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

Art & Illustration Use your photo Face edit

White Marble Bust Sculpture

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 carved white marble bust with fine grey veining and chisel marks, on a plinth against a dark museum wall. Single soft spotlight from the upper left, calm classical mood, 4:5 ratio, no readable text.

Trending Use your photo Face edit

Snow Globe with Me Inside

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. Place me as a tiny figure inside a glass snow globe on a wooden base, standing in a little winter garden with drifting white flakes, the glass reflecting a cosy room. Soft warm lamp light, shallow depth of field, 1:1 ratio.

Trending Use your photo Face edit

Claymation Character on Clay Set

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 stop-motion modelling-clay character with fingerprint marks, slightly lumpy smooth clay and bright painted clay clothes, standing on a tiny handmade clay street set with miniature lights. Warm studio lighting, 16:9.

Trending Use your photo Face edit

Soft Plush Toy 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 as a handmade plush toy with soft felt fabric, visible stitched seams, button eyes and a stuffed rounded body, wearing a tiny version of my outfit. Sitting on a cream bed, soft window light, shallow depth of field.

Trending Use your photo Face edit

Chibi Big-Head Figure 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 cute chibi figure with an oversized head, tiny body and big shiny eyes, wearing my usual outfit in simplified form. Smooth glossy 3D render on a pastel gradient background, soft studio light, 1:1 ratio.

Trending Use your photo Face edit

Tiny Me Working on Giant Laptop

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 as a tiny figure sitting on a giant laptop keyboard, typing on an oversized key with both hands, a coffee cup like a huge barrel nearby. Cool screen glow mixed with warm desk lamp, macro photography, 4:5 ratio.

Trending Use your photo Face edit

Mini Me on Tea Tumbler

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 as a tiny three-centimetre figure standing on the rim of a steaming steel tea tumbler on a wooden table, the giant tumbler and saucer towering around me, warm morning window light, shallow depth of field, playful macro photograph.

Trending Use your photo Face edit

Hobby Action Figure in Blister Pack

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 collectible action figure sealed in a clear plastic blister pack on a coloured cardboard backing card, with small accessories matched to my hobbies beside the figure. Soft studio light, glossy plastic, 4:5 ratio, no readable text.

Art & Illustration Use your photo Face edit

Antique Tintype Studio 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. Restyle me as an antique tintype photograph: dark metal plate with silvery grey tones, soft vignetting, scratches and tarnish at the edges, slightly shallow focus, stiff dignified pose in simple period clothing, dark studio cloth backdrop, 4:5.

Art & Illustration Use your photo Face edit

Cyanotype Blue Print 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. Restyle me as a cyanotype sun print: deep Prussian blue with white highlights, soft grainy detail, uneven brushed chemical edges on handmade paper, fern leaves pressed around me, a calm botanical mood, 4:5.

Art & Illustration Use your photo Face edit

Brick Wall Graffiti Mural 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 large street graffiti mural on a red brick wall: spray-paint gradients, bold outlines, drips, bright teal, magenta and yellow, abstract shapes behind me, a passer-by shown small for scale in daylight, 16:9, no readable text.

Art & Illustration Use your photo Face edit

Fresco Wall Painting 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. Restyle me as a fresco on an old plaster wall: matte earthy pigments soaked into lime plaster, tiny cracks and flaking, faded blue sky and arched window behind me, soft side light, calm classical mood, 4:5.

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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