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
friendly traveler with a small shoulder bag, original character, standing under an umbrella, relaxed posture, looking down the street after a gentle rain, waterproof coat, simple scarf, practical boots, old stone street, lanterns, puddles, cozy shop windows, medium wide shot, leading lines through the street, soft reflected lantern light, overcast rainy evening, quiet curiosity, peaceful travel journal feeling, cinematic storybook illustration, natural colors, 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: Traveler in a Rainy Old Street
Style
Variation: watercolor
watercolor illustration, textured paper grain, gentle color washes
Source: Traveler in a Rainy Old Street
Camera
Variation: wider framing
wide shot, more background context, subject placed on rule-of-thirds line
Source: Traveler in a Rainy Old Street
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.