Leonardo AI prompts for characters, worlds, items and icons
Concept stills for playable heroes, NPCs, levels, props, UI icons and splash art. Original adults and creatures only. No celebrity likeness. No NSFW. Fill the brackets.
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Playable Heroes
5 promptsFront hero turnaround plate
1/30✨ What it does
Builds a 2:3 front hero plate on a grey cyclorama with a readable silhouette. Keep the still if the face is original and the tool matches your notes.
Leonardo AI game-art still. Original playable adult hero described by [HERO NOTES]: silhouette, [ARMOR SET], and [SIGNATURE TOOL]. Neutral light-grey cyclorama, no extra people, no celebrity face. Camera: 50mm orthographic-feel, full body, feet planted, eyes to camera. Lighting: soft three-point, rim from behind-right so the silhouette reads at thumbnail size. Crop 2:3. Painterly but readable materials, production concept, not a cinematic poster. Negative: NSFW, extra limbs, watermark, famous actor likeness. Output one front plate for a modeler.
Pro tip: Lock the silhouette first. Fancy lighting can wait until the outline reads at 64 pixels.
Hero three-quarter in fog
2/30✨ What it does
Places one original hero in biome fog at a 35mm low hip angle. Keep the frame if no squad appears and the cloak motion matches the bracket.
Leonardo concept of the same original adult hero from [HERO NOTES] in a [BIOME] approach, three-quarter body, [CLOAK MOTION] on the garment. One figure only, identity locked to the notes, no celebrity, no squad. Camera: 35mm at hip height, slight low angle. Lighting: dawn fog with a cool key from camera left and a warm practical from a [LIGHT SOURCE] behind. Crop 3:4. Stylized game key, pores if human, scales if not, fully clothed. Negative: NSFW, extra characters, logo, photoreal celebrity. One still a team can use as a mood lock.
Pro tip: Name the light source. Vague glow often births a second figure.
Hero kit exploded on felt
3/30✨ What it does
Splits a 16:9 catalog into the hero at rest and an exploded kit of listed gear. Keep the still if unlabeled extra weapons stay out.
Leonardo item-aware hero still: the original adult from [HERO NOTES] stands at rest on the left, and an exploded kit of [GEAR LIST] floats to the right on dark felt, each piece labeled by a blank tag, not real type. One person, no celebrity, no extra handlers. Camera: 24mm top-slight, product-catalog feel. Lighting: studio softboxes, no drama. Crop 16:9. Clean production art for a loadout screen. Negative: NSFW, unreadable mush, extra weapons you did not list, watermark. Keep materials honest to [MATERIAL NOTES].
Pro tip: List every piece. 'Full kit' invents a gun you will have to model.
Hero idle against a skybox strip
4/30✨ What it does
Gives an even-lit 9:16 idle with weight on one named leg and a dropped prop. Keep the take if volumes read clean for a rigger.
Leonardo idle pose for animation reference. Original adult [HERO NOTES], weight on [STANDING LEG], [IDLE PROP] down at the side, fully clothed. Seamless [SKYBOX COLOR] strip, no extra people, no celebrity. Camera: 85mm, mid-thigh up if you need a bust, otherwise full body, tripod height. Lighting: even overcast, almost no shadow so a rigger can read volumes. Crop 9:16. Game-ready, not fashion. Negative: NSFW, extra fingers, crowd, famous face. One still.
Pro tip: Even overcast beats heroic rims when the job is a rig, not a poster.
Hero scar map portrait
5/30✨ What it does
Makes a 1:1 texture portrait with a named scar map and a weak kicker. Keep the square if the face stays original and the collar stays on.
Leonardo close portrait for a texture pass. Original adult from [HERO NOTES], [SCAR MAP] visible, [HAIR STATE], no celebrity likeness. Head and shoulders only, one person, no extra medics. Camera: 100mm, eyes sharp, ears in frame. Lighting: north-window soft with a weak kicker to show [SCAR MAP]. Crop 1:1. Skin or hide texture honest, fully clothed collar. Negative: NSFW, plastic skin, beauty filter, watermark, famous actor. Output a square the lookdev artist can paint over.
Pro tip: Describe scar placement. 'Battle worn' just adds random dirt.
NPC Portraits
5 promptsQuest giver bust on linen
6/30✨ What it does
Builds a 4:5 dialogue bust on linen with shop-window light. Keep the still if jewelry matches the list and no party appears.
