¶ Qwen Lightning 8 Step v2512
Qwen is a new and different kind of AI model. It is capable of creating inventive concepts that earlier models struggle with.
CivitAI Guide: Mastering Prompting in Qwen-Image This guide was written for the full version of Qwen, and for the earlier August 2025 iteration, but much of the information is still relevant for Qwen Lightning v2512.
¶ What's new with version 2512:
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Qwen 2512 boasts huge improvements to photorealism. The original Qwen was lacking in textures, especially fur and torn clothing. Qwen 2512 creates better skin and hair, better fabrics and materials. Even the flaming sword looks realistic. You have all the imaginative capability of Qwen with the realism of a photograph.
¶ Things to know about Qwen Lightning 8 Step:
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1) Qwen works with natural language prompting.
You can write your prompts as full sentences or detailed phrases and Qwen will understand them. The Qwen image generator was built on the Qwen language model. This gives Qwen an advanced understanding of context and relationships.
¶ 2) Negative Prompts do work but usually aren't necessary.
Most styles include some negative prompts because most models benefit by them. In the case of Qwen, negative prompts like “ugly, deformed, disfigured” aren't necessary at all.
Instead, use the negative prompt space to remove things you've seen in an artwork and want to eliminate.
 Prompt: a brain-controlled undersea robot. the brain is in a clear dome attached to robotic controls, visual sensors, a small flashlight, and a set of 6 tentacle-like appendages made of sleek telescopic metal with clamps on the end. the brain-robot is on a dystopian submerged downtown street. Skyscrapers are fully submerged below the sea. a school of yellow fish swim around the corner of a building. the brain-robot is trying to pull at a broken window with the clamps on the ends of its appendages |
 Prompt: a brain-controlled undersea robot. the brain is in a clear dome attached to robotic controls, visual sensors, a small flashlight, and a set of 6 tentacle-like appendages made of sleek telescopic metal with clamps on the end. the brain-robot is on a dystopian submerged downtown street. Skyscrapers are fully submerged below the sea. a school of yellow fish swim around the corner of a building. the brain-robot is trying to pull at a broken window with the clamps on the ends of its appendages Negative Prompt: squid tentacles, suction cups, |
| The AI wanted to make the robotic tentacles look like squid tentacles with suction cups, so I added “squid tentacles, suction cups” to the negative prompts to fix the problem. | |
¶ 3) Qwen creates text beautifully.
For best results, use quotation marks around the words you want to include.
 Prompt: a shopper buying potions from a witch's magic shop. there are bottles on the shelf with liquids labeled "Beauty Potion #3", "Love Potion #9", "Health Tonic", and "Elixir of Life". a woman's hand is reaching for the second bottle. the next shelf has an unlabeled bottle of dried herbs, a carved brass mortar and pestle, a quartz crystal, a small jar of pink peppercorns, a dried thistle bloom, and a bundle of cinnamon sticks. detailed ink illustration with rich colors and intense darks |
 Prompt: close photographic portrait of a cute redhead girl with freckles, viewed from over her shoulder. the girl is sitting at a classical writing desk, writing a love letter with a pen on pink paper. the love note reads "Dear Owen, It's been 82 days since you dropped that first note on my porch. I've spent each hour since then thinking of you. I hope" in a handwritten style. cinematic photography with touches of warm sunlight. |
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Amazingly, Qwen will often correct the capitalization and formatting. You can specify the location of the text, as well as the font, style, and color. If the text does not appear exactly as you want it, try a different seed or increase the guidance scale. |
¶ 4) The step count is locked at 8. The Guidance Scale range is 1 to 3.
¶ 5) Prompt Anatomy
The recommendation for writing an effective prompt for Qwen is:
Main Subject, Setting/Background, Visual Style/Artistic Medium, Lighting/Effects, “Text in quotes if any”
Qwen creates fantastic art regardless of your preferred prompting style. You can even use Danbooru tags and create great results.
¶ 6) Some artist names will influence the artwork style, but the influence is not as strong as you'd see with Stable Diffusion-based models.
