Guides

Learn how AI image prompts actually work

Promptify writes prompts for you, but the results get much better once you understand what a prompt is made of and which words a model is actually sensitive to. These guides are written from the same reading of images that powers the tools — no listicles, no copied prompt packs.

What Is an AI Image Prompt? A Complete Guide

The anatomy of a prompt — subject, composition, lighting, camera language, style, colour and detail — and the mistakes that quietly ruin results.

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How to Write Better AI Image Prompts

A practical ordering method: start with the subject, build outward to environment and light, then control style and colour without contradicting yourself.

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Image-to-Prompt Generation: How It Works

What a model can genuinely read from a picture, what it can only infer, where the limits are, and how to get a sharper description out of a reference.

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How to Create AI Prompts for Design Inspiration

Prompting for layout work — websites, posters, editorial spreads, branding, social graphics and product interfaces — where typography and grid matter more than mood.

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AI Image Prompt Examples

Worked examples with the creative objective, the prompt itself, and a breakdown of which parts are doing the heavy lifting.

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Website Theme Grab: A Full Worked Example

A complete theme grab written out — layout order, colour roles with hex values, the type scale and the finished build-ready prompt.

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Poster and Infographic Grab: A Full Worked Example

Two full poster briefs — a festival sheet and a data explainer — with the grid, hierarchy, palette and print treatment spelled out.

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Midjourney Image to Prompt Generator

Turn a reference image into a Midjourney-ready prompt, with a parameter reference for --ar, --v, --style raw and --stylize.

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When you want to try the ideas out, open the prompt tools or browse the annotated examples.