Section 01
Category 01 | Bottles and Jars
What this category covers
The bottle is the hardest packaging object to fake: glass refracts, matte surfaces show every seam, and the label has to sit on a curve. These six prompts lock all of that down. Each one carries a fictional brand mark in quotes, a three-colour palette, a named key light and a contact shadow, so the object sits on its surface instead of floating.
6 Prompts | Tool: GPT Image 2 on OpenArt | Pro | Category 01 of 06
Before You Start
Run each prompt once exactly as written and compare with the image on the page before you change anything. Then swap only the brand name and the accent colour; the material lines, the light and the finish are the system. Keep every quoted string under five words, and keep the guard line "spelled exactly as written, no other text" in place, or the model will invent small print.
PROMPT 01 | The Matte Dropper
What This Creates
A matte white skincare dropper bottle that reads as a real product shot: soft window light, a single supporting stem, and a label that sits flat on the curve.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- If the pipette cap renders as a screw cap, add "glass pipette dropper visible through the cap".
- Matte white picks up colour casts; keep the palette accent away from the bottle.
- For a serum variant change only the wordmark and the liquid colour visible through the glass.
Quick Variation
Swap "matte white glass" for "frosted amber glass" and the sage accent for burnt orange, and the same prompt becomes a vitamin C serum.
PROMPT 02 | The Amber Jar
What This Creates
A wide amber glass supplement jar with a black lid, shot on dark slate so the label glows: the classic premium wellness look.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- Amber glass needs a rim light or it reads as brown plastic; keep the "warm rim from behind right" line.
- If capsules appear inside, add "the jar is opaque from this angle".
- The cream label is the only bright value in frame; that is why it reads as premium.
Quick Variation
Change the lid to brushed brass and the label to deep green, and the jar becomes a luxury tea tin.
PROMPT 03 | The Cold Brew Bottle
What This Creates
A slim glass cold brew bottle with a printed label, shot with condensation and a hard morning key so it sells freshness.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- Condensation only appears when you name it; "fine condensation on the glass" is the line.
- Hard key plus cool background is what makes the drink look cold.
- The yellow accent must stay on the label only, or the coffee turns orange.
Quick Variation
Swap coffee for "cloudy oat milk" and the yellow for pale blue, and it becomes a dairy-free milk brand.
PROMPT 04 | The Craft Spirit
What This Creates
A heavy square gin bottle with an embossed label on a bar top, the money shot for any spirits brand.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- Square bottles show reflections on every face; the rim line keeps them clean.
- Embossing renders when you say "embossed" and keep the label cream, not white.
- Keep the bar lights blurred; sharp bokeh circles pull the eye off the label.
Quick Variation
Replace gin with "aged rum" and the juniper mark with a small palm, and the scene turns Caribbean without changing the light.
PROMPT 05 | The Candle Jar
What This Creates
A ceramic candle jar with a lit flame, the warmest object in a cool room: the hero shot for home brands.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- The flame only glows if the rest of the frame is cool; do not warm the background.
- Debossed marks need matte ceramic to read; on glossy surfaces they vanish.
- If two wicks appear, add "single wick, single flame".
Quick Variation
Unlit variant: replace the flame lines with "unlit, a dried lavender sprig beside the jar" for the catalogue shot.
PROMPT 06 | The Frosted Perfume
What This Creates
A tall frosted perfume bottle with a metal cap on black, shot for a luxury launch.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- Frosted glass needs two rims or it merges with the black; keep "thin rim on both edges".
- Brass reads as gold plastic without "brushed"; keep the word.
- The reflection should fade; a full mirror reflection reads as a render.
Quick Variation
Change the cap to matte black and the accent to deep red, and it becomes a masculine fragrance without touching the composition.
Section 02
Category 02 | Boxes and Cartons
What this category covers
Boxes are geometry plus paper. The model gets the geometry right when you name the box type, the closure and the finish, and it gets the paper right when you name the stock. These six prompts cover the box types clients actually order: a tech box, a chocolate sleeve, a tea carton, a shoe box, a mailer and a rigid gift box.
