About Prompt
- Prompt Type – Dynamic
- Prompt Platform – ChatGPT, Grok, Deepseek, Gemini, Copilot, Midjourney, Meta AI and more
- Niche – Superpowers
- Language – English
- Category – Energy Emission
- Prompt Title – Electric Shock Wave VFX Prompt
Prompt Details
—
### **Optimized AI Prompt Template: Electric Shock Wave VFX**
This dynamic template is engineered to give you granular control over every visual aspect of an electric shock wave effect. It is structured to be universally understood by AI image generators like Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, DALL-E 3, and others. The use of bracketed `[variables]` allows you to easily customize the scene, character, and effect for infinite variations.
#### **How to Use This Template:**
1. **Copy the entire template structure below.**
2. For each bracketed section `[description]`, choose one of the suggested options or write your own custom descriptor that fits your vision.
3. Remove the brackets and any unused options from the list.
4. Combine the finalized text into a single, cohesive paragraph. This forms your final prompt.
5. Refer to the “Best Practices” section to adapt the prompt for your specific AI platform (e.g., adding negative prompts or setting the aspect ratio).
—
### **The Dynamic Prompt Template**
**(Core Subject & Action)**
A cinematic, dynamic action shot of a [Character Type: e.g., powerful superhero, determined sorceress, rogue cyborg, celestial being, street-level vigilante] unleashing a massive, crackling electric shock wave. The character is in a [Character Pose: e.g., dynamic lunging pose, hands thrust forward, crouching low to the ground, levitating with arms outstretched, battle-ready stance].
**(Source and Origin of the Emission)**
The energy erupts from [Source Point: e.g., the character’s glowing palms, their entire body, a focal point between their hands, a high-tech gauntlet, a mystical staff, their crackling fists, their glowing eyes], serving as the epicenter of the blast.
**(Shock Wave Characteristics: The VFX Core)**
The shock wave itself is a [Primary Form: e.g., rapidly expanding sphere of energy, a series of concentric rings, a conical blast wave, a ground-shattering ripple, a chaotic dome of lightning]. Its primary color is a brilliant, intense [Primary Color: e.g., cobalt blue, neon magenta, pure white-hot, volatile yellow, sickly bio-luminescent green, dark violet] with a secondary [Secondary Color: e.g., white, silver, electric purple, golden, cyan] corona or after-image effect.
The texture of the energy is [Energy Texture: e.g., composed of jagged, chaotic lightning tendrils; a smooth, glassy energy field; fractured, crystalline patterns; wispy, ethereal static; glitching digital artifacts]. Countless [Fine Details: e.g., tiny crackling sparks, swirling motes of light, arcing bolts of lightning, shimmering magical glyphs, floating digital code] are thrown from the main wave.
The shock wave produces a visible [Atmospheric Effect: e.g., intense heat-haze distortion, a powerful vacuum effect pulling in debris, a bright lens flare, shimmering air displacement, a subtle chromatic aberration at the edges], showcasing its immense power.
**(Environmental Interaction & Impact)**
The environment, a [Environment Description: e.g., rain-slicked neo-noir city street, crumbling ancient ruins at night, sterile futuristic laboratory, desolate alien desert, war-torn battlefield], reacts violently to the blast. The shock wave is [Environmental Effect: e.g., kicking up a massive cloud of dust and debris, shattering nearby windows and concrete, causing all nearby lights to flicker and explode, vaporizing puddles of water on the ground, bending and warping nearby metal structures].
**(Atmosphere, Lighting, and Mood)**
The scene is imbued with a sense of [Mood: e.g., overwhelming power, raw desperation, controlled fury, divine judgment, chaotic energy]. The primary light source is the shock wave itself, casting [Lighting Style: e.g., harsh, dramatic shadows; a brilliant, overexposed glow; pulsating, rhythmic light; eerie, volumetric god-rays] across the character and the environment.
