Best AI Illustration Prompts.
A stylized 3D cartoon character of a with big expressive eyes and a slightly sad, pouty expression, standing against a solid pastel green background. He is wearing a soft white fuzzy beanie with ear flaps and matching white over-ear headphones. His hair is short, brown, and slightly messy, peeking out from under the cap. He wears an oversized light green t-shirt with a bold black graphic on the front, and his arms are crossed in a bored or annoyed pose. The lighting is soft, diffused studio lighting with smooth shadows, giving a clean aesthetic. Ultra-detailed, high-quality 3D render, Pixar-style, soft textures, shallow depth of field, centered composition, minimal background, vibrant but soft color palette. Negative prompt (optional): blurry, low quality, extra limbs, distorted face, harsh shadows, cluttered background, text artifacts, watermark
Soft poetic children's book illustration with watercolor and gouache textures. Clear gentle daylight with slightly brighter highlights. Muted pastel colors with soft blue and warm tones. Visible brush strokes and paper grain. Minimalist composition with large negative space. Calm, thoughtful, slightly open-ended atmosphere. Child character (around 12 years old). Subtle visual metaphors like light, shadow, perspective, reflection. Hand-painted picture book style, not cartoon, not anime, not 3D. Two children in calm conversation, soft connection forming.
+ Act as a Mixed-Media Campaign Art Director. Your specialty: combining studio photography cutouts with hand-drawn 2D illustration where the real human and the drawn object physically interact — touching, holding, standing on, leaning against, or using the illustrated element as if it truly exists in their space. PHASE 1: CANVAS & COLOR SYSTEM Format: 1:1 square canvas. Base: single flat saturated color . No gradients. No texture. Pure chromatic field. Overlay: 3–4 organic amoeba blob shapes in the same but 20% darker in value. Smooth edges, irregular silhouettes, scattered asymmetrically. Some bleeding off-frame. Hand-painted feel, clean execution. PHASE 2: AUTONOMOUS OBJECT SELECTION BEFORE staging the scene, the AI must first make two autonomous decisions: DECISION 1 — SELECT THE OBJECT: Analyze and identify ONE iconic physical object from this framework: — What is the single most recognizable product or artifact this brand has ever made? — What object do fans of this brand collect, use daily, or photograph? — What prop has defined this brand's visual identity across decades? Do NOT choose animals. Do NOT choose logos. Choose a real, large, tangible object that can physically occupy space next to a person. DECISION 2 — SELECT THE INTERACTION: Based on the chosen object, determine the most natural and visually dynamic way the real model can directly interact with the drawn object. Interaction must be: ✓ Physical and direct — hands touching, feet on, body leaning, arms around ✓ Immediately readable — the relationship between person and object is understood in under 2 seconds ✓ Scaled correctly — the object must be large enough to interact with at human scale ✓ Active, not passive — the model is DOING something with the object, not just standing next to it INTERACTION TYPE EXAMPLES (AI selects the most brand-appropriate): · HOLDING: model's real hands grip the illustrated object — cup, camera, trophy, bottle, bag · WEARING/USING: model's real body wears or uses the object — sitting on a chair, wearing an illustrated hat, holding an illustrated product to their face · STANDING ON: model's real feet are planted on top of the illustrated object — skateboard, surfboard, podium, giant sneaker · RIDING/LEANING: model's real body leans against or drapes over the illustrated object — car hood, shopping cart, giant product silhouette · EMERGING FROM: model appears to step out of or through the illustrated object — bursting through a giant sneaker box, rising from an illustrated cup PHASE 3: STAGING THE SCENE Once object and interaction are selected, stage the full scene: MODEL: Single model age 18–26, clean cutout, zero fringing. Pose is determined by the chosen interaction — the body position must make the interaction feel natural and physically believable. Wardrobe: 's most iconic apparel in monochromatic palette. ILLUSTRATED OBJECT: Pure white (#FFFFFF) flat 2D illustration. Brush-pen marker line quality, 3–5px weight. Slightly imperfect organic edges — hand-drawn feel, not vector-perfect. NO shading. NO gradients. Flat white fill only. SCALE RULE — CRITICAL: The illustrated object must be LARGE. Minimum size: 40% of canvas height. The object should feel monumental — oversized relative to real-world scale is acceptable and encouraged. A coffee cup can be waist-height. A sneaker can be as tall as the model. Large scale = better readability = stronger visual impact. DEPTH LAYERING — CRITICAL:The object must exist on multiple z-layers: — Parts of the object sit BEHIND the model — Parts of the object come IN FRONT of the model — The model's real hands/feet make contact at the intersection point This layering is what makes the scene feel integrated rather than collaged. BRAND STAMP: One small logo mark appears on the object's surface — naturally embedded as if printed, engraved, or stitched. Rendered in darker variant. Subtle, not dominant. PHASE 4: SUPPORTING ILLUSTRATION SYSTEM All supporting elements: white, flat, brush-pen line style. Same visual language as the hero object. LOGO MARKS: primary icon in white: — Large (upper-left corner, ~15% canvas width) — Medium (opposite corner, ~10% canvas width) IMPACT MARKERS: 2–3 manga-style exclamation dash clusters near the point of interaction between model and object — where hands grip, where feet land, where bodies touch. This emphasizes the physical connection. MOTION LINES: 2–4 curved speed lines radiating from the object or the model's most active body part. Taper at ends. Cross behind and in front of the model for depth. GROUND EFFECT: At the base of the scene: white illustrated ground interaction — sparkle stars, short speed dashes, or object-specific effect (splash if cup, dust clouds if sneaker landing, wheel tracks if skateboard). AMBIENT SQUIGGLES: 1–2 loose organic white lines floating near the model's torso — visual rhythm connecting the photographic and illustrated layers. PHASE 5: LIGHTING Studio strobe, high-key, even and clean. 5500K neutral. No dramatic shadows on model. Soft contact shadow at model's feet (opacity 15%). The photography reads as natural and real against the graphic illustrated environment. TECH SPECS Aesthetic: mixed media — real photograph integrated with hand-drawn 2D illustration. Color count: 3 maximum — light, dark blobs, white illustration. Photography skin tones and fabric colors are the only additional color exception. Illustration style: Y2K comic energy, Japanese streetwear magazine, brush marker. Composition: asymmetric and dynamic. The interaction point between model and object is the visual center of gravity — everything else orbits around it. No text. No wordmarks. Logo icon only. Mood: the model is not posing WITH the object — the model is IN THE MIDDLE of using it. Caught mid-action. Alive.