6 Prompts | Tool: GPT Image 2 on OpenArt | Pro | Category 02 of 06
Before You Start
Every prompt names the stock (uncoated kraft, soft-touch matte, coated white board) because stock decides how light behaves on the box. Keep the guard line in place and keep wordmarks under three words. When a box shows two faces, name which face carries the wordmark.
PROMPT 01 | The Tech Box
What This Creates
A small soft-touch black box for wireless earbuds with a single white wordmark, the look every gadget brand wants.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- "Soft-touch matte" is the line that stops the box from looking like glossy plastic.
- The lifted lid gives depth; without it the box reads as a flat block.
- Keep the accent inside the lid; on the outside it turns the box into a toy.
Quick Variation
Change the box to matte white with a black wordmark and the accent to orange, and it becomes a fitness tracker box.
PROMPT 02 | The Chocolate Sleeve
What This Creates
A dark chocolate bar in a paper sleeve with a bold serif wordmark and a foil peek, shot flat on marble.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- "Uncoated" gives the sleeve its paper texture; coated turns it into plastic.
- Two-word wordmarks are fine when each word is short; keep them under three.
- Foil renders best as a small area with one highlight, not a full foil sleeve.
Quick Variation
Swap the green sleeve for burnt orange and the nibs for orange zest, and it becomes a flavour variant in the same line.
PROMPT 03 | The Tea Carton
What This Creates
A trio of tall tea cartons in three colourways, standing in a row, the set shot that sells a range.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- Name the order of the colours left to right or the model shuffles them.
- "Shallow arc" keeps three boxes from reading as a flat wall.
- This is the prompt to copy for any three-flavour range.
Quick Variation
Make it five cartons in a steeper arc, and it becomes the full-range hero for a website header.
PROMPT 04 | The Shoe Box
What This Creates
A shoe box with the lid off and tissue paper inside, one shoe visible, shot from a high angle: the unboxing moment without hands.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- High angle plus lid beside the box is the unboxing composition without hands.
- Tissue paper needs the words "folded back" or it covers the shoe.
- Keep the coral on the shoe; a coral box competes with the product.
Quick Variation
Replace the shoe with "a folded charcoal hoodie" and the coral with white, and it becomes an apparel box.
PROMPT 05 | The Mailer Box
What This Creates
A corrugated mailer box printed inside, open on a doorstep: the subscription brand shot.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- "Printed inside" is where subscription boxes earn their money; name the inside colour.
- A repeating wordmark pattern renders more reliably than one large logo inside.
- Keep the door blurred or it becomes the subject.
Quick Variation
Change the inside print to bright yellow with a black wordmark and the box becomes a snack subscription.
PROMPT 06 | The Rigid Gift Box
What This Creates
A rigid black gift box with a ribbon, lid lifted an inch, on a dark surface: the luxury hero.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- "Lid lifted one inch" gives a dark gap that reads as depth and expense.
- Ribbon should be satin and thin; wide bows read as cheap.
- Velvet surface needs "dark grey" or it turns to black and the box disappears.
Quick Variation
Swap black for ivory and the ribbon for dusty pink, and it becomes a bridal gift box with the same light.
Section 03
Category 03 | Pouches and Bags
What this category covers
Pouches are the hardest packaging to render convincingly because they are soft: they crease, they bulge, they catch light along folds. These six prompts name the pouch type, the fill, the seal and the print finish, so the bag looks full and the label looks printed on foil or kraft rather than pasted on.
6 Prompts | Tool: GPT Image 2 on OpenArt | Pro | Category 03 of 06
Before You Start
Always say "filled and standing" or the pouch collapses. Name the seal (heat seal, tin tie, zip) and the material (matte foil, kraft, glossy film). Keep wordmarks under three words and keep the guard line.
PROMPT 01 | The Coffee Bag
What This Creates
A matte black coffee bag with a tin tie and a small wordmark, on a kitchen counter with a scatter of beans.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- "Filled and standing" is the line that gives the bag a body.
- Copper tin tie gives a second highlight; without it the bag is a black block.
- Keep the beans few; a pile becomes the subject.
