What is text to image AI?
Text to image AI creates a new image from a written description. You do not need to upload a reference image. Start with the subject, setting, composition, and lighting, then add the details that matter to your image.
If you need to modify a specific photo or keep an existing character or product recognizable, start with image-to-image instead. A reference image can guide the result, but exact fidelity is not guaranteed.
How to Use the Text to Image Generator
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Write Your Prompt
Describe the main subject, setting, and visual style. Add composition and lighting details that matter for the intended use. - 02
Choose a Model and Image Settings
Select a model, then review its available aspect ratios, dimensions, formats, quality options, and image count. - 03
Check Credits and Generate
Check the displayed credit total and sign in before submitting. Review the quote again after changing the model or settings. - 04
Review and Download
Follow progress in Workspace, inspect the generated image, and download the result. If it misses the brief, revise one major detail before trying again.
How to Write a Text-to-Image Prompt
Start with the subject and what it should look like. Add setting, composition, lighting, and style where they affect the result. Use the checklist below to fill gaps; you do not need every item in every prompt.
A useful starting order: Subject → Setting → Composition → Viewpoint → Lighting → Materials → Atmosphere
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Subject
Name the main subject first. Add the visible features, pose, or action that matter most.
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Setting
Describe where the subject is. Add time or weather when it changes the appearance of the scene.
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Composition
State where the subject should sit in the frame and what should remain in the background. Leave empty space where you plan to add a headline or other design elements.
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Viewpoint
Choose a clear viewing angle and distance, such as an overhead arrangement, an eye-level portrait, or a three-quarter product view.
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Lighting
Describe the light source and its effect, such as soft window light, strong side lighting, or an overcast outdoor scene.
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Materials
Name important surfaces and textures, such as brushed metal, translucent glass, linen, or matte ceramic.
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Atmosphere
Add a mood, palette, or visual treatment that supports the scene, such as a quiet warm interior or a bold two-color illustration.
Use Improve Prompt to refine your description, then remove any added details that change your original idea.
Text-to-Image Prompt Examples

Product Scene Concept
Example Prompt
A faceted violet perfume bottle on dark slate, centered composition, three-quarter product view, controlled blue and purple studio lighting, crisp glass reflections, a dark atmospheric background, no text.
What to Check
Check the bottle shape, cap geometry, glass edges, reflections, and separation from the background. Use a reference-image workflow if a real product must remain recognizable.

Editorial Portrait
Example Prompt
Editorial portrait of a woman in embroidered black clothing with delicate floral hair ornaments, head-and-shoulders composition, three-quarter view, warm soft key light against a black background, fine textile detail, quiet formal mood.
What to Check
Inspect facial features, hair ornaments, clothing detail, and separation from the background. Check that the lighting supports the intended mood.

Fantasy Environment
Example Prompt
A vast mountain realm with floating temple islands above a sea of clouds, wide composition, elevated viewpoint, sunrise backlight, weathered stone and pine trees, one clear central island.
What to Check
Look for a clear focal island, readable depth, consistent scale, and lighting that connects the foreground, clouds, and distant peaks.

Storyboard Frame
Example Prompt
A black sports car stopped on a rain-soaked neon city street at night, rear three-quarter view, low camera angle, magenta and cyan signs reflected on wet asphalt, open road visible ahead, cinematic tension.
What to Check
Check car proportions, reflections, and space ahead of the vehicle. For a sequence, compare the car and location across frames rather than assuming repeated text will keep them identical.
Choose a Model, Image Size, and Credit Cost
Choose a model that supports the image size, format, and other settings your task needs. Available controls and credit costs differ by model, so review the current options before generating.
Model Choice
Genify offers text-to-image options from model families including Flux, GPT Image, and Seedream. Compare models with a consistent brief, and judge the result against your own needs rather than price alone.
Aspect Ratio and Dimensions
Choose a supported ratio and image size for the intended layout. Describe the subject’s placement and leave room for any text or crop you plan to add later.
Format and Image Count
Select an available output format and number of images. Changing the image count or other quality settings can change the total credit cost.
Credits Before Generation
The Generate button shows the credits required for the current configuration. Check the total again after changing a model or setting, especially when using daily free credits.
What Can You Create from Text?
Create illustrations, article imagery, presentation visuals, or early design concepts from a written idea. Review the result for the requirements of your project before using it.
Campaign and Product Concepts
Explore imagined product scenes, backgrounds, and campaign compositions. Use a real product image as a reference when its shape or label must guide the result.
Article and Presentation Images
Create supporting visuals for articles, slides, and social posts. Describe the intended layout and leave space for headlines or captions.
Illustrations and Worldbuilding
Turn a written character, setting, or object idea into an illustration or visual reference. Specify the medium, palette, and details that define the direction.
Storyboard Concepts
Explore framing, lighting, and scene ideas for a sequence. Review continuity across images and use references when a recurring subject needs to remain recognizable.
Common Text-to-Image Problems and What to Try
Compare the image with your prompt and identify the clearest mismatch. Keep the parts that work, then change one major instruction before generating again.
The Main Subject Is Wrong or Missing
Put the main subject near the beginning of the prompt. State how many subjects should appear and remove competing objects or unrelated scene descriptions.
The Composition or Crop Is Wrong
Choose one viewing angle and framing. Check the selected aspect ratio, describe where the subject should appear, and leave space around details that must remain visible.
The Style Does Not Match the Idea
Replace vague praise such as “beautiful” or “high quality” with a visible medium, palette, lighting setup, or material. Remove style directions that conflict with each other.
Words in the Image Are Misspelled
Keep the requested wording short and separate it clearly from the scene description. Follow the selected model’s guidance for text rendering and check every character. For exact typography, generate the visual with empty space and add the final text in a design editor.
A New Attempt Loses Details You Liked
Keep the successful parts of the prompt and revise one major instruction, such as lighting or framing. If a specific image needs a targeted change, move to image-to-image instead; a new text-only generation may change other details.
More Prompts and Next Steps
- Edit with a Reference ImageUse an existing image to guide a change in background, lighting, composition, or style.
- Compare Image Generation ModesCompare creating a new image from text with working from a reference.
- Browse Prompt ExamplesFind more image prompts to adapt to your subject and style.
- Animate an ImageUse a still image as the starting point for a short video clip.