Linen Flat Lay With Styled Props
A calm top-down flat lay of your product on natural linen with matching props, ideal for Instagram and shop listings. Upload a clear photo, paste this prompt into ChatGPT, Gemini or Grok, change the parts in brackets to suit you, and generate.
- Written for
- ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok
- You'll need
- A clear photo to upload
- Status
- Tested 28 Sep 2026 in Gemini app (web), Flash mode with built-in image generation
- Test settings
- Reference photo: an AI-generated picture of a made-up serum bottle, made in Gemini for this test. Uploaded with the default copy text unchanged in a new Gemini chat. First result used; only converted to WebP.
- Variability
- Shape, colours and small details can vary between runs; compare with your own photo. Gemini adds a small sparkle watermark in the corner.
Use the uploaded photo as the reference for the product. Preserve its exact shape, proportions, label text, logo placement and colours; do not redesign, relabel or recolour it. Check the result against the reference. Scene: top-down flat lay on softly creased oat beige linen cloth. The product sits slightly off-centre, surrounded by a few carefully placed props: dried eucalyptus sprigs, a small ceramic dish, two smooth pebbles and a folded paper tag. Composition: props arranged with breathing space, nothing touching the product, one prop partly cropped at the frame edge for a natural feel. Light: soft morning window light from the upper left, gentle natural shadows, no harsh highlights. Camera: directly overhead, 50mm, f/8, everything sharp. Style: minimal lifestyle editorial, muted earthy tones, true-to-life colours. Format: square 1:1. Avoid: clutter, props covering the label, changed product colours or text, duplicate products, text, watermarks.
Customise
For example: oat beige.
For example: your own props.
Fields start with illustrative values; replace them with your own facts. The prompt updates as you type. Copy prompt copies your version.
How to use it
- Open an external image tool listed above. The tested model, if any, is named in Status.
- Upload a clear reference photo of the subject. If it includes identifiable people, get their consent and check each face.
- Customise the fields, copy your version, paste it with the photo and generate.
- Compare the result with the reference. If a face, pose or detail changes, ask for one correction or try again; an exact match is not guaranteed.
How to use this prompt
- This prompt changes your own photo. Choose a clear reference photo, and get permission from people who can be identified.
- Upload the photo in the external AI app you chose. Fill Customise, press Copy prompt and paste the prompt with the photo.
- Compare the new picture with the original. Face, hands, clothes and pose can change. An exact likeness is not guaranteed.
Good to know
- The model may add or move props; name exactly the ones you want and regenerate if the product gets crowded.
- Use reference photos you have the right to use; get consent from identifiable people.




