Underwater Explosion VFX Prompt

About Prompt

• Prompt Type – Dynamic
• Prompt Platform – ChatGPT, Grok, Deepseek, Gemini, Copilot, Midjourney, Meta AI and more
• Niche – Submarine Action
• Language – English
• Category – Water Simulation
• Prompt Title – Underwater Explosion VFX Prompt

Of course. Here is an optimized, dynamic AI prompt structure for generating Underwater Explosion VFX for water simulation, specifically tailored to the Submarine Action niche. This is followed by a practical example.

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### **Optimized Dynamic AI Prompt for Underwater Explosion VFX**

This dynamic prompt is designed as a modular template. You can copy the entire structure and fill in the bracketed `[variables]` with your desired keywords. This approach allows for maximum flexibility and control, enabling you to generate a vast array of specific scenarios without starting from scratch each time. It is engineered to be understood by all major AI image and video generation platforms by focusing on descriptive natural language.

#### **Introduction to the Structure**

The prompt is broken down into six key components. This logical flow helps the AI understand the context, subject, action, and desired aesthetic step-by-step.

1. **Core Subject & Action:** Establishes the primary focus of the scene.
2. **Environmental Context:** Describes the underwater world where the event occurs. This is critical for water simulation.
3. **Explosion & Water Dynamics:** The most detailed section, focusing on the physics and visual characteristics of the explosion and its effect on the water.
4. **Visual & Cinematic Style:** Dictates the camera work, lighting, mood, and overall artistic direction.
5. **Technical & Quality Parameters:** Guides the AI on the desired level of realism, detail, and rendering quality.
6. **(Optional) Negative Prompts:** Specifies what to exclude from the final image.

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### **The Dynamic Prompt Template**

**(Copy and customize the text below)**

**`[SCENE TYPE]`** of a **`[WEAPON TYPE]`** detonating near a **`[PRIMARY TARGET/PROXIMITY]`**.

**ENVIRONMENT:** The scene is set in the **`[WATER DEPTH AND CLARITY]`**, characterized by **`[WATER COLOR/PROPERTIES]`**. The location is a **`[GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION/BIOME]`** with a **`[SEABED DESCRIPTION]`** below. The ambient light is **`[AMBIENT LIGHTING]`**.

**EXPLOSION DYNAMICS & WATER SIMULATION:**
The explosion initiates with a **`[INITIAL BLAST EFFECT]`**. A **`[SHOCKWAVE DESCRIPTION]`** visibly propagates through the water, distorting the background. The core of the explosion is a **`[GAS BUBBLE CHARACTERISTICS]`**, which **`[BUBBLE BEHAVIOR]`**. This cataclysmic event causes **`[WATER DISPLACEMENT EFFECT]`**, creating powerful **`[FLUID DYNAMICS]`** and churning up **`[DEBRIS TYPE]`** from the seabed. If the explosion is near the surface, a **`[SURFACE EFFECT]`** is visible.

**CINEMATIC STYLE:**
The image should have a **`[ARTISTIC STYLE]`** aesthetic. The camera perspective is a **`[CAMERA ANGLE AND SHOT TYPE]`**, capturing the **`[COMPOSITION AND FRAMING]`**. The lighting is **`[SPECIFIC LIGHTING STYLE]`**, creating a mood that is **`[MOOD AND ATMOSPHERE]`**.

**QUALITY & DETAIL:**
Rendered with **`[RENDERING ENGINE/QUALITY]`** quality. Emphasize **`[KEY DETAILS TO FOCUS ON]`**. The final image must be **`[RESOLUTION/DEFINITION]`** and **`[OVERALL QUALITY KEYWORDS]`**.

**AVOID:** **`[ELEMENTS TO EXCLUDE]`**.

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### **Guidance and Options for Each Variable**

Here is a library of options you can use to fill in the bracketed variables. Mix and match to create unique scenarios.

