AI image prompts that actually work
20 prompts for restoring old photos, building headshots, staging rooms and more — each written in full, with notes on what to change and what usually goes wrong. Copy one and paste it into whichever AI image tool you already use.
Edits your photoRestore an old, damaged photograph
Repairs cracks, scratches, fading and water damage on a scanned print while keeping the person's real face.
Edits your photoColourise a black-and-white photo
Adds believable period-accurate colour to a monochrome photograph.
Edits your photoSharpen a blurry, low-resolution photo
Recovers detail in a soft or small image without the waxy over-sharpened look.
Edits your photoProfessional headshot from a snapshot
Converts a casual photo into a clean corporate headshot without changing the person.
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Edits your photoClean white-background product shot
Turns a phone photo of a product into a marketplace-ready catalogue image.
Edits your photoPut a product into a lifestyle scene
Places an isolated product into a believable real-world setting for ads and social.
Edits your photoReplace the background behind a subject
Swaps the background while keeping edges and lighting believable.
Edits your photoGive a photo an authentic film look
Applies a convincing analogue film treatment rather than a flat Instagram filter.
Edits your photoTurn a photo into an oil painting
Repaints a photograph in a classical portrait style with visible brushwork.
Edits your photoPhoto to watercolour illustration
Loose, airy watercolour treatment with paper texture and bleeding edges.
Edits your photoVirtually stage an empty room
Furnishes an empty property photo for a listing, keeping the architecture true.
Edits your photoRedesign a room in a new style
Restyles an existing furnished room while keeping its structure and viewpoint.
Creates new image
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Edits your photo3D cartoon avatar from a photo
A stylised 3D character that keeps the subject's likeness — good for profile pictures.
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Edits your photoRemove unwanted objects from a photo
Cleanly deletes people, wires, bins or signage and rebuilds what was behind them.
Edits your photoRebuild a badly torn family photo
For photos with missing corners or pieces, where whole areas must be reconstructed.