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Pitfall notes for writing image prompts that actually land — ratio first, copy locked, one face per grid.
UI screenshots2026/09/01
Lock the chrome before you describe the screen
UI screenshots fail when the model mixes platforms, ratios, and button labels. Name the OS first, quote the copy, and put unusual aspect ratios on line one.
Infographics2026/09/01
Cap the modules or the infographic becomes a poster
Infographics overflow when you skip module count, chart type, and short labels. Four boxes with one-line copy beat twelve paragraphs every time.
Posters2026/09/01
A poster needs a hero and a spelled headline
Posters collapse into moodboards when the subject is vague and the title is not quoted. Lock one hero, one headline string, and “single poster only.”
Product photos2026/09/01
Material and light sell the SKU, stickers do not
Product shots look like cheap renders without stacked material words and named lights. Keep badges to one line, and lock the same face on any swatch grid.
Portrait photography2026/09/01
Write f/1.4, not “shallow depth of field”
Portraits look like CGI mannequins until you use camera language and imperfect skin. 50mm and f/1.4 beat “half-body, cinematic,” and pores beat “beautiful.”
Illustration2026/09/01
Lock the brush, do not name a master
Illustration defaults to plastic AI sheen unless you specify the mark-making. Borrow a trait (“rotating starry strokes”), not a famous name, and cap the palette.
Character design2026/09/01
A character is parts, fabric, and a repeated identity line
“Beautiful girl” is not a character sheet. Split the face, name the cloth, and repeat “same person, same outfit, same proportions” before any pose grid.
Brand & logo2026/09/01
Three words and a white field, not a dragon on a wall
Logos fail when you describe a scene instead of a brand. Start with keywords, demand a simple mark on pure white, and show the mark at badge size.