Leonardo NPC bust. Original adult [NPC ROLE] with [FACE NOTES] and [COSTUME COLOR], linen backdrop, one person, no celebrity, no party behind. Camera: 85mm, chest-up, slight three-quarter. Lighting: shop-window key from the right, warm bounce from a wooden counter out of frame. Crop 4:5. Stylized game portrait for a dialogue UI. Negative: NSFW, extra heads, watermark, photoreal celebrity. Keep jewelry to [JEWELRY LIST] only.
Pro tip: Limit jewelry. Extra rings become new mesh you did not budget.
Merchant half-body over wares
7/30✨ What it does
Shows a merchant over a stall of listed wares at a 35mm high angle. Keep the frame if no extra shoppers or mystery produce appear.
Leonardo NPC: original adult merchant from [FACE NOTES], leaning on a stall of [WARE LIST] only, no extra shoppers, no celebrity. Camera: 35mm, slightly high so wares read, merchant mid-thigh up. Lighting: canvas-awning shade plus a shaft of noon through a gap. Crop 3:2. Colorful but production-clean. Negative: NSFW, crowd, extra produce, famous face, text signage. One still for a town board.
Pro tip: Name the wares. 'Market goods' fills the stall with unmodelable clutter.
Guard at a night gate
8/30✨ What it does
Lights one original guard with a lantern key and moonlight fill at a night gate. Keep the still if the army stays out of the timbers.
Leonardo night NPC. Original adult gate guard, [ARMOR COLOR], [HELMET STATE], one figure, no celebrity, no army. Camera: 50mm, three-quarter, gate timbers behind. Lighting: single lantern key from camera left, cool moonlight fill, long shadow on planks. Crop 2:3. Fully clothed, readable at HUD size. Negative: NSFW, extra sentries, gore, watermark, famous soldier likeness. Mood still for a night district.
Pro tip: One lantern. A second practical often births a second guard.
Scholar with a blank folio
9/30✨ What it does
Seats a scholar with a blank folio under a green-shade lamp. Keep the portrait if the page stays blank and students stay out.
Leonardo indoor NPC. Original adult scholar, [AGE RANGE], [ROBE COLOR], holding a blank folio so no invented script appears, one person, no celebrity, no students. Camera: 85mm, seated three-quarter at a [DESK WOOD] desk. Lighting: green-shade lamp plus a high window. Crop 4:5. Quiet production portrait. Negative: NSFW, readable fake language, extra heads, watermark. Keep props to lamp, folio, and [ONE PROP].
Pro tip: Demand a blank folio. Invented script becomes a localization headache.
Rival NPC on a duel line
10/30✨ What it does
Plants a rival at rest on a named floor with hard noon light. Keep the still if the weapon stays down and no referee appears.
Leonardo rival portrait. Original adult from [RIVAL NOTES], [WEAPON] at rest not mid-swing, one person, no celebrity, no referee. Camera: 35mm, full body, horizon at chest, salt-flat or [ARENA FLOOR]. Lighting: hard noon, small bounce from the ground. Crop 3:4. Stylized game rival, fully clothed, readable silhouette. Negative: NSFW, extra duelists, gore, famous athlete likeness. One still for a wanted poster or pause screen.
Pro tip: Rest the weapon. Mid-swing silhouettes fight a UI crop.
Environments
5 promptsStarting village from the ridge
11/30✨ What it does
Establishes an empty starting town from a 24mm ridge with listed landmarks only. Keep the still if streets stay empty and roofs match the material.
Leonardo environment concept. [VILLAGE BIOME] starting town seen from a ridge path, [ROOF MATERIAL] roofs, no famous real-world town, no people in the streets (empty for a blockout). Camera: 24mm, elevated, 16:9. Lighting: late morning, sun from [SUN SIDE], soft haze. Crop 16:9. Painterly game establishing shot a level artist can block. Negative: celebrity landmarks, extra armies, NSFW, watermark, photoreal postcard. Keep unique landmarks to [LANDMARK LIST] only.
Pro tip: Empty streets. Staffage people become NPCs you did not schedule.
Dungeon cross-section mood
12/30✨ What it does
Cuts two dungeon floors with named masonry and listed traps, empty of explorers. Keep the frame if glow comes from cracks, not a flashlight.
