Textures & Materials
Material words survive generation better than colors do. They set color, reflectivity, and age at once. Prompt them as “made of [material]” or “[material] texture, close-up”. Hover a chip to see it.
Natural textures 19
Textures from the wild. Use them to add age, weather, and realism to a scene.
Fabric & textile 16
Cloth words for costume and interior work. “A sculpture of a man, made out of tweed” works, and works well.
Man-made surfaces 8
Urban and architectural surfaces. Structure and grit.
Everyday textures 6
Household surfaces the models know well. Good for still lifes and product shots.
Weathering & decay 8
Age and entropy words. One of these turns a render into a place with history.
Sculpting & modeling 6
“Made out of” materials for figurines, statues, and crafted objects.
Artistic & abstract 11
Paint and lens textures. These change how the image gets made rather than what sits in the frame.
From “My Guide For Mastering Textures and Materials with Stable Diffusion and Midjourney”, originally published on Medium.