Image generation can change across models and plans. Focus on the visual brief and iteration method rather than memorizing one button layout.
1. Write a visual brief before the prompt
Define the subject, environment, composition, lighting, color, mood, aspect ratio and where the final image will be used.
2. Generate the first direction
Ask for one clear composition first. Avoid packing several mutually incompatible art directions into the same prompt.
3. Critique what is wrong in visual terms
Instead of “make it better,” name the defect: camera too wide, subject too small, typography unreadable, lighting too flat, background too busy.
4. Iterate one variable at a time
Change framing, lighting, palette or styling separately so you can tell which instruction improved or degraded the result.
5. Use reference images carefully
When you upload a reference, state what should be borrowed—layout, pose, palette, object placement—and what must not be copied or changed.
Create a [aspect ratio] image for [use]. Subject: [subject]. Environment: [scene]. Composition: [framing]. Lighting: [lighting]. Color palette: [colors]. Mood: [mood]. Keep the background simple and leave clean negative space at [location] for text.
Using style names instead of describing the visual outcome; changing five things at once; asking the model to preserve exact small text or exact identity without checking the result; using references without rights or consent.
Finish check
Save the final prompt plus the one or two edits that actually improved the image; those become a reusable visual recipe.