Purpose-built image directions — not hope-and-pray prompts. The AICOS formula, the negative list, and the full set from the carousel. Steal the structure, change the subject, ship a set today.
A prompt hopes. A direction specifies. Use this stack every time: Ultra realistic vertical [genre] photo of [subject + action]. Then wardrobe / props / anatomy cues. Then environment. Then lighting + mood + film grain + no HDR. If a line could apply to any other image, delete it. Paste the skeleton from the code block and fill the brackets before you hit generate.
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02Negatives
Always write the negatives
The model will invent cartoon, CGI, plastic skin, bad anatomy, text and watermarks unless you forbid them. Every direction ends with Neg: plus the list. Face close-ups add beauty filter, plastic skin. Animals in rooms add toy. Architecture adds over HDR. Silhouettes add clear face. Do not skip this line — it is half the direction.
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03Reuse
Steal the structure, change the subject
The eight directions below are not a moodboard. They are a grammar. Take prompt 6 (navy trench, rain alley) and swap the subject for your product or person. Keep vertical, keep film grain, keep the negative list. One structure, new subject, still directed. Do not rewrite from scratch — duplicate, then replace only the bracketed bits.
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04Face-safe
Face-safe overlays. Never cover a face with text
If you will post this as a carousel or reel, leave the face clean. Prompt 2 is the overlay-safe pattern: silhouette, no face, black shadow only. Prompt 8 is a beauty close-up — if you use it, put type in the margin, never on the cheek or eyes. QC rule: if type sits on a face, the frame fails. Direct the crop so there is a quiet zone for the hook.
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05Ship
Ship one directed set in 30 minutes
Pick three from the pack: one silhouette (2), one editorial full-body (5 or 6), one still life or space (7 or 9). Paste each into your image model as written. Do not add "cinematic, 8k, masterpiece". Generate, pick one keeper per prompt, export 4:5. That is a directed set — not a folder of almosts. The full copy-paste pack is in the code block.
AICOS direction skeleton + the full carousel set · copy paste
# SKELETON — fill the brackets, never delete the negative line Ultra realistic vertical [genre] photo of [subject + action]. [Specific wardrobe / props / anatomy cues]. [Environment details]. [Lighting + mood + film grain + no HDR]. Neg: cartoon, CGI, plastic, bad anatomy, text, watermark.
# 2 silhouette — overlay-safe, no face Ultra realistic vertical editorial silhouette of a woman behind translucent periwinkle fabric. Black shadow only, no face. Elegant fashion pose. Soft backlight, film grain. Neg: clear face, cartoon, CGI, text, watermark.
# 3 elephant in the living room Ultra realistic cinematic photo of an African elephant in a mid-century living room at night, navy satin robe. Warm lamps, cool blue shadows, film grain. Neg: cartoon, CGI, plastic, toy elephant, text, watermark.
# 4 subway horror Ultra realistic horror photo of women in a subway tunnel, charcoal coats, glowing periwinkle eyes. Layered depth, cold blue backlight, film grain. Neg: cartoon, CGI, bad anatomy, text, watermark.
# 5 retro tennis editorial Ultra realistic retro sports editorial of a woman on a tennis court, white polo, navy shorts, racket on shoulder. Harsh sun, 90s campaign, film grain. Neg: cartoon, CGI, text, watermark.
# 6 rain alley / navy trench Ultra realistic cinematic photo of a man in a navy trench coat, rain neon alley, looking over shoulder. Wet asphalt, periwinkle neon bokeh, film grain. Neg: cartoon, CGI, text, watermark.
# 7 matcha still life Ultra realistic still life of iced matcha on dark marble, soft window light, periwinkle vase blurred behind. Premium beverage campaign, film grain. Neg: cartoon, CGI, text, watermark.
# 8 beauty close-up — keep type off the face Ultra realistic beauty close-up, East Asian woman, freckles, black bob, gold nose stud. Hand on cheek. Pale periwinkle backdrop, natural skin, film grain. Neg: beauty filter, plastic skin, cartoon, text, watermark.
# 9 brutalist reading nook Ultra realistic architectural photo of a Brutalist concrete reading nook, black leather chair, hard geometric sun shadows, dust motes. Film grain. Neg: cartoon, CGI, over HDR, text, watermark.
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