 Prompt: a red fox standing on a table, arranging flowers in a carved antique brass vase. there is an apple, some grapes, and a bottle of wine beside the flowers. Hand-drawn pen and watercolor illustration in a cheerful style of Ludwig Bemelmans |
 Prompt: a red fox standing on a table, arranging flowers in a carved antique brass vase. there is an apple, some grapes, and a bottle of wine beside the flowers. Hand-drawn pen and watercolor illustration in the style of Edward Gorey Negative Prompt: - |
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| The right image is darker, but it has little resemblance to Edward Gorey's Gothic illustration style. While both artists used pen and paint, Ludwig Bemelmens' art was more simplified and vibrant. Each artist had a uniquely recognizable style, whereas the two artworks that reference an artist's style look almost identical to the third image with no artist reference. | ||
¶ 7) Non-photography styles look more like photos in version 2512
 Prompt: redhead woman wearing a full length red silk satin dress with a halter neckline and a center front slit, and a very full skirt. the skirt is blowing all around her. she is walking through a bunch of red maple leaves on the ground. there is a huge red maple tree above and to her left, and a dark red dusk sky in the background. she is kicking up leaves as she walks, facing the viewer. close portrait. simplified graphic illustration. |
 Prompt: a redhead woman wearing a full length red silk satin dress with a halter neckline and a center front slit, and a very full skirt. the skirt is blowing all around her. she is walking through a bunch of red maple leaves on the ground. there is a huge red maple tree above and to her left, and a dark red dusk sky in the background. she is kicking up leaves as she walks, facing the viewer. close portrait. simplified composition, fine art photography Negative Prompt: |
| Both images look like photos, even though the image on the left calls for a graphic illustration style. | |
¶ Qwen Lightning v2512 Examples
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 Prompt: surreal artwork of a woman with dark brown hair, viewed from the side. she is wearing a cream lace mock turtleneck dress with an incredibly long train and a matching lace blindfold. she is walking towards a ruined Gothic church in an empty wasteland, the church has been burned and the roof has collapsed. the sun is setting the sky ablaze in the background. wide angle. cinematic composition |
 Prompt: glowing fire horse running through an open field at dusk. the horse is a Chinese fire horse, a creature of spirit and myth. the horse is black with licks and cracks of red and orange flame with white hot tips. the flames complement his form and enrich his beauty as they envelop his entire shape. his tail is long and full of flames at the end. every part of the horse is made of fire and glowing embers. a trail of fire stretches out behind the horse. |
 Prompt: an anthropomorphic highland cow, standing on his hind legs, with one hoof lifted onto a rock, in the highlands of Scotland. he is wearing a traditional great kilt in green and blue tartan. it is blowing out behind him. he is holding a broadsword in one hoof, raising it. scenic view with heather growing on a hillside, a rustic stone house and two sheep in the background watching. gray cloudy skies with patches of sunlight. Hand-drawn pencil illustration in a whimsical style. |
 Prompt: a lone tree leafless tree on the side of a seaside cliff. the tree has been blown by the ocean wind over the years, and the limbs bend away from the ocean and in towards the land. viewed from the edge of the cliff, on a foggy morning. cinematic composition |
 Prompt: a man sitting at a rustic bar with colorful neon signs, with a bourbon in a rocks glass, viewed from the side. his head is facing down, looking toward the glass. his eye sockets are dark and empty because his eyes are missing. he has a hand resting near the glass. he is holding an eye in that hand. the eye is looking at the viewer. close portrait, chiaroscuro, ominous. cinematic fine art photograph |
 Prompt: redhead woman wearing a full length red silk satin dress with a deep v strapless neckline and a very full skirt with a center front slit. she is sitting sideways on a red damask chair with ornate carved cherry wood trim, her legs over one arm of the chair and her back against the other arm. the chair is in the corner of a room with red stripe wallpaper. she is holding a glass of wine in one hand, with the other hand in her hair, and laughing. close portrait. cinematic fine art photograph |
 Prompt: blonde woman seen from the side, sitting on a park bench. she is wearing a black lace mock turtleneck dress and matching lace blindfold. she is looking at a newspaper with her legs crossed, looking relaxed. the part of the newspaper visible to the viewer shows a city on fire. behind her, out of focus, is a city on fire. moody, bleak, dramatic composition |
 Prompt: Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute as seen from the gondola dock at San Marco (Vallaresso). gondolas in the foreground. detailed ink illustration with rich colors and intense darks |
 Prompt: a blonde woman with a contemplative expression, wearing red organza dress with a strapless sweetheart neckline and a very long full skirt. the skirt is blowing around and behind her like an enormous sheet billowing in the wind. it is impossible to see the hem of the skirt because it is so large. she is leaning back and to the side, looking upward, raising her arms, with her hands to the sides of her face. her hair blows faintly in the wind. behind her, a dark red background gradiant. a dramatic surreal fashion photo |
