#prompt-engineering
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JSON Prompts, Tested: What Actually Works and What's Just Aesthetic
The JSON prompt trend split the AI art community in half. One side says it is the secret behind every great Veo 3 clip. The other says it is cargo-cult hype. This article tests it properly — with the primary sources, a three-way image comparison, and the one case where the format actually earns its place.
The Prompt Budget Principle: Why More Blocks Make Your Images Worse
A paid article about the counterintuitive lesson from three iterations of one shoot. Image model prompts compete for a fixed attention budget — and the fix for a failing shot is almost never adding another block.
Directing AI Actors: Emotion, Gesture, and Performance
Character consistency is solved. Character performance is not. A performance prompt library covering 20 emotional states with body-language pairings, plus cross-model direction.
Photorealism as a System: Making Images That Don't Look AI
A reliable stacking formula for photoreal output. Five layers — subject, material, light, camera stack, and imperfection — combined into 25 complete prompt templates you can run today.
From Logo to Product Line: AI-Powered Brand Extensions
A complete workflow for extending any brand identity across products, packaging, apparel, and collateral using Nano Banana Pro. 12 tested prompts with full breakdowns and a 30-minute brand extension system.
Nano Banana Prompt Pack: 25 Tested Prompts with Breakdown
Not just prompts — each one is broken down: what it does, why it works, and what to modify. Covers portrait, product, landscape, editorial, and abstract.
Phased Prompting: The System Behind Professional AI Design
Why professional designers get better AI images than everyone else. The persona-phase system that turns thinking models into creative directors — with a complete build-your-own walkthrough.