Landscapes set the stage for every story. This collection translates cinematic scenery into precise composition ratios, atmospheric cues, and depth instructions so Midjourney, DALL·E, and Gemini deliver believable environments on demand.
Designing Realistic Landscapes
Composition rules for depth and scale
Use horizon ratios (30/40/30), leading lines, foreground anchors, and camera height to avoid warped vistas. Mention lens choice and drone/tripod position for consistency.
Weather, atmosphere, and storytelling cues
Describe lighting (golden hour, blue hour, storm glow), visibility, fog density, temperature, and narrative elements (“lone hiker,” “harbor lights”) to add mood.
Prompt Sets by Terrain
- Mountain & alpine vistas: layered ridgelines, snowpack texture, sun direction, alpenglow.
- Coastal & underwater scenes: wave physics, long-exposure streaks, kelp forests, bioluminescence.
- Urban skylines & futurist cities: architecture styles, signage languages, transit systems.
- Desert, tundra, extreme climates: rippling dunes, aurora curtains, volcanic plains.
- Fantasy realms & alien biomes: floating islands, inverted oceans, crystalline forests.
Model Optimization
Midjourney stylization presets
Use --stylize 100–250, multi-prompts separating terrain/weather/mood, and --ar 21:9 for cinematic panoramas.
DALL·E painterly controls
Write step-by-step descriptions including medium, color temperature, and negative prompts (“clean horizon”).
Gemini references
Provide location names, altitude, and season; use iterative edits to tweak weather or insert people without rerendering.
Production Workflow
- Save winning looks in the AI Image Styles Library.
- Pair with Marketing Copy and Social prompts for campaign-ready storytelling.