* **`[SCENE TYPE]`**: VFX shot, cinematic still, production concept art, physics simulation render, action sequence frame.
* **`[WEAPON TYPE]`**: Mark 48 torpedo, depth charge, sea mine, underwater improvised explosive device, failed submarine reactor core.
* **`[PRIMARY TARGET/PROXIMITY]`**: the hull of an Akula-class submarine, a Typhoon-class submarine, open water deep below, the seafloor, a rocky underwater canyon wall.
* **`[WATER DEPTH AND CLARITY]`**: the crushing abyssal zone, murky coastal waters, the sunlit mesopelagic zone, crystal-clear tropical sea, frigid arctic depths.
* **`[WATER COLOR/PROPERTIES]`**: inky black water, deep indigo blue, murky green with high turbidity, azure blue with visible god rays.
* **`[GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION/BIOME]`**: North Atlantic shipping lane, beneath the polar ice cap, a volcanic Pacific trench, a shallow Mediterranean strait.
* **`[SEABED DESCRIPTION]`**: barren silty seafloor, a field of hydrothermal vents, a rocky reef, a submarine canyon with steep cliffs.
* **`[AMBIENT LIGHTING]`**: pitch black illuminated only by the blast, dim filtered sunlight from above, eerie bioluminescent glow, harsh artificial light from a nearby submersible.
* **`[INITIAL BLAST EFFECT]`**: brilliant white-hot flash, blinding incandescent core, silent bloom of light.
* **`[SHOCKWAVE DESCRIPTION]`**: visible spherical pressure shockwave, shimmering refractive distortion wave, powerful concussive force bending light.
* **`[GAS BUBBLE CHARACTERISTICS]`**: a rapidly expanding cavitation bubble, a massive gaseous sphere of fire and vapor, a complex cluster of smaller bubbles.
* **`[BUBBLE BEHAVIOR]`**: that violently pulsates before collapsing inward, that rises rapidly towards the surface, that momentarily hangs in the water like a void.
* **`[WATER DISPLACEMENT EFFECT]`**: massive and violent water displacement, a colossal churning vortex, a powerful surge of water.
* **`[FLUID DYNAMICS]`**: chaotic turbulence, complex fluid dynamics, thousands of champagne-like secondary bubbles, vapor trails, boiling water effect, cavitation trails.
* **`[DEBRIS TYPE]`**: clouds of silt and sand, shattered rock fragments, twisted metal shards from a hull.
* **`[SURFACE EFFECT]`**: colossal white water plume erupting on the ocean surface, a boiling, frothing patch of sea, a shockwave ring spreading on the surface.
* **`[ARTISTIC STYLE]`**: hyperrealistic, cinematic realism, gritty and dark, sleek modern blockbuster VFX.
* **`[CAMERA ANGLE AND SHOT TYPE]`**: dramatic low-angle shot, wide cinematic establishing shot, tracking shot from a drone, view from the porthole of a nearby submarine.
* **`[COMPOSITION AND FRAMING]`**: focused on the bubble’s expansion, capturing the scale of the submarine against the blast, rule of thirds, centered subject.
* **`[SPECIFIC LIGHTING STYLE]`**: high-contrast chiaroscuro, volumetric lighting, dramatic backlighting from the explosion, caustic reflections on the hull.
* **`[MOOD AND ATMOSPHERE]`**: tense and claustrophobic, awe-inspiring and terrifying, chaotic and destructive, epic and powerful.
* **`[RENDERING ENGINE/QUALITY]`**: Unreal Engine 5, Octane render, V-Ray, physically-based rendering (PBR).
* **`[KEY DETAILS TO FOCUS ON]`**: intricate water physics, the texture of the gas bubble, the deformation of the shockwave, reflections on wet surfaces.
* **`[RESOLUTION/DEFINITION]`**: 8K, 4K, high resolution, sharp focus, crystal clear.
* **`[OVERALL QUALITY KEYWORDS]`**: photorealistic, hyper-detailed, cinematic, professional VFX, masterpiece.
* **`[ELEMENTS TO EXCLUDE]`**: fish, marine life, whales, divers, cartoon, anime, blurry, low-resolution, text, watermarks.

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### **Example Prompt in Practice**

Here is a complete, ready-to-use prompt generated from the template above. It describes a specific, high-impact scenario.

**VFX shot** of a **depth charge** detonating near **the hull of an Akula-class submarine**.

**ENVIRONMENT:** The scene is set in the **crushing abyssal zone**, characterized by **inky black water**. The location is a **North Atlantic shipping lane** with a **barren silty seafloor** below. The ambient light is **pitch black illuminated only by the blast and the submarine’s dim running lights**.

**EXPLOSION DYNAMICS & WATER SIMULATION:**
The explosion initiates with a **blinding incandescent core**. A **visible spherical pressure shockwave** visibly propagates through the water, distorting the background and buckling the submarine’s hull. The core of the explosion is a **rapidly expanding cavitation bubble**, which **violently pulsates before collapsing inward**. This cataclysmic event causes **massive and violent water displacement**, creating powerful **chaotic turbulence** and churning up **clouds of silt and sand** from the seabed. The water boils and vaporizes, creating a dense cloud of thousands of champagne-like secondary bubbles.

**CINEMATIC STYLE:**
The image should have a **gritty and dark cinematic realism** aesthetic. The camera perspective is a **dramatic low-angle shot**, capturing **the immense scale of the submarine against the terrifying power of the blast**. The lighting is **high-contrast chiaroscuro**, creating a mood that is **tense and claustrophobic**.

**QUALITY & DETAIL:**
Rendered with **Unreal Engine 5, physically-based rendering (PBR)** quality. Emphasize **intricate water physics, the texture of the gas bubble, and the caustic reflections on the submarine’s wet hull**. The final image must be **8K** and **photorealistic, hyper-detailed, cinematic**.

**AVOID:** **fish, marine life, divers, cartoon style, blurry, low-resolution**.