Prompt template
Negative prompt examples for realistic AI images.
Use this when an AI image has the right subject but keeps returning plastic skin, fake text, distorted hands, stock poses, or over-polished AI gloss.
Copy/paste negative prompts
Portrait realism
Negative prompt: plastic skin, waxy texture, distorted hands, extra fingers, dead eyes, fake teeth, generic stock-photo smile, over-sharpened skin, unreadable background text.
Product scene
Negative prompt: warped logos, fake interface text, impossible reflections, duplicated objects, melted edges, cluttered props, oversaturated AI gloss, inconsistent shadows.
Editorial image
Negative prompt: staged stock pose, fake office props, exaggerated smile, synthetic skin, noisy background, impossible depth of field, overdone color grading.
UI or screen mockup
Negative prompt: unreadable text, fake icons, distorted UI, inconsistent spacing, warped device frame, duplicated buttons, impossible cursor, broken perspective.
Terms to pair with it
Negative prompt
Names the artifacts, styles, or objects the model should avoid.
Photorealism constraints
Adds positive constraints for realistic skin, lighting, hands, texture, and geometry.
Editorial photography
Moves the image toward credible real-world visual language.
Material texture
Makes surfaces feel physical instead of flat or synthetic.
Lens choice
Controls realism through perspective, compression, and camera distance.
Composition
Prevents the image from looking cluttered, cropped, or visually confused.
What to ask AI
Weak ask
Make this realistic and remove AI artifacts.
Exact Terms ask
Create a negative prompt for the likely artifacts in this image, then pair it with photorealism constraints, editorial photography, material texture, lens choice, and composition rules.
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Common questions
Should a negative prompt list everything?
No. List the defects you are actually seeing or likely to see. A bloated negative prompt can fight the main image direction.
What should come before the negative prompt?
Use positive visual direction first: subject, shot type, art direction, lighting, lens, composition, and material texture.