Welcome to Prompt to Picture: Creating Images with AI, a seven-lesson course that will teach you how to turn text prompts into compelling, professional-quality images.
The course is presented by Enrico, a multidisciplinary designer from Operating Systems Studio, part of the cultural association Umanismo Artificiale. Throughout this program, he’ll guide you through the tools, techniques, and creative strategies that will allow you to develop a medium-specific craft across photography, illustration, and other visual forms.
This course is about more than learning to use AI models, it’s about building a clear mental model of how text-to-image systems work, understanding prompt structure, and developing the skills to design cohesive, intentional image series.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Build a mental model of text-to-image systems and how they generate visuals.
- Learn and apply a solid prompt structure across mediums.
- Develop medium-specific craft for photography, illustration, 3D, and hybrid techniques.
- Explore and practice a toolbox of image-generation techniques (prompt engineering, inpainting, outpainting, multi-turn workflows, etc.).
- Understand and apply node-based interfaces (e.g., ComfyUI) for modular, professional workflows.
- Design a cohesive image series, not just single outputs.
Course Structure
The course is divided into seven lessons, each building toward a final project:
- Models Landscape – Overview of major text-to-image platforms and creative case studies.
- How AI Builds an Image – Diffusion models, multimodal models, training vs. generation.
- Prompt Structure – Anatomy of a prompt and how to compose effective instructions.
- Prompt Components – Medium, subject, action, environment, lighting, mood, technical details.
- Technique Toolbox – Advanced techniques: img2img, inpainting, outpainting, multi-turn, modular prompts.
- Node Interfaces: ComfyUI – Visual workflows, modular editing, advanced control.
- Workflow & Final Project – From concept to delivery; create a curated series of at least 5 images.
Final Micro Project
Your final assignment will be to design a cohesive image series (minimum 5 images) that integrates concept, style, and technique. The series can take the form of photography, illustration, or mixed media, but it must show intention, consistency, and your unique creative voice.
