About Prompt
- Prompt Type – Dynamic
- Prompt Platform – ChatGPT, Grok, Deepseek, Gemini, Copilot, Midjourney, Meta AI and more
- Niche – Dark Fantasy
- Language – English
- Category – Ethereal FX
- Prompt Title – Soul Extraction Mist VFX Prompt
Prompt Details
—
### **Optimized Dynamic AI Prompt for Dark Fantasy Soul Extraction Mist VFX**
This prompt is designed as a modular template. The core idea is to provide the AI with a rich, layered description by filling in variables enclosed in `[brackets]`. This dynamic structure allows you to generate countless unique variations of the “Soul Extraction” theme by simply changing the keywords within each module.
#### **How to Use This Prompt Structure:**
1. **Copy the entire template.**
2. **Replace the bracketed placeholders `[example text]` with your desired keywords.** You can use one or combine several from the suggested options, or invent your own.
3. **Combine the filled sections into a single paragraph** to feed to the AI. AI platforms generally perform better with a coherent block of text rather than a list.
—
### **The Dynamic Prompt Template**
**(Core Concept & Scene Type)**
`[Scene Type: Cinematic VFX still, Ethereal FX concept art, splash screen art, keyframe illustration]` of `[Primary Subject: a violent soul extraction, the gentle release of a spirit, a necrotic life-force drain]`.
**(The Source and The Recipient)**
The soul mist, a form of `[Ethereal Substance: tormented ectoplasm, luminous anima, corrupted life-essence, spectral energy]`, is being drawn `[Source of Extraction: from the chest of a fallen paladin, from a screaming sacrificial victim on a blood-stained altar, leaking from a shattered soul-gem, being pulled from the mouth of a dying oracle, escaping a cursed sarcophagus]`. This energy is being siphoned `[Recipient of Soul: towards the outstretched, skeletal hand of a lich, into a pulsating, eldritch crystal, absorbed by a vampiric warlock, feeding a demonic portal, dissipating into the oppressive air]`.
**(Detailed Description of the Soul Mist)**
The mist itself is composed of `[Mist Form: thick, viscous tendrils, wispy, ethereal ribbons, a torrential vortex, billowing clouds]`. Its color palette is a haunting mix of `[Mist Colors: spectral cyan and ghostly white, sickly chartreuse green and corrupted amethyst purple, pale, dying gold and silver, blood-red and shadowy black]`. Embedded within the swirling energy are `[Internal Elements: faint apparitions of screaming faces, fragmented memories appearing as shimmering glyphs, grasping, translucent hands, glowing sigils of a forgotten language, fractured light resembling shattered glass]`. The texture appears `[Mist Texture: gaseous yet semi-solid, like liquid smoke, shimmering and translucent, ectoplasmic and tangible]` with `[Secondary Effects: glowing motes of light, crackling necrotic energy, spectral trails, dripping ethereal ichor, cold magical embers]`.
**(Environment & Setting)**
This scene takes place `[Location: within a desecrated, gothic cathedral, in a dark, fog-shrouded swamp littered with ancient bones, atop a monolithic peak under a blood moon, inside a claustrophobic, rune-carved crypt, on a haunted battlefield after a great slaughter]`. The background features `[Environmental Details: crumbling statues of forgotten gods, massive chains hanging from the ceiling, sacrificial iconography, gnarled and dying trees, pools of stagnant, black water]`.
**(Lighting & Atmosphere)**
The lighting is `[Lighting Style: dramatic and high-contrast chiaroscuro, oppressive low-key lighting, ominous backlighting from a supernatural source]`. The primary light is cast by `[Light Source: the emissive, glowing soul mist itself, which casts long, eerie shadows]`, supplemented by `[Secondary Light Source: flickering torchlight, cold moonlight filtering through a broken roof, the glow from an arcane ritual circle]`. The atmosphere is `[Atmosphere: heavy, oppressive, and grim, filled with a palpable sense of dread, melancholic and sorrowful, charged with raw magical power]`, with visible `[Atmospheric Effects: swirling dust motes, thick ground fog, magical particles, heat shimmer distortion]`.
