AI Visual Prompt Cookbook

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Copy a JSON, get a style. Drop one style.json into ChatGPT, Claude, Nano Banana Pro, or any LLM image workflow. Replace the variables, keep the visual system.

A curated library of plug-and-play visual prompt styles for AI image generation, distilled from visual design references and structured for more consistent, reusable output.

Curated by @VigoCreativeAI, structured with assistance from OpenAI Codex. Star this repo to follow new style drops.

Browse the All Styles gallery or open the full catalog.

Quick Links

Category	Good for	Start with
Photo + Doodle	Social snapshots, lifestyle scenes, playful overlays	Playful Mascot Doodle Snapshot, Subway Doodle Photo Hybrid
Zine + Collage	Fashion posters, music visuals, maximalist editorial layouts	K-pop Apocalypse Ransom Zine, Y2K Grunge Hip-hop Cutout Poster
Type Posters	Big headline systems, loud campaign graphics, visual punch	Impact Burst Halftone Comic Poster, Neon Kinetic Typographic Poster
Travel + City	Destination posters, street scenes, urban diaries	Clean Triptych Travel Vlog Thumbnail, Tokyo Kawaii Travel Collage Poster
Editorial + Minimal	Cleaner compositions, structured layouts, quieter art direction	Tri Color Hardcut Portrait Poster, Soft Analog Future Editorial Poster

Why This Exists

Most AI image prompts are one-off text blobs: hard to reuse, hard to compare, and hard to iterate on. This repo takes a different approach: each visual style is distilled into a structured style.json you can drop into any LLM-based image generation workflow. Same JSON, more consistent style direction across generations.

Quick Start

1. Browse the Featured Styles, Quick Links, or All Styles.
2. Open a style folder and copy the style.json.
3. Paste the full JSON into ChatGPT, Claude, Nano Banana Pro, or any LLM-based image workflow.
4. Provide your own values for the variables declared in environment_variables, or edit a case in examples[*].values.
5. Generate the final image prompt and send it to your image model.

See the Complete Example below for a full input-to-output walkthrough.

Recommended Image Models

This workflow works best with end-to-end multimodal image models that can read long structured JSON prompts and generate the final image in one step.

• ChatGPT Images 2 (OpenAI, gpt-image-2) — strong text rendering, 2K/4K output, reasoning before generation
• Nano Banana Pro (Google, Gemini 3 Pro Image) — 4K output, multilingual text accuracy, strong subject consistency

Other multimodal LLMs that accept long JSON prompts may also work but are not the primary recommendation.

Complete Example

Input → Output Walkthrough

This example uses Mono Noir Type Portrait Poster Style.

Step 1 — The Style

prompt_template excerpt

Create a {ASPECT_RATIO} monochrome editorial poster in the Mono Noir Type Portrait Poster Style. Style fidelity lock: {STYLE_FIDELITY_ANCHORS}. Source content to avoid: {SOURCE_CONTENT_TO_AVOID}. Scene: {SUBJECT} {SUBJECT_ACTION} with {PRODUCT_OR_PROP} in {LOCATION}. Background elements: {BACKGROUND_ELEMENTS}. Wardrobe and styling: {WARDROBE_STYLE}. Composition: one large high-contrast black-and-white photographic subject, close crop, deep charcoal background, sparse negative space, shallow depth of field, serious noir editorial mood. If the aspect ratio is 16:9, make a landscape poster with the subject weighted to the right side and the headline block on the left. If the aspect ratio is 9:16, make a vertical poster with the headline stacked in the upper-left or middle-left field and the subject cropped large on the right or lower-right. Typography: render the exact readable lowercase headline text "{MAIN_TEXT}" as three short left-aligned lines...

