Text to image3D & miniatures
The exact text-to-image prompt behind this picture, made with GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst.
Vertical 4:5 portrait frame. A small paper sculpted girl in a butter yellow coat, cobalt trousers and cream shoes stands among oversized garden leaves, holding a plain coral watering can. Stacked cut paper foliage forms a deep oval opening around her, with every folded tab and layered edge visible. Soft overhead studio light creates delicate internal shadows, mint and plum palette, handcrafted theatrical depth, tender storybook stillness, no logos, no text.
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Soft overhead studio light creates delicate internal shadows.no text. Leave that in, or the model may add random lettering.Inspired by an idea from @Taaruk_, collected in Evolink-AI/awesome-gpt-image-2-API-Prompts under CC0 1.0. PopNow wrote this prompt and made the example above.
Style prompt guide
A tiny paper-sculpted gardener nestled inside layers of cut-out foliage creates a tactile, diorama-like storybook illustration. GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst excels here by crisply rendering distinct physical paper seams, tab folds, and dimensional drop shadows without blending the elements into smooth digital 3D. The contrast of warm butter yellow and cobalt against mint and plum backdrop sheets gives the scene whimsical miniature depth.
The cut-paper diorama style relies on simulated physical cardstock physics rather than flat digital shading.
Vertical 4:5 portrait frame.Specifies a tall, upright composition that naturally supports the vertical vignette framing. Changing this to landscape would force the layered oval paper borders to stretch awkwardly sideways.
A small paper sculpted girl in a butter yellow coat, cobalt trousers and cream shoes stands among oversized garden leaves, holding a plain coral watering can.Establishes the central figurine and her high-contrast wardrobe against the garden. Without specifying paper sculpted, the model might render a standard cartoon or photorealistic human instead of a miniature craft doll.
Stacked cut paper foliage forms a deep oval opening around her, with every folded tab and layered edge visible.Forces the visual appearance of real cardstock construction by demanding exposed tabs and cut sheet edges. Removing this phrase causes the background to flatten into smooth digital vector art.
Soft overhead studio light creates delicate internal shadows, mint and plum palette, handcrafted theatrical depth, tender storybook stillness, no logos, no text.Dictates the shadow falloff between paper layers while locking in the cool supporting color scheme. Leaving this out can result in harsh ambient light that obscures the physical layered dimension.
Swaps the garden girl for a woodland fox while retaining the tunnel foliage layers and papercraft cues.
Vertical 4:5 portrait frame. A small paper sculpted red fox with white chest fur sits among oversized forest ferns, tilting its head toward a tiny cut-paper moth. Stacked cut paper foliage forms a deep oval opening around it, with every folded tab and layered edge visible. Soft overhead studio light creates delicate internal shadows, teal and rust palette, handcrafted theatrical depth, tender storybook stillness, no logos, no text.
Translates the shadowbox diorama structure from an organic garden into a stacked architectural street scene.
Vertical 4:5 portrait frame. A small paper sculpted old tram with cream trim sits between towering townhouse facades, surrounded by tiny folded streetlamps. Stacked cut paper building silhouettes form a deep oval opening down the avenue, with every folded tab and layered edge visible. Soft overhead studio light creates delicate internal shadows, ochre and slate palette, handcrafted theatrical depth, tender storybook stillness, no logos, no text.
Applies the miniature layered paper craft to an indoor culinary setting featuring an adult artisan.
Vertical 4:5 portrait frame. A small paper sculpted adult barista in a navy apron pours steaming kettle water over a tiny coffee dripper on an oak counter. Stacked cut paper cafe shelves and leafy vines form a deep oval opening around the counter, with every folded tab and layered edge visible. Soft overhead studio light creates delicate internal shadows, sage and terracotta palette, handcrafted theatrical depth, tender storybook stillness, no logos, no text.
Keep the aspect ratio set to 4:5 to maintain the intimate upright portrait frame needed for the tunnel-like foliage vignette. Set generation quality to high, which helps GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst resolve tiny paper seam ridges, creases, and fine drop shadows cleanly. If adapting this prompt for horizontal desktop wallpapers or landscape backdrops, switch the ratio to 16:9 and replace the oval framing instruction with broad horizontal paper wings.
Include tactile craft words such as 'matte fiber cardstock', 'creased scored lines', and 'visible cut edges'. Avoid digital buzzwords like '3D render' or 'hyperrealistic', which push the model toward smooth CGI plastic rather than paper.
Yes, replace 'mint and plum palette' with specific complementary pairs like 'mustard ochre and burnt sienna palette'. Keep the background to two dominant contrasting shades so the layered depth stays clean without muddying the cutout edges.
This happens when lighting prompts are omitted. The phrase 'soft overhead studio light creates delicate internal shadows' forces the model to treat the paper elements as physical objects casting shadows on the sheet beneath them.
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