About Prompt
- Prompt Type – Dynamic
- Prompt Platform – ChatGPT, Grok, Deepseek, Gemini, Copilot, Midjourney, Meta AI and more
- Niche – Mythical Creature
- Language – English
- Category – Elemental FX
- Prompt Title – Dragon Breathing Ice VEO 3 Prompt
Prompt Details
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### **Optimized Dynamic AI Prompt: Arctic Dragon’s Glacial Breath (Elemental FX)**
This dynamic prompt is designed to be a flexible and powerful template. The core structure is written in natural language to be compatible with most AI image generators. You can customize the final image by replacing the text inside the square brackets `[ ]` with your desired concepts.
#### **How to Use This Dynamic Prompt:**
1. **Read through the sections:** Understand what each part of the prompt controls.
2. **Choose your variables:** Look at the options in the brackets `[like this]` and replace them with your own ideas. You can also mix and match suggestions provided.
3. **Assemble the final prompt:** Copy and paste the text from the sections into a single block of text for the AI.
4. **Adapt for specific platforms:** While this prompt is designed for broad compatibility, you can enhance it for platforms like Midjourney by adding parameters (`–ar 16:9`) or Stable Diffusion by using weighted parentheses `(word:1.3)`.
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### **The Dynamic Prompt Template**
#### **1. Core Subject & Action (The “What”)**
Start with a clear and powerful description of the main subject and its primary action.
`cinematic masterpiece, epic photo of a majestic [Dragon Type, e.g., ancient elder wyrm, crystalline frost drake, armored behemoth] with scales the color of [Scale Color/Texture, e.g., shimmering obsidian, deep cobalt blue, pearlescent white, jagged glacier ice]. Its eyes glow with a [Eye Color, e.g., piercing sapphire, cold white, ethereal silver] light. The dragon is in a [Action Pose, e.g., powerful roaring stance, defensive crouch, mid-flight banking turn], its massive jaw unhinged as it unleashes a visceral torrent of devastating [Breath Description, e.g., arctic frost, supercooled glacial energy, liquid nitrogen plume].`
#### **2. Elemental FX Details (The “How” – The Core of the Effect)**
This is the most critical section for Elemental FX. Describe the ice breath with extreme detail, focusing on its composition, light interaction, and environmental impact.
* **Breath Composition:**
`The breath is a concentrated blast of [Primary Element, e.g., razor-sharp ice shards, sub-zero crystalline vapor, dense freezing fog] mixed with [Secondary Element, e.g., glowing magical runes, spectral energy tendrils, miniature snow cyclones]. Billowing clouds of [Vapor Type, e.g., cryogenic mist, liquid nitrogen vapor] obscure the base of the blast.`
* **Visual Characteristics & Light Interaction:**
`Intricate, fractal-like [Ice Pattern, e.g., snowflake patterns, crystalline lattice structures] form instantaneously within the stream of breath. The effect is intensely luminous, casting a [Light Quality, e.g., harsh, cold, ethereal] glow. Prismatic light refracts through the ice particles, creating a subtle [Light Effect, e.g., auroral shimmer, rainbow halo, caustic light patterns] within the plume. The core of the blast is a blinding [Core Color, e.g., white-hot blue, deep arctic cyan] that fades to translucent at the edges.`
* **Impact & Environmental Interaction:**
`Where the breath makes contact with the [Impact Surface, e.g., ground, ancient ruins, opposing creature], the environment flash-freezes instantly. A thick layer of [Ice Texture, e.g., spiky rime ice, smooth black ice, cracked glacial ice] covers everything, with delicate ice ferns creeping outwards from the point of impact. The air itself crackles and shimmers with frozen condensation and suspended ice dust.`
#### **3. Composition & Framing (The “View”)**
Define the camera’s perspective to control the narrative and focus of the shot.
`[Shot Type, e.g., Epic wide shot, Dynamic low-angle medium shot, Extreme close-up on the dragon’s face]. The camera is positioned [Camera Angle, e.g., from below to emphasize scale, slightly offset to the side, directly in front of the action]. Captured with a [Lens Type, e.g., wide-angle 24mm lens, telephoto 200mm lens] to create a sense of [Depth Effect, e.g., deep cinematic depth of field, sharp focus across the scene].`
#### **4. Environment & Atmosphere (The “Where”)**
Set the scene. The environment will dramatically affect the lighting and mood, especially how the ice FX are perceived.