Step 2 — Your Variables

SUBJECT = a tired architect with silver hair
SUBJECT_ACTION = studying a folded blueprint in a late-night pause
PRODUCT_OR_PROP = a rolled plan tube and a pencil held low
LOCATION = a dim concrete studio after midnight
BACKGROUND_ELEMENTS = soft charcoal wall gradient, blurred drafting table edge, deep empty space
MAIN_TEXT = focus / outlasts / noise.
SECONDARY_TEXT = studio log 02:14
ACCENT_SYMBOL = a tiny white plus
WARDROBE_STYLE = dark work jacket over a plain black shirt
ASPECT_RATIO = 16:9

Step 3 — The Final Prompt

Create a 16:9 monochrome editorial poster in the Mono Noir Type Portrait Poster Style. Style fidelity lock: black-and-white photographic portrait, deep charcoal background, giant lowercase left-aligned headline, first word in a white label, remaining words in white, high contrast, sparse negative space, close crop. Source content to avoid: no young woman with blunt bangs, no freckles close-up, no discipline beats procrastination text, no copied face or exact source crop. Scene: a tired architect with silver hair studying a folded blueprint in a late-night pause with a rolled plan tube and a pencil held low in a dim concrete studio after midnight. Background elements: soft charcoal wall gradient, blurred drafting table edge, deep empty space. Wardrobe and styling: dark work jacket over a plain black shirt. Composition: one large high-contrast black-and-white photographic subject, close crop, deep charcoal background, sparse negative space, shallow depth of field, serious noir editorial mood. If the aspect ratio is 16:9, make a landscape poster with the subject weighted to the right side and the headline block on the left. If the aspect ratio is 9:16, make a vertical poster with the headline stacked in the upper-left or middle-left field and the subject cropped large on the right or lower-right. Typography: render the exact readable lowercase headline text "focus
outlasts
noise." as three short left-aligned lines with tight leading; put the first headline word as black type inside a crisp white rectangular label, then set the remaining lines in heavy white type directly on the dark background. Add "studio log 02:14" only as tiny unobtrusive white microcopy if it fits. Use a tiny white plus only as a minimal typographic mark. Keep type sharp, flat, square-cornered, and massive. Photo treatment: realistic black-and-white studio photography, strong shadow falloff, visible facial or fabric texture, subtle grain, no color, no illustration, no collage, no extra panels, no logos, no watermark.

Step 4 — The Result

Copy Prompt Library

Prefer the short path? Browse the generated Copy Prompt Library for a copy-ready prompt per style. The full reusable style systems still live in each style.json.

Featured Styles

Six visual systems to start with. Every style ships as one JSON plus two preview images. Browse the complete set of 78 in the All Styles gallery below.

Kinetic Editorial Photo Collage A high-energy action-poster system built from staggered photographic tiles on white space, a cutout motion subject, bold black condensed type, loose ink speed marks, and sparse line-art urban scaffolding. Open style.json · Copy Prompt · Folder	Sunlit Coastal Product Blitz A high-density photoreal coastal product advertising style built from sunlit tabletop hero products, tropical foreground botanicals, blue ocean depth, oversized distressed white brush typography, compact bilingual-style label blocks, curved callouts, and shiny gold seal badges. Open style.json · Copy Prompt · Folder	Monochrome Grid Sneaker Tech Spec A black-and-white footwear product analysis poster system with an oversized sneaker hero, pale engineering grid, top-strip evidence panels, macro material callouts, thin technical connector lines, pixelated uppercase typography, and coarse halftone print texture. Open style.json · Copy Prompt · Folder
Sky Blue Lucky Tag Doodle Poster Style A sparse flat doodle-poster system built around a saturated sky-blue field, chunky white headline type, an off-white hanging lucky-tag plaque, thick uneven black outlines, bright toy colors, and one large simplified mascot or prop crossing the tag like a playful charm illustration. Open style.json · Copy Prompt · Folder	Neon Type Photo Scribble Poster A high-impact event poster system built from a toxic neon color field, huge black condensed typography, a centered documentary photo crop, and a raw white spray-marker gesture that cuts across the middle of the composition. Open style.json · Copy Prompt · Folder	Loose Scribble Riso Print Style A sparse handmade riso or screenprint poster style with one large simplified subject, wavering black contour drawing, rough off-white paper, flat blue and coral-red overprint accents, handwritten margin text, and visible print grain. Open style.json · Copy Prompt · Folder

Package Shape

styles/<style-slug>/
  style.json          # Machine-readable prompt template
  preview-16x9.jpg    # Landscape preview
  preview-9x16.jpg    # Portrait preview

style.json v2.1

Every style.json is self-contained: copy the whole file into your LLM, then provide values for the variables declared in environment_variables or edit one of the examples[*].values cases.