 Prompt: cute skunk, laying on her back, upside down, in a wildflower meadow, holding a bunch of flowers to her nose. top down perspective. watercolor painting with translucent colors |
 Prompt: photorealistic portrait of a calico cat dressed as indiana jones, wearing a shirt and leather jacket, holding a long coiled-up whip in one paw, standing in a mysterious tomb with carvings on the walls |
 Prompt: a beautiful blonde with her long hair worn up in a wide Edwardian updo hairstyle. she is wearing a Victorian bustier in soft pink jacquard with a center front panel in cream and soft cream lace ruffle trim around the inside neckline. there are pearl buttons down the front. with a full pink jacquard skirt and lace petticoats. she has a plain pearl necklace and earrings and soft pink lipstick. she is sitting on a cream chaise lounge with carved light wood trim, leaning against one side of the chaise lounge, resting her head on her hand. the room has light walls but dark, intimate lighting. behind her, one enormous flower arrangement with pink and cream flowers rests on a high table against the wall. |
 Prompt: a lone Blue Jacaranda tree growing in an expanse of cracked earth in a surreal landscape. the sky is pale blue with numerous puffy white clouds spaced out into the distance. cinematic composition with dramatic contrast |
 Prompt: a blonde woman wearing a large birdcage hoop skirt in light purple with a light purple satin bodice and trunks. she's standing in a large foyer, leaning over to put on a purple iridescent high heel shoe, but she is looking up at a man who is wearing a novelty T-shirt in yellow with a sexy green banana printed on it and khaki shorts with green flip flops. |
.webp) Prompt: beautiful fish with opalescent scales in a fantasy underwater garden. graphic illustration with curvilinear forms in Art Nouveau style, Alphonse Mucha |
 Prompt: an empty flat field in winter. in the distance, a refinery can be seen, lights glowing softly in the morning fog. a beautiful woman in a long gown is walking towards the viewer, looking downward. her gown is sleeveless, with a very full circle skirt made of chiffon with several chiffon and organza petticoats. her hair and skirt are blowing in the wind. she is lifting her skirt with both hands. black and white photography, low contrast gray tones. |
.webp) Prompt: very close portrait of a man wearing a suit jacket, necktie and fedora, with a downtown street behind him. where his head and neck should be, there is a surreal desert scene with a cactus, a lizard, and a mountain range. this desert scene is only visible where his head should be. oil painting |
 Prompt: a beautiful redhead with her long hair worn up in an elaborate rococo hairstyle. several loose curls dangle from the updo. in her hair, a many roses have been arranged in various shades of orange and pink, with tiny rose clusters added in for contrast, and curls of hair peeking out from the flowers. she is wearing a blouse in cream lace with a rose pattern and a high collar. she has a slight smile, with coral lipstick, with the back of her hand raised gently to her face, and her eyes slightly downcast. close portrait |
 Prompt: a beautiful redhead with her long hair worn up in an elaborate wide rococo hairstyle. several small loose curls dangle from the updo. in her hair, a many roses have been arranged in various shades of orange and pink, with tiny rose clusters added in for contrast, and curls of hair peeking out from the flowers. she is wearing a blouse in cream lace with a rose pattern and a high collar. she has a faint hint of a smile, with orange-pink lipstick. her hand is raised gently to her face, with nails that match the lipstick. She is looking at the viewer from the side of her eye, shyly. close portrait |
 Prompt: a beautiful redhead with her long hair worn up in an elaborate wide rococo hairstyle. several loose curls dangle from the updo. in her hair, many roses have been arranged in various shades of orange and pink, with small rose clusters and baby's breath for contrast. curls of hair peek out from the flowers. she is wearing a sleeveless blouse in cream lace with a rose pattern and a high collar. she is laughing, trying to hide her laughter. she is wearing orange-pink lipstick and nail polish to match. her hand is touching her face. She is looking at the viewer from the side of her eye, shyly trying to avert her gaze. close portrait |
 Prompt: beautiful mushroom house with windows in the cap and a door in the stem, in a forest with ferns and leafy plants, flowers and moss, fine art illustration in a whimsical style painted by alphonse mucha, |
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Prompt: a woman with short dirty blonde hair and dirty torn clothes sitting on the dry, cracked ground. she's leaning her back against an old rusty junker car parked next to an abandoned 1950s retro gas station in a desert wasteland,. cinematic composition |
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Prompt: viking warrior wearing a helmet with horns, art Nouveau inspired metalwork trim. he has long dirty auburn hair and a braided beard. looking at viewer. one hand holding a large axe. wearing leather and furs. close portrait. cinematic composition |
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Prompt: beautiful woman wielding a glowing fiery reddish sword in a post apocalyptic wasteland. she is wearing a leather vest and pants, with renegade fashions. |