Dragon Egg Ember Macro
FluxDragon Egg Ember Macro is a tested Flux Flux.1 dev prompt for wallpaper work. It runs at Flux Flux.1 dev · Aspect ratio 3:2 · Steps 30 · CFG scale 3.5, and ships below with the exact prompt text, usage notes, and 2 pasteable variations.
Last tested: July 2026 with Flux Flux.1 dev
Part of the Flux prompt library · see more fantasy prompts .
Prompt
an extreme macro illustration of a single dragon egg resting in a nest of glowing embers, the eggshell covered in distinct overlapping metallic scales like tiny shields, each scale edge catching orange ember light, a hairline crack across the crown leaking faint golden light from within, shallow depth of field with the embers blurring into warm bokeh behind, charred twigs framing the foreground, rich fantasy detail, dark moody background
Settings
- Model
- Flux Flux.1 dev
- Aspect ratio
- 3:2
- Steps
- 30
- CFG scale
- 3.5
How to use this prompt
"Distinct overlapping metallic scales like tiny shields" is what makes this an egg worth zooming into — Flux excels at repeating micro-structure, and without the shields simile the shell smooths into an ordinary river stone sitting in a campfire. Keep the crack's light "faint": promote it to "bright" and Flux turns the crown into a lava eruption that flattens the ember lighting. The macro read comes from the depth-of-field sentence plus the charred twigs crossing the foreground — remove the twigs and the shot pulls back to a medium still-life. Hold guidance near 3.5; pushing it up makes the scales look stamped-on rather than grown.
Variations to try
- Frost egg — "pale blue crystalline scales, the ember nest swapped for frosted pine boughs, cold moonlight"
- Hatching moment — "the crack widened, one tiny claw emerging, the embers flaring brighter around the base"
Explore collections
What to do next
For developers — copy this prompt as JSON
{
"title": "Dragon Egg Ember Macro",
"prompt": "an extreme macro illustration of a single dragon egg resting in a nest of glowing embers, the eggshell covered in distinct overlapping metallic scales like tiny shields, each scale edge catching orange ember light, a hairline crack across the