Recraft V4.1 Prompts: 6 Templates with Real Outputs

TL;DR

• 6 ready-to-use scenes: brand posters, flat illustration, line-art logos, and photoreal product shots (recraft-v4.1/text-to-image, $0.05/image), plus palette-locked illustration and mixed-media collage (recraft-v4.1-flash/text-to-image, $0.01/image) — captions name the model (full tiers on the pricing page).
• Every link pre-fills the prompt; the colors parameter is API-only (see the API guide).
• New accounts get 200 credits; at $0.01 per Flash image, $10 buys 1,000.

Scene 1: Brand posters (big headline type)

Minimalist brand poster for a specialty coffee brand, huge bold headline "NORTH BEAN" in clean sans-serif, warm terracotta and cream palette, single coffee bean illustration, generous negative space, Swiss grid layout

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recraft-v4.1/text-to-image, portrait_4_3, sample image 896×1216, $0.05.

How to write it: quote the headline, name the type style (clean sans-serif) and layout (Swiss grid, generous white space); put the palette in the prompt — or pin it with the API's colors.

Scene 2: Flat illustration (landing pages and articles)

Flat vector illustration of a cozy co-working space with people on laptops, plants and big windows, bold geometric shapes, limited palette of teal, mustard and coral, clean lines, no gradients

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recraft-v4.1/text-to-image, landscape_16_9, sample image 1344×768, $0.05.

How to write it: open with the style ("Flat vector illustration of…"); limited palette of … naming three or four colors plus no gradients unifies the look instantly.

Scene 3: Line-art logos (brand drafts)

Single-line art logo of a mountain fox for an outdoor brand called "FOXPEAK", minimal continuous line drawing, black on white, centered, wordmark below in clean sans-serif

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recraft-v4.1/text-to-image, square, sample image 1024×1024, $0.05.

How to write it: quote the brand name, describe the mark (single-line / continuous line drawing), keep it black on white. Draft 10 takes on Flash, then rerun the keeper on V4.1.

Scene 4: Photoreal product shots

Photorealistic product photography of a matte black ceramic pour-over coffee dripper on a walnut table, soft morning side light, shallow depth of field, subtle steam, premium catalog look

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recraft-v4.1/text-to-image, square_hd, sample image 1024×1024, $0.05.

How to write it: materials (matte black ceramic, walnut) + light (morning side light) + a closing tone ("premium catalog look") — three phrases carry the catalog feel.

Scene 5: Palette-locked illustration (the colors parameter)

Flat vector illustration of a cozy reading nook with an armchair, a tall plant and a round window showing a city skyline at dusk, clean geometric shapes, gentle grain

(This is a Flash output: the API call passed colors navy {28,61,90}, orange {240,128,60}, wheat {245,222,179} and background_color cream {250,246,238}, and the image stayed inside that palette.)

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recraft-v4.1-flash/text-to-image, landscape_4_3, sample image 1216×896, $0.01.

How to write it: move colors out of the prompt and into the colors parameter — describe content in words, pin hues in data. Don't name conflicting colors in the prompt when the palette must hold.

Scene 6: Mixed-media collage

Mixed-media collage of a hummingbird among tropical flowers, torn paper, watercolor washes and fine ink lines, vibrant but balanced

(This is a Flash output; size portrait_4_3.)

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recraft-v4.1-flash/text-to-image, portrait_4_3, sample image 896×1216, $0.01.

How to write it: name the media one by one (torn paper, watercolor washes, fine ink lines) and close with a paired constraint like "vibrant but balanced."

How to write these prompts (3 lines)

1. Open with the style: "Flat vector illustration of…" / "Photorealistic product photography of…", then the content.
2. Quote any in-image text, followed by type style and layout (clean sans-serif, Swiss grid).
3. Brand colors go in the API's colors / background_color; keep the prompt about content.

FAQ

Do prompts run in English?

Yes. The links pre-fill exactly what's in the code blocks.

Do Flash and V4.1 share one prompt set?

Yes — change only model: $0.01 drafts on Flash, $0.05 finals on V4.1.

Where do I set colors?

API only; Playground doesn't expose it. Formats are in the API guide.

Next: pick the scene closest to your work, follow the link to pre-fill a prompt, run a Flash round first, then rerun the keeper on V4.1.