Magic Hour AI Image Editor Prompt Guide

This guide introduces prompt usage tips for Magic Hour's AI Image Editor, helping you craft effective instructions to achieve your image editing goals. Whether you're adding elements, removing objects, modifying styles, or creating composite edits, these best practices will help you turn your vision into reality.

Quick tip: Clear, specific prompts produce better results than vague descriptions. Describe what you want to see, why it matters, and how it should look.

Magic Hour's AI Image Editor supports a range of editing tasks including content addition, deletion, replacement, modification, and style transfer. For optimal results when using the editor, consider these best practices:

Use clear, coherent language to describe what you want to change and how it should look. Include details about the subject, action, style, color, and lighting.

Clearly state the purpose of your edit and the type of image you're creating. This helps the AI understand the context and produce more appropriate results.

If a particular visual style is important to your edit, use precise style keywords or provide a reference image. This ensures the edited elements match your desired aesthetic.

Style enhancement examples:

When you want specific text to appear in the generated image, use double quotation marks around the text. This ensures accuracy in text rendering.

Be specific about what should change and what should stay the same. Avoid vague pronouns and clearly identify the elements you're modifying.

When making edits that involve multiple elements or complex changes, describe each element thoroughly to ensure precise control over the output.

Example: Instead of "add a desk with stuff on it," describe it as: "Add a sleek black standing desk with a laptop on the left side showing code on the screen. Place a coffee mug with the company logo next to it. Add a desk lamp with warm white light, and place some succulent plants in a ceramic pot on the right corner. Keep modern minimalist office aesthetic."

Magic Hour's AI Image Editor has strong natural language understanding. Use concise, well-structured prompts rather than overly ornate or repetitive descriptions.

Better approach: "Change the background from busy office to a professional blurred cityscape with sunset lighting" is more effective than "Replace the complicated and cluttered background with a beautiful blurred city skyline that has nice sunset colors and lighting that matches the subject."

Include context about lighting, color temperature, mood, and atmosphere to help edited elements blend naturally with the existing image.

Example: "Add a golden retriever dog sitting next to the person on the grass. The dog should have warm golden hour sunlight reflecting its fur. Include soft shadows that match the lighting direction from the person's side. Keep the natural, peaceful outdoor mood."

When identifying elements to edit, use clear spatial language: "left side," "foreground," "background," "upper right," "center," etc. This prevents ambiguity about which element to modify.

Example: "Remove the person in the background on the far left. Extend the beach sand and ocean waves to fill that area naturally, matching the warm afternoon lighting."

Add objects, people, animals, or design elements to your image. Be specific about what to add, where it should be positioned, and how it should integrate with the existing image.

Remove unwanted objects, people, or elements. Specify what should be removed and describe what should replace it for natural blending.

Replace one element with another. Clearly describe what's being replaced and what it should be replaced with, including style details.

Modify properties like color, size, material, texture, or appearance without removing the element entirely.

When text descriptions alone aren't clear enough, use visual markers to indicate exactly which parts of the image you want to edit.

Draw arrows or circles to point to the elements you want to modify. This is especially helpful for complex images with multiple similar elements.

Use case: "Using the arrow pointing to the left building: Change its color from brown to modern white with large glass windows. Keep the street-level architecture and urban setting."

Simple sketches can show where you want elements added or replaced. For example, sketch the desired position or rough shape of a new element.

Use case: "Using the blue sketched area: Add a modern sofa with gray cushions and wooden legs. Keep the minimalist living room style and natural window lighting."

Best practice: Combine visual indicators with clear text descriptions for best results. The visual shows where, and the text describes what and how.

Magic Hour's AI Image Editor can extract style, character design, or visual elements from reference images to ensure consistency in your edits.

Upload a reference image to establish the visual style, color palette, and aesthetic you want to maintain or apply to your edit.

Example: Upload a reference image of a minimalist interior design. Then edit your photo: "Match the minimalist aesthetic from the reference image. Update this living room with clean lines, neutral colors (whites, grays, light wood), and minimal furniture. Keep the natural window lighting."

Extract specific design elements or character features from a reference image and apply them to your edited image.

Example: Upload a reference image of a professional product packaging design. Then edit: "Following the design style from the reference image, create product packaging for our new skincare line. Use the same color scheme (rose gold and white), typography style, and luxury aesthetic. Include the product name "Glow Serum" on the package."

Reference an image of an object or product you want to add or replicate in your edit.

Example: Upload a reference image of a specific brand of sneaker. Then edit: "Add the sneaker from the reference image to the person's feet. Match the shoe size and angle to the person's pose. Keep the casual streetwear aesthetic and outdoor lighting."

Transform rough sketches, floor plans, or wireframes into polished, photorealistic images while maintaining the original layout and proportions.

Example - Floor Plan to Interior: Upload a simple floor plan sketch. Then edit: "Based on this floor plan, create a photorealistic rendering of a modern industrial loft. Include concrete walls, exposed brick, large factory windows, and wooden beam ceilings. Place furniture according to the layout: large sofa in the living area, dining table in the center, and kitchen along the left wall. Use warm industrial lighting. The space should feel open and spacious."

Example - Wireframe to UI: Upload a wireframe sketch of a mobile app. Then edit: "Following this wireframe, design a high-fidelity mobile app interface for a fitness tracking app. Use a modern design with a dark background, vibrant accent colors (blue and purple), and clean typography. Add sample content: user profile picture at the top, daily stats showing steps and calories, and a list of recent workouts below. Include app icons that match modern design trends."

Magic Hour's AI Image Editor supports editing with multiple input images, allowing you to combine elements from different photos or apply consistent styles.

Replace an element from one image with an element from another image.

Example: "Replace the person in Image 1 with the person from Image 2, keeping Image 1's background and lighting. Ensure the person's size and positioning matches the frame naturally."

Combine elements from multiple images into a single composite edit.

Example: "Take the outfit from Image 1 and dress the person in Image 2 with it. Keep the person's pose and facial expression from Image 2 the same. Maintain Image 2's background and lighting but adjust colors to match Image 1's color palette."

Apply the visual style, color grading, or aesthetic from one image to another image.

Example: "Apply the warm, vintage film aesthetic from Image 1 to Image 2. Match the color grading (warm amber tones, slight desaturation), film grain, and soft focus quality. Keep all the content and subjects in Image 2 exactly the same—only change the visual style."

Combine multiple images into a single composition or scene.

Example: "Composite Image 1 (the product) and Image 2 (the lifestyle scene) into a single image. Place the product from Image 1 on the table in Image 2's living room setting. The product should have the same lighting and shadows as the environment. Create a cohesive, professional product lifestyle photograph."

Ready to edit? Start with a clear image, one focused edit goal, and descriptive language about what should change and why. The best edits combine clarity about your intent with rich details about style, lighting, and mood.

If you're not getting the results you expect:

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