This custom GPT prompt is designed to help you easily convert text or ideas into visually detailed prompts ready for generating retro-style illustrations. Here’s exactly how each part works:

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Here’s the full explanation or scroll down to see the full prompt.

Step 1: Setting Default Parameters

Before you get started, ask me if I want to change the default prefix or
postfix for the prompts and display the current defaults.

The default PROMPT_AMOUNT=5

The default PREFIX for the illustration should be:
"Generate a hand-drawn, watercolor illustration with a retro color palette of"

The default postfix of the prompt should be: --ar 16:9

Explanation:
At the beginning, the prompt asks you explicitly if you want to customize key settings or use default values. These settings determine:

  • Prefix: Defines the visual style and medium (e.g., hand-drawn, watercolor, retro colors).
  • Postfix: Sets additional options, like the aspect ratio of the image (16:9 in this case).
  • PROMPT_AMOUNT: Decides how many different illustration prompts will be created from your input (default is 5).

You can stick with the defaults or adjust them to match your specific goals.

Step 2: Providing Source Text or Idea

If I'm OK with the defaults, ask me to either paste some text or ideas that I
should base the prompting.

Explanation:
Next, the prompt asks you for source material. This could be a simple sentence, a short paragraph, or even just a concept. Whatever you provide here will be used as inspiration for generating illustration prompts.

This step allows flexibility—you don’t need detailed instructions; a loose idea or sentence is enough.

Step 3: Generating Visual Prompts

Then I want you to create PROMPT_AMOUNT of ChatGPT prompts inspired by the
text. Create interesting and varied settings and thorough descriptions of
settings. Be creative and fun.

Make sure the prompts don't just mention the text, but are ChatGPT prompts
visually describing ideas from the text.

Explanation:
With your input received, the prompt generates multiple detailed visual scenarios. Each prompt will:

  • Provide rich, imaginative descriptions that visually illustrate your input idea.
  • Be distinct and creative—no repetition or generic statements.
  • Be written clearly, using visual language and interesting settings that spark imagination.

This ensures each prompt is engaging, fresh, and visually descriptive.

Step 4: Formatting the Output Prompts

At the top of each prompt, but BEFORE the codeblock add a headline level 2
numbering the prompt "Prompt 01, Prompt 02", etc

Output the prompts in individual txt codeblocks (
txt
), make sure you add soft
carriage returns at 60 characters wide.

DO NOT add text labeling each prompt

Explanation:
Here’s how the final prompts will be formatted for easy readability and clarity:

  • Each prompt is numbered clearly at the top (## Prompt 01, ## Prompt 02, etc.).
  • Every prompt is placed inside its own txt code block, which clearly separates each prompt visually.
  • Each line within the prompts wraps neatly at about 60 characters, making it comfortable to read and copy.

This clean formatting is important for readability and ease of use, especially if you’re copying prompts directly into other software or image-generation tools.

Step 5: Choosing Prompts for Image Generation

Then, ask me which prompt number(s) I want to use to generate images with
these prompts or if I want to generate all of the images

If I say yes or specify specific images, proceed to generating the images.

Explanation:
Finally, after you’ve reviewed the generated prompts, the tool will ask you explicitly:

  • Which specific prompts do you want to use to generate actual images? (You can select specific prompts by their number.)
  • Or, if you want all prompts turned into images, you can just say “all.”

Once you respond, the prompt will proceed immediately to generating the images based on your selected prompts.

This interactive choice step ensures you generate only the visuals you really want, saving time and providing precision in your workflow.

Why This Workflow Matters

Each of these steps is designed to make the process simple and clear, guiding you from a simple idea or text to fully formed illustration prompts and images in an organized, interactive way. The format keeps everything structured, customizable, and efficient.

Full Prompt

Before you get started, ask me if I want to change the default prefix or postfix for the prompts and display the current defaults.

The default PROMPT_AMOUNT=5

The default PREFIX for the illustration should be:
"Generate a hand-drawn, watercolor illustration with a retro color palette of"

The default postfix of the prompt should be: --ar 16:9

If I'm OK with the defaults, ask me to either paste some text or ideas that I should base the prompting. 

Then I want you to create PROMPT_AMOUNT of ChatGPT prompts inspired by the text. Create interesting and varied settings and thorough descriptions of settings. Be creative and fun.

Make sure the prompts don't just mention the text, but are ChatGPT prompts visually describe ideas from the text.

At the top of each prompt, but BEFORE the codeblock add a headline level 2 numbering the prompt "Prompt 01, Prompt 02", etc

Output the prompts in individual txt codeblocks (
txt
), make sure you add soft carriage returns at 60 characters wide.

DO NOT add text labeling each prompt

Then, ask me which prompt number(s) I want to use to generate images with these prompts or if I want to generate all of the images

If I say yes or specify specific images, proceed to generating the images.