• prompt_template is the reusable style prompt with {VARIABLE} placeholders.
• environment_variables declares every placeholder the template can use.
• examples contains ready-to-edit cases; each case stores only case_name and values.
• style_fidelity_anchors and source_content_to_avoid tell the model what to preserve and what not to copy.
• negative_prompt keeps watermarks, logos, direct source recreations, and off-style outputs away.

Rendered prompts such as prompt_9x16, prompt_16x9, or full_prompt are intentionally not stored. They are derived at generation time from prompt_template plus chosen values, so the JSON stays compact and does not drift.

Validate the library with:

python3 scripts/validate-style-json.py .

All Styles

Browse all 78 styles below.

The complete library, including the featured styles above. For full descriptions and all file links per style, see docs/CATALOG.md.

Kinetic Editorial Photo Collage High-energy action posters built from staggered photo tiles, a cutout motion subject, bold black condensed type, loose ink speed marks, and sparse line-art scaffolding. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Sunlit Coastal Product Blitz Sunlit photoreal coastal product ads with tropical botanicals, ocean-blue depth, distressed white brush type, dense label blocks, curved callouts, and gold seal badges. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Monochrome Grid Sneaker Tech Spec Black-and-white footwear tech-spec posters with an oversized sneaker hero, engineering grid, evidence panels, macro callouts, pixelated uppercase type, and coarse halftone print. style.json · prompt · 9:16
Sky Blue Lucky Tag Doodle Poster Style Sky-blue doodle posters with chunky white type, a hanging lucky-tag plaque, thick black outlines, and one big playful mascot. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Neon Type Photo Scribble Poster Neon event posters with huge condensed type, documentary photo crops, and raw white scribble gestures. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Loose Scribble Riso Print Style Sparse riso posters with wavering contours, overprint accents, handwritten margins, and visible paper grain. style.json · prompt · 9:16
Jade Glyph Grocer Collage Poster Style Cream grocer posters with jade glyphs, vegetable silhouettes, and glossy produce-photo centerpieces. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Scarlet Court Photo Type Poster Scarlet action posters with blue sports panels, cutout athletes, cream typography, and gritty print texture. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Sunlit Kinetic Block Type Photo Poster Sunlit sports editorials with oversized cream block type, diagonal photo crops, and bright sky fields. style.json · prompt · 9:16
Scarlet Block Cutout Doodle Book Cover Style Literary white-paper covers with scarlet letterforms, central cutout objects, marker contours, and asymmetrical space. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Halftone Assemblage Metaphor PSA Poster Style Retro PSA posters where everyday materials form symbolic halftone silhouettes on aged paper. style.json · prompt · 9:16	School Grid Paper Cutout Poster Nostalgic grid-paper posters with torn-paper cutout objects, handwritten notes, and soft shadows. style.json · prompt · 9:16
Naive Marker Quote Card Style Absurd quote-card posters with crude marker outlines, pastel panels, blue lettering, and object gags. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Sky Blue Home Life Doodle Poster Style Sky-blue home-life posters with house insets, giant black lettering, badges, and marker doodle scenes. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Playful Marker Grounding Poster Style Playful grounding posters with cream margins, marker blocks, uneven keylines, big lettering, and mascot figures. style.json · prompt · 9:16
Rough Marker Monster Poster Style Naive monster posters with thick marker outlines, crayon fills, cream paper, and chunky handmade type. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Cyan Red Shockwave Type Poster Style Cyan-red impact posters with giant block type, jagged shockwaves, yellow accents, and rotated microcopy. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Fantasy Scribble Mascot Poster Style Naive fantasy mascot posters with neon marker fills, huge wobbly type, and dense scribbles. style.json · prompt · 9:16
Crayon Catalog Doodle Poster Style Sparse crayon catalog posters with red handmade headlines, simple doodles, and folded paper texture. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Blue Halftone Ransom Zine Poster Style Cobalt ransom-zine posters with torn scraps, halftone cutouts, and marker lettering. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Market Brush Produce Poster Style Farmers-market produce posters with giant glossy crops, rough brush type, and ivory paper space. style.json · prompt · 9:16
