Contour Water, made with GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
Example made with GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

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GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst product photo promptContour Water

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

Prompt

Vertical 4:5 portrait frame. A clear glass mineral water bottle standing in front of a poster of fine topographic contour lines, the lines bending and magnifying through the water into the silhouette of a mountain valley, cool mint and white palette, clean minimal product photography, no brand name, no text.

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

The exact price shows before you generate.

Make your own version

  1. clean minimal product photography sets the whole feel of the shot. Swap it for another camera style to change the vibe.
  2. The prompt ends with no text. Leave that in, or the model may add random lettering.

Where this idea comes from

Inspired by an idea from 蛋黄堡, collected in YouMind-OpenLab/awesome-gpt-image-2 under CC BY 4.0. PopNow wrote this prompt and made the example above.

Product prompt guide

How this product shot is built

A clear glass mineral water bottle refracts a backdrop of thin topographic lines into the optical illusion of a mountain valley. GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst excels at rendering transparent glass refraction alongside sharp graphic line art. This prompt creates a sophisticated, high-end commercial visual without relying on complex sets or heavy digital compositing.

  1. subject framing and containerVertical 4:5 portrait frame. A clear glass mineral water bottle

    Sets the vertical product orientation and introduces the transparent glass vessel. If changed to frosted glass or an opaque bottle, the optical refraction effect through the liquid will be lost.

  2. backdrop graphic patternstanding in front of a poster of fine topographic contour lines,

    Defines the background pattern that provides geometric contrast behind the bottle. Changing this to a solid color removes the lines needed for the lens-like distortion.

  3. refraction and focal illusionthe lines bending and magnifying through the water into the silhouette of a mountain valley,

    Instructs the AI to warp the backdrop lines into a scenic landscape shape through the cylinder. Without this phrase, the water will show standard, undistorted, or flat reflections.

  4. color style and negative constraintcool mint and white palette, clean minimal product photography, no brand name, no text.

    Controls the studio lighting tone while suppressing random placeholder labels or gibberish typography. Removing this often introduces unwanted branded stickers or harsh warm studio shadows.

What to change for your own product

Adapt this optical refraction concept to your own product line by swapping key studio elements.

Product
Currently a clear glass mineral water bottle. Replace with a cylindrical perfume flacon, gin bottle, or clear serum dropper bottle.
Backdrop
Currently fine topographic contour lines. Swap for architectural grid lines, concentric circles, or botanical leaf sketches depending on your brand theme.
Refraction shape
Currently a mountain valley silhouette. Replace with an ocean wave, floral petal curve, or rising sun silhouette distorted through the fluid.
Color palette
Currently cool mint and white. Change to amber and charcoal for aged spirits, or blush pink and ivory for gentle skincare products.

Ready-made variations

Facial Serum Botanical Grid

Adapts the refraction concept for a skincare dropper bottle using a warm terracotta palette and botanical optical distortion.

Prompt

Vertical 4:5 portrait frame. A clear glass facial serum dropper bottle standing in front of a poster of precise architectural grid lines, the lines bending and magnifying through the serum into the silhouette of a blooming lotus flower, warm terracotta and cream palette, clean minimal product photography, no brand name, no text.

Luxury Perfume Ocean Wave

Shifts to luxury fragrance with heavy crystal glass warping pinstripes into an oceanic silhouette.

Prompt

Vertical 4:5 portrait frame. A heavy crystal rectangular perfume bottle standing in front of a poster of dense horizontal pinstripes, the lines bending and magnifying through the fragrance liquid into the silhouette of a surging ocean wave, deep navy and frosted silver palette, clean minimal product photography, no brand name, no text.

Botanical Gin Solar Refraction

Applies the set-up to spirits packaging with radial line patterns creating a nocturnal celestial illusion.

Prompt

Vertical 4:5 portrait frame. A tall cylindrical clear glass gin bottle standing in front of a poster of radial starburst lines, the lines bending and magnifying through the liquid into the silhouette of a glowing crescent moon, midnight blue and gold palette, clean minimal product photography, no brand name, no text.

Model and settings

Keep the aspect ratio set to 4:5 for standard social product framing and vertical portfolio presentation, or switch to 16:9 if composing a website hero banner. Maintain high quality mode so GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst resolves fine line work and sharp refraction edges without visual noise. This text-to-image prompt runs from scratch without input reference pictures or start frames.

  • FLUX.2 ProChoose FLUX.2 Pro if you require exact brand hex color matching across the mint background or want hyper-photorealistic glass edge caustic highlights.
  • Nano Banana ProSwitch to Nano Banana Pro when you want to design more complex, diagram-heavy background posters with planned layout geometry before generating the refraction.

When the product shot goes wrong

The bottle shape appears warped or lopsided instead of straight and symmetrical.
Add 'symmetrical cylindrical bottle, perfectly straight vertical glass edges' right after describing the bottle.
The AI adds gibberish brand logos or faux typographical stickers to the glass.
Reinforce the negative constraint by updating the end of the prompt to 'completely unbranded, blank smooth glass, no stickers, no typography'.
The background contour lines overpower the bottle or fail to refract through the water.
Change the refraction phrasing to 'optical glass refraction prominently warping background lines inside the water cylinder, soft-focus background poster'.

Questions about this product prompt

How do I make the mountain silhouette inside the bottle more recognizable?

Emphasize high contrast by specifying 'high-contrast dark contour lines' and adding 'distinct mountain peak refraction centered inside the bottle liquid' to guide the optical warping effect.

Can I change the liquid color without ruining the refraction?

Yes. Replace 'water' with 'pale emerald tonic' or 'amber-tinted botanical water', but keep the glass clear so the background lines remain clearly visible through the fluid.

Why are the contour lines appearing blurry rather than crisp?

Ensure your quality setting is on high in GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst, and add the phrase 'razor-sharp vector-style line art poster' to prevent the model from applying heavy atmospheric haze.