Common Mistakes
- Combining close-up and full body framing in the same prompt.
- Adding many style directions that fight for visual priority.
- Using vague words such as beautiful without concrete visual detail.
Lighting recipe
Use this recipe as a modular prompt lesson. Start with the subject, add one readable pose, then layer clothing, scene, camera, lighting, mood, and style. The prompt fragments stay in English so they can be copied directly into most image models.
original character portrait with friendly expression, front view portrait, relaxed shoulders, gazing slightly past the camera, simple sweater, small pendant, neat hairstyle, minimal indoor background with a curtain edge, close-up portrait, 85mm lens feel, soft natural window lighting, gentle catchlights, calm mood, approachable and reflective, semi-realistic illustration, subtle skin shading, clean composition, coherent anatomy, detailed materials, balanced colors, polished illustration
low quality, blurry, extra fingers, deformed hands, unreadable details, harsh artifacts, watermark, text overlay
aspect ratio: 4:5 steps: 28 CFG scale: 6.5 sampler: DPM++ 2M
Add only the fragments you need, then refine them in the Builder.
original character portrait with friendly expression
Source: Calm Portrait with Soft Window Lightfront view portrait, relaxed shoulders
Source: Calm Portrait with Soft Window Lightgazing slightly past the camera
Source: Calm Portrait with Soft Window Lightsimple sweater, small pendant, neat hairstyle
Source: Calm Portrait with Soft Window Lightminimal indoor background with a curtain edge
Source: Calm Portrait with Soft Window Lightclose-up portrait, 85mm lens feel
Source: Calm Portrait with Soft Window Lightsoft natural window lighting, gentle catchlights
Source: Calm Portrait with Soft Window Lightcalm mood, approachable and reflective
Source: Calm Portrait with Soft Window Lightsemi-realistic illustration, subtle skin shading
Source: Calm Portrait with Soft Window Lightclean composition, coherent anatomy, detailed materials, balanced colors, polished illustration
Source: Calm Portrait with Soft Window Lightlow quality, blurry, extra fingers, deformed hands, unreadable details, harsh artifacts, watermark, text overlay
Source: Calm Portrait with Soft Window Lightaspect ratio: 4:5 steps: 28 CFG scale: 6.5 sampler: DPM++ 2M
Source: Calm Portrait with Soft Window Lightgolden hour rim light, warm edge highlights, soft long shadows
Source: Calm Portrait with Soft Window Lightwatercolor illustration, textured paper grain, gentle color washes
Source: Calm Portrait with Soft Window Lightwide shot, more background context, subject placed on rule-of-thirds line
Source: Calm Portrait with Soft Window LightA clear character-pose recipe for practicing action stance prompts without unsafe or graphic content.
A safe rainy-street scene focused on atmosphere, camera framing, and environmental detail.
A lighting-first indoor recipe for a calm study scene with practical prompt fragments.