Folded Newspaper Product Ad Style Folded newspaper advertorials with oversized product cutouts, dense columns, stamps, and antique-gold type. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Sunlit Supermodel Nameplate Editorial Sunlit supermodel editorials with outdoor texture, nameplate details, and clean lower-third type. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Black Cutout Food Card Ad Black food-card ads with brush lettering, cutout photography, and street-snack print texture. style.json · prompt · 9:16
Kinetic Geometric Doodle Cutouts Playful geometric doodle cutouts with flat color pieces, loose lines, and paper grain. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Quiet Luxury Furniture Nameplate Poster Style Quiet luxury furniture nameplates with forest-green type, catalog chips, and warm studio restraint. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Kinetic Luxury Street Fashion Cover Style Street-fashion cover editorials with motion-blurred architecture, luxury garments, and wide-spaced serif type. style.json · prompt · 9:16
Sunlit Architectural Fashion Editorial Sunlit fashion editorials with low-angle architecture, warm stone, and elongated silhouettes. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Multi-Color Beverage Splash Ad System Style Color-varied beverage launch ads with giant white 3D type and frozen splash motion. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Yellow Black Manga Food Zine Ad Style Black-yellow manga food zine ads with warped type and glossy hero objects. style.json · prompt · 9:16
Neon Outdoor Diary Longform Collage Style Longform outdoor diary collages with acid-green type and torn field-note panels. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Acid Lime 3D Streetwear Type Poster Style Glossy C4D streetwear campaigns with black block type and acid-lime accents. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Electric Blue Silhouette Product Launch Style Premium black-and-blue product launches with glowing silhouettes and cropped type. style.json · prompt · 9:16
Luxury Perspective Checkerboard Editorial Luxury editorials with checkerboard perspective, script typography, and polished white space. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Sunny 3D Avatar Campaign Style Sunny campaign 3D avatars with blue skies, bold type, and neon motion marks. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Y2K Mirror UI Scribble Collage Style Flash-photo Y2K collages with mirror UI panels and electric-blue scribbles. style.json · prompt · 9:16
Neon Plush Gadget Pop 3D Style Neon toy-product 3D renders with plush mascots and chunky gadget props. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Blue Lime Kinetic Comic Type Poster Style Electric-blue comic posters with lime speech panels and massive black type. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Blue Chinese Perspective Type Canyon Style Blue perspective corridors with stacked Chinese display type. style.json · prompt · 9:16
Rough Ink Music Doodle Poster Style Hand-inked music posters with brush lettering and playful doodles. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Mono Noir Type Portrait Poster Style Black-and-white editorial portraits with massive lowercase type. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Bold Block Mascot Poster Style Flat mascot posters with chunky block type and sticker figures. style.json · prompt · 9:16
Blue HUD Macro Creator Tech Poster Glossy macro product posters with blue HUD launch graphics. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Warm Fisheye Product Impact Ad Style Warm fisheye product ads with bold Chinese social-commerce type. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Olive Scribble Sports Poster Style Handmade sports posters with olive blocks and kinetic scribbles. style.json · prompt · 9:16
Bold Anime Reaction Thumbnail Style High-impact anime thumbnails with bold yellow reaction typography. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Turquoise Red Techno Manga Poster Style Retro techno-manga posters with turquoise hardware and red lettering. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Chromatic Fisheye Orbit Pop Poster Style Pop fisheye posters with orbiting type and chromatic arcs. style.json · prompt · 9:16
Naive Marker PSA Poster Style Friendly civic PSA posters with naive marker drawings. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Blue Bubble Fisheye Action Poster Style Youth action posters with blue bubble type and fisheye photos. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Cozy Bedroom Doodle Companion Snapshot Style Low-light bedroom snapshots with quiet doodle companion energy. style.json · prompt · 9:16
