AI art style presets explained
Style presets are one-click shortcuts that add proven style wording to your prompt. They save you from remembering art terms, and they give consistent results. AI Image Studio has ten presets, including No style, which leaves your prompt exactly as you wrote it.
All ten style presets
| Preset | What it does | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| No style | Sends your prompt unchanged. | When you describe the style yourself, or want the model's default look. |
| Photo | Natural lighting, sharp focus and a 35mm camera look. | Realistic people, places, food and products. |
| Cinematic | Dramatic lighting, shallow depth of field and film-style colour grading. | Moody scenes, posters and story moments. |
| Anime | Clean line art and vibrant colours in a studio illustration style. | Characters, fan art and bright, playful scenes. |
| Oil painting | Visible brush strokes and rich texture, like fine art on canvas. | Portraits, landscapes and classic-looking art. |
| Watercolor | Soft washes of colour on textured paper. | Gentle illustrations, cards and children's stories. |
| 3D render | Smooth, highly detailed 3D with soft lighting. | Product mock-ups, cute characters and icons. |
| Pixel art | Retro 16-bit game graphics with a limited palette. | Game art, avatars and nostalgic scenes. |
| Pencil sketch | Graphite drawing on paper with cross-hatching. | Concept sketches, portraits and studies. |
| Flat logo | Minimal flat vector shapes on a plain background. | Logo ideas, icons and simple symbols. |
How presets change your prompt
When you pick a preset, AI Image Studio adds a short style description after your words before sending the prompt to the AI. For example, with Watercolor selected, a fox in a snowy forest becomes a fox in a snowy forest followed by watercolour wording such as soft washes of colour and paper texture. Your own description always comes first, so the subject stays the focus.
Choosing the right style
For realistic pictures
Use Photo for everyday realism and Cinematic when you want drama. Add lighting words from the prompt guide for even more control.
For illustrations
Watercolor and Pencil sketch feel hand-made and gentle. Anime and Pixel art are bold and graphic. Oil painting gives a classic gallery look.
For design work
Flat logo gives clean starting points for logos and icons. 3D render works well for product ideas and mascots. Treat both as drafts to refine in a design tool.
Mixing presets with your own style words
You can add extra style words on top of a preset. With Oil painting, try adding in the style of impressionism, thick paint or muted earth tones. If your words fight the preset, for example asking for "photorealistic" with Anime selected, switch to No style and write the full style yourself.