Quick Variation
Swap matte black for kraft and ember orange for forest green, and it becomes an organic blend in the same line.
PROMPT 02 | The Granola Pouch
What This Creates
A stand-up kraft pouch with a clear window showing granola, shot on white for e-commerce.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- The window must be named as "clear oval window" or it renders as a printed picture.
- Golden granola through kraft is the appetite palette from DES02, page 4.
- White on white needs the contact shadow line or the pouch floats.
Quick Variation
Change the contents to "dried mango slices" and the accent to sunset orange, and it becomes a fruit snack in the same range.
PROMPT 03 | The Pet Food Bag
What This Creates
A large matte pouch for dog food with an illustrated dog silhouette and a bold wordmark, standing on a kitchen floor.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- "Simple silhouette" keeps the illustration flat; "illustrated dog" gives you a photo of a dog.
- Slab serif reads sturdy, which is the category language for pet food.
- The steel bowl gives scale; keep it small and empty.
Quick Variation
Swap the dog silhouette for a sitting cat and navy for teal, and it becomes the cat range.
PROMPT 04 | The Protein Pouch
What This Creates
A glossy black protein powder pouch with a sharp electric accent, shot on dark concrete for a sports brand.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- Glossy film needs a hard key or it reads as matte.
- One diagonal band gives energy; two bands give confusion.
- Keep the orange off the background; it is the only saturated element.
Quick Variation
Change orange to acid green and the band to a vertical stripe, and it becomes the pre-workout in the same line.
PROMPT 05 | The Kraft Snack Pouch
What This Creates
A small kraft pouch for dried fruit with a window and a hand-drawn style mark, shot on a picnic cloth.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- "Hand-lettered" is the one style word that renders reliably for casual brands; do not name a font.
- Checked linen needs "pale" or it competes with the pouch.
- Fruit beside the pouch must match the fruit inside.
Quick Variation
Swap mango for dried apricots and orange for apricot gold, and it becomes a second flavour.
PROMPT 06 | The Frozen Pouch
What This Creates
A frosted freezer pouch of dumplings with a clean Asian-inspired mark, shot with real frost on the film.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- "Light frost on the film" is the freshness cue; heavy frost hides the label.
- Cool scene plus one red accent is the temperature rule doing the selling.
- Keep the mark circular and simple; complex marks drift.
Quick Variation
Swap dumplings for "frozen berries" and red for deep purple, and it becomes a smoothie pack.
Section 04
Category 04 | Labels Up Close
What this category covers
The label is where packaging meets typography, and where AI output fails most often. These six prompts move the camera in close, keep every wordmark under three words, and use the DES03 type rules: one family, one alignment, three sizes at most. When a client needs real text on a label, generate the clean plate here and set the type yourself.
6 Prompts | Tool: GPT Image 2 on OpenArt | Pro | Category 04 of 06
Before You Start
Close-ups magnify errors: resubmit an unchanged prompt two or three times before rewriting. Name the paper (uncoated, textured, foil) and the print effect (embossed, letterpress, foil stamp). Never ask the model for ingredient lists, barcodes or numbers; those go on a clean plate.
PROMPT 01 | The Wine Label
What This Creates
A close-up of a wine bottle label with a letterpress serif mark, shot with a shallow depth of field.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- "Raking key from the left" is what makes letterpress visible.
- Textured cream paper renders; white paper reads as a sticker.
- No vintage year, no alcohol percentage; those go on the clean plate.
Quick Variation
Swap the wave for a small olive branch and burgundy for olive green, and it becomes an olive oil label.
PROMPT 02 | The Beer Can Wrap
What This Creates
A slim aluminium can with a full-wrap printed label in a bold two-colour design, close and slightly angled.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- "Vertical wordmark up the side" is a strong layout the model handles well with two short words.
- Matte label needs "matte" or the can becomes a mirror.
- Condensation sells cold; keep it fine.
Quick Variation
Change navy to burnt orange and cream to black, and it becomes the amber ale in the same range.
PROMPT 03 | The Sauce Bottle
What This Creates
A close-up of a hot sauce bottle label with a bold hand-drawn flame mark and a short wordmark, on a wooden table.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- One flame, simple, hand-drawn; detailed flames break into noise.
