About Prompt
- Prompt Type – Dynamic
- Prompt Platform – ChatGPT, Grok, Deepseek, Gemini, Copilot, Midjourney, Meta AI and more
- Niche – Scenic Nature
- Language – English
- Category – Light FX
- Prompt Title – Waterfall Mist and Rainbow VEO 3 Prompt
Prompt Details
### **Optimized Dynamic AI Prompt: Waterfall Light FX VEO 3**
This prompt is structured using the **VEO 3 (Verb-Environment-Object)** model as its core, expanded with detailed modifiers for maximum control and artistic expression. The “Dynamic” nature comes from the use of bracketed placeholders `[like this]`, which you can easily swap out to generate a vast array of unique images from a single master template.
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### **The Dynamic Prompt Template**
**(VEO 3 Core – The Essential Subject)**
`[Primary Light Verb]` through the `[Mist/Spray Quality]` of a `[Waterfall Type]`, illuminating a `[Rainbow Description]` arc across a `[Surrounding Landscape]` during `[Time of Day/Weather]`.
**(Atmosphere & Mood – Setting the Tone)**
Evoking a mood of `[Primary Mood]` and `[Secondary Mood]`. The atmosphere is `[Atmospheric Adjective]`, filled with the ambient sounds of nature and a sense of profound tranquility.
**(Composition & Framing – Directing the Camera)**
A `[Camera Shot Type]` composition, captured from a `[Camera Angle]`. The frame is dominated by the powerful flow of water and the ethereal play of light. Use a `[Lens Type]` effect to create a sense of `[Depth/Scale]`. The horizon line is placed `[Horizon Placement]` to emphasize either the sky or the foreground.
**(Light FX & Color – The Heart of the Prompt)**
The primary light source is the `[Primary Light Source]`, casting `[Light Quality]` light. This creates dramatic `[Light Effects]` like shimmering caustics on the water’s surface, glowing particulate matter in the mist, and volumetric god rays piercing through the trees. The color palette is dominated by `[Dominant Colors]` with vibrant accent colors of `[Accent Colors]` from the rainbow. The overall color temperature is `[Color Temperature]`.
**(Style & Medium – Defining the Look)**
In the style of `[Primary Art Style]`. The medium is `[Medium]`, with influences from `[Influential Artists/Styles]`. The textures are `[Texture Description]`, from the smooth, motion-blurred water to the sharp, wet rocks.
**(Detail & Quality – Pushing for Excellence)**
Hyper-detailed, intricate, photorealistic, 8K resolution, cinematic quality, professional-grade, sharp focus, breathtaking masterpiece.
**(Negative Prompt – What to Avoid)**
`[Negative Keywords: e.g., blurry, distorted, malformed, unnatural colors, people, man-made structures, text, watermarks, ugly, oversaturated]`
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### **How to Use This Dynamic Prompt**
1. **Copy the entire template.**
2. **Go through each section** and replace the bracketed placeholders `[like this]` with your desired keywords.
3. **Combine the sections** into a single block of text for the AI.
4. **Use the Negative Prompt** section in the dedicated negative prompt field if your AI platform supports it (most do). If not, you can try adding “avoiding…” or “without…” to the end of your main prompt, though this is less effective.
### **Detailed Explanation of Template Components**
* **VEO 3 Core:** This is the non-negotiable foundation.
* `[Primary Light Verb]`: The action of the light itself (e.g., *Refracting, Gleaming, Shimmering, Piercing, Glowing*).
* `[Mist/Spray Quality]`: Describes the water particles (e.g., *dense ethereal mist, fine crystalline spray, heavy billowing fog*).
* `[Waterfall Type]`: Defines the water’s form (e.g., *thundering cascade, delicate bridal veil falls, tiered horsetail waterfall, massive plunge waterfall*).
* `[Rainbow Description]`: Details the rainbow (e.g., *vibrant full-arc double rainbow, subtle low-angle rainbow fragment, ethereal lunar rainbow (moonbow)*).
