Temple Hall Exploded, made with GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
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GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst exploded view promptTemple Hall Exploded

The exact text-to-image prompt behind this picture, made with GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst.

Prompt

Vertical 4:5 portrait frame. Exploded axonometric drawing of a traditional timber temple hall, the curved tiled roof, interlocking wooden brackets, beams, columns and stone base separated vertically in neat layers, fine ink lines with soft vermilion and celadon washes on warm rice paper, small neat annotation labels, elegant architectural illustration.

Prompts are kept in their original English to help reproduce the example. Copy one as it is, or adapt it for your project.

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Settings

Mode
Text to image
Aspect ratio
4:5
Quality
high
Price
From 2 credits

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Make your own version

  1. elegant architectural illustration sets the whole feel of the shot. Swap it for another camera style to change the vibe.

Where this idea comes from

Inspired by an idea from @TanShilong, collected in freestylefly/awesome-gpt-image-2 under MIT. PopNow wrote this prompt and made the example above.

Scene prompt guide

How the scene is composed

An exploded architectural diagram reveals the intricate joinery and layered structural elements of a classical East Asian wooden temple hall floating in vertical sequence. This prompt works effectively because it defines specific construction layers alongside traditional drafting materials, giving GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst clear rules for structural hierarchy and subtle watercolor reproduction.

  1. composition framingVertical 4:5 portrait frame.

    Sets the tall vertical orientation essential for stacking disassembled roof, bracket, and foundation layers without clipping the top or bottom components.

  2. core style and subjectExploded axonometric drawing of a traditional timber temple hall,

    Defines the technical projection method and subject, ensuring a parallel non-converging drafting perspective rather than a conventional perspective photograph.

  3. structural breakdownthe curved tiled roof, interlocking wooden brackets, beams, columns and stone base separated vertically in neat layers,

    Explicitly lists the individual building components so the model separates the complex bracket sets and timber framing instead of rendering an assembled solid building.

  4. medium and color palettefine ink lines with soft vermilion and celadon washes on warm rice paper,

    Establishes the traditional drafting medium and subtle mineral pigment palette, replacing glossy digital renders with organic paper texture and delicate linework.

  5. technical illustration detailsmall neat annotation labels, elegant architectural illustration.

    Adds subtle callout markings and reinforces clean drafting precision so the final artwork resembles a polished portfolio plate or museum study.

Camera and light

Axonometric diagrams bypass realistic optical lenses in favor of orthographic clarity and soft ambient illumination.

Perspective
An axonometric angle keeps parallel lines uniform and eliminates vanishing-point distortion, ensuring that complex mortise-and-tenon connections remain legible.
Lighting
Illumination functions like a flat, shadowless technical plate so internal joinery and underside bracket clusters remain fully visible.
Medium
Warm rice paper with mineral pigments (vermilion and celadon) creates a matte, tactile background that softens rigid technical drafting lines.
Scale and Spacing
Vertical spacing between the floating roof, brackets, and stone plinth requires balanced headroom to prevent stacked components from tangling.

Variations on the scene

Multi-tier bell pavilion

Swaps the single-story temple hall for a multi-tiered pavilion with a central bell to showcase vertical interior suspension.

Prompt

Vertical 4:5 portrait frame. Exploded axonometric drawing of a multi-tiered wooden bell pavilion, the hip-and-gable roof, hanging bronze bell, heavy timber truss, perimeter balustrades and stepped granite base separated vertically in neat layers, fine ink lines with soft indigo and ochre washes on warm rice paper, small neat annotation labels, elegant architectural illustration.

Five-story pagoda structure

Focuses on central pillar mechanics and stacked floor assemblies for taller structural analysis.

Prompt

Vertical 4:5 portrait frame. Exploded axonometric drawing of a five-story Japanese timber pagoda, the central shinbashira pillar, stacked eaves, delicate cantilever brackets, interior wooden floors and heavy stone foundation separated vertically in neat layers, fine ink lines with soft sumi ink and cinnabar washes on warm rice paper, small neat annotation labels, elegant architectural illustration.

Bracket cluster cutaway study

Zooms in on a singular complex bracket cluster rather than the entire building hall for detailed joinery illustration.

Prompt

Vertical 4:5 portrait frame. Exploded axonometric drawing of an intricate dougong bracket cluster and eave joint, the interlocking cantilever arms, bearing blocks, purlins and clay roof tiles separated diagonally and vertically in neat layers, fine ink lines with soft tea-wash and mineral green on warm rice paper, small neat annotation labels, elegant architectural illustration.

Model and settings

Keep the 4:5 portrait aspect ratio to give the stacked vertical layers sufficient headroom and base margin without crowding. Maintain high quality to preserve crisp ink lines, intricate bracket joinery, and clean callout labels. If you need a horizontal presentation for a presentation slide, switch the aspect ratio to 16:9 while expanding the prompt description to include horizontal spacing between exploded assemblies.

  • Nano Banana ProNano Banana Pro is ideal when you want complex multi-part diagram layouts and highly structured technical text callouts, as it plans layout composition before rendering.

When the scene falls apart

Components merge or collapse into an assembled building
Strengthen layer separation by replacing separated vertically in neat layers with widely spaced vertically floating layers with visible air gaps between roof, brackets, and base.
Text labels turn into garbled, unreadable gibberish
Remove small neat annotation labels or replace it with minimal clean numbered leader lines without text to prevent the AI from generating pseudo-lettering.
Photorealistic 3D rendering replaces traditional ink drawing
Replace fine ink lines with soft vermilion and celadon washes with 2D architectural drafting on textured parchment, flat traditional linework, no 3D photorealism.

Questions about this scene prompt

How do I control the vertical distance between the floating exploded layers?

Add spacing descriptors such as widely separated floating tiers or expanded vertical explosion with generous empty space between assemblies. Specifying that each section floats clearly above the next prevents components from tangling.

Can I make the annotation text readable or label specific parts?

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst handles short lettering well if you explicitly state names in quotes, such as labeled with words Dougong and Base. For dense diagrams, keeping labels generic or numbered produces cleaner visual drafting.

How can I change the color scheme while keeping the traditional drawing feel?

Swap vermilion and celadon for other traditional pigment wash names like indigo, raw umber, cinnabar, or sumi ink washes, while keeping warm rice paper or aged vellum as the background material.