How to Use DALL E 2
To keep this list as dense as possible I am not posting many pictures or photos in the post. Mostly lists of prompts to serve as inspiration.
DALL E 2 Prompts
DALL E 2 Beginner General Effects
- Digital Art
- Detailed
- Hyperdetailed
- 3d Render
- Photorealistic
- High Resolution
- Shaded colored line art
- Oil Painting
- Colored manga art
- Adding, photo, after anything makes the images never generate unrealistic objects
- “painted by…” is more effective than writing: “painting by…”
- “in the style of” triggers fan-art. But “painting by” or “original by” creates the style-convincing imitation
- The camera point of view : top/bottom view, ground level…
- The framing of the subject : full length, bust shot, close up I use also “profile pose” sometimes and the classic “high detail”
- Adding “ subtle smoke” gives usually a good vibe to the portrait
- “Bokeh” is for a blurry background
Art Styles
- Alternative
- Indie
- Superflat
- Surrealism
- Realism
- Rococo
- Contemporary Art
- Impressionism
- Pop Art
- Neo-Pop Art
- Comics Illustration
- Neo-Noir Comics
- Fantasy Illustration
- Pixel Art
- Vector Art
ABC doing XYZ by/in the style of ” ____”, painted by, or original by…
- Adolph Menzel (Realist painter focusing on historical subjects)
- Arthur Rackham (Book illustrator who’s work is noted for its robust pen and ink drawings, which were combined with the use of watercolour)
- Caspar David Friedrich (Romantic landscape painter)
- Edmund Blair Leighton (Pre-Raphaelite painter specialising in Regency and medieval subjects)
- Simon Stålenhag (Sci-Fi digital artist specializing in 1990s retro-futuristic art focused on nostalgic Swedish countryside alternate history environments and giant robots)
- William-Adolphe Bouguereau (Academic/Realist painter focusing on the female human body in classical themes)
- John William Waterhouse (Academic/Pre-Raphaelite painter focusing on women from ancient Greek mythology and Arthurian legend)
- Albrecht Dürer (Renaissance painter and woodcut printmaker)
- Frank Frazetta (Fantasy and science fiction artist and illustrator, noted for comic books, paperback book covers, paintings, posters, LP record album covers, and other media)
- Jack Kirby (Comic book artist)
- Mœbius (Cartoon artist, same artist as “Jean Giraud”)
- Jean Giraud (Cartoon artist, same artist as “Mœbius”)
- Charlie Bowater (Digital artist and illustrator of book covers)
- Albert Bierstadt (Realist landscape painter)
- Charlie Bowater (Digital artist and illustrator of book covers)
- Albert Bierstadt (Realist landscape painter)
- Ivan Shishkin (Realist landscape painter)
- Hayao Miyazaki (Manga and anime artist)
- Thomas Cole (Realist landscape painter)
- J. C. Leyendecker (Illustrator best known for his poster, book and advertising illustrations)
- N. C. Wyeth (Realist painter and illustrator)
- Chris Bachalo (Comic book artist)
- John Lavery (Painter)
- Shintaro Kago (Manga artist)
- Johann Karl Bähr (Painter)
- John Buscema (Comic book artist)
- John Singer Sargent (Portrait painter)
- Käthe Kollwitz (Expressionist painter)
- Otto Dix (Expressionist painter)
- Anton von Werner (German realist)
Artists
- Banksy (street art, public installations)
- Andy Warhol (pop art)
- Takashi Murakami (superflat, anime-inspired)
- Tim Burton (gothic, dark, and quirky)
- Norman Rockwell (Americana)
- William-Adolphe Bouguereau (Neoclassical)
- Jack Kirby (superhero comics)
- Frank Frazetta (fantasy and science fiction illustrations)
- Keith Haring (street art)
- Alan Moore (comics)
- Frank Miller (comics)
- Salvador Dali (Surrealism)
- Vincent van Gogh (post-Impressionism)
- Zaha Hadid (Deconstructivism)
- Jean-Honoré Fragonard (Rococo)
- Marjane Satrapi (graphic novels)
- Arthur Rachkam (comics)
- Günther Ücker (performance art)
- Carl Spitzweg (Romanticism)
- Gil Elvgren (pin-up art)
- Michael Sowa (illustration and animation)
- Roy Lichtenstein (pop art)
- Shigenori Soejima (Japanese Video Game Artist)
- Yoshitaka Amano (Japanese Visual Artist)
Digital / 3D Artists
- Hal Lasko
- Erik Johansson
- Sara Ludy
- Aiste Stancikait
- Jason Naylor
- Nik Ainley
- Sean Charmatz
- Alberto Seveso
- Stephen Mcmennamy
- David McLeod
Art and Illustration Styles
- Abstract Art
- Nouveau
- Contemporary
- Cultural
- Cyberpunk
- Expressionist
- Fantasy
- Fine Art
- Folk Art
- Graphic
- Historical
- Horror
- Humorous
- Illustration
- Magical Realism
- Manga Art
- Modern
- Mythological
- Naturalistic
- Painterly
- Political
- Portraiture
- Realistic
- Renaissance painting
- Romantic
- Sci-Fi
- Surreal
- Symbolic
