Gull on a Rope-Wrapped Post
ChatGPT (DALL·E)Gull on a Rope-Wrapped Post is a GPT Image 2 prompt that renders a single gull in crisp detail. It uses a blurred harbor backdrop to keep the bird the clear subject.
Last tested: July 2026 with ChatGPT (DALL·E) GPT Image 2
Part of the ChatGPT (DALL·E) prompt library · see more watercolor prompts .
Prompt
A single seagull perched on a rope-wrapped wooden harbor post, its feathers ruffled by a light breeze, one foot tucked up, soft grey and white plumage with a yellow beak, a blurred harbor of boats behind, bright clean daylight, crisp detailed illustration with the bird in sharp focus
Settings
- Model
- ChatGPT (DALL·E) GPT Image 2
- Aspect ratio
- 2:3
How to use this prompt
A gull portrait works when the bird is sharp and the harbor is not, so the prompt puts the gull in sharp focus and the boats behind in blur — that depth of field is what separates a wildlife illustration from a snapshot. The diagnostic gull details are the grey and white plumage and the yellow beak, so name them or you get a generic white bird. One foot tucked up and ruffled feathers give the bird character and a sense of a breeze. The rope-wrapped post is a specific, authentic perch. A vertical 2:3 suits the upright bird on its post.
Variations to try
- The gull with its wings half-spread, about to take off
- Two gulls on adjacent posts facing each other
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What to do next
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For developers — copy this prompt as JSON
{
"title": "Gull on a Rope-Wrapped Post",
"prompt": "A single seagull perched on a rope-wrapped wooden harbor post, its feathers ruffled by a light breeze, one foot tucked up, soft grey and white plumage with a yellow beak, a blurred harbor of boats behind, bright clean daylight, crisp detailed illustration with the bird in sharp focus",
"model": "ChatGPT (DALL·E)",
"model_version": "GPT Image 2 (ChatGPT)",
"settings": {
"aspect_ratio": "2:3"
},
"style_tags": [
"watercolor",
"whimsical"
],
"use_case_tags": [
"illustration",
"childrens-book"
],
"source_url": "https://promptkoi.com/prompts/dalle/gull-rope-post/"
}The whole library is available as an open JSON dataset · developer docs.
