Making festival portraits that do not look generic in AI
Festival and traditional-wear prompts fail in predictable ways. Name a real weave, control the jewellery, light warm skin well, and keep backgrounds quiet.
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How prompts are put together and why some hold up while others do not. Written from prompts that were run before they were published.
Free vs paid, where AI image tool free tiers actually stop
An honest look at the limits of free AI image tiers: resolution caps, queue priority, commercial-use terms, watermarks, private generation and ownership.
Which aspect ratio to use, and why it changes the image
Aspect ratio is not a crop applied at the end. It changes composition and what the model puts in frame. A guide to 1:1, 4:5, 3:4, 9:16, 16:9, 3:2 and 2:3.
Using a reference photo without losing the face in AI art
Why AI models drift a face across generations, the clauses that hold identity, what makes a good source photo, and what to do when the output still drifts.
How to write an AI image prompt that actually works well
A working method for AI image prompts. Order the elements, name equipment and fabrics instead of adjectives, state each thing once, and split out negatives.