Prompt template
Labeled Cross-Section Food Diagram
A straight-on cross-section of a dish with each layer called out by a labeled line under a large title, driven by the dish, labels, tagline and background.
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Your prompt
Perfect cinematic cross-section cut through [DISH], sliced cleanly down the center revealing every internal layer in full detail. The cut face is facing the camera straight-on, like a geological diagram of flavor. Each visible layer is labeled with a thin horizontal line extending to the right — uppercase sans-serif "[INGREDIENT NAME]" with italic descriptor below. Background: flat matte [COLOR]. Lighting: dramatic side light from left casting long shadows, single warm spotlight on the cut face. Every texture hyperreal — visible moisture, air pockets, char, glaze, and steam. Mood: architectural food photography meets scientific illustration. Dish name "[DISH NAME]" in large elegant type at top. Subtitle: "[TAGLINE]". 4K, tack sharp, Style ref: Wes Anderson symmetry meets Michelin-star kitchen.
When to use it
Use when a restaurant or food brand wants a menu item explained layer by layer, in the style of a scientific diagram.
How to get the best result
- Choose the same dish in the cut and the title controls; one names what is sliced, the other is set large at the top.
- Pick a dish that stacks, like ramen with egg and pork; a flat dish gives the leader lines nothing to point at.
- Write the ingredient label as the bare ingredient in one or two words; the italic line under it is the model's to add.
Watch-outs
- Layer labels, a title and a subtitle add up to a lot of text for Nano Banana; the small uppercase labels garble first.
- Only one ingredient label is named in the prompt; the model labels the other layers itself, so check their spelling.
- Every layer gets its own label line, so an eight-layer dish means eight small text lines; four or five reads cleaner.
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Source and attribution
- Template source
- https://x.com/AllaAisling/status/2025686032700805436
- License
- CC-BY-4.0
- Example cases by
- Alexandra Aisling