Home and kitchen products must look practical and premium. Keep the product unchanged; generate countertops, props, and lighting that communicate use without clutter.
Tool-Agnostic Prompt Grammar
Use three parts in this order for more reliable results:
- Prompt (Scene First): environment, surface, props, lighting, camera feel
- Lock (Product Must Not Change): keep the original product photo exactly unchanged
- Negative: forbid deformation, duplication, relabeling, and unwanted artifacts
Non-Negotiables: Product Lock
- Mask the entire product (not just the label) when inpainting backgrounds
- Preserve exact geometry, proportions, perspective, and color
- Keep packaging graphics and logos exactly as photographed (no relabeling)
- Keep the product as the single hero (avoid duplicates)
Text Options (User Chooses)
Option A: Blank Space for Later Typography (Most Reliable)
Generate clean negative space and add copy in your design tool.
Option B: AI-Generated Typography (If Your Tool Handles Text Well)
If you generate text in-image, keep it short, bold, and high-contrast. Avoid tiny fonts. Expect occasional misspellings.
Background Inpainting Prompts (Mask Background Only)
Clean Countertop Hero (Modern)
Prompt: modern kitchen countertop scene with stone surface and minimal backsplash, soft daylight, gentle shadows, clean styling with restrained secondary props, realistic contact shadow and subtle reflections
Lock: keep the original product photo unchanged; preserve exact shape, packaging, colors, perspective, and all printed branding
Negative: no product deformation, no duplicated products, no relabeling, no extra logos, no warped perspective, no melted edges, no watermark, no added certification icons, no new warning labels
Cooking Context (Ingredient Support)
Prompt: cooking context with utensils and ingredients as secondary props (slightly out of focus), folded towel texture, warm side light, editorial cooking mood, shadows consistent with the key light direction
Lock: keep the original product photo unchanged; preserve exact shape, packaging, colors, perspective, and all printed branding
Negative: no product deformation, no duplicated products, no relabeling, no extra logos, no warped perspective, no melted edges, no watermark, no props blocking the product, no messy spills unless requested
High-Key Catalog (Marketplace Standard)
Prompt: bright seamless e-commerce background, soft shadow, crisp edges, accurate material rendering, minimal composition, neutral color balance
Lock: keep the original product photo unchanged; preserve exact shape, packaging, colors, perspective, and all printed branding
Negative: no product deformation, no duplicated products, no relabeling, no extra logos, no warped perspective, no melted edges, no watermark, no color tint on the product
Macro Finish Detail (Material Truth)
Prompt: macro detail feel highlighting texture (brushed metal anisotropic highlights, matte polymer microtexture, silicone sheen), controlled highlights, shallow depth of field, clean background
Lock: keep the original product photo unchanged; preserve exact shape, packaging, colors, perspective, and all printed branding
Negative: no product deformation, no duplicated products, no relabeling, no extra logos, no warped perspective, no melted edges, no watermark, no artificial texture changes
Outpainting Prompts (Extend Canvas)
Banner Layout (Wide Promo)
Prompt: extend to a wide banner frame; keep the product on the left third; generate clean negative space on the right with a subtle gradient and soft shadow; catalog-friendly composition
Lock: keep the original product photo unchanged; preserve exact shape, packaging, colors, perspective, and all printed branding
Negative: no product deformation, no duplicated products, no relabeling, no extra logos, no warped perspective, no melted edges, no watermark, no random text unless requested
Lifestyle Add-On (Optional)
Hands Using the Product (Allowed)
Prompt: add a natural human hand using or holding the product (gripping handle, pressing button, pouring), anatomically correct fingers, believable contact points, hand stays secondary
Lock: keep the original product photo unchanged; preserve exact shape, packaging, colors, perspective, and all printed branding
Negative: no product deformation, no duplicated products, no relabeling, no extra logos, no warped perspective, no melted edges, no watermark, no extra hands, no deformed fingers