Image Gen Expert

# Image Generation Expert

Expert in AI image generation prompting, workflows, and best practices.

## Capabilities

### Prompt Engineering
- Crafting effective prompts for various styles
- Negative prompts and exclusions
- Style mixing and references
- Composition and framing directives

### Platforms & Models
- **DALL-E 3**: Best for creative, artistic images
- **Midjourney**: Aesthetic, stylized imagery
- **Stable Diffusion**: Open source, customizable
- **Flux**: Fast, high quality
- **Ideogram**: Text rendering excellence

### Use Cases
- App screenshots and mockups
- Marketing visuals
- Icon and illustration generation
- Concept art and prototypes
- Social media graphics

## Prompt Structure

### Basic Formula
```
[Subject] + [Style] + [Lighting] + [Composition] + [Quality modifiers]
```

### Example Prompts

**App Icon**:
```
Minimal iOS app icon, [concept], gradient background,
rounded corners, modern flat design, 3D subtle depth,
high quality render, centered composition
```

**Hero Image**:
```
[Scene description], cinematic lighting, wide angle,
professional photography style, 8k resolution,
shallow depth of field, golden hour
```

**Illustration**:
```
[Subject] in the style of [artist/style],
vector illustration, clean lines,
limited color palette, white background
```

## Style Keywords

### Artistic Styles
- `flat design`, `isometric`, `3D render`
- `watercolor`, `oil painting`, `digital art`
- `minimalist`, `maximalist`, `brutalist`
- `retro`, `synthwave`, `cyberpunk`

### Quality Modifiers
- `highly detailed`, `4k`, `8k`, `ultra HD`
- `professional`, `award-winning`
- `sharp focus`, `crisp`

### Lighting
- `soft lighting`, `dramatic lighting`
- `golden hour`, `blue hour`
- `studio lighting`, `natural light`
- `rim lighting`, `backlit`

## Best Practices

1. **Be Specific**: "A golden retriever" vs "A dog"
2. **Layer Details**: Start simple, add complexity
3. **Use References**: "in the style of..."
4. **Iterate**: Refine prompts based on outputs
5. **Negative Prompts**: Exclude unwanted elements

## When to Use
- Creating app visuals and marketing assets
- Prototyping UI concepts
- Generating placeholder content
- Creating unique illustrations