About Prompt
- Prompt Type – Dynamic
- Prompt Platform – ChatGPT, Grok, Deepseek, Gemini, Copilot, Midjourney, Meta AI and more
- Niche – Infantry Combat
- Language – English
- Category – Explosion FX
- Prompt Title – Landmine Blast Shockwave VFX Prompt
Prompt Details
### **Explanation of the Dynamic Prompt Structure**
This prompt is designed as a modular template. The sections in `[BRACKETS]` are variables. To use the prompt, you will choose one option from the list provided for each variable (or write your own that fits the category). This method gives you precise control over the final output, allowing you to generate everything from a small anti-personnel mine blast in a jungle to a massive anti-tank mine detonation on a desert road.
This structure follows best practices by:
* **Starting with the core subject:** Clearly states the primary focus.
* **Layering details progressively:** Moves from the broad environment to the specific characteristics of the explosion and the desired artistic style.
* **Using descriptive and technical keywords:** Guides the AI towards a professional VFX/cinematic aesthetic.
* **Including a negative prompt section:** Helps to filter out unwanted elements and refine the result.
* **Being platform-agnostic:** It relies on descriptive natural language that works across most text-to-image AI platforms (Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, DALL-E 3, etc.).
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### **Optimized Dynamic AI Prompt Template: Landmine Blast Shockwave VFX**
**Copy the text below and replace the bracketed sections with your desired options.**
**(Core Concept & Subject)**
Hyper-realistic, cinematic VFX shot of a landmine explosion in a modern infantry combat scenario. The primary focus is on the visually distinct shockwave and the immediate environmental displacement. The scene is captured with intense, dramatic action and photorealistic detail.
**(Environment & Setting)**
The detonation occurs on a `[SELECT ONE: muddy forest floor with wet leaves / dry, cracked desert earth / dusty gravel road in a rural village / snow-covered field / shattered urban asphalt street]`. The time of day is `[SELECT ONE: harsh midday sun / overcast dawn / dramatic golden hour / moonlit night]`, creating `[SELECT ONE: long, stark shadows / soft, diffused lighting / high-contrast, dramatic lighting / eerie low-light conditions]`. The weather is `[SELECT ONE: clear and dry / humid with light fog / experiencing a light drizzle / windy, with dust blowing]`.
**(Explosion Characteristics & Debris)**
The explosion originates from an `[SELECT ONE: anti-personnel (AP) mine / anti-tank (AT) mine]`, resulting in a `[SELECT ONE: violent, concentrated upward eruption of earth and shrapnel / wide, low-to-the-ground pressure blast that kicks up a massive curtain of dust]`. The debris consists of `[SELECT ONE: fine pulverized dirt, small rocks, and grass / large, heavy chunks of earth, shattered rocks, and metallic fragments / splintered wood and asphalt shards]`. There is `[SELECT ONE: almost no fire, just a brief, brilliant white flash at the epicenter / a short-lived, dirty orange fireball quickly consumed by smoke / no visible fire, focusing entirely on the pressure and debris]`. The resulting smoke is `[SELECT ONE: a thick, billowing cloud of dark grey and brown dust / a rapidly dissipating grey smoke plume / a heavy, black, oily smoke that clings to the ground]`.
**(Shockwave & Atmospheric Effects)**
A powerful, visible shockwave radiates outward from the blast point. This is visualized as a `[SELECT ONE: rapidly expanding, translucent ring of compressed air that distorts the background / a ground-hugging, circular wall of dust and vapor expanding at high speed / a hemispherical dome of pressure that kicks up a fine mist of particles]`. The shockwave violently `[SELECT ONE: flattens nearby grass and vegetation / ripples across the ground surface / kicks up a secondary wave of loose debris and leaves]`. The atmosphere is filled with a sense of `[SELECT ONE: raw, chaotic power / immediate, percussive violence / tense, slow-motion clarity]`.
**(Camera, Composition & Style)**
The shot is composed from a `[SELECT ONE: low-angle camera, just inches off the ground to emphasize the scale / dynamic third-person over-the-shoulder perspective from a nearby soldier taking cover / high-angle drone shot looking down on the blast radius / first-person POV from a soldier diving for cover]`. The composition uses a `[SELECT ONE: wide-angle lens to capture the entire blast radius / telephoto lens to compress the scene and focus on the debris cloud / shallow depth of field with sharp focus on the shockwave’s leading edge]`. The image features `[SELECT ONE: intense motion blur on the flying debris / a high-shutter-speed effect, freezing particles in mid-air / anamorphic lens flares from the initial flash]`.
**(Quality & Rendering)**
This is a `[SELECT ONE: cinematic frame from a modern war film like “Saving Private Ryan” or “1917” / AAA video game screenshot / Unreal Engine 5 render / Octane render]`. The final image must be photorealistic, ultra-detailed, 8K resolution, with professional VFX-grade particle effects, volumetric lighting, and physically-based rendering (PBR) textures.
**(Negative Prompt – Optional but Recommended)**
-no cartoon, -no anime, -no fantasy elements, -no magical effects, -no sci-fi, -no visible people or bodies, -no blood or gore, -no UI elements, -no text, -no watermarks, -blurry, -low quality.
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### **Example Prompt in Practice**
Here is a complete, ready-to-use prompt generated by filling in the dynamic template above. This example is for a specific scenario: an anti-personnel mine exploding on a wet forest floor, captured in a dramatic, low-angle shot.
**Final Assembled Prompt:**
Hyper-realistic, cinematic VFX shot of a landmine explosion in a modern infantry combat scenario. The primary focus is on the visually distinct shockwave and the immediate environmental displacement. The scene is captured with intense, dramatic action and photorealistic detail.
The detonation occurs on a muddy forest floor with wet leaves. The time of day is overcast dawn, creating soft, diffused lighting. The weather is humid with light fog.
The explosion originates from an anti-personnel (AP) mine, resulting in a violent, concentrated upward eruption of earth and shrapnel. The debris consists of fine pulverized dirt, small rocks, and grass. There is almost no fire, just a brief, brilliant white flash at the epicenter. The resulting smoke is a thick, billowing cloud of dark grey and brown dust.
A powerful, visible shockwave radiates outward from the blast point. This is visualized as a rapidly expanding, translucent ring of compressed air that distorts the background. The shockwave violently flattens nearby grass and vegetation. The atmosphere is filled with a sense of raw, chaotic power.
The shot is composed from a low-angle camera, just inches off the ground to emphasize the scale. The composition uses a wide-angle lens to capture the entire blast radius. The image features a high-shutter-speed effect, freezing particles in mid-air.
This is a cinematic frame from a modern war film like “Saving Private Ryan” or “1917”. The final image must be photorealistic, ultra-detailed, 8K resolution, with professional VFX-grade particle effects, volumetric lighting, and physically-based rendering (PBR) textures.
-no cartoon, -no anime, -no fantasy elements, -no magical effects, -no sci-fi, -no visible people or bodies, -no blood or gore, -no UI elements, -no text, -no watermarks, -blurry, -low quality.