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.
Positive Prompt
student reading beside a desk, original all-ages character, sitting upright in a comfortable chair, turning a page in a notebook, soft cardigan, casual shirt, simple trousers, small study room, bookshelves, desk lamp, tidy notes, medium shot from doorway, slight high angle, warm desk lamp, soft window fill light, cozy, thoughtful, gentle concentration, warm digital painting with clean readable forms, clean composition, coherent anatomy, detailed materials, balanced colors, polished illustration
Negative Prompt
low quality, blurry, extra fingers, deformed hands, unreadable details, harsh artifacts, watermark, text overlay
golden hour rim light, warm edge highlights, soft long shadows
Source: Cozy Study Room Character Scene
Style
Variation: watercolor
watercolor illustration, textured paper grain, gentle color washes
Source: Cozy Study Room Character Scene
Camera
Variation: wider framing
wide shot, more background context, subject placed on rule-of-thirds line
Source: Cozy Study Room Character Scene
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.
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.