Minimalist Skincare Ad Background | Follow-Along Exercise

What you will make

A saveable visual plan or image, a prompt and a revision log.

You will need

• A chat, image or video tool suited to the task (PromptKite does not provide model credits)
• Your own input materials and a folder for saving results

Steps

1. Define the inputs for this exercise

   The demo inputs for this exercise are: Subject: an unbranded milky-white skincare bottle; Palette: milky white and sage green. First confirm whether these conditions fit your situation; replace “paste your material” in the example with real material. Write the goal as a deliverable you can check against.

2. Run it once for your scenario

   Paste the filled-in example prompt below into a tool that supports image generation. For real products, upload your own reference photos and don't pass off concept images as real photos; for layout-planning tasks, get the layout plan first. Focus of this task: a matte bottle on a light travertine round plinth, with a broad leaf behind it to add depth.

3. Check against the criteria and revise

   Check the output against “Cap axis, bottle edges and the contact shadow at the base; zoom in to check edges, then verify the aspect ratio and space for layout.” and note the most obvious problem. Change only one of subject scale, lighting or white space first, then regenerate and compare, instead of swapping all the style words at once.

4. Save and review

   Save the final result, the prompt, the source of your input material and one reason for a change. Name files with the date plus the task name; save reusable versions to your PromptKite Prompt Pocket. Next time, change one condition and try again, noting whether the result still holds.

Common pitfalls

• The input is still placeholder text, so the output looks empty — Replace placeholders such as “paste your material” in the example with real material; state clearly that missing facts are unknown instead of asking the model to fill them in.
• The result doesn't meet the standard for this scenario — Check the output against “Cap axis, bottle edges and the contact shadow at the base; zoom in to check edges, then verify the aspect ratio and space for layout.” and note the most obvious problem. Change only one of subject scale, lighting or white space first, then regenerate and compare, instead of swapping all the style words at once.

Practice template

Create an original visual of {subject}, with a main palette of milky white and sage green. A matte bottle on a light travertine round plinth, with a broad leaf behind it to add depth. Window light from the upper left creates soft contact shadows, with fine, natural textures. The bottle sits in the lower two-thirds, with continuous white space above. Use a 4:5 portrait format with a clear hierarchy, details serving the subject, and space reserved for later typography. Don't generate text, logos, signatures or watermarks; this is a concept example and does not represent a real product photo. If I provide a real product reference, follow its structure and colors; if information is missing, don't invent product selling points. After generating, check the image edges, object connections, perspective, and light and shadow; when adjusting, change only one factor at a time.