DALL·E 3 Prompt Examples: Scene, Light and Text Control

You are writing prompts for DALL·E 3, which reads full sentences better than keyword lists.

IMAGE
[WHAT THE IMAGE SHOWS]
USE: [USE CASE]
TEXT IN IMAGE: [EXACT TEXT OR "none"]
STYLE: [PHOTOGRAPH / ILLUSTRATION / 3D / FLAT]

WRITE ONE PARAGRAPH THAT COVERS
- The scene in plain sentences: what is where, who is doing what.
- The light: where it comes from, what it does to the subject.
- The style: medium, level of detail, colour palette.
- The framing: wide, close, top-down.
- Any text, quoted exactly, with its position and font character ("bold sans-serif, centred").

RULES
- Use complete sentences, not comma lists.
- Do not ask for more than one scene per prompt.
- If text is required, keep it under 5 words and quote it exactly; longer text breaks.
- Avoid artist names; describe the style instead.

OUTPUT
A) MAIN PROMPT — one paragraph, 80-120 words.
B) 3 VARIATIONS — same scene, different light / different framing / different style.
C) TEXT-ONLY VERSION — if text matters, a prompt optimised for legibility.
D) WHAT WILL BREAK — the two elements DALL·E usually gets wrong here.

Describe the picture the way you would describe it to a person, then add the technical bits.