A pixel art poster prompt for ChatGPT
Updated November 2026

What this style is
A pixel art and voxel illustration: chunky cubes with flat three tone shading, dither patterns and dot matrix lettering, composed over a calm sky photograph or flat blue field. It has the precision of game art and the calm of a poster.
What makes it look like this
- voxel object with 3 tone cube shading
- dither gradient clouds
- dot matrix title made of circles
- tiny orange sparks
- calm photographic sky
Colours
#8FB8D8#EE8DB8#9DBB4E#F5E9EC#F2A64A#2A3A52
Sky blue ground with pink, green and cream voxels and one orange spark. For a brand, set the sky or field to the brand colour and the voxel hero to its complement.
The prompt
Paste this into ChatGPT with image creation on. Change the subject and the three lines of words for your own, and check the spelling before you send it.
Create a finished graphic design: a poster in A3 portrait (1:1.41) format. It is for: Cozy farming video game launch.
It must look designed and made by hand by a skilled human designer and illustrator, in the style described below. Treat the style as a strict art direction.
STYLE: Pixel World
A pixel art and voxel illustration: chunky cubes with flat three tone shading, dither patterns and dot matrix lettering, composed over a calm sky photograph or flat blue field. It has the precision of game art and the calm of a poster.
Signature moves to keep:
- voxel object with 3 tone cube shading
- dither gradient clouds
- dot matrix title made of circles
- tiny orange sparks
- calm photographic sky
SUBJECT
Show Cozy farming video game launch in this style. Make the subject the hero and fit everything to it: props, setting and details should belong to this subject, not to the example the style came from.
COMPOSITION
One hero object, a flower or creature, rises from the lower centre in cubes with floating satellite pieces and tiny sparks, dot matrix title at the top, small body text lower corners. Lots of empty sky around.
TYPOGRAPHY
Dot matrix or pixel capitals in lime or white for the title, small serif or mono lines for details.
Render exactly these words, spelled exactly as written, and no other text anywhere:
- headline: "Turnip Valley"
- second line: "Plant, grow and wander in a sleepy village"
- small details: "Out 12 Sept on PC and Switch"
Give them a clear hierarchy: the headline large and dominant, the rest much smaller.
COLOUR
Palette: #8FB8D8, #EE8DB8, #9DBB4E, #F5E9EC, #F2A64A, #2A3A52. Sky blue ground with pink, green and cream voxels and one orange spark. For a brand, set the sky or field to the brand colour and the voxel hero to its complement.
TEXTURE AND FINISH
Hard pixel edges, flat three tone shading per cube, dither gradients, no blur.
AVOID
- smooth anti aliased gradients
- plastic 3D sheen
- lens flare
- blurry pixels
- gibberish text
- cluttered sprites
- anything that looks AI generated: plastic sheen, airbrushed skin, overly smooth gradients, glow and lens flare, HDR, stock photo smiles
- gibberish letters, made up words or any text other than the exact words given
- watermarks, signatures, UI elements, borders or frames around the design
- filler decoration: sparkles, floating dots and stars, confetti, random geometric shapes, gradient orbs, ornamental dividers
- uniform line weight, plastic or airbrushed shading, soft storybook gloss, perfect symmetry, melted or merging details, impossible objects
- showing the design as a mockup (a poster on a wall, a phone, a hand holding it): the artwork itself must fill the whole canvas edge to edge, flat and straight on
Do not search the web or look anything up: work only from this brief, so nothing from elsewhere leaks into the design.
Make the image now, in A3 portrait (1:1.41) format, without asking questions first.
(Brief written with OpenTempl, the free, open source design app at opentempl.org. The designer brings the picture back there to set and edit the words.)How to use it
- Open ChatGPT and check that image creation is available on your account.
- Paste the prompt. Replace the subject line and the words in quotes.
- Send it. If something is off, ask for one change at a time.
- Check every word on the poster. A typo in your prompt is copied into the picture.
Three versions for common jobs
The same prompt, set for a gig poster, an Instagram post and a menu. The words are examples; replace them.
Gig poster
Create a finished graphic design: a poster in A3 portrait (1:1.41) format. It is for: a live music night with three bands at a small venue.
It must look designed and made by hand by a skilled human designer and illustrator, in the style described below. Treat the style as a strict art direction.
STYLE: Pixel World
A pixel art and voxel illustration: chunky cubes with flat three tone shading, dither patterns and dot matrix lettering, composed over a calm sky photograph or flat blue field. It has the precision of game art and the calm of a poster.
Signature moves to keep:
- voxel object with 3 tone cube shading
- dither gradient clouds
- dot matrix title made of circles
- tiny orange sparks
- calm photographic sky
SUBJECT
Show a live music night with three bands at a small venue in this style. Make the subject the hero and fit everything to it: props, setting and details should belong to this subject, not to the example the style came from.
