art-director

# Art Director Claude can't generate images directly, but it can **direct** image generation models with expert-level prompts. This skill turns Claude into a creative director. ## Supported Backends | Backend | Via | Best For | |---------|-----|----------| | Gemini 3.1 Flash Image | AI Gateway | General purpose, fast, cheap | | DALL-E 3 | OpenAI API | Photorealistic, detailed | | Flux 2 | Replicate/fal.ai | Artistic, stylized | | Stable Diffusion | Local/API | Full control, custom models | ## The 5-Component Prompt Formula Every image prompt follows this structure: ``` [SUBJECT] + [STYLE] + [COMPOSITION] + [LIGHTING] + [TECHNICAL] ``` ### 1. Subject (What) ``` "A minimalist developer dashboard showing code metrics" "An isometric illustration of microservices architecture" "A cyberpunk cityscape representing a deployment pipeline" ``` ### 2. Style (How it looks) ``` Styles: flat design, isometric, pixel art, watercolor, technical diagram, infographic, comic book, photorealistic, low-poly 3D, line art, blueprint ``` ### 3. Composition (Layout) ``` "centered hero composition with negative space" "rule of thirds with focal point bottom-left" "symmetric grid layout with 4 quadrants" "panoramic wide-angle view" ``` ### 4. Lighting (Mood) ``` "soft diffused lighting, professional studio" "dramatic rim lighting, dark background" "warm golden hour, natural outdoor" "neon glow, cyberpunk atmosphere" "flat even lighting, clean minimal" ``` ### 5. Technical (Sp...