prompt tips
A simple five-part recipe, the two ways DreamBot makes a picture, and a few tricks worth knowing. Want a whole prompt in one tap? Roll one with the AI prompt generator, or browse finished prompts with pictures in the prompt ideas.
Most great prompts follow the same simple shape. Fill in these five and you’re most of the way there.
A note on style. Naming the art style in your prompt works in Direct mode, where DreamBot sends your words to the model exactly as written, so you have full control over the look. In DreamBot mode, the Style you pick in the app sets the look instead, so keep the prompt to who, where and what’s happening. More on the two modes.
Direct mode · Flux 1.1 Pro
A sloth in a tiny chef's hat flips pancakes in a treehouse kitchen, beside a stack of plates, a jar of honey and a sleepy parrot. Glossy 3D animation, warm morning light through the leaves, one pancake stuck to the ceiling.
Subject, setting with props, one style, the light, one finishing touch.
DreamBot’s studio has two modes. Same prompt box, different superpowers.
Direct mode sends your prompt straight to the AI model you picked, with nothing added. You’re in full control: the subject, the setting, the light and the art style all come from what you type. Most of the prompt packs are written for Direct mode.
“A raccoon barista pouring latte art in a cozy café, storybook 3D animation, morning light”
DreamBot mode runs DreamBot’s own engine. Write “me”, “my wife”, “my husband” or a name from your Dream Cast, and the real people are in the dream. You pick the look from the Style menu, so the prompt only needs who, where and what’s happening.
“me and my wife on a gondola in Venice” + the Watercolor style
In DreamBot mode, every style in the Style menu wears one of two tags:
Real Face. The real you, true to life, right in the dream. Photography, Canvas, Watercolor, Comics, Pencil, Pop Art and more.
Dream Art. A fun look-alike of you, reimagined in the style. Pixels, Anime, Bricks, Animation, Claymation, Vinyl and more.
See DreamBot mode in action in prompts that star you.
No jargon, just five habits that make pictures better, with a few side-by-sides so you can see the difference. They work in both modes, except the art style (see the note in the recipe).
A dog at the beach is nice. A dog on lifeguard duty is a story. Give your star something to do and the whole picture wakes up.
Both made with Nano Banana
"Fun party vibes" is a feeling. Balloons, a three-tier cake and a grandpa blowing out the candles are things you can see, and the fun shows up on its own.
Both made with Flux 1.1 Pro
Ask for watercolor, anime and oil paint all at once and you get a muddle. Pick your favorite and let it run the whole picture: name it in your prompt in Direct mode, or choose it from the Style menu in DreamBot mode.
Both made with Flux 2 Pro
Want the whole outfit in the picture, boots and all? Describe it all the way down to the shoes.
Golden hour, a snowy dusk, one candle at midnight: say when it is and the whole mood changes with it.
Direct mode sends your words to the AI model exactly as you wrote them, so you control everything in the prompt, art style included. DreamBot mode runs DreamBot's own engine: write "me", "my wife" or a name to put real people in the picture, and pick the look from the Style menu instead of typing it.
Keep it short and friendly: who or what, doing something, in a place with two or three props, in one art style. "A raccoon barista pouring latte art in a cozy café, storybook 3D animation, morning light" will beat a long list of adjectives every time. Naming the style in the prompt works in Direct mode; in DreamBot mode, pick it from the Style menu.
Usually the most important part is tucked away at the end, or the prompt describes a feeling instead of things. Put the main idea first, name the props you want to see, and if it's still off, try the same prompt on another model.
Copy your prompt, open DreamBot and tap Dream. It’s free to download on iPhone and iPad, and the prompt generator is there when you want a roll of the dice.