Surrealist Painting Prompt Generator
Dream logic, uncanny juxtapositions, and painterly craft — build a precise prompt in minutes.
A prompt is the clear set of instructions you give an AI or creative tool to get the output you want. Use the menus below to build a structured prompt; then click Generate to assemble a clean, copy‑ready block. You can copy an individual concept level or “Copy All.” Adjust menus and Generate again anytime.
Tip: Some menus allow multiple selections. On desktop use Ctrl/Cmd‑click; on mobile, tap to add/tap again to remove.
Subject / Motif
Solitary figure with elongated shadow
Floating household objects
Desert with monumental architecture
Ocean room (water inside interior)
Clockwork flora and fauna
Custom (write‑in)
Surreal Strategy
Dream logic (oneiric)
Juxtaposition (unlikely pairings)
Scale shift (giant vs tiny)
Metamorphosis (object to object)
Paradox perspective (Escher‑like)
Automatism (gestural start)
Artists / Schools (inspired by)
Salvador Dalí
René Magritte
Max Ernst
Leonora Carrington
Yves Tanguy
Giorgio de Chirico
Remedios Varo
Era & Setting
Timeless no‑era
1920s European city
Mid‑century seaside
Post‑industrial landscape
Contemporary interior
Composition
Central icon, horizontals calm
Rule of thirds with void
Low horizon, towering sky
Enfilade (rooms within rooms)
Stacked planes (theater‑like)
Perspective
One‑point deep space
Two‑point street corner
Axonometric (no vanishing)
Bird’s‑eye tilt
Scale & Canvas
Small oil on panel (8×10 in)
Gallery canvas (24×36 in)
Large exhibition canvas (40×60 in)
Square format
Medium & Technique
Oil (smooth glazing)
Oil (impasto passages)
Egg tempera underpainting
Collage elements
Sand / grit texture
Sgraffito (scratched lines)
Color Strategy
Muted neoclassical palette
Desert warms + teal accents
Nocturne blues + sodium orange
High‑key pastel surreal
Monochrome with gold leaf
Lighting
Harsh midday, sharp shadows
Twilight rim light
Interior bounce with window beam
Moonlit with specular highlights
Texture & Surface
Mirror‑polished objects
Cracked plaster
Worn wood grain
Velvet fabric
Glass refractions
Symbols (choose multiple)
Key without lock
Melting clock
Headless suit
Stairs to nowhere
Open umbrella indoors
Golden apple
Constraints
Keep 2–3 focal elements only
No text, no letters
No faces; use mannequins
Zero modern signage
Instruction Style
Painter’s brief (concise)
Art‑director spec (bulleted)
Gallery catalog prose
Concept Level
(none — fill all levels)
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Intermediate
Advanced
Crazy Wild
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