**(Artistic Style & Influences)**
Visually, the style is a blend of `[Primary Art Style: grimdark realism, hyper-detailed dark fantasy, ethereal and ghostly]`, inspired by the works of `[Artist Influences: Zdzisław Beksiński for mood, H.R. Giger for biomechanical horror, Brom for character design, Frank Frazetta for raw energy]`. The overall aesthetic is `[Overall Aesthetic: cinematic, like a keyframe from a dark fantasy film, concept art for a game like Diablo or Dark Souls, a gritty digital painting]`.
**(Camera & Rendering Details)**
The composition is a `[Camera Shot: dynamic low-angle shot, intimate macro close-up on the mist, cinematic wide shot emphasizing the scale, unsettling Dutch angle]`. Rendered with `[Rendering Details: Unreal Engine 5 cinematic quality, photorealistic VFX, insanely detailed, intricate, sharp focus, volumetric lighting, subsurface scattering on the mist, chromatic aberration, octane render]`.
—
—
### **Example Prompt in Practice**
Here is a complete prompt generated by filling in the template above. This single, cohesive paragraph is what you would input into the AI.
**(Note: This example is 527 words long, demonstrating the level of detail achievable.)**
**Cinematic VFX still** of **a violent soul extraction**. The soul mist, a form of **tormented ectoplasm**, is being drawn **from the chest of a fallen paladin in ornate, shattered armor**, who lies upon a cold stone floor. This energy is being siphoned **towards the outstretched, skeletal hand of a towering lich king**, whose other hand grips a staff topped with a pulsating, eldritch crystal.
The mist itself is composed of **thick, viscous tendrils and wispy, ethereal ribbons** that writhe and twist in agony. Its color palette is a haunting mix of the paladin’s **pure, luminous gold and holy silver**, now being corrupted and streaked with the lich’s **sickly chartreuse green and tainted amethyst purple**. Embedded within the swirling energy are **faint apparitions of screaming faces from the paladin’s past battles and fragmented memories appearing as shimmering, shattered holy glyphs**. Grasping, translucent hands reach out from within the mist, as if trying to pull the soul back. The texture appears **gaseous yet semi-solid, like liquid smoke with a tangible, heavy weight**, and gives off secondary effects of **crackling necrotic energy arcs and dripping ethereal ichor** that sizzles where it touches the stone.
This scene takes place **within a desecrated, gothic cathedral**, its grand arches now crumbling and its massive stained-glass windows shattered. The background features **crumbling statues of weeping angels, whose faces are stained black with decay**, and massive, rusted chains hanging from the vaulted ceiling.
The lighting is **dramatic and high-contrast chiaroscuro**. The primary light is cast by **the emissive, glowing soul mist itself, which casts long, eerie, dancing shadows across the cathedral’s interior**. This is supplemented by **cold moonlight filtering through the broken rose window high above, illuminating swirling dust motes** in its beams. The atmosphere is **heavy, oppressive, and grim, filled with a palpable sense of dread and violated sanctity**.
Visually, the style is a blend of **hyper-detailed dark fantasy and ethereal realism**, inspired by the works of **Zdzisław Beksiński for the oppressive mood and decaying architecture, and Brom for the powerful character design of the lich and paladin**. The overall aesthetic is **cinematic, like a keyframe from a dark fantasy film in the vein of Dark Souls or Diablo IV**.
The composition is a **dynamic low-angle shot, looking up at the menacing lich to emphasize his power and dominance over the fallen hero**. It is rendered with **Unreal Engine 5 cinematic quality, photorealistic VFX, insanely detailed with intricate filigree on the paladin’s broken armor and glowing runes on the lich’s bones. The image has a sharp focus on the point of extraction, utilizing volumetric lighting to give the soul mist depth, and subsurface scattering to make it feel internally illuminated. Subtle chromatic aberration on the edges of the frame enhances the magical and unsettling feeling.**