Prompts for Creators

Thumbnail designs, trending looks and illustration styles for YouTube, Instagram and Reels. Adapt each prompt to your own idea and keep your own style.

How it works for you

  1. Step 1

    Copy the style prompt that suits your video or post.

  2. Step 2

    Paste it into your AI app and change a few words to match your topic and colours.

  3. Step 3

    Add the title text in your own editor and check the size before you publish.

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Latest prompts

Trending Use your photo Face edit

Four-Frame Photo Booth Strip

Tested on ChatGPT

Edit the uploaded photo of me, an adult. Keep my face, skin tone, hairstyle, expression and features exactly as in the photo; do not lighten or smooth the skin. Restyle me as a vertical four-frame photo-booth strip for fun, not for any ID: black-and-white or faded colour, four playful expressions from serious to laughing, curtain edge visible, white borders, slightly scratched paper, shoulders-up in a casual shirt or kurta, no readable text.

Trending Use your photo Face edit

Polaroid Frame With Caption Space

Tested on ChatGPT

Edit the uploaded photo of me, an adult. Keep my face, skin tone, hairstyle, expression and features exactly as in the photo; do not lighten or smooth the skin. Restyle me as an instant-film Polaroid-style print lying on a wooden table, thick white frame with a wide empty bottom margin for a caption, soft faded colours, light leaks at one corner, me smiling in a casual cotton outfit outdoors, slight tilt of the print, no readable text.

Trending Use your photo Face edit

Disposable Camera Flash Party Photo

Tested on Gemini

Edit the uploaded photo of me, an adult. Keep my face, skin tone, hairstyle, expression and features exactly as in the photo; do not lighten or smooth the skin. Show me in a candid disposable-camera photo at a house party: harsh direct flash, bright face with dark falling-off background, slightly off-centre framing, grainy film colours, red-eye-free eyes, streamers and balloons behind, laughing mid-motion in a casual shirt or kurta, 4:5 frame.

Trending Use your photo Face edit

VHS Camcorder Home Video Look

Tested on ChatGPT

Edit the uploaded photo of me, an adult. Keep my face, skin tone, hairstyle, expression and features exactly as in the photo; do not lighten or smooth the skin. Restyle me as a paused frame from an old VHS camcorder home video: soft blurry edges, horizontal tracking lines, washed-out colours with slight colour bleed, me sitting on a sofa in casual clothes at a family function, small blurred timestamp area with no readable digits, 4:3 frame.

Trending Use your photo Face edit

1990s Mustard Field Song Scene

Tested on Gemini

Edit the uploaded photo of me, an adult. Keep my face, skin tone, hairstyle, expression and features exactly as in the photo; do not lighten or smooth the skin. Show me in a 1990s romantic-song scene, running joyfully through a golden mustard field with misty hills behind, wearing a flowing chiffon saree or a loose kurta with scarf, wind in the clothes, soft glowing sunrise, slightly hazy film colours, wide shot with space on the left.

Trending Use your photo Face edit

1980s Hero Poster Look

Tested on ChatGPT

Edit the uploaded photo of me, an adult. Keep my face, skin tone, hairstyle, expression and features exactly as in the photo; do not lighten or smooth the skin. Show me as the star of an invented 1980s hand-painted cinema poster: dramatic three-quarter pose, flared collar shirt and sunglasses or a bold printed saree, glowing sunset sky behind, bold brush strokes, painted rays of light, empty banner area at the bottom, no readable text.

Trending With or without a photo Face edit

Fishing Boats at Sunrise

Tested on Gemini

Edit the uploaded photo of me, an adult. Keep my face, skin tone, hairstyle, expression and features exactly as in the photo; do not lighten or smooth the skin. Show me standing on a Chennai beach at sunrise beside wooden fishing catamarans and nets, a pastel orange and blue sky, gentle waves, a tea vendor's cart in silhouette, a calm mood, wide 16:9, realistic, no readable text. If no photo is uploaded, show an original adult instead.

Trending With or without a photo Face edit

Silk Weaver's Hands

Tested on ChatGPT

Edit the uploaded photo of me, an adult. Keep my face, skin tone, hairstyle, expression and features exactly as in the photo; do not lighten or smooth the skin. Show me seated at a wooden handloom threading gold zari into deep magenta silk, my hands in sharp focus, warm window light, shallow depth of field, rich thread texture, documentary photo style, no text. If no photo is uploaded, show an original weaver instead.

Trending With or without a photo Face edit

Gopuram at Dawn

Tested on Gemini

Edit the uploaded photo of me, an adult. Keep my face, skin tone, hairstyle, expression and features exactly as in the photo; do not lighten or smooth the skin. Show me standing in front of a Dravidian temple gopuram with tiered stucco deities and stone mandapam pillars at pink dawn, a lotus tank reflecting the tower, a calm mood, wide shot, realistic, no readable signs. If no photo is uploaded, show an original adult instead.

Trending With or without a photo Face edit

Chettinad Mansion Courtyard

Tested on Gemini

Edit the uploaded photo of me, an adult. Keep my face, skin tone, hairstyle, expression and features exactly as in the photo; do not lighten or smooth the skin. Show me standing in the open courtyard of a Chettinad mansion with carved teak pillars, coloured Athangudi floor tiles, polished brass lamps and a wooden swing, shafts of afternoon sunlight, wide 16:9, realistic, no readable text. If no photo is uploaded, show an original adult instead.

Trending Use your photo Face edit

Mini-Me on a Coffee Tumbler

Tested on ChatGPT

Keep my face, skin tone, hairstyle and features exactly as in the uploaded photo; do not lighten or smooth the skin. Show a tiny six-centimetre me sitting on the rim of a steel davara-tumbler of filter coffee on a wooden table, my current outfit, steam rising, macro look, warm window light, one figure only.

Trending Use your photo Face edit

Retro 80s Studio Portrait

Tested on ChatGPT

Edit the uploaded photo of me. Keep my face, skin tone, hairstyle, expression and features exactly as in the photo; do not lighten or smooth the skin. Restyle me as an invented 1980s Indian studio portrait: volume to the hair, bright satin shirt or silk saree with bold border, painted studio backdrop, warm tungsten light, film grain, vertical.

Use it responsibly

Never show a real person saying or doing something they did not. Say a picture is AI-made where that matters to your viewers.

Common questions

What size is right for a thumbnail?

A YouTube thumbnail is normally 16:9, around 1280 x 720. Mention that ratio in the prompt.

Can I ask for the style of a famous artist or brand?

Please avoid copying the signature style of living artists or brands. Use general style names instead.

How long do trending prompts stay useful?

Trends can shift within weeks, so new prompts are added often.

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