- Traditional
- Vintage
- Western
Camera Styles
- Aerial
- Portrait
- Lens type (24mm, 35mm 50mm, 80mm, 135mm, 200mm)
- Shutter speed (1/50 sec, 1/250 sec, etc)
- Depth of Field (f/1.4, f/1.8, f/2, f8, etc)
- EXAMPLE A photo of a golden retriever taken with a Canon 5Dmk3, 50mm lens, f/1.4
- Bokeh (to get a blurry background)
- pinhole-photograph (grainy vintage pinhole-photograph of Godzilla)
Composition
- Foreground
- Background
- Extreme close up
- Profile pose
- Close up
- Medium Shot
- Medium Full Shot
- Full Shot
- Long Shot
- Extreme Long Shot
Lighting
- Ambient lighting
- Chiaroscuro
- Cinematic Lighting
- Foggy
- Golden Hour
- Holographic
- Liminal
- Luminescent light
- Studio Lighting
- Single light source
- Transparent
Digital Art Styles
- Isometric
- Pixel Art
- Anime
- Digital Art
- Steam Punk
- Cyber Punk
- Ukiyo-E Art
- Deco Art
- Vector Art
- Low Poly Art
- Glitch Art
- Bauhaus Art
- Clay Art
- Modern Art
- Coloring Book
- Line Art
- Ball Point Pen Art
- Pencil Art
- Graffiti Art
- Cartoon Art
- Stock Art
- 3D Art
- Synthwave Art
- Children’s Drawing
- Watercolor Art
- Psychedelic Art
- Infographics
- Chibi
- Emoji
- Digital Wireframe
Camera/Picture/Movie Styles
- Vintage Photo
- GoPro Camera
- GoPro Photo
- Thermal Photo
- X-Ray Photo
- Fish Eye Lens
- Disposable Camera
- Contact Sheets
- Flash, Harsh Flash, Overexposed
- Polaroid
- Macro Photography
- Double Exposure
- Long exposure or Slow Shutter speed
- Disposable Camera
- Lomography for light leaks and vivid colors
- Drone Photography
- Kodachrome Film
- Telephoto Photography
- DAGUERROTYPE – the OG photographic medium of the late 1800s.
- Surveillance: Try words like trailcam, dashcam, CCTV, security footage
Painting Styles
- Abstract
- Acrylic
- Charcoal
- Colored Pencil
- Comic
- Digital
- Drybrush
- Etching
- Fresco
- Gouache
- Ink
- Lithography
- Marker
- Oil
- Pastel
- Pen and ink
- Pointillism
- Renaissance
- Sumi-e
- Surrealism
- Watercolor
DALLE 2: Godzilla riding a bicycle, illustration by Michael Sowa
Other Styles
- Abbozzo sketch (a preliminary or rough sketch for a painting)
- Anaglyphic 3D (Think the red and blue glasses to see 3d)
- “ligne claire” style by Mœbius”
- “Old paper texture”
- Impresa”; a type of personal insignia popular amongst both tradespeople and nobility in 16th century Italy
- One line drawing
Other Fun
- Stacked Characters (think movie poster of characters) Input keywords: “stacked characters” + e.g. “painted art,” “illustrated textless movie poster”, “comic cover art”
- A detailed image of (blank), created by using Fourier series
- Artist Style Cheat Sheet
- Knolling (Organizing items in neat parallel lines) Photo of a knolling of a camping dude
- wikihow how-to-illustration instructional guide for a DIY…
- One tip for getting extremely high “resolution” images is to include an expensive camera lens. (A portrait of a dog, Canon 135mm f/1.8
- Another variation of the camera lens trick is you can specify a specific phone, for example an iPhone 11 pro
- Polaroid of _____
- Add, double-exposure prism rainbow
- AUTOCHROME – a very early colour film format that makes certain colours pop OFF.
- FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY. Ask for this and terms like ‘editorial’, ‘magazine’, and outfit/setting prompts, to generate amazing get-ups fit for fashion week.
- Retro scifi [insert device description]
- Experiment with Photograph versus Adventure Photograph
- Adding the term “masterwork” yields good results with art related prompts
- Add “photoshop” key word for unrealistic photographs
- In the foreground: list___, in the background: list___; style qualifiers (year)
- adding “professional” in front of “digital art” seems to massively improve image quality
- “line art” is always black and white, unless you add “colored” in front of it, which will color it
- “3D” art is an actual 3D render, not 2D art drawn in a 3D style
- “comic book art” is similar in style to “colored fully shaded line art”, just a bit different
- Book cover art
- Octane Render
Dall E 2 Prompts
- A Polaroid of Godzilla attacking Tokyo
- Godzilla riding a bicycle, illustration by Michael Sowa
- Godzilla and King Kong both eating ice cream from McDonalds, illustration by Banksy
- Fantasy botanical illustration knolling
- Cave art of Godzilla
- In the foreground, a godzilla attacks Tokyo, ; in the background, King Kong is climbing the Tokyo Tower while planes fly overhead. 1955
- Realistic detailed professional shaded colored line art of Godzilla attacking Tokyo
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