
Napkin sketch
Sketches the idea in marker on a paper napkin.
51 prompt shortcuts in the Materials & handmade family, each with a real example image.

Sketches the idea in marker on a paper napkin.

Explains the idea with arrows, circles, and diagrams drawn on a whiteboard.

Assembles a board of images, colors, materials, and textures.

Collages torn paper, tape, and Polaroid photos into a scrapbook page.

Adds hand-drawn arrows, circles, and notes on top of a photo.

Reduces the object or figure to a dark silhouette.

Makes the object look carved out of wood.

Sculpts the object as though it were carved from ice.

Gives the subject the look and texture of marble.

Casts the object in bronze.

Remakes the subject in glazed or handmade ceramic.

Finishes the object in fine, delicate porcelain.

Turns the material into clear, glossy crystal.

Makes the element look as if it were built from diamond.

Lays a gold leaf texture over the surface.

Coats the surface in silver chrome with a strong reflection.

Weathers the subject into old, rusted metal.

Ages the surface with an oxidized, worn texture.

Applies a carbon fiber texture over the surface.

Melts the material into flowing liquid metal.

Renders the subject as molten gold.

Recasts the element as a piece of glass artwork.

Polishes the surface into a mirror that throws back a strong reflection.

Gives the surface a holographic finish with colored reflections.

Shifts the surface color as the light moves across it.

Adds a pearl sheen and a soft reflection across the surface.

Makes the elements look handmade out of felt.

Turns the surface into a crocheted texture.

The look of knitted fabric.

Makes the image look hand embroidered.

A patchwork or handmade quilt look.

A composition made out of colored sand.

Makes the image look drawn in chalk.

A drawing made with markers.

A drawing made in wax crayon.

The texture and look of a pastel drawing.

Rebuilds the image as a gouache painting.

Simulates a painting done in acrylic paint.

Thick brushstrokes and three-dimensional paint texture.

The look of a wall painting done in fresco technique.

Breaks the image into a mosaic built from small pieces.

Arranges the elements into a circular, mandala-like composition.

A hand-drawn pattern of repeating lines and shapes.

Redraws the image as a tattoo-style design.

Pattern and shape drawn from tribal art.

A handmade boho look, natural and calm.

Art Deco styling, geometric and sophisticated.

Bauhaus visual principles: geometric form and function.

A brutalist look, heavy, raw, and architectural.

A Memphis look with geometric shapes and playful color.

A composition built from flowing color gradients.
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