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Prompt and Magic Prompt

How to write effective image prompts in Qolaba and how to use Magic Prompt to automatically enhance them for better generation results.

Prompt & Magic Prompt

The prompt is the primary input for every image generation. It tells the model what to generate — the subject, environment, style, lighting, and mood. How you write it directly determines the quality, accuracy, and consistency of the output.

Writing an Effective Prompt

A strong image prompt covers four elements:

Element
What to Include

Subject

Who or what is the focus of the image

Environment

Where the scene takes place — setting, time of day, weather

Style & Medium

Visual aesthetic, artistic approach, or rendering style

Mood & Lighting

Emotional tone and how the scene is lit

Weak prompt:

A woman in a city.

Strong prompt:

A professional woman in a tailored navy suit walking through a
rain-soaked Manhattan street at dusk, neon signs reflecting on
wet pavement, cinematic lighting, shallow depth of field,
photorealistic, highly detailed.

The second prompt gives the model a subject, environment, style, mood, and lighting — producing a far more consistent and usable output.

Prompt Structure Guide

Build your prompt in layers — start with the subject, then add environment, then style, then mood and quality:

1. Lead with your subject

2. Add environment and setting

3. Define style and medium

4. Set mood, lighting, and quality

Full combined prompt:

What to Avoid

  • Vague descriptors — "beautiful", "amazing", "cool" add no visual direction. Replace with specific visual attributes — "vibrant color palette", "dramatic shadows", "minimalist composition"

  • Contradictory instructions — "photorealistic watercolor" or "dark bright scene" confuse the model. Pick one clear direction

  • Overloading with unrelated elements — Keep each prompt focused on one scene or subject. Complex multi-element prompts produce inconsistent results

  • Describing abstract concepts without visual grounding — "the feeling of loneliness" needs a concrete visual anchor: "A solitary figure sitting on an empty park bench in winter fog"

Multi-Language Prompt Support

Prompts can be written in any language — the model interprets and generates based on the language of your input. This makes Image Generation natively accessible for non-English workflows without requiring translation.

Magic Prompt

Magic Prompt is an AI-powered enhancement tool that takes your prompt and rewrites it into a more detailed, generation-optimized version — automatically adding descriptive language, stylistic direction, and visual detail that improves output quality.

When to Use Magic Prompt

Use Magic Prompt when:

  • Your prompt is short or underdeveloped

  • You want richer stylistic output without detailed prompt engineering

  • You are exploring a new subject or style and want a stronger starting point

  • You are not getting the visual quality you expect from your current prompt

When to Skip Magic Prompt

Skip Magic Prompt when:

  • Your prompt is already highly specific and detailed

  • You are working with reference images where strict visual consistency matters

  • You need precise control over exactly what the model generates

  • You are using a custom preset that already handles style scaffolding

How to Use It

  1. Enter your base prompt in the prompt input field

  2. Enable the Magic Prompt toggle

  3. Click Generate — Magic Prompt rewrites your prompt before sending it to the model

  4. Review the enhanced prompt if visible — use it as a starting point for further refinement

Before Magic Prompt:

After Magic Prompt:

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