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

Thumbnails Use your photo Face edit

DIY Craft Table Top View Thumbnail

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. Design a 16:9 thumbnail showing me at the right edge holding a handmade paper flower, with a top-view craft table of coloured paper, scissors and glue sticks spread across the left. Bright coral, teal and cream palette. Keep a wide empty band along the top for the title text I add later.

Thumbnails Use your photo Face edit

Farm Visit Vlog Green Field Thumbnail

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. Place me on the lower left of a 16:9 thumbnail, wearing a cotton shirt with a towel on the shoulder, smiling in a bright green coconut and paddy field at morning. Fresh green and golden palette with a soft sunlit haze. Keep the upper right sky clear for the title text I add later.

Thumbnails Use your photo Face edit

Spoken English Class Split Colour Thumbnail

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. Create a 16:9 thumbnail with a diagonal split of sky blue and sunny yellow, showing me on the left with a friendly open-hand gesture and a warm smile. Add simple speech-bubble shapes without letters. Keep the right half clear for the title text I add later. No readable text.

Art & Illustration Use your photo Face edit

Sand Sculpture Beach Portrait

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 as a detailed sand sculpture bust on a quiet beach, carved from wet golden sand with sharp tool marks, a few seashells at its base. Low afternoon light casting long shadows, calm waves behind, close realistic view, 3:2 ratio.

Art & Illustration Use your photo Face edit

Neon Tube Sign Line Portrait

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 single continuous-line neon tube sign, my profile drawn in glowing pink and blue tubing mounted on a dark brick wall. Soft glow spilling on the bricks, slight reflections, moody night feel, 4:5 ratio, no readable text.

Art & Illustration Use your photo Face edit

Paper Quilling Flower Portrait

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 handmade paper quilling artwork, my face and shoulders built from tight coloured paper coils, surrounded by quilled flowers and leaves on a cream card. Soft top-down light, small shadows, bright craft palette, 1:1 ratio.

Art & Illustration Use your photo Face edit

Embroidered Round Patch Portrait

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 round embroidered patch, stitched thread portrait with a raised satin outline and tiny French-knot details, sewn onto a faded denim jacket pocket. Close macro view, visible thread texture, bold limited colours, no readable text.

Trending Use your photo Face edit

Lifestyle Magazine Cover With Blank Masthead

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. Design a glossy lifestyle magazine cover starring me in a crisp tailored outfit against a soft colour backdrop, with an invented masthead area left blank at the top and empty cover-line boxes along the sides. Editorial lighting, 4:5 ratio, no readable text.

Art & Illustration Use your photo Face edit

Art Nouveau Floral Poster Portrait

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 Art Nouveau poster, my profile framed by flowing vines, lilies and curved golden borders, soft sage, cream and rose palette with flat decorative shapes and fine ink outlines. Clear empty band at the bottom for text, no readable text.

Art & Illustration Use your photo Face edit

Renaissance Court Painting Portrait

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 Renaissance-era court painting, in rich burgundy velvet with slashed sleeves and a delicate pearl necklace or plain cap, three-quarter pose against a dark landscape window. Smooth glazed oil texture, warm earthy palette, calm expression.

Trending Use your photo Face edit

Night Motion Blur Flash Snapshot

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 caught in a spontaneous on-camera flash snapshot at a night street fair, laughing with my hair moving slightly, bright flash on my face and blurred coloured lights streaking behind. Grainy compact-camera look, slightly overexposed, lively party energy, no readable text.

Art & Illustration Use your photo Face edit

Pet Companion Royal Court Portrait

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 a stately classical oil portrait in a deep green velvet coat or silk gown, standing beside my pet seated on a tasselled cushion. Dark gold-framed look, craquelure texture, soft side light, playful dignified mood, no readable text.

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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