Leonardo cutaway of a [DUNGEON THEME] corridor stack, two floors, [MASONRY], one unlit brazier, no explorers, no celebrity statues of real people. Camera: 35mm orthographic-leaning section, 16:9. Lighting: bioluminescent [GLOW COLOR] from cracks, no flashlight. Crop 16:9. Production mood for a combat arena. Negative: NSFW, extra parties, gore piles, watermark, famous architecture copy. Keep traps to [TRAP LIST] only.
Pro tip: List traps. 'Deadly dungeon' invents machines you cannot script.
Forest shrine at blue hour
13/30✨ What it does
Places an original shrine in a named grove at blue hour with one niche candle. Keep the still if pilgrims stay out and the path hint matches.
Leonardo exterior. Original [SHRINE SHAPE] in a [TREE TYPE] grove, no worshipers, no celebrity idols. Camera: 35mm, eye level on the path, shrine slightly off-center. Lighting: blue hour, cool skylight, one warm candle in a niche. Crop 3:2. Stylized game shrine, moss honest. Negative: NSFW, extra pilgrims, real-world temple copy, watermark. Path leads to [EXIT HINT] only.
Pro tip: One candle. A field of flames reads as a boss arena you did not ask for.
Sci-fi hab corridor
14/30✨ What it does
Runs a 24mm hab corridor with a named status light and listed clutter only. Keep the take if crew and Earth-brand logos stay out.
Leonardo interior of a [FACTION] hab corridor, [PANEL COLOR] panels, grated floor, no crew, no celebrity posters. Camera: 24mm, vanishing point centered, 16:9. Lighting: recessed cool strips plus a red [STATUS LIGHT] at the far hatch. Crop 16:9. Clean production environment for a walking sim or shooter blockout. Negative: NSFW, extra people, Earth-brand logos, watermark. Keep clutter to [CLUTTER LIST].
Pro tip: Name the status light color. Random red often means alarm you did not write.
Overworld tile mood, dusk
15/30✨ What it does
Samples a dusk overworld with one point of interest and a named water feature. Keep the plate if extra cities stay off the hills.
Leonardo overworld mood plate. [BIOME] rolling [TERRAIN], a single [POI TYPE] on a hill, no armies, no famous national parks. Camera: 50mm, slight aerial 10 meters up, 16:9. Lighting: dusk, long shadows toward camera, warm rim on the POI. Crop 16:9. Painterly strategy-map feel a tileset artist can sample. Negative: NSFW, cities you did not name, watermark, celebrity monuments. Keep water to [WATER FEATURE] only.
Pro tip: One POI. A skyline of towns is a map you cannot tile.
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Items and Weapons
5 promptsSword orthographic sheet
16/30✨ What it does
Shows one original blade in three views on a grid with blank or counted runes. Keep the sheet if no hands or maker logos appear.
Leonardo prop sheet. Original [BLADE TYPE] with [HILT MATERIAL] and [POMMEL SHAPE], front, 45 degree, and top views on a light grid, no hands, no celebrity engravings of real people. Camera: orthographic product, even. Lighting: studio, soft, specular on the fuller. Crop 16:9. Hard-surface readable for a weapons artist. Negative: NSFW, extra blades, blood, watermark, logo of a real maker. Keep runes blank or limited to [RUNE COUNT] abstract marks.
Pro tip: Blank runes unless you count them. Fake language becomes a font job.
Potion bottle beauty still
17/30✨ What it does
Beauties one original bottle with a caustic through named liquid on a square crop. Keep the still if extra vials and fake brands stay out.
Leonardo item still. Original glass [BOTTLE SHAPE] of [LIQUID COLOR] liquid, cork or [STOPPER TYPE], sitting on [SURFACE], no extra bottles, no celebrity apothecary labels. Camera: 85mm, three-quarter, 1:1. Lighting: soft key plus a caustic through the liquid. Crop 1:1. Stylized but physically honest glass for an inventory icon source. Negative: NSFW, extra vials, readable fake brand, watermark. Keep particles to a slow swirl, not a storm.
Pro tip: Skip readable labels. Inventory type will sit on top in engine.
Relic on a museum plinth
18/30✨ What it does
Spots one chipped relic on a dark plinth at 4:5 with a tight museum falloff. Keep the still if visitors and extra relics stay out.