COMPOSITION
One hero object, a flower or creature, rises from the lower centre in cubes with floating satellite pieces and tiny sparks, dot matrix title at the top, small body text lower corners. Lots of empty sky around.
TYPOGRAPHY
Dot matrix or pixel capitals in lime or white for the title, small serif or mono lines for details.
Render exactly these words, spelled exactly as written, and no other text anywhere:
- headline: "Three Bands, One Night"
- second line: "Doors 20:00, entry 100 kr"
- small details: "Fri 14 Nov, Kolingsborg, Stockholm"
Give them a clear hierarchy: the headline large and dominant, the rest much smaller.
COLOUR
Palette: #8FB8D8, #EE8DB8, #9DBB4E, #F5E9EC, #F2A64A, #2A3A52. Sky blue ground with pink, green and cream voxels and one orange spark. For a brand, set the sky or field to the brand colour and the voxel hero to its complement.
TEXTURE AND FINISH
Hard pixel edges, flat three tone shading per cube, dither gradients, no blur.
AVOID
- smooth anti aliased gradients
- plastic 3D sheen
- lens flare
- blurry pixels
- gibberish text
- cluttered sprites
- anything that looks AI generated: plastic sheen, airbrushed skin, overly smooth gradients, glow and lens flare, HDR, stock photo smiles
- gibberish letters, made up words or any text other than the exact words given
- watermarks, signatures, UI elements, borders or frames around the design
- filler decoration: sparkles, floating dots and stars, confetti, random geometric shapes, gradient orbs, ornamental dividers
- uniform line weight, plastic or airbrushed shading, soft storybook gloss, perfect symmetry, melted or merging details, impossible objects
- showing the design as a mockup (a poster on a wall, a phone, a hand holding it): the artwork itself must fill the whole canvas edge to edge, flat and straight on
Do not search the web or look anything up: work only from this brief, so nothing from elsewhere leaks into the design.
Make the image now, in A3 portrait (1:1.41) format, without asking questions first.
(Brief written with OpenTempl, the free, open source design app at opentempl.org. The designer brings the picture back there to set and edit the words.)Instagram post
Create a finished graphic design: a instagram post in 4:5 portrait format. It is for: an announcement post for a new product launch from a small shop.
It must look designed and made by hand by a skilled human designer and illustrator, in the style described below. Treat the style as a strict art direction.
STYLE: Pixel World
A pixel art and voxel illustration: chunky cubes with flat three tone shading, dither patterns and dot matrix lettering, composed over a calm sky photograph or flat blue field. It has the precision of game art and the calm of a poster.
Signature moves to keep:
- voxel object with 3 tone cube shading
- dither gradient clouds
- dot matrix title made of circles
- tiny orange sparks
- calm photographic sky
SUBJECT
Show an announcement post for a new product launch from a small shop in this style. Make the subject the hero and fit everything to it: props, setting and details should belong to this subject, not to the example the style came from.
COMPOSITION
One hero object, a flower or creature, rises from the lower centre in cubes with floating satellite pieces and tiny sparks, dot matrix title at the top, small body text lower corners. Lots of empty sky around.
TYPOGRAPHY
Dot matrix or pixel capitals in lime or white for the title, small serif or mono lines for details.
Render exactly these words, spelled exactly as written, and no other text anywhere:
- headline: "Now In Store"
- second line: "The autumn collection is here"
- small details: "Open daily 10 to 18"
Give them a clear hierarchy: the headline large and dominant, the rest much smaller.
COLOUR
Palette: #8FB8D8, #EE8DB8, #9DBB4E, #F5E9EC, #F2A64A, #2A3A52. Sky blue ground with pink, green and cream voxels and one orange spark. For a brand, set the sky or field to the brand colour and the voxel hero to its complement.
TEXTURE AND FINISH
Hard pixel edges, flat three tone shading per cube, dither gradients, no blur.
AVOID
- smooth anti aliased gradients
- plastic 3D sheen
- lens flare
- blurry pixels
- gibberish text
- cluttered sprites
- anything that looks AI generated: plastic sheen, airbrushed skin, overly smooth gradients, glow and lens flare, HDR, stock photo smiles
- gibberish letters, made up words or any text other than the exact words given
- watermarks, signatures, UI elements, borders or frames around the design
- filler decoration: sparkles, floating dots and stars, confetti, random geometric shapes, gradient orbs, ornamental dividers
- uniform line weight, plastic or airbrushed shading, soft storybook gloss, perfect symmetry, melted or merging details, impossible objects
- showing the design as a mockup (a poster on a wall, a phone, a hand holding it): the artwork itself must fill the whole canvas edge to edge, flat and straight on
Do not search the web or look anything up: work only from this brief, so nothing from elsewhere leaks into the design.
