, isn’t it?
Let's add a few elements to make the overall image more attractive?
Prompt: A boy with blond hair and blue eyes, wearing a denim jacket, a checked shirt and jeans, sitting cross-legged on the floor, beside a friendly dog. Between them both there is a house plant in a pot. The entire scene is set against a backdrop of wooden planks.
Observe how effectively the AI has rendered the requested elements and their precise positioning within the image composition. Now, let’s shift the mood…
Prompt:
A boy with blond hair and blue eyes, wearing a denim jacket, a checked shirt and jeans, playing with a friendly Golden Retriever, in a park on a sunny day.
The addition of an environment contributes greatly to the atmosphere of a picture. And everyone knows that the Golden Retriever is a child's best friend. 😉
Let’s explore some of these possibilities to create various outputs.
Let's say you want to make a cover for a children book, give it a title and also add the author's name.
Prompt: Washed-out soft watercolour painting featuring a boy with blond hair and blue eyes, wearing a checked shirt and jeans, playing with a friendly Golden Retriever, in a park on a sunny day. At the top of the image, the book title is: "Michael and his dog" in a fun painted typography. At the bottom, the author's name: "John Johnson". Model: v2.0 Style: General Aspect ratio: 3:4 Color Palette: None
Here are some other subjects:
As you may have noticed, Ideogram provides several options for generating images. From and to and other features, these options are invaluable for creating unique and diverse visuals.
For more information, refer to the section of this documentation.
Prompt:
Washed-out soft watercolour painting featuring a boy with blond hair and blue eyes, wearing a checked shirt and jeans, playing with a friendly Golden Retriever, in a park on a sunny day. Model: v2.0 Style: General Aspect ratio: 4:5 Color Palette: Pastel
Prompt:
An anime illustration featuring a boy with blond hair and blue eyes, wearing a checked shirt and jeans, playing with a friendly Golden Retriever, in a park on a sunny day. Model: v2.0 Style: Anime Aspect ratio: 4:5 Color Palette: None
Prompt:
A cartoon-like 3D boy with sandy hair and blue eyes, wearing a checked shirt and jeans, playing with a friendly Golden Retriever, in a paper-art park on a sunny day. Model: v2.0 Style: 3D Aspect ratio: 4:5 Color Palette: None
Prompt:
A sleek and modern illustration of a logo for "PetPalace" featuring a minimalist stylized image of a regal cat wearing a crown, sitting next to a luxurious palace.
Model: v2.0 Style: Design Aspect ratio: 1:1 Color Palette: None
Prompt:
Close up photo of a beer can with a big modern sailor's anchor inspired logo named "Mariner's Brew" in big letters, a full glass of beer in the background, on the counter of an Irish pub, dynamic view, studio photography, food photography.
Model: v2.0 Style: General Aspect ratio: 1:1 Color Palette: None
Prompt:
A cool cat with wearing a hat and sunglasses playing the saxophone with his paws on the stage of a jazz club, a neon sign in the background saying: "Cool Cat Jazz". Intense atmosphere, dark ambience, dark tones, jazz club genre, 40's and 50's look.
Model: v2.0 Style: Realistic Aspect ratio: 1:1 Color Palette: Ultramarine