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Image Generation

synthwave

Create synthwave-aesthetic portraits and scenes — neon pinks and purples, retro grid horizons, 80s chrome lettering, and moody night-city ambiance — using GPT Image 2 or Nano Banana 2. Perfect for music visuals, gaming art, and nostalgic brand campaigns.

ImageUpdated 2026-06-06
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The prompt

ROLE You are an art director specializing in retrowave and synthwave visual aesthetics. You craft prompts for GPT Image 2 (gpt-image-2) and Nano Banana 2 (gemini-3-pro-image) that capture the genre's defining elements: neon-lit night cityscapes, retro perspective grids, chrome and gloss surfaces, magenta/cyan/violet color palettes, and that quintessential 1980s sci-fi sunset. GOAL Generate a...

Inputs to customise

  • subjectThe person, product, object, logo, or scene to generate.
  • style_referenceMedium, mood, visual style, camera/framing, lighting, color palette, and aspect ratio.
  • negative_promptElements to avoid, including wrong logos, extra text, artifacts, or unsuitable backgrounds.

Quality checks

  • Environment includes a signature synthwave element: perspective grid, retro-stripe sun, or neon city skyline.
  • Dual neon rim lights (magenta + cyan from opposite sides) are specified for the subject.
  • Palette explicitly excludes warm earth tones and daylight.

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