I’m Kayla, and yes, I actually used this thing. I tried Promptomania’s Art Prompt Generator with Midjourney v6 and Stable Diffusion XL. I wanted faster ideas for cover art, posters, and a few silly cards for my friends. Also, I just like pushing buttons and seeing pretty stuff happen. Who doesn’t?
If you’re completely new to the ecosystem, Promptomania is an AI art community that offers a user-friendly prompt builder, enabling users to create detailed prompts for various text-to-image diffusion models, including Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, DALL-E 2, and more. The platform also features a grid splitter tool to separate index images into individual pictures. Promptomania is free to use, requiring no sign-ups or subscriptions. Meanwhile, Midjourney is an AI-powered art generator that creates stunning images based on user prompts. It is widely used by artists and designers to generate creative visuals.
If you want to see how another artist handled a full seven-day sprint with a similar generator, read this play-by-play recap.
You know what? It helped. But it also got in its own way sometimes. Let me explain.
What I Tested (and how I used it)
- Tool: Promptomania Art Prompt Generator
- Models: Midjourney v6 and SDXL (via ComfyUI at my desk)
- Use cases: mood boards, book mockups, a quick T-shirt idea, and two client thumbnails
- My setup: a black coffee, lofi beats, and way too many layers open in Photoshop
I built prompts with the generator’s checkboxes (camera, lighting, art styles, color tones), then pasted the text into the model. Sometimes I tweaked it by hand when things got weird. And yes, they got weird.
Real Prompts I Used (and what I got back)
I’ll show the exact text I used and what came out. No fluff.
- Cozy reading corner (worked great for Midjourney)
- Prompt:
"cozy reading nook by a rainy window, warm fairy lights, soft wool blanket, stacked paperbacks, steam from tea mug, natural window light, 35mm lens, shallow depth of field, pastel color palette, studio ghibli vibes, high detail" - Result: Lovely. Soft glow. Cute bokeh. The tea steam looked real. One book had nonsense text, but I didn’t mind.
- Neon street food poster (SDXL surprised me)
- Prompt:
"night market food stall, neon pink and teal, sizzling noodles in a wok, motion blur sparks, street rain reflections, urban gritty, wide angle, cinematic lighting, bold type layout space" - Result: Spicy mood. The wok sparks sold it. I had clean space for text on the left. Chef hands looked… almost human. Close enough.
- Kids’ space sticker sheet (Midjourney needed a tweak)
- Prompt:
"cute space stickers, smiling planets, chubby rocket, soft edges, thick outline, flat color, kawaii style, white sticker border, high contrast, playful" - Result: Adorable, but Jupiter had eight rings. I ran it again and got better planets. I kept the rocket. My niece loved it. She asked why Saturn had eyebrows. I had no answer.
- Moody portrait with film look (both models did fine)
- Prompt:
"portrait of a woman near a window, soft backlight, film grain, Portra 400 feel, 85mm lens, shallow depth of field, muted colors, gentle skin texture, calm expression" - Result: Clean and calm. The grain felt natural, not crunchy. I did a tiny color grade in Photoshop and called it done.
- Fantasy book cover sketch (SDXL struggled, but I got there)
- Prompt:
"fantasy castle on a cliff, dramatic clouds, golden hour rim light, tiny lone traveler on path, foggy valley, painterly brushwork, matte painting style, cover layout space, centered composition" - Result: Pretty sky. The castle had weird windows that looked like melted candy. I reran it with “simple shapes” added. That fixed it. Sometimes simple words beat fancy sliders.
What I Loved
- Speed for mood boards: I got “the vibe” fast. That helps when a client is vague and says, “Make it dreamy, but not sleepy.” Okay, sure.
- Style mixing made easy: I could click film grain, pick a lens, and set lighting in seconds. It felt like dressing a mannequin—swap one piece, feel the change.
- Good starting points: Even when it missed, it got me 70% there. I’d nudge the text, run it again, and boom—usable draft.
What Bugged Me
- Too many checkboxes: If you tick everything, the prompt bloats. Then the model gets confused. Less is more here.
- Buzzword soup: It loves fancy words. Sometimes that helps. Sometimes it muddies the idea. Clean prompts often win.
- Repeats styles: It kept nudging me toward the same trendy looks. I had to strip it back to get a fresh feel.
- No real “teaching”: It builds prompts, but it doesn’t explain why things work. You still learn by tinkering.
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A Tiny Digression: Keep It Human
I still sketch with a dull pencil first—just rough shapes and arrows. Then I go to the tool. If I skip the sketch, the image looks pretty but empty. The generator helps, but my taste does the steering. Sounds corny, but it’s true.
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If you ever need a quick hit of human-driven creativity to balance all the AI wizardry, browse the community showcases over at Metro Arts and watch real artists turn simple prompts into stunning finished pieces.
On nights when my regular design Slack is silent and I’m craving real-time feedback, I’ll hop into one of the top sites for random chat to bounce half-baked prompt ideas off complete strangers—those spontaneous reactions often spark angles I’d never find alone.
Tips That Saved My Sanity
- Start simple, then add one slider at a time.
- Keep a tiny library of “keepers” (like “soft backlight” or “sticker border”). Reuse them.
- Leave space for text in the prompt if you need a poster.
- Use “simple shapes” or “clean silhouette” when forms get mushy.
- Run two short prompts, not one giant one. Compare.
Quick Head-to-Head Notes
- Midjourney v6: Great for mood and clean polish. Handles bokeh and glow like a champ.
- SDXL: Loves painterly looks and gritty details. Can wobble on hands and windows unless you keep prompts tidy.
Who This Is For
- Designers who need fast mood boards
- Teachers or parents making cute class art
- Indie authors who want a cover draft before hiring a pro
- Anyone who gets stuck staring at a blank box
If you’re deep into node graphs or heavy custom models, you’ll still want your own prompt tricks. This tool won’t replace that. It’s more like a smart nudge.
One More Real-World Set
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T-shirt idea for my brother’s band:
"retro surf van, sunset gradient, bold silhouette, grainy screenprint texture, limited palette (4 colors), centered graphic, high contrast"
Result: Readable from far away. I tweaked the colors—kept teal, dropped orange. Printed nice on black. -
Minimal line art for a café flyer:
"single line drawing of a coffee cup with steam, soft beige background, negative space, gentle shadow, calm mood"
Result: Clean and classy. The steam lines curled a bit odd on the first pass. Second try nailed it.
Verdict
I’m keeping Promptomania’s Art Prompt Generator in my toolbox. It’s not magic. But it’s fast, friendly, and pretty darn helpful when my brain feels like toast.
Rating: 4 out of 5.
Would I pay for a “pro” version? Maybe—if it adds history, fewer buzzwords, and a “why this works” guide. Until then, I’ll keep my sketches close, my coffee hot, and my prompts short.