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Exploring Prompts - Paper Sculpture

November 6, 2024

A dryad and a satyr dance in an autumn forest.
Dryad and Satyr Dancing (Dall-e3 in ChatGPT)

In this post I will explore the "Paper Sculpture" prompt. This prompt is very simple and produces pleasing images across many models.


Basic Prompt Elements

Artist Modifiers - No artist modifiers were used in this prompt.


Style Modifiers - the "core" style modifiers include: paper sculpture, deeply textured, heavily layered paper collage. There is repetition within the prompt, with paper sculpture used to describe multiple elements of the subject. Optionally, you can add "heavily painted paper with bold brushstrokes adding depth to the composition".


Color Modifiers - For the prompt below, I wanted to capture an autumn theme, so I used " The palette includes warm oranges, yellows, golds, rust, greens, and browns." This can be modified based on the image you want to create.


Subject Modifiers - any subject matter is permissible - in the image above I used a dryad dancing with a satry, both made of paper sculpture and dressed in a collage of paper sculpture autumn leaves in a paper sculpture forest. [Satry should be satyr, I really need to get better at checking my spelling].


Starting Prompt

The input prompt for the image above was:


Paper sculpture, A deeply textured, heavily layered paper collage, featuring a dryad dancing with a satry, both made of paper sculpture and dressed in a collage of paper sculpture autumn leaves in a paper sculpture forest. The palette includes warm oranges, yellows, golds, rust, greens, and browns. The scene features heavily painted paper with bold brushstrokes adding depth to the composition. Textured details capture the beauty of autumn.


Output Prompt

Many AI models, such as Dall-e3, take the prompts your enter and revise them. The revised prompt for the image above was:


A paper sculpture in a deeply textured, heavily layered paper collage style, depicting a dryad and satyr dancing together in an autumn forest. Both figures are crafted from paper sculpture and adorned in a collage of autumn leaves, set within a paper forest made from layers of textured paper trees and foliage. The color palette includes warm tones of oranges, yellows, golds, rust, greens, and browns. Bold brushstrokes and heavily painted paper elements add depth, enhancing the three-dimensional, sculptural quality of the composition. Textured details beautifully capture the warmth and vibrancy of autumn.


Notes and Tips for Prompting

I added "sculpture" to the prompt to get a more three-dimensional feel. You can still get a fairly good three-dimensional feel without it.


Variations - Paper Fox in an Autumn Forest

A fox sits in a forest with a stream and autumn leaves.
Fox's Fall Forest Home (Flux Schnell on NightCafe)

Input Prompt

Paper art, A deeply textured, heavily layered paper collage, featuring a collage of paper leaves in a paper autumn forest with a paper fox, a paper stream, paper fish, paper trees, and paper birds. The palette includes warm oranges, yellows, golds, rust, greens, and browns. The scene features heavily painted paper with bold brushstrokes adding depth to the composition. Textured details capture the beauty of autumn.


Output Prompt

N/A.


Note

The prompt above did not use "sculpture" but produced a nice three-dimensional feel anyway. This image was also the result of multiple evolutions, each evolution using the same prompt, but occasionally different models were used (Dreamshaper XL Lightning and RealVisXL v4 Lightning).


More variations

I will update this post with more updates, but in the meantime, I hope you have some fun with the prompt!

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