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

Four Outfit Lookbook Grid

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 lookbook page showing me in four different outfits, one per panel: a cotton kurta, a tailored blazer, a festive silk saree or sherwani, and a casual denim jacket. Same plain studio backdrop in each panel, matching lighting. No readable text.

Trending Use your photo Face edit

Four Seasons Grid 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 1:1 two-by-two grid of me in the same pose across four seasons: spring pastel kurta among blossoms, summer cotton shirt in sunshine, monsoon raincoat with umbrella, winter woollen shawl in mist. Thin white gutters between panels. No readable text.

Art & Illustration Use your photo Face edit

Anime Couple on a Scooter Ride

Tested on ChatGPT

Edit the uploaded photo of the two of us. Keep both faces, skin tones, hairstyles and expressions exactly as in the photo; do not lighten or smooth the skin. Show us as a hand-drawn soft anime-style couple riding a small scooter on a sunny coastal road, scarves fluttering, bright blue sky with big cumulus clouds, clean outlines, pastel watercolour backgrounds, wide 16:9, no readable text.

Trending Use your photo Face edit

Future Me in the Mirror Reflection

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 standing before a tall mirror in casual clothes while my reflection shows a confident future version of me in a sharp blazer holding a plain golden trophy, soft split lighting, hopeful mood, clean room, 4:5, no readable text.

Trending Use your photo Face edit

Holding a Mini Cartoon Version of Me

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 smiling and holding in my open palm a tiny flat cartoon version of myself waving, the real photo style kept natural while the little character is clean outlined and colourful, soft indoor window light, 4:5 portrait.

Thumbnails Use your photo Face edit

Mysterious Reveal Dark Teaser 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 teaser thumbnail with me on the right, eyebrows raised and a finger to my lips, dramatic teal and orange cinematic lighting on a dark background, a bright empty rectangle on the left for text. No readable text.

Thumbnails Use your photo Face edit

Study Tips Exam Preparation 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 study tips thumbnail with me on the left at a desk piled with colourful books, looking relieved with a thumbs-up, notebook-paper texture in soft yellow and navy blue with doodle arrows, and an empty text zone on the right. No readable text.

Thumbnails Use your photo Face edit

Home Garden Tips 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. Show me on the right of a 16:9 gardening tips thumbnail, smiling while holding a healthy tomato plant in a clay pot, fresh green and earthy brown colour blocks with leaf shapes, bright sunlight and a big empty text zone on the left. No readable text.

Thumbnails Use your photo Face edit

Gadget Style Unboxing Review 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 review-style thumbnail with me on the left looking excited, holding an unmarked plain black box with a faint glow, bold cyan and magenta colour blocks with tech-style lines, and a large empty text zone on the right. No readable text, no logos.

Thumbnails Use your photo Face edit

Tamil Vlog Street Food 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 right of a 16:9 Tamil vlog thumbnail, happily about to bite a crispy snack, with a lively evening street food stall glowing behind in warm orange and magenta, soft glow outline around me and an empty text zone on the left. No readable text.

Thumbnails Use your photo Child photo

Kids Learning Rhymes Thumbnail

Tested on ChatGPT

Edit the uploaded photo of my child; I am the parent or guardian and I consent. Keep the child's face, skin tone, hairstyle and features exactly as in the photo. Show the child on the left of a cheerful 16:9 kids learning thumbnail, laughing with arms raised, surrounded by playful flat-colour stars, balloons and alphabet-block shapes without letters in red, yellow and sky blue, with an empty text zone on the right. No readable text.

Thumbnails Use your photo Face edit

Devotional Music Bhajan 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 calm 16:9 devotional music thumbnail with me on the left in simple traditional dress, gentle smile, glowing brass oil lamps and marigold garlands softly blurred behind in saffron and gold, and a large empty text zone on the right. 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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