Stable Diffusion is an AI system that can generate realistic images and art from text prompts. Crafting effective prompts is crucial to get good results, but it can be challenging for beginners. In this article, I’ll share my personal tips and prompt examples to help you quickly improve.
Defining the Subject
The first step is deciding what you want to generate – this is the core “subject” of your prompt. For example:
- A portrait of a woman
- A still life painting with fruit
- An astronaut riding a horse in space
Be as specific as possible about the main topic. Vague prompts lead to vague results.
Describing Details
After defining the basic subject, add descriptive details to steer the image. For example:
- A portrait of a woman with red hair and green eyes, wearing a blue dress
- A still life painting with fruit including oranges, apples, grapes, and pears on a wooden table
- An astronaut in a white space suit riding a horse with a brown and white coat in space with the Earth visible behind them
The more guidance you give, the better. I find 5-10 descriptive phrases is ideal.
Setting a Style
Next, pick an art style to match your creative vision:
Realistic Style
- oil painting
- photograph
- photorealistic
Artistic Styles
- impressionist
- art nouveau
- cubist
- anime
You can combine styles too: “a photorealistic oil painting of…”
Advanced Prompt Engineering
As you gain experience, try these advanced prompt techniques:
Attention
Boost elements by adding a number in parentheses after descriptive phrases, like:
an astronaut (1.2) riding a horse (1.5) in spaceHigher numbers draw more attention.
Negative Prompts
Add elements to avoid with “negative prompts” prefixed by -:
-ugly, -blurry, -bad anatomySampling Methods
Adjust the AI’s “creativity” using keywords like:
- creative
- imaginative
- variation
- crazy
- wild
There are more advanced controls, but this is a good starting point.
Helpful Resources
Here are some websites with more Stable Diffusion examples and ideas:
- Public Prompts – User submitted prompts
- Prompt Hero – Top prompts ranked by the community
- Stable Diffusion Subreddit – Tips and tricks
The key is experimenting until you find prompts that work for you! It takes practice, but you’ll quickly improve your results.
Conclusion
I hope these personal prompt engineering tips for Stable Diffusion give you a boost in efficiently generating better AI art. Defining the subject, adding descriptive details, setting styles, and using advanced techniques goes a long way. Check out the resources for more community examples to try out. Most importantly, have fun exploring this amazing technology!