Leonardo relic. Original [RELIC SHAPE] of [MATERIAL], chips honest, on a dark [PLINTH MATERIAL] plinth, no visitors, no celebrity faces in the metal. Camera: 50mm, slight high, 4:5. Lighting: museum spot with a tight falloff. Crop 4:5. Game pickup hero. Negative: NSFW, extra relics, real museum logos, watermark. Keep inlay to [INLAY COLOR] only.
Pro tip: Name chips. Mint-perfect relics look like DLC ads, not finds.
Bow unstrung and strung pair
19/30✨ What it does
Pairs unstrung and strung views of one original bow at the same scale. Keep the frame if no archer appears and the quiver follows the bracket.
Leonardo pair still. Original [BOW WOOD] bow shown twice: unstrung at left, strung at right, [LIMB TIP] detail, no archer, no celebrity. Camera: 35mm, both bows same scale, 16:9. Lighting: workshop window from the left, dust in air. Crop 16:9. Production reference for string constraints. Negative: NSFW, extra weapons, blood, watermark, famous bowyer mark. Keep the quiver out unless [QUIVER] is filled.
Pro tip: Same scale both sides. A bigger strung bow lies to animation.
Key item on a hero palm, cropped
20/30✨ What it does
Macros a key item on an anonymous adult palm with a kicker on the metal. Keep the square if the face stays out and fingers stay at five.
Leonardo macro of [KEY ITEM] on an original adult palm, wrist only, no face, no extra hands, no celebrity jewelry. Camera: 100mm macro, 1:1. Lighting: overcast bounce plus a tiny kicker on [METAL PART]. Crop 1:1. Inventory-hero source. Negative: NSFW, extra fingers beyond five, watermark, famous signet rings. Keep dirt to [DIRT LEVEL]. Identity lock: anonymous hand, not a known person.
Pro tip: Crop at the wrist. A face in a macro is a likeness problem.
UI Icons
5 promptsTwenty-four pixel health glyph
21/30✨ What it does
Draws a four-color 1:1 health glyph that should still read at 24 pixels. Keep the icon if padding is even and no extra symbols crowd it.
Leonardo UI icon. Original [GLYPH SUBJECT] health symbol, graphic, centered, [PALETTE] limited to four colors, no face of a real person, no extra icons in the frame. Camera: orthographic, flat. Lighting: none, graphic shading only, a single fake light from top-left. Crop 1:1 with padding. Reads at 24 pixels. Negative: NSFW, photoreal, celebrity, watermark, tiny unreadable script. Style: [ICON STYLE] game HUD.
Pro tip: Four colors. A painterly heart dies when it is shrunk.
Inventory bag silhouette
22/30✨ What it does
Makes a closed bag silhouette with one named buckle for a HUD. Keep the icon if loot stays in unless you asked for a spill.
Leonardo bag icon. Original [BAG TYPE] in [LEATHER COLOR], closed, one buckle [BUCKLE METAL], graphic 1:1, no loot spilling unless [SPILL] is filled, no celebrity monograms. Camera: orthographic front. Lighting: simple top-left shade. Crop 1:1. HUD-ready. Negative: NSFW, extra pouches, photoreal studio, watermark. Keep the shape unique from a generic backpack.
Pro tip: Closed bag. Open bags fill with junk the icon cannot show at 32 pixels.
Craft station badge
23/30✨ What it does
Builds a circular map-pin badge from one tool and one material chunk. Keep the badge if the rim metal matches and no shop name appears.
Leonardo circular badge. Original [STATION TOOL] plus a small [MATERIAL CHUNK], badge rim in [RIM METAL], no people, no celebrity craftsman, no readable shop name. Camera: orthographic. Lighting: graphic, top-left. Crop 1:1. Map-pin style. Negative: NSFW, extra tools, watermark, real-world brand marks. Keep the interior simple enough for a 48 pixel pin.
Pro tip: One tool. A workbench collage turns to mud on the map.
Faction crest, two-color
24/30✨ What it does
Designs a two-color original crest with one charge object and no real flags. Keep the still if the profile is not a famous face.
Leonardo crest. Original [FACTION NAME] emblem using only [COLOR A] and [COLOR B], shield or [CREST SHAPE], no real-world flags, no celebrity profiles in the charge. Camera: orthographic. Lighting: flat graphic with a 1px inner shadow. Crop 1:1. Flag and UI reusable. Negative: NSFW, extra charges, photoreal, watermark, known national symbols. Keep the charge to [CHARGE OBJECT] only.
