About Prompt
- Prompt Type – Dynamic
- Prompt Platform – ChatGPT, Grok, Deepseek, Gemini, Copilot, Midjourney, Meta AI and more
- Niche – Lost Civilizations
- Language – English
- Category – Interdimensional FX
- Prompt Title – Desert Portal Above Pyramid VFX Prompt
Prompt Details
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### **Optimized Dynamic AI Prompt for Interdimensional FX**
**Niche:** Lost Civilizations
**Subject:** Desert Portal Above Pyramid VFX
**Prompt Type:** Dynamic (Template with Variables)
**Target Platforms:** All (Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, DALL-E 3, etc.)
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### **Introduction & How to Use This Dynamic Prompt**
This prompt is structured as a **dynamic template**. It is designed to be a powerful and flexible foundation for creating a wide variety of high-quality, cinematic VFX shots. Instead of a single static prompt, this template uses placeholders like `[Variable]` that you can replace with your desired keywords.
The structure is broken down into logical components, following best practices for AI prompt engineering. This method provides the AI with a clear, hierarchical understanding of the scene, leading to more coherent and detailed results. Simply choose one option from the suggestions for each `[Variable]`, or invent your own, to construct your unique prompt.
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### **The Dynamic Prompt Template**
**(Copy and paste the following structure, replacing the bracketed text with your chosen keywords)**
**VFX cinematic still of a colossal, unstable [Portal Shape] interdimensional portal manifesting directly above the apex of a [Pyramid Adjective] pyramid, set within a vast [Desert Type] desert under a [Sky Condition] sky.**
**The Pyramid:**
The pyramid is a [Pyramid Style] structure, constructed from [Pyramid Material]. Its surface is [Pyramid Condition], covered in [Surface Detail], hinting at a forgotten, hyper-advanced civilization. The scale is immense, dwarfing the surrounding landscape.
**The Interdimensional Portal:**
The portal itself is a swirling vortex of [Portal Colors] energy. It crackles with [Energy Effect], and its edges [Portal Edge Effect], bending light and space around it. Through the portal, there are glimpses of a [Glimpsed World]. The portal is the primary light source, casting a powerful, otherworldly [Light Color] glow onto the pyramid and the desert sands, creating [Shadow Detail].
**Atmosphere & Environmental Effects:**
The mood is [Mood], evoking a sense of [Feeling]. The air is filled with [Atmospheric Particles] kicked up by the portal’s energy. The ground around the pyramid’s base is [Ground Effect].
**Artistic & Technical Specifications:**
**Style:** [Artistic Style].
**Composition:** [Camera Shot].
**Lighting:** [Lighting Description], emphasizing dramatic contrast and volumetric effects.
**Details:** Ultra-detailed, intricate details, photorealistic textures, 8K resolution, sharp focus.
**Rendering Engine Style:** Photorealistic, Unreal Engine 5, Octane Render, cinematic post-processing, high dynamic range (HDR).
**Aspect Ratio:** `–ar 16:9` (or `–ar 3:2`, `–ar 4:5` etc., depending on the platform and desired format)
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### **Variable Options & Explanations**
Here are lists of suggested keywords for each variable. Feel free to mix, match, or create your own.
