This AI Image Styles Library captures the shorthand our creative team uses when briefing Midjourney, DALL·E, Gemini, and Stable Diffusion. Each style entry explains the mood, lighting, and palette, then offers prompt modifiers so you can apply the look to portraits, products, or landscapes without reinventing descriptors every time.
Why Style Libraries Matter
- Create consistent brand imagery across Portrait, Product, and Landscape prompts.
- Speed up ideation by swapping bulky moodboards for style tags your team understands.
- Keep prompt language aligned by logging successful styles inside Tutorials Hub style registries.
Realism / Photorealistic Styles
- Editorial Studio Realism – Balanced key/fill light, neutral palettes, controlled shadows for ecommerce or magazine looks. Prompt tip: “Editorial studio portrait, soft key + rim, 85mm lens, calibrated color.” Midjourney:
--stylize 200,--ar 3:4; DALL·E: mention “studio lighting with clean backdrop.” - Documentary Natural Light – On-location ambient light, film grain, candid gestures. Tip: “Documentary photo, available light, handheld, muted palette.” Gemini responds well when you reference time-of-day and weather.
Cinematic / Filmic Styles
- Neon Noir Cinematic – High-contrast gels, reflections, volumetric haze. Perfect for concept art and campaign teasers. Tip: “Neon noir frame, rain-soaked streets, volumetric fog, 16mm lens.” Midjourney:
--stylize 1000,--ar 21:9; Gemini: “cinematic lighting, prism flare.” - Golden Hour Epic – Warm backlight, anamorphic flares, sweeping vistas. Use for travel or aspirational edits. Tip: “Golden hour shot, lens flare, wide dynamic range, 35mm film.”
Fantasy / Surreal Styles
- Dreamcore Pastel – Soft gradients, floating objects, ethereal glow. Ideal for whimsical landscapes or product renders. Tip: “Dreamcore pastel palette, floating geometry, soft bloom, shallow fog.”
- Mythic Painterly Fantasy – Oil-paint textures, dramatic chiaroscuro, ornate costuming. Tip: “Mythic oil painting, textured brushwork, cinematic contrast.” Midjourney seeds help maintain continuity; DALL·E needs explicit medium references.
Retro / Vintage / Y2K Styles
- Y2K Chrome Pop – Holographic gradients, metallic surfaces, bold typography. Great for fashion or nostalgia campaigns. Tip: “Y2K chrome aesthetic, holographic backdrop, bold outline text.”
- Analog Film Grain – 35mm color shifts, light leaks, dust overlays. Tip: “Shot on 35mm, Portra palette, film grain, subtle scratches.” Gemini handles this well when you describe the exact film stock.
Minimalist / Modern Styles
- Scandinavian Minimal – Neutral palette, matte textures, soft daylight. Perfect for home goods. Tip: “Scandinavian minimal flat-lay, diffused light, negative space.”
- Bold Graphic Poster – High-contrast shapes, duotone palettes, strong typography. Tip: “Vector poster style, geometric forms, sans-serif headline, duotone palette.”
Use Cases & Sample Prompts
- Product hero (Editorial Realism): “Editorial studio photo of skincare serum, soft key + rim, plexiglass surface, 4K, Midjourney --stylize 200.”
- Concept art (Neon Noir): “Neon noir alley, rain reflections, volumetric fog, cinematic lighting, DALL·E photoreal.”
- Fantasy landscape (Dreamcore Pastel): “Pastel canyon with floating crystals, soft bloom, Gemini Image 21:9.”
- Retro fashion (Y2K Chrome): “Y2K chrome outfit pose, holographic gradient, wide-angle lens, typographic overlay.”
- Minimalist product flat-lay: “Scandinavian minimal coffee kit, matte textures, top-down daylight, Gemini Image.”
Best Practices
- Choose styles based on project goals: photoreal for ecommerce, cinematic for storytelling, surreal for concept art.
- Iterate: adjust palette, lighting, and camera terms, then store winning combos in Tutorials Hub style sheets.
- Avoid conflicting descriptors (e.g., “hyperreal watercolor”). Pick a primary style and add complementary modifiers.
- Reference the AI Prompt Library for prompt templates, then layer style tags. Use Tutorials Hub to document prompt + style pairings for future campaigns.
Try these styles → Copy a prompt sample above → Use it in your AI tool → Refine with your projects → Explore more in our Tutorials Hub.