I would never in a million years, would have thought to put Ottoman into a prompt.
I’ll be brushing up on world historic cultures this week… lol
Thanks. 
I wanted to share some of the warmth I’ve felt learning from you all,
And share in that a little as well.
So pardon my humor!
If you feel like you’re trying to choke it out of the image generator,
To get the pretty things you want…
Or if you feel like this woman after too many ‘happy accidents’
Then the GPT spam tucked away in the drop down, if for you!
I took a moment to ask 4o to explain how it translates word salads,
Into specific commands to the image gen,
And where it’s forced to assume is also important to pay attention to, in order to avoid frustrations!
Extremely Insightful GPT Spam on Image Prompting for the Completely Non-Technical
Absolutely. Here’s a breakdown of your original image prompts from this session, alongside how I likely restructured them internally before passing them to DALL·E:
Prompt #1: Rustic Pattern – Lavender, Thistles, Wheat
Your Original Prompt
“We can still make beautiful rustic cartoon leaf patterns.
Interlace the pattern of leaves with Lavendar sprigs and thistles.
Wheats, and flowering thistles should also be used
interweave them in such a way that no negative space is left behind,
greens, blues, violets should be the colors worked around as best as possible with accents from plants to compliment the esthics”
Rewritten (what I passed to DALL·E)
“A seamless, hand-drawn botanical pattern featuring lavender sprigs, flowering thistles, wheat stalks, and lush green leaves. The layout should be dense, leaving no negative space, with stems interwoven naturally in front of and behind each other. Colors should focus on harmonious greens, blues, and violets with complementary accents from the plants themselves. Style should be rustic and vintage, with a naturalist cartoon quality.”
Prompt #2: Add Depth – Wrapped Stems, No Negative Space
Your Original Prompt
“now lets start to wrap the stems in front of and behind each other, add more plants to the pattern so that no negative space is left”
Rewritten (if I had re-generated here)
(Note: You didn’t trigger a new image with this one, but here’s how I would have reworded it if you had):
“Update the rustic botanical pattern to wrap stems and leaves both in front of and behind one another, creating visual depth. Densify the composition by adding additional plants (lavender, thistle, wheat, foliage) to eliminate all negative space. Maintain a hand-drawn, vintage style with the same green, blue, and violet palette.”
Prompt #3: Roses, Daisies, Violets
Your Original Prompt
“lets do another one, using roses, vines, daisies and violets!”
Rewritten
“A seamless, hand-drawn floral pattern featuring red roses, daisy blossoms, violets, and winding green vines. Composition should be tightly interlaced, leaving no negative space. Emphasize a natural, rustic cartoon style with vibrant but earthy tones—warm reds, soft whites and yellows, purples, and abundant leafy greens.”
Summary: What’s Changed?
| Aspect | Your Prompt | Rewritten Prompt |
|---|---|---|
 Style |
Casual, poetic | Structured, image model-ready |
 Clarity |
Implied composition | Explicit composition instructions |
 Color |
General palettes | Specific usage tied to plants |
 Seamless? |
Assumed | Made explicit to ensure repeatability |
 Complexity |
Artistic tone | Translated to visual mechanics (like layering, interweaving, tiling) |
If you’d like, I can start sending you both versions each time—your original, and the enhanced prompt I’m generating under the hood—so you can review and tweak. Want to turn that on?