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.

Categories

Latest prompts

Trending Use your photo Face edit

Quiet Luxury Neutral Street Look

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. Dress me in a beige cashmere-style coat, cream knit and tailored trousers walking along a calm tree-lined avenue in soft overcast light. Neutral palette, clean lines, no visible labels, relaxed confident stride, full body 4:5.

Trending Use your photo Face edit

Cottagecore Meadow With Straw Basket

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. Dress me in a soft linen puff-sleeve dress with a straw hat, carrying a wicker basket of wildflowers through a green meadow beside a small stone cottage. Warm afternoon light, gentle breeze, dreamy pastel tones, 4:5.

Trending Use your photo Face edit

Dark Academia Library 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. Dress me in a tweed blazer, cream turtleneck and pleated trousers inside an old wood-panelled library with tall shelves, a brass lamp and rain on the window. Moody warm light, film-grain feel, holding a closed book, 4:5.

Art & Illustration Use your photo Face edit

Coloured Powder Floor Art 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. Create an image of my portrait made as a large floor artwork from coloured powders, seen from above on a courtyard floor, with fine granular texture, bright marigold, magenta and green tones, a border of simple geometric petals around it. No readable text.

Art & Illustration Use your photo Face edit

Henna Line Art Portrait on Cream Paper

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 portrait of me drawn entirely in fine henna-style line art in rust brown on cream paper, with paisley, vines and tiny dots filling my clothing and background, face drawn simply and faithfully, symmetrical border, 4:5. No readable text.

Art & Illustration Use your photo Face edit

Vintage Botanical Plate 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. Create a portrait of me in the style of an antique botanical plate: delicate ink linework and watercolour, my figure surrounded by detailed leaves, flowers and berries, aged cream paper with faint foxing, wide margins left empty. No readable text.

Art & Illustration Use your photo Face edit

Neon Tube Sign Outline 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. Create a portrait of me as glowing neon tube outlines in pink and electric blue on a dark brick wall, simple continuous lines tracing my face and shoulders, soft coloured glow spilling onto the bricks, 4:5 poster layout. No readable text.

Trending Use your photo Face edit

Day and Night Split 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. Create a 4:5 split-screen portrait of me: the left half in bright morning sunlight beside a green garden, the right half the same pose under city lights at night, joined by a soft blended centre line. Matching clothes throughout. No readable text.

Trending Use your photo Face edit

Three Panel Canvas Wall Art Triptych

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 triptych of three tall canvas panels hanging side by side on a cream wall, together forming one continuous image of me walking through a misty meadow at dawn, one third of the scene on each panel, soft room light. No readable text.

Trending Use your photo Face edit

Character Turnaround Sheet Front Side Back

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 character model sheet of me in everyday clothes showing three standing views: front, side and back, evenly spaced on a light plain background with thin guide lines. Clean illustrated style, flat colours, empty strip below for notes. No readable text.

Trending Use your photo Face edit

Rainy Shop Window Reflection 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 standing outside a glowing shop window on a rainy evening, my reflection softly doubled in the wet glass beside warm lights from inside. Raindrops on the pane, muted street bokeh, a calm thoughtful look, cinematic 4:5 framing. No readable text.

Trending Use your photo Face edit

Art Gallery Visit Beside a Big Painting

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 standing in a quiet, bright art gallery with polished floor, looking calmly at the camera beside a large invented abstract landscape painting in a gilded frame. Soft overhead spotlights, a bench nearby, relaxed gallery visitor 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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