imageVisual Inquiry Lab
Painting with Words
Image prompting is about describing a picture in words. Unlike text prompting, here you guide AI to paint a scene, a style, or a mood.
How It's Different from Text Prompts
Text prompting
"Summarise the causes of the French Revolution."
Image prompting
"The storming of the Bastille in the style of a dramatic 18th-century oil painting, wide angle, moody lighting."
Warm-Up Activity
Start by noticing details. Try this quick activity that asks you to describe an image as specifically as possible.
Say What You See
A Google Arts & Culture experiment that challenges you to describe images in detail.
Challenge yourself:
What happens when you add style words, colour, or lighting to your description?
Think: When you describe an image, what details do you leave out? How might those missing details change the AI's picture?