Surreal Fish Doodle Landmark Photo Collage Style Landmark travel photos remixed with folk-art fish doodles. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Plush Comic Toy Product Poster Style Toy-product posters with fuzzy plush heroes and comic typography. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Rough Animation Pet Sketch Storyboard Style Loose pet-comedy storyboard frames with warm sketch texture. style.json · prompt · 9:16
Tri Color Hardcut Portrait Poster Style Three-color portrait posters built from hard-edged cutout planes. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Clean Triptych Travel Vlog Thumbnail Style Clean travel thumbnails with three photo panels and soft notes. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Playful Mascot Doodle Snapshot Style Real-life snapshots layered with mascot stickers and doodles. style.json · prompt · 9:16
Teenage Skate Scribble Screenprint Poster Style Retro skate posters with scribbled borders and screenprint grit. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Impact Burst Halftone Comic Poster Style Loud comic posters with impact type and halftone bursts. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Sunburst Fisheye Bubble Type Poster Style Summer fisheye posters with sunny bubble typography. style.json · prompt · 9:16
Backseat Transit Doodle Letter Poster Style Transit photos turned into energetic hand-lettered travel posters. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Analog Sticker Diary Portrait Poster Style Nostalgic diary portraits with stickers and distressed lettering. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Folded Diamond Perspective Type Poster Style Minimal diamond-aperture posters with folded perspective typography. style.json · prompt · 9:16
Gothic Cat Doodle Photo Collage Style Dramatic architecture photos with playful cartoon creature overlays. style.json · prompt · 9:16	K-Pop Apocalypse Ransom Zine Style Maximal K-pop zines with ransom type and sticker blocks. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Metro Doodle Snapshot Diary Crowded transit snapshots layered with marker doodles and oversized comic faces. style.json · prompt · 9:16
Mountain Trail Monster Doodle Poster Style Outdoor hiking photos remixed with monster companions and annotations. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Neon Doodle Gallery Snapshot Phone photos covered in hot neon diary doodles. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Neon Kinetic Typographic Poster Outdoor editorial posters with warped neon kinetic typography. style.json · prompt · 9:16
Orange Brush Mascot Action Poster Style Sparse mascot illustrations with orange brush texture and print grain. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Photo Illustration Overlay Poster City photos composited with saturated 2D character overlays. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Plush City Festival Mobile Poster Mobile city-event posters with fuzzy mascots and app-card framing. style.json · prompt · 9:16
Pop Bubble Letter Photo Poster Style Fashion photo posters framed by candy-colored bubble letters. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Soft Analog Future Editorial Poster Quiet analog-future editorials with grids and retro technology. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Subway Doodle Photo Hybrid Subway photos overlaid with social-media-style cartoon doodles and handwritten notes. style.json · prompt · 9:16
Tokyo Kawaii Travel Collage Poster Maximal Tokyo travel collages with manga bubbles and stickers. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Urban Transit Doodle Diary Style Public-space photos remixed with bold foreground gestures and travel diary notes. style.json · prompt · 9:16	Y2K Grunge Hip-Hop Cutout Poster Style Y2K hip-hop collage posters with acid type and photocopy grit. style.json · prompt · 9:16

Publishing Model

• One directory = one style
• New styles appear first in Featured Styles and the All Styles gallery, with full descriptions added to docs/CATALOG.md
• Main branch contains only style.json plus two preview JPGs per style
• Full galleries are not included in this repository
• Do not publish original reference images, watermarks, platform identifiers, QR codes, account handles, private prompts, or brand-owned assets without permission

Contributing

New style submissions should follow the public package shape and validation rules in CONTRIBUTING.md.

Star History

License

The repository structure and documentation are MIT licensed. Individual style.json files declare their own license. Preview images are included as visual references.