Pro tip: Two colors. Gradients fail when the crest becomes a stencil on cloaks.
Ammo type pip
25/30✨ What it does
Makes a padded 1:1 ammo pip that should still read at 16 pixels. Keep the icon if headstamps stay invented-or-blank, not copied from a real maker.
Leonardo tiny pip. Original [AMMO SHAPE] in [METAL], side view, graphic, 1:1 with lots of padding, no extra rounds, no celebrity-stamped heads. Camera: orthographic side. Lighting: simple highlight on the case, dark groove. Crop 1:1. Must read at 16 pixels. Negative: NSFW, photoreal crate, watermark, real manufacturer headstamps. Style [HUD STYLE].
Pro tip: Pad the square. Edge-to-edge brass vanishes on a busy HUD.
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Splash and Key Art
5 promptsTitle splash, hero small
26/30✨ What it does
Sets a 16:9 splash with the hero small in the lower third and a quiet upper third. Keep the still if no famous face or extra logo appears.
Leonardo splash. Original adult hero from [HERO NOTES] small in the lower third, [BIOME] vast, [WEATHER], no extra army unless [ARMY HINT] is filled, no celebrity face. Camera: 24mm, epic but readable, 16:9. Lighting: [TIME OF DAY] with a rim on the hero. Crop 16:9. Store-page key, fully clothed. Negative: NSFW, famous likeness, extra logos, watermark. Leave the upper third quiet for a later title the marketing team will set.
Pro tip: Leave title space empty. Baked-in game names are a legal and localization mess.
Boss door loading still
27/30✨ What it does
Shows a closed original boss door with under-door glow and no waiting party. Keep the still if the boss body stays unseen.
Leonardo loading art. Original [DOOR MOTIF] boss door in [HALL MATERIAL], closed, no boss body, no celebrity, no party waiting. Camera: 35mm, slightly low, 16:9. Lighting: under-door [GLOW COLOR] leak plus cool hall strips. Crop 16:9. Quiet dread, production still. Negative: NSFW, gore, extra people, watermark, famous movie door copy. Keep runes abstract.
Pro tip: Closed door. Showing the boss on a loading screen spoils the room.
Party select empty stage
28/30✨ What it does
Builds an empty theatrical stage with counted floor pads for later portraits. Keep the background if people and real logos stay out.
Leonardo UI background. Empty [STAGE TYPE] with [PROP LIST] and marks on the floor where later characters will stand, no people now, no celebrity posters. Camera: 24mm, slightly high, 16:9. Lighting: theatrical but dim, so layered portraits will pop. Crop 16:9. Negative: NSFW, extra extras, watermark, real band logos. Keep the floor marks to [SLOT COUNT] pads only.
Pro tip: Empty stage. Baking a party into the background fights the UI layer.
Defeat fog vignette
29/30✨ What it does
Kneels one original hero in desaturated fog with a weapon on the ground. Keep the still if it reads as defeat, not gore, and the crowd stays out.
Leonardo defeat still. Original adult hero from [HERO NOTES] kneeling, [WEAPON] on the ground, fog, one person, fully clothed, no celebrity, no mocking crowd. Camera: 50mm, eye level, 16:9. Lighting: desaturated, weak rim from [RIM COLOR]. Crop 16:9. Game-over mood, not gore. Negative: NSFW, blood pools, extra people, watermark, famous actor. Keep the pose readable as defeat, not death.
Pro tip: Kneel, do not corpse. Stores reject death-gore on a game-over card.
Season banner without type
30/30✨ What it does
Makes a 16:9 seasonal banner of motif and biome with a quiet center for later type. Keep the still if dates, prices and mascots stay out.
Leonardo seasonal banner. Original [SEASON MOTIF] in [BIOME], [PROP], no people, no celebrity, no baked-in dates or prices. Camera: 35mm, 21:9 feel cropped to 16:9. Lighting: [SEASON LIGHT]. Crop 16:9. Store banner plate. Negative: NSFW, extra mascots, watermark, real holiday trademarks. Keep the center quiet for later type. Identity: places and objects only.
Pro tip: No dates in the image. Season windows move and painted dates go stale.
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