Writing Prompts for Flux
Flux follows natural language closely. Here's how to structure descriptive prompts that it renders faithfully.
4 min read · Updated Nov 6, 2026
Write it like a description
Flux models respond well to full, natural sentences. Describe the scene the way you'd brief a photographer or illustrator: what's there, where it is, how it's lit and what it should feel like.
A ceramic coffee cup sits on a worn oak table beside a rain-streaked window. Soft gray daylight falls from the left, leaving gentle shadows, and steam curls from the cup. The palette is muted browns and cool grays, with a calm, quiet morning mood.
Order your details
- Start with the subject and its key attributes.
- Then the setting and secondary objects.
- Then light, color and materials.
- Finish with style and mood.
Text in images
If you want readable text in the image, put the exact words in quotes and say where they appear, e.g. a sign that reads “OPEN”. Keep it short.
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