**[Portal Shape]:**
* **Geometric:** circular, ovular, triangular, hexagonal rift, rectangular gateway
* **Organic:** teardrop-shaped, amoebic, fractured crack in the sky, chaotic energy tear
* **Complex:** swirling galaxy spiral, shimmering energy membrane, non-Euclidean fractal
**[Pyramid Adjective]:**
* monolithic, ancient, colossal, forgotten, alien, enigmatic, towering
**[Desert Type]:**
* sprawling Sahara-like sand dunes, cracked salt flats, rocky Martian-like canyon, black volcanic sand desert, crystalline white gypsum desert
**[Sky Condition]:**
* scorching midday sun, deep twilight with twin moons, star-dusted cosmic nebula, apocalyptic sandstorm, eerie green aurora borealis
**[Pyramid Style]:**
* classic smooth-sided Giza-style, Mayan step pyramid, Mesopotamian ziggurat, futuristic techno-pyramid, organic crystal-growth pyramid
**[Pyramid Material]:**
* weathered sandstone, polished black obsidian, iridescent alien metal, cracked limestone, bio-luminescent crystal, seamless unknown alloy
**[Pyramid Condition]:**
* perfectly preserved, heavily eroded by sandstorms, overgrown with alien flora, partially buried in sand, fractured and broken apart
**[Surface Detail]:**
* intricate hieroglyphics that glow faintly, complex geometric circuit patterns, deep enigmatic carvings, reflective mirror-like panels
**[Portal Colors]:**
* cosmic nebula purples and deep blues, molten gold and silver, emerald green and electric cyan, unstable static of black and white, chromatic rainbow shimmer
**[Energy Effect]:**
* arcs of white lightning, temporal glitches and pixelation, slow-motion ripples, crackling plasma tendrils, silent, powerful humming energy waves
**[Portal Edge Effect]:**
* shimmer and distort reality like a heat haze, bleed kaleidoscopic colors into the atmosphere, are sharp and defined like cut glass, dissolve into black smoke
**[Glimpsed World]:**
* a cityscape of light under a dying star, an alien jungle with floating islands, a sea of impossible geometric shapes, a storm of pure chaotic energy, the void between stars
**[Light Color]:**
* ethereal cyan, menacing crimson, divine golden, unnatural violet, pure white
**[Shadow Detail]:**
* long, dramatic shadows, sharp, high-contrast shadows, soft, diffused shadows from the glowing light
**[Mood]:**
* awe-inspiring and epic, ominous and mysterious, apocalyptic and terrifying, serene and magical, desolate and lonely
**[Feeling]:**
* ancient power being unleashed, cosmic dread, a divine discovery, the end of the world, a silent, forgotten secret
**[Atmospheric Particles]:**
* swirling sand and dust, floating energy motes, shimmering temporal fragments, flakes of reality, glowing embers
**[Ground Effect]:**
* cracked and glowing with energy, fused into glass by intense heat, covered in strange alien crystals growing outwards from the base
**[Artistic Style]:**
* hyperrealistic, cinematic concept art, dark fantasy illustration, epic matte painting, sci-fi book cover art
**[Camera Shot]:**
* extreme wide shot showing the vastness, low-angle shot emphasizing the scale of the pyramid and portal, aerial drone view looking down, cinematic close-up on the portal’s interaction with the pyramid’s apex
**[Lighting Description]:**
* Dramatic cinematic lighting, volumetric light, god rays emanating from the portal, rim lighting on the pyramid’s edges, global illumination
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### **Example Prompt in Practice**
Here is a complete, ready-to-use prompt created by filling in the dynamic template. This example demonstrates how the components come together to form a highly specific and effective prompt for an AI image generator.
**VFX cinematic still of a colossal, unstable teardrop-shaped interdimensional portal manifesting directly above the apex of a monolithic alien pyramid, set within a vast rocky Martian-like canyon under a deep twilight sky with twin moons.**
**The Pyramid:**
The pyramid is a smooth-sided, futuristic techno-pyramid structure, constructed from polished black obsidian. Its surface is perfectly preserved, covered in intricate, glowing cyan circuit patterns, hinting at a forgotten, hyper-advanced civilization. The scale is immense, dwarfing the surrounding landscape.
**The Interdimensional Portal:**
The portal itself is a swirling vortex of cosmic nebula purples and deep magenta energy. It crackles with temporal glitches and pixelation, and its edges shimmer and distort reality like a heat haze, bending light and space around it. Through the portal, there are glimpses of a crystalline city under a dying star. The portal is the primary light source, casting a powerful, otherworldly ethereal cyan glow onto the pyramid and the desert sands, creating long, dramatic shadows.
**Atmosphere & Environmental Effects:**
The mood is ominous and mysterious, evoking a sense of cosmic dread and ancient power being unleashed. The air is filled with swirling sand and floating energy motes kicked up by the portal’s energy. The ground around the pyramid’s base is cracked and glowing with the same cyan energy.
**Artistic & Technical Specifications:**
**Style:** Hyperrealistic cinematic concept art.
**Composition:** Low-angle shot, looking up from the base of the pyramid to emphasize the scale.
**Lighting:** Volumetric light and god rays emanating from the portal, with dramatic rim lighting on the pyramid’s sharp edges.
**Details:** Ultra-detailed, intricate details, photorealistic textures, 8K resolution, sharp focus.
**Rendering Engine Style:** Photorealistic, Unreal Engine 5, Octane Render, cinematic post-processing, high dynamic range (HDR).
**Aspect Ratio:** `–ar 16:9`