About Prompt
- Prompt Type – Dynamic
- Prompt Platform – ChatGPT, Grok, Deepseek, Gemini, Copilot, Midjourney, Meta AI and more
- Niche – Mythology
- Language – English
- Category – Symbolic Effects
- Prompt Title – Glowing Rune Symbol VFX Prompt
Prompt Details
This template is designed to be versatile across all major AI image generation platforms (like Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, DALL-E 3, etc.) by focusing on descriptive natural language rather than platform-specific syntax.
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### **The Optimized Dynamic AI Prompt Template for Mythological Rune VFX**
This template is structured in modular blocks. You can fill in, combine, or remove blocks as needed to precisely control the AI’s output. Each section builds upon the last, guiding the AI from the core concept to the final stylistic details.
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#### **How to Use This Template:**
1. **Start with the Core Concept:** Always fill out Section 1. This is the foundation of your image.
2. **Add Layers of Detail:** Move through Sections 2, 3, and 4, choosing and filling in the variables that are most important for your vision. You don’t need to use every single variable.
3. **Refine the “Camera” and Quality:** Use Section 5 to control the final composition and technical look.
4. **Exclude Unwanted Elements:** Use Section 6 (optional) to clean up the final image.
5. **Combine into a Single Prompt:** Copy and paste the filled-in text into your chosen AI platform. Use commas, short phrases, and natural language to connect the ideas.
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### **[TEMPLATE START]**
#### **Section 1: Core Subject & Symbolism (Required)**
* **Primary Subject:** A single, central, glowing `[Mythology]` rune symbol.
* **Symbol Identity:** The `[Rune/Symbol Name]` rune, representing `[Symbolic Meaning – e.g., protection, knowledge, chaos, creation]`.
* **Physical Form:** The rune is `[Form Description – e.g., precisely carved into, magically branded onto, hovering in the air as pure energy, etched into a crystal, formed from coalescing smoke]`.
* **Material Interaction:** The rune appears on a `[Surface Material – e.g., ancient moss-covered megalith, the bark of a gnarled Yggdrasil-like tree, a warrior’s steel shield, a sorcerer’s outstretched palm, a sheet of shimmering water]`.
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#### **Section 2: VFX & Energy Manifestation (The “Glow”)**
* **Glow Quality:** The rune emits a `[Glow Description – e.g., soft and ethereal, intense and pulsating, flickering like a dying flame, crackling with raw power, stable and radiant]` light.
* **Core Color Palette:** The primary light color is `[Primary Color(s) – e.g., arcane purple and silver, divine gold, blood-red and obsidian, ethereal cyan, nature-infused emerald green]`.
* **Energy Particulates:** The glow is accompanied by `[Particle Effects – e.g., floating embers of light, swirling wisps of magical smoke, tiny crackles of lightning, shimmering heat distortion, cascading motes of dust illuminated by the light]`.
* **Aura & Light Spill:** It casts a `[Aura Description – e.g., gentle, hazy aura, a sharp, defined corona, an oppressive and dark energy field]` that `[Light Interaction – e.g., softly illuminates its immediate surroundings, casts long, dramatic, dancing shadows, reflects realistically off wet surfaces]`.
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#### **Section 3: Environment & Context**
* **Setting:** The scene is set within a `[Location – e.g., forgotten Nordic tomb, a misty Celtic forest at midnight, a grand hall in Asgard, the heart of a volcanic forge, a tranquil Japanese shrine]`.
* **Atmosphere:** The overall mood is `[Mood/Atmosphere – e.g., sacred and mysterious, ancient and foreboding, powerful and chaotic, serene and magical, somber and respectful]`.
* **Environmental Elements:** The background includes subtle details like `[Background Details – e.g., crumbling stone architecture, ancient trees with hanging moss, intricate arcane circles on the floor, distant snow-capped mountains, swirling fog]`.
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#### **Section 4: Artistic & Stylistic Direction**
* **Primary Art Style:** `[Art Style – e.g., Cinematic fantasy concept art, photorealistic digital painting, hyper-detailed, epic matte painting, gritty dark fantasy, stylized anime effect]`.
* **Artistic Influences (Optional):** In the style of `[Artist/Studio Name(s) – e.g., Greg Rutkowski for epic lighting, Zdzisław Beksiński for dark surrealism, Studio Ghibli for whimsical magic, Frank Frazetta for raw fantasy]`.
* **Overall Tonality:** The image has a `[Color Grading – e.g., dark and high-contrast, desaturated and moody, vibrant and saturated, warm and golden-hour]` color palette.
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#### **Section 5: Composition & Technical Details**
* **Shot Type & Angle:** `[Shot Type – e.g., Extreme close-up focusing on the rune’s texture, medium shot showing the rune on its object, dynamic low-angle shot making the symbol feel powerful, cinematic wide shot showing the symbol dominating the landscape]`.
* **Lens & Focus:** `[Focus Description – e.g., Macro lens detail, shallow depth of field with a beautifully blurred bokeh background, sharp focus throughout the entire scene, cinematic anamorphic lens flare]`.
* **Detail & Render Quality:** `[Quality Descriptors – e.g., Masterpiece, 8K, hyper-detailed, intricate, Unreal Engine 5 render, Octane render, volumetric lighting, god rays, insanely detailed, professional photography]`.
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#### **Section 6: Negative Prompts (Optional)**
* **To Exclude:** `–no [Unwanted Elements – e.g., text, watermarks, signature, people, blurry, jpeg artifacts, cartoon, poorly drawn, modern objects]`. *(Note: The `–no` syntax is specific to Midjourney, but phrasing it as “avoid X,Y,Z” or using negative weights in Stable Diffusion achieves the same goal).*
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### **Example Prompt in Practice**
Here is a concrete example created by filling out the dynamic template. This prompt is designed to generate a powerful and atmospheric image of a Norse protection rune.
**Goal:** A photorealistic and cinematic image of the Norse rune of protection (Algiz) glowing on a stone in a mystical forest.
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**(Combined & Polished Prompt Ready for AI)**
“Cinematic fantasy concept art of a single, central glowing Norse rune symbol. The symbol is the **Algiz rune**, representing divine protection and sanctuary. The rune is **magically etched into the surface of an ancient, moss-covered megalith**.
The rune emits an **intense and pulsating, yet gentle, divine golden light**. The glow is accompanied by **swirling wisps of ethereal white smoke and floating embers of light** that drift upwards slowly. It casts a **soft, hazy aura** that **softly illuminates the surrounding moss and casts long, dramatic shadows** from the gnarled roots of nearby trees.
The scene is set within a **misty, ancient Scandinavian forest at twilight**. The overall mood is **sacred, mysterious, and serene**. The background includes details like **ancient, towering pine trees, a thick carpet of fog on the forest floor, and faint god rays piercing the canopy above**.
The art style is **photorealistic digital painting** with **dark and high-contrast** color grading, reminiscent of the style of **Greg Rutkowski**.
The composition is a **medium shot, centered on the megalith**, with a **dynamic low-angle making the rune feel powerful and important**. The image has a **shallow depth of field**, with the rune in sharp focus and the forest background beautifully blurred. The final image should be a **masterpiece, 8K, hyper-detailed, with cinematic volumetric lighting and intricate textures on the stone and moss**.”
**Optional Negative Prompt addition:**
“–no people, text, signatures, cartoon, blurry edges”