Tattoo · AI prompt guide
American Traditional AI image prompts
The bold-line, limited-palette Western tattoo canon of swallows, roses, and banners, built to read clearly and age well on skin. Use the prompts below in Midjourney, DALL·E, or Stable Diffusion — or build your own from the American Traditional vocabulary.
Copy-ready prompts
Midjourney
a American Traditional tattoo design, american traditional tattoo, old school tattoo flash, bold black outlines, sailor jerry style, flat red and green, swallow and banner, nautical tattoo motif, limited palette tattoo, bold outline, flat color, limited palette, iconographic, highly detailed --ar 3:2 --no text, watermark
DALL·E / ChatGPT
A American Traditional tattoo design. Emphasize american traditional tattoo, old school tattoo flash, bold black outlines, sailor jerry style, flat red and green, swallow and banner, nautical tattoo motif, limited palette tattoo. The mood is bold outline, flat color, limited palette, iconographic. Highly detailed, no text or watermark, 3:2 landscape composition.
Stable Diffusion
a American Traditional tattoo design, american traditional tattoo, old school tattoo flash, bold black outlines, sailor jerry style, flat red and green, swallow and banner, nautical tattoo motif, limited palette tattoo, bold outline, flat color, limited palette, iconographic, highly detailed, sharp focus Negative prompt: text, watermark, signature, blurry, low quality, deformed
American Traditional keyword vocabulary
Tap a keyword to collect it in the Designdeas prompt builder, then mix in your own subject.
Prompts for related styles
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