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AI Art Styles: Complete Reference Guide with 30+ Style Keywords

Photographic Styles

  • Portrait photography: shallow depth of field, bokeh, studio lighting, headshot
  • Street photography: candid, urban, natural lighting, documentary style
  • Fashion photography: editorial, high fashion, dramatic pose, studio setup
  • Product photography: clean background, studio lighting, commercial, catalog

Traditional Art Styles

  • Oil painting: textured brushstrokes, canvas, impasto, rich colors
  • Watercolor: soft edges, transparent washes, paper texture, bleeding colors
  • Ink drawing: pen and ink, cross-hatching, line art, black and white
  • Charcoal: charcoal sketch, smudged, dramatic contrast, rough texture

Digital & Modern Styles

  • 3D Render: octane render, unreal engine, ray tracing, subsurface scattering
  • Concept Art: environment design, character design, painterly, matte painting
  • Anime/Manga: anime style, cel shading, Studio Ghibli, shounen
  • Pixel Art: 16-bit, retro gaming, pixel art, sprite

Aesthetic Movements

  • Cyberpunk: neon lights, dystopian, rain-soaked streets, holographic
  • Steampunk: Victorian, brass gears, clockwork, industrial
  • Vaporwave: pastel colors, Greek statues, retro tech, glitch art
  • Art Nouveau: organic forms, flowing lines, floral motifs, decorative

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