`The scene takes place in a [Location, e.g., desolate volcanic wasteland, frozen arctic mountain peak, crumbling medieval castle courtyard] during a [Time of Day/Weather, e.g., stormy twilight, clear night with a full moon, raging blizzard at dawn]. The atmosphere is thick with [Atmospheric Element, e.g., swirling snow, volcanic ash, heavy fog], adding to the dramatic and hostile mood.`
#### **5. Lighting & Color Palette (The “Mood”)**
Specify the lighting sources and the overall color scheme to unify the image.
`The primary light source is the [Primary Light Source, e.g., ethereal glow of the ice breath itself, the cold light of a full moon, dramatic stormy backlighting]. This creates [Lighting Effect, e.g., high-contrast shadows, volumetric lighting through the mist, strong rim lighting on the dragon’s silhouette]. The color palette is dominated by [Primary Colors, e.g., deep blues, cyans, and stark whites], accented by [Accent Colors, e.g., the glowing orange of volcanic fissures, the dark grey of stone, the silver moonlight].`
#### **6. Style & Medium (The “Look”)**
Determine the artistic style, from photorealistic to painterly.
`Style: [Artistic Style, e.g., Hyperrealistic, cinematic fantasy concept art, gritty dark fantasy, digital painting]. Influenced by the visual effects of [VFX Influence, e.g., Weta Digital, Blizzard Entertainment cinematics, Game of Thrones]. Rendered in [Rendering Engine Style, e.g., Unreal Engine 5, Octane Render, Redshift]. The overall image has a [Texture/Quality, e.g., sharp focus, photorealistic texture, epic and dramatic tone, professional color grading].`
#### **7. Negative Prompts (What to Avoid)**
To refine the output, specify what you don’t want to see. This helps the AI avoid common mistakes.
`Negative Prompt: blurry, soft focus, cartoon, anime, deformed, disfigured, poor anatomy, extra limbs, mutated, ugly, watermark, signature, text, low resolution, pixelated, oversaturated.`
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### **Example Prompt in Practice**
Here is a complete, ready-to-use prompt generated by filling in the dynamic template above.
**(Copy and paste the entire block below into your AI image generator)**
**Prompt:**
cinematic masterpiece, epic photo of a majestic crystalline frost drake with scales the color of pearlescent white that shimmer with internal light. Its eyes glow with a piercing sapphire light. The dragon is in a powerful roaring stance, its massive jaw unhinged as it unleashes a visceral torrent of devastating supercooled glacial energy.
The breath is a concentrated blast of razor-sharp ice shards mixed with glowing magical runes. Billowing clouds of cryogenic mist obscure the base of the blast. Intricate, fractal-like snowflake patterns form instantaneously within the stream of breath. The effect is intensely luminous, casting a harsh, cold glow. Prismatic light refracts through the ice particles, creating a subtle auroral shimmer within the plume. The core of the blast is a white-hot blue that fades to translucent at the edges.
Where the breath makes contact with the volcanic rock ground, the environment flash-freezes instantly. A thick layer of spiky rime ice covers everything, with delicate ice ferns creeping outwards from the point of impact. The air itself crackles and shimmers with frozen condensation and suspended ice dust.
Dynamic low-angle medium shot. The camera is positioned from below to emphasize scale. Captured with a wide-angle 24mm lens to create a deep cinematic depth of field.
The scene takes place in a desolate volcanic wasteland during a stormy twilight. The atmosphere is thick with volcanic ash, adding to the dramatic and hostile mood. The primary light source is the ethereal glow of the ice breath itself, creating high-contrast shadows and strong rim lighting on the dragon’s silhouette. The color palette is dominated by deep blues, cyans, and stark whites, accented by the glowing orange of volcanic fissures in the ground.
Style: Hyperrealistic, cinematic fantasy concept art. Influenced by the visual effects of Weta Digital and Blizzard Entertainment cinematics. Rendered in Unreal Engine 5. The overall image has a sharp focus, photorealistic texture, epic and dramatic tone, professional color grading.
**Negative Prompt:**
blurry, soft focus, cartoon, anime, deformed, disfigured, poor anatomy, extra limbs, mutated, ugly, watermark, signature, text, low resolution, pixelated, oversaturated.