- Heavy slab serif reads as heat and heritage together.
- A single chilli beside the bottle; a pile becomes a food shot.
Quick Variation
Swap red for lime green and the flame for a leaf, and it becomes the mild verde sauce.
PROMPT 04 | The Skincare Tube
What This Creates
A close-up of a matte white squeeze tube with minimal type, lying on a marble surface.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- Two lines of type only; both under three words; the model will hold both.
- White tube on white marble needs the sage cap to give the eye an anchor.
- "Lying diagonally" gives the tube depth without a stand.
Quick Variation
Change "DAY CREAM" to "NIGHT CREAM" and sage to deep navy, and it becomes the second product with one word changed.
PROMPT 05 | The Soap Band
What This Creates
A bar of soap wrapped in a paper band with a stamped mark, close-up on linen.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- "Stamped in black ink" gives the slightly uneven edges that read as handmade.
- Rough-cut edges on the soap sell the craft; smooth bars read as mass-market.
- Keep the leaf small; a large illustration overrides the wordmark.
Quick Variation
Swap oat soap for charcoal soap and black ink for white, and it becomes the detox bar.
PROMPT 06 | The Spice Tin
What This Creates
A top-down close-up of a small matte tin lid with a circular label and a single wordmark.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- Top-down plus circular label is the cleanest type test in the vault; if this fails, roll again.
- The thin ring gives the label a frame the model respects.
- The spice pinch must be small and off to one side.
Quick Variation
Make it three tins in a row with cream, terracotta and sage labels, and it becomes the spice trio.
Section 05
Category 05 | Shelf Sets and Line-ups
What this category covers
One package is a product. A row of them is a brand. These six prompts build sets: trios, six-packs, families and shelf blocks, using the SET PALETTE rule from DES02 so every item in the line shares one base, one secondary and one accent job. This is the category clients pay for when they say "we need the whole range".
6 Prompts | Tool: GPT Image 2 on OpenArt | Pro | Category 05 of 06
Before You Start
Name the count, the order and the arrangement (row, arc, staggered). Name what changes between items (colourway, flavour word) and what stays (wordmark, shape, finish). The same wordmark must appear on every item, spelled exactly the same, so say so.
PROMPT 01 | The Skincare Trio
What This Creates
Three matte white bottles of different heights in a staggered row, one brand, three products.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- "Staggered row" with three named shapes gives the model an order to follow.
- Identical caps are the thread that makes three objects one brand.
- Different heights give rhythm; three equal bottles read as duplicates.
Quick Variation
Add "a fourth item, a flat tin" and it becomes a four-step routine without changing the light.
PROMPT 02 | The Six-Can Line-up
What This Creates
Six slim drink cans in six colourways in a perfect row, the flavour range shot.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- Name all six colours in order; unnamed colours drift into rainbow soup.
- Desaturating the labels by a third keeps six colours from shouting.
- Straight on at can height is the catalogue angle; a high angle makes the row a fan.
Quick Variation
Reduce to four cans and add "a sweating glass of the drink beside them" for the lifestyle version.
PROMPT 03 | The Coffee Bag Trio
What This Creates
Three coffee bags in three roast colours standing together, wordmark identical, roast word different.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- Three one-word variants is the most the model holds reliably; do not add a fourth line.
- Copper ties on all three are the thread.
- Cream, terracotta, black is the roast palette buyers already read.
Quick Variation
Swap the roast words for "ETHIOPIA", "COLOMBIA", "SUMATRA" and it becomes the single-origin range.
PROMPT 04 | The Supplement Family
What This Creates
Four amber jars of two sizes with one label system, the wellness family shot.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- Two sizes and a loose group read as a family; four identical jars in a row read as stock.
- One coloured band per jar is the variant system; keep the wordmark fixed.
- Amber needs the rim line on every jar; say "each jar".
Quick Variation
Change amber to frosted white and slate to marble, and it becomes a clean beauty supplement line.
