| name | generate-prompts |
| description | Generate consistent AI image prompts for each parallax depth layer from a scene description. |
| version | 0.1.0 |
| triggers | ["when the user describes a scene and wants layer prompts","when the user asks for AI image generation prompts for parallax","when the user wants to generate their hero images with an AI tool"] |
| inputs | [{"name":"scene_description","type":"string","required":true,"description":"One-sentence description of the overall scene"},{"name":"style","type":"string","required":false,"description":"Visual style (e.g. \"photorealistic\", \"flat illustration\", \"painterly\")"},{"name":"lighting","type":"string","required":false,"description":"Lighting description (e.g. \"blue hour dusk\", \"golden hour\", \"overcast midday\")"},{"name":"layer_count","type":"integer","required":false,"description":"Number of layers to generate prompts for (default 4)"}] |
| outputs | ["one prompt per layer, formatted for copy-paste into ImageFX, Midjourney, or DALL-E 3","suggested depth value and --md-image-position for each layer"] |
| constraints | ["every prompt must include the same style anchor (lighting + palette + camera angle)","mid/near/foreground prompts must request transparent background","prompts must specify panoramic wide-angle aspect ratio"] |
generate-prompts
Generate AI image prompts for parallax layers from a scene description.
1. Purpose
Consistent layer prompts are the hardest part of building a parallax — if
lighting or perspective changes between layers, the composite looks wrong.
This skill locks a style anchor and derives one prompt per depth layer.
2. Output format
For each layer, output:
Layer N — [depth name]
Depth: [value]
Image position: [value]%
---
[Full prompt text ready to paste]
---
3. Prompt construction rules
Style anchor (repeat verbatim in every prompt):
[lighting description], [color palette], [camera angle], [style]
Per-layer additions:
| Layer | Depth cue to add | Transparency |
|---|
| Far background | "distant [scene element] only, no midground or foreground" | No (solid fill) |
| Mid background | "mid-distance [elements] only, no foreground" | Yes: "transparent background, PNG with alpha" |
| Near midground | "[elements] in near-midground only, foreground cut off" | Yes |
| Foreground | "[elements] in immediate foreground only" | Yes |
Aspect ratio:
Always append: panoramic wide-angle, 16:5 aspect ratio, landscape orientation
4. Example output
Scene: "Rooftop terrace in Tokyo at dusk with city skyline and indoor plants"
Style: photorealistic, blue-hour lighting, slightly elevated camera
Layer 1 — Far background
Depth: 8
Image position: 65%
---
Tokyo city skyline at blue hour, warm amber street lights against deep blue
sky, no buildings in foreground or midground, distant view only, photorealistic,
panoramic wide-angle, 16:5 aspect ratio, landscape orientation
---
Layer 2 — Mid background
Depth: 5
Image position: 30%
---
Mid-distance Tokyo rooftop buildings and terraces at blue hour, warm amber
and blue tones, no foreground elements, transparent background PNG with alpha,
same blue-hour lighting as reference, photorealistic, panoramic wide-angle,
16:5 aspect ratio
---
Layer 3 — Near midground
Depth: 2
Image position: 50%
---
Rooftop terrace railing and potted plants at blue hour, mid-shot, transparent
background PNG with alpha, same warm amber and blue-hour lighting, cut off at
foreground edge, photorealistic, panoramic wide-angle, 16:5 aspect ratio
---
Layer 4 — Foreground
Depth: 1
Image position: 50%
---
Large tropical indoor plants in immediate foreground, visible leaf detail,
transparent background PNG with alpha, blue-hour ambient backlight,
photorealistic, panoramic wide-angle, 16:5 aspect ratio
---
