What Are Negative Prompts?
Negative prompts tell Stable Diffusion what to avoid in the generated image. They are equally important as positive prompts and can dramatically improve image quality.
Universal Negative Prompt Template
low quality, worst quality, blurry, deformed, bad anatomy, extra fingers, mutated hands, poorly drawn face, extra limbs, disfigured, watermark, text, signature, logo, cropped, out of frame
Style-Specific Negatives
For Photorealistic Images:
cartoon, anime, illustration, painting, drawing, 3d render, CGI, artificial, oversaturated, HDR, overprocessed
For Anime/Illustration:
photorealistic, photograph, 3d render, realistic skin texture, pores, wrinkles, blemishes
Advanced Technique: Weighted Negatives
You can emphasize certain negatives with weights:
(deformed hands:1.5), (extra fingers:1.4), (blurry:1.2)
Common Mistakes
- Making negative prompts too long — keep them focused
- Contradicting your positive prompt
- Not updating negatives for different styles