PROMPT 05 | The Retail Shelf
What This Creates
A retail shelf block of one brand with repeated packs, the in-store planogram shot.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- "Three rows of three, identical" is the planogram instruction; the model respects counts up to nine.
- Blurred background keeps the block dominant.
- No price tags, no shelf labels: those go on the clean plate.
Quick Variation
Split the block into "three colourways, three per row" and it becomes the range planogram.
PROMPT 06 | The Gift Set Flat Lay
What This Creates
A top-down flat lay of a gift set: box open, four small products arranged inside with one card.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- Top-down plus a grid inside the box is the tidiest set shot the model makes.
- One card with two words is the maximum text; more and the spelling breaks.
- The stem outside the box gives the flat lay a diagonal.
Quick Variation
Change the card to "WELCOME" and the products to "two coffee bags and a mug", and it becomes an onboarding kit.
Section 06
Category 06 | Packaging in Use
What this category covers
Packaging sells hardest in a life. These six prompts put the package in a hand, on a counter, at a door, on a vanity. Hands are the risk in this category, so every prompt that shows them carries the hand guard: exactly two hands, five fingers each, natural grip. The package stays the subject; the person stays the support.
6 Prompts | Tool: GPT Image 2 on OpenArt | Pro | Category 06 of 06
Before You Start
Keep faces out of frame or soft; the package owns the hierarchy. Name the surface and the time of day. Lifestyle scenes drift warm; if the package is warm, cool the scene, and the other way round.
PROMPT 01 | The Unboxing Hands
What This Creates
Two hands lifting the lid of a mailer box on a wooden table, the package the brightest thing in frame.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- The hand guard line is not optional; run without it and count the fingers.
- Hands entering from the bottom of frame keep the box as the subject.
- High angle hides faces without cropping awkwardly.
Quick Variation
Replace the mailer with "a rigid black gift box with a champagne ribbon" and the wood with dark velvet for the luxury unboxing.
PROMPT 02 | The Breakfast Pour
What This Creates
A hand pouring cold brew from a slim bottle into a glass at a breakfast table, the label facing camera.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- "Label facing camera" while pouring is a specific instruction the model needs.
- One hand is easier than two; name the count either way.
- Keep the croissant out of focus; food pulls the eye off packaging.
Quick Variation
Swap the bottle for "a kraft granola pouch being poured into a bowl" and it becomes the OATH lifestyle shot.
PROMPT 03 | The Earbuds Reveal
What This Creates
Top-down: a small black tech box open on a desk, earbuds in their tray, a phone and a notebook as quiet support.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- Top-down with two supporting objects at the edges is the tidiest lifestyle frame.
- "Phone face down" stops the model rendering a fake screen.
- No hands here; the tray does the reveal.
Quick Variation
Replace the earbuds box with "a matte white watch box" and blue with orange for the second product.
PROMPT 04 | The Counter Scene
What This Creates
A coffee bag on a kitchen counter with a grinder and a scatter of beans, morning light.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- The grinder must be out of focus or the frame has two subjects.
- Long soft shadows say morning; say them.
- Warm scene plus black bag works because black is neutral; a warm bag here would melt.
Quick Variation
Swap the grinder for "a steaming pour-over on a stand" and it becomes the ritual shot from DES01 page 6.
PROMPT 05 | The Vanity Shot
What This Creates
A frosted perfume bottle on a marble vanity with a mirror edge and soft evening light.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- "Edge of a mirror" gives depth without a full reflection to manage.
- Frosted glass on white marble needs the brass cap to anchor the eye.
- Evening light is warm and low; say "as if from a vanity lamp".
Quick Variation
Swap frosted white for black glass and marble for dark stone, and it becomes the masculine fragrance in the same scene.
PROMPT 06 | The Handover
What This Creates
Two hands handing a small gift box across a table, the box the only saturated element.
The Prompt
Pro Tips
- Two hands from two people is the hardest hand shot; keep the guard line word for word.
- The box is the only saturated colour; that is why it reads as the gift.
- "No faces in frame" keeps the story about the object.
Quick Variation
Change dusty pink to matte black with a champagne ribbon and the cafe to a dark bar for the evening version.