Viking Ship at Sunset
ChatGPT (DALL·E)Viking Ship at Sunset is a GPT Image 2 (ChatGPT) prompt that uses the golden hour to give the vessel a mythic quality. A striped sail and a dragon head prow are the diagnostic features.
Last tested: July 2026 with ChatGPT (DALL·E) GPT Image 2
Part of the ChatGPT (DALL·E) prompt library · see more cinematic prompts .
Prompt
A wooden viking longship with a striped red and white sail and a carved dragon head prow sailing on calm water, the sun setting behind it casting a golden path on the waves, shields lined along the gunwale, a few seabirds in the sky, clean illustrative style, no text
Settings
- Model
- ChatGPT (DALL·E) GPT Image 2
- Aspect ratio
- 3:2
How to use this prompt
The dragon head prow is the detail that says viking. A plain bow would read as any old ship; a carved dragon head says Norse. The striped red and white sail is the classic viking pattern — name the colours so the model renders them. The sun setting behind the ship casting a golden path on the waves gives the scene its mood and its light source; a midday sun would flatten the image. Shields lined along the gunwale are the detail that says this is a warship, not a trader. Keep the water calm; rough seas would compete with the ship's silhouette.
Variations to try
- A stormy version with the sail reefed and the crew rowing
- A night version with the ship lit by torches
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What to do next
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For developers — copy this prompt as JSON
{
"title": "Viking Ship at Sunset",
"prompt": "A wooden viking longship with a striped red and white sail and a carved dragon head prow sailing on calm water, the sun setting behind it casting a golden path on the waves, shields lined along the gunwale, a few seabirds in the sky, clean illustrative style, no text",
"model": "ChatGPT (DALL·E)",
"model_version": "GPT Image 2 (ChatGPT)",
"settings": {
"aspect_ratio": "3:2"
},
"style_tags": [
"cinematic",
"vintage"
],
"use_case_tags": [
"wall-art",
"illustration"
],
"source_url": "https://promptkoi.com/prompts/dalle/viking-ship-sunset/"
}The whole library is available as an open JSON dataset · developer docs.