* `[Surrounding Landscape]`: Sets the scene (e.g., *lush Amazonian jungle, moss-covered Icelandic cliffs, serene Japanese maple forest, dramatic Yosemite granite valley*).
* `[Time of Day/Weather]`: Crucial for lighting (e.g., *golden hour sunrise, dramatic post-storm afternoon, mystical twilight, bright midday sun*).
* **Atmosphere & Mood:** This tells the AI the *feeling* you want to convey, which heavily influences color and light. (e.g., *serene, majestic, mystical, powerful, tranquil, enchanting*).
* **Composition & Framing:** You are the director. This section gives you precise control over the final image’s structure.
* `[Camera Shot Type]`: (e.g., *epic wide shot, dramatic medium shot, intimate close-up on the mist*).
* `[Camera Angle]`: (e.g., *low-angle shot looking up, high-angle drone perspective, eye-level view from a riverbank*).
* `[Lens Type]`: (e.g., *wide-angle lens, telephoto lens with creamy bokeh, anamorphic lens flare*).
* **Light FX & Color:** This is the most important section for your specific goal. Be as descriptive as possible.
* `[Light Effects]`: (e.g., *volumetric lighting, god rays, lens flare, chromatic aberration, specular highlights, caustics, light bloom*).
* `[Color Temperature]`: (e.g., *warm golden tones, cool blue hues, neutral and naturalistic*).
* **Style & Medium:** This defines the overall aesthetic. Mix and match for unique results.
* `[Primary Art Style]`: (e.g., *Cinematic Photorealism, Fantasy Concept Art, Impressionistic Painting, Hudson River School landscape*).
* `[Medium]`: (e.g., *Long-exposure photography, Digital painting, Matte painting, Unreal Engine 5 render*).
* `[Influential Artists/Styles]`: (e.g., *style of Ansel Adams, Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Kinkade, or a studio like Studio Ghibli*).
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### **Example Prompt in Practice**
Here is a complete, ready-to-use example generated from the template above.
**(VEO 3 Core – The Essential Subject)**
Refracting through the dense ethereal mist of a thundering cascade waterfall, illuminating a vibrant full-arc double rainbow arc across a lush, moss-covered Icelandic cliff valley during the golden hour after a rain shower.
**(Atmosphere & Mood – Setting the Tone)**
Evoking a mood of majestic awe and serene solitude. The atmosphere is mystical, filled with the ambient sounds of nature and a sense of profound tranquility.
**(Composition & Framing – Directing the Camera)**
An epic wide shot composition, captured from a low-angle shot looking up from the river’s edge. The frame is dominated by the powerful flow of water and the ethereal play of light. Use a wide-angle lens effect to create a sense of immense scale. The horizon line is placed low in the frame to emphasize the height of the cliffs and the dramatic sky.
**(Light FX & Color – The Heart of the Prompt)**
The primary light source is the low-hanging golden hour sun, casting soft, dramatic light. This creates dramatic light effects like shimmering caustics on the churning pool below, glowing particulate matter in the mist, and volumetric god rays piercing through the clearing storm clouds. The color palette is dominated by deep greens of the moss and dark greys of the wet rock, with vibrant accent colors of the full ROYGBIV spectrum from the rainbow. The overall color temperature is warm golden tones.
**(Style & Medium – Defining the Look)**
In the style of Cinematic Photorealism. The medium is long-exposure photography, with influences from the landscape work of Ansel Adams and the dramatic lighting of a fantasy film. The textures are hyper-detailed, from the smooth, milky motion-blurred water to the sharp, glistening wet rocks.
**(Detail & Quality – Pushing for Excellence)**
Hyper-detailed, intricate, photorealistic, 8K resolution, cinematic quality, professional-grade, sharp focus, breathtaking masterpiece.
**(Negative Prompt – What to Avoid)**
blurry, distorted, oversaturated, unnatural colors, people, boats, man-made structures, bridges, signs, text, watermarks, ugly, jpeg artifacts.