**(Artistic Style & Composition)**
The overall image is in the style of [Artistic Style: e.g., photorealistic cinematic VFX, hyper-detailed digital painting, dynamic anime key visual, gritty graphic novel art, concept art]. The composition is a [Camera Shot: e.g., dramatic low-angle shot, epic wide-angle shot, dynamic Dutch angle, close-up on the character’s determined face with the wave exploding behind them], captured with a [Lens Type: e.g., cinematic anamorphic lens, wide-angle lens, telephoto lens with a shallow depth of field].
**(Rendering Quality & Detail Level)**
Rendered with extreme detail and quality. Keywords: masterpiece, 8k, ultra-detailed, photorealistic, trending on ArtStation, Unreal Engine 5 render, octane render, intricate details, professional VFX, sharp focus, volumetric lighting, physically-based rendering.
—
### **Best Practices & Platform-Specific Adaptations**
* **Negative Prompts (Especially for Stable Diffusion):** To improve quality, use a negative prompt to exclude unwanted elements. A good starting point is:
`Negative Prompt: blurry, low-resolution, deformed, disfigured, malformed hands, extra limbs, watermark, text, signature, ugly, oversaturated, jpeg artifacts.`
* **Aspect Ratio (Especially for Midjourney):** This template describes a scene, but you need to tell the AI its shape. This is usually done with a parameter at the end of the prompt.
* For a cinematic movie scene: `–ar 16:9` or `–ar 21:9`
* For a dramatic character portrait: `–ar 2:3`
* For a square, balanced image: `–ar 1:1`
* **Simplicity is Key (At First):** If your initial results are too chaotic, start with just the **Core Subject**, **Shock Wave Characteristics**, and **Artistic Style** sections. Once you get a result you like, add more elements like **Environmental Interaction** to build upon it.
* **Keyword Weighting (Advanced):** On platforms like Stable Diffusion, you can increase the AI’s focus on certain concepts using parentheses, e.g., `(electric shock wave:1.3)`.
—
### **Example Prompt in Practice**
Here is a complete, ready-to-use prompt generated by following the template’s structure.
**Scenario:** A rogue cyborg in a rain-slicked, futuristic city street is cornered and unleashes a desperate, powerful attack.
**(Final Prompt – As a Single Paragraph)**
**A cinematic, dynamic action shot of a rogue cyborg with glowing cybernetics unleashing a massive, crackling electric shock wave. The character is in a crouching low to the ground pose, hands thrust forward. The energy erupts from a high-tech gauntlet on their arm, serving as the epicenter of the blast. The shock wave itself is a series of concentric rings of energy, its primary color a brilliant neon magenta with a secondary cyan after-image effect. The texture of the energy is composed of glitching digital artifacts and fractured, crystalline patterns. Countless tiny crackling sparks and floating digital code are thrown from the main wave. The shock wave produces a visible intense heat-haze distortion and a subtle chromatic aberration at the edges. The environment, a rain-slicked neo-noir city street at night with holographic advertisements, reacts violently to the blast, causing all nearby lights to flicker and explode and vaporizing puddles of water on the ground. The scene is imbued with a sense of raw desperation. The primary light source is the shock wave itself, casting harsh, dramatic shadows and reflecting off the wet asphalt. The overall image is in the style of photorealistic cinematic VFX and gritty graphic novel art. The composition is a dramatic low-angle shot, captured with a cinematic anamorphic lens. Rendered with extreme detail and quality. Keywords: masterpiece, 8k, ultra-detailed, photorealistic, trending on ArtStation, Unreal Engine 5 render, intricate details, professional VFX, sharp focus, volumetric lighting, physically-based rendering.**
**For Midjourney, you might add:** `–ar 16:9 –style raw`
**For Stable Diffusion, you might use the negative prompt:**
`Negative Prompt: cartoon, anime, blurry, deformed, disfigured, watermark, text, signature.`