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
busy fantasy marketplace with original background characters, many small readable silhouettes, no single celebrity likeness, vendors arranging fruit, shoppers walking, banners moving, varied modest travel clothing, aprons, cloaks, hats, crowded marketplace, stalls, baskets, fabric awnings, wide shot from slightly elevated angle, bright daytime, soft shadows under awnings, lively, friendly, colorful community feeling, detailed environment illustration, organized crowd composition, 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: Marketplace Crowd Scene
Style
Variation: watercolor
watercolor illustration, textured paper grain, gentle color washes
Source: Marketplace Crowd Scene
Camera
Variation: wider framing
wide shot, more background context, subject placed on rule-of-thirds line
Source: Marketplace Crowd 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.