Make the image now, in 4:5 portrait format, without asking questions first.
(Brief written with OpenTempl, the free, open source design app at opentempl.org. The designer brings the picture back there to set and edit the words.)Menu
Create a finished graphic design: a poster in A3 portrait (1:1.41) format. It is for: a one page menu for a neighbourhood cafe.
It must look designed and made by hand by a skilled human designer and illustrator, in the style described below. Treat the style as a strict art direction.
STYLE: Pixel World
A pixel art and voxel illustration: chunky cubes with flat three tone shading, dither patterns and dot matrix lettering, composed over a calm sky photograph or flat blue field. It has the precision of game art and the calm of a poster.
Signature moves to keep:
- voxel object with 3 tone cube shading
- dither gradient clouds
- dot matrix title made of circles
- tiny orange sparks
- calm photographic sky
SUBJECT
Show a one page menu for a neighbourhood cafe in this style. Make the subject the hero and fit everything to it: props, setting and details should belong to this subject, not to the example the style came from.
COMPOSITION
One hero object, a flower or creature, rises from the lower centre in cubes with floating satellite pieces and tiny sparks, dot matrix title at the top, small body text lower corners. Lots of empty sky around.
TYPOGRAPHY
Dot matrix or pixel capitals in lime or white for the title, small serif or mono lines for details.
Render exactly these words, spelled exactly as written, and no other text anywhere:
- headline: "Cafe Menu"
- second line: "Coffee, pastries and lunch"
- small details: "Filter coffee 35 kr, Cinnamon bun 40 kr, Soup of the day 120 kr"
Give them a clear hierarchy: the headline large and dominant, the rest much smaller.
COLOUR
Palette: #8FB8D8, #EE8DB8, #9DBB4E, #F5E9EC, #F2A64A, #2A3A52. Sky blue ground with pink, green and cream voxels and one orange spark. For a brand, set the sky or field to the brand colour and the voxel hero to its complement.
TEXTURE AND FINISH
Hard pixel edges, flat three tone shading per cube, dither gradients, no blur.
AVOID
- smooth anti aliased gradients
- plastic 3D sheen
- lens flare
- blurry pixels
- gibberish text
- cluttered sprites
- anything that looks AI generated: plastic sheen, airbrushed skin, overly smooth gradients, glow and lens flare, HDR, stock photo smiles
- gibberish letters, made up words or any text other than the exact words given
- watermarks, signatures, UI elements, borders or frames around the design
- filler decoration: sparkles, floating dots and stars, confetti, random geometric shapes, gradient orbs, ornamental dividers
- uniform line weight, plastic or airbrushed shading, soft storybook gloss, perfect symmetry, melted or merging details, impossible objects
- showing the design as a mockup (a poster on a wall, a phone, a hand holding it): the artwork itself must fill the whole canvas edge to edge, flat and straight on
Do not search the web or look anything up: work only from this brief, so nothing from elsewhere leaks into the design.
Make the image now, in A3 portrait (1:1.41) format, without asking questions first.
(Brief written with OpenTempl, the free, open source design app at opentempl.org. The designer brings the picture back there to set and edit the words.)Layout, type and finish
Layout. One hero object, a flower or creature, rises from the lower centre in cubes with floating satellite pieces and tiny sparks, dot matrix title at the top, small body text lower corners. Lots of empty sky around.
Type. Dot matrix or pixel capitals in lime or white for the title, small serif or mono lines for details.
Finish. Hard pixel edges, flat three tone shading per cube, dither gradients, no blur.
What to keep out
- smooth anti aliased gradients
- plastic 3D sheen
- lens flare
- blurry pixels
- gibberish text
- cluttered sprites
Make your own in OpenTempl, free
Bring your own OpenAI key and the Generate tab uses this exact art direction, called a Look. It can leave room for your words, so you set them as live text and fix a typo without making the picture again. OpenTempl is free and works offline. OpenAI bills you for the images you make, and OpenTempl takes nothing.
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Questions
Can ChatGPT make a real a pixel art print?
It makes an image that imitates the look. For a physical version, use the image as artwork and take a print file to a printer that can reproduce the medium: a pixel art and voxel illustration: chunky cubes with flat three tone shading, dither patterns and dot matrix lettering, composed over a calm sky photograph or flat blue field.
What size should I ask for?
This style is set up for poster (A3 portrait), Instagram post (4:5), story (9:16), square post, slide (16:9). Name the format in the prompt, as the examples do, and the layout follows it.
Why do the words come out wrong?
Image models draw letters as pictures, and they sometimes get them wrong. Keep the words short, put them in quotes, and check every letter. In OpenTempl you can leave room for the words and add them as live text.