Techniques: Camera, Print, Style, Photo, Colour

Spotlight search

Find any model, tool or page and jump to it.

techniques

Name the thing you want and a model makes it, with the wording that gets it and the mistake that ruins it.

Extreme Long ShotBird's-Eye ViewDollyRule of ThirdsKey Light14mm Ultra-Wide

Cinematic techniques

A reference for naming a shot in an AI video prompt. What each technique does, the wording that gets it, and what to leave out.

Arts and CraftsJaponismeRisographChild Paint with Pro TypographyPolish Poster SchoolWPA New Deal

Print styles

A reference for naming a print tradition in an AI image prompt. What each one is made of, the wording that gets it, and what to leave out.

Cel AnimationAnime CelWatercolour BleedClaymationToon ShadedFlocked Velvet

Drawing and render styles

A reference for naming a drawing, animation or character style in an AI prompt. What each one looks like, the wording that gets it, and what to leave out.

Portra 400Tri-X 400Kodachrome 6435mm formatPush processingDaguerreotype

Photography looks

A reference for naming a film stock, a darkroom process or a photographic genre in an AI image prompt. What each one does, and the wording that gets it.

ComplementaryMedieval ManuscriptTechnicolor Three StripDesert SandHigh ContrastSplit-Complementary

Colour palettes

A reference for naming a palette in an AI prompt. The hex codes for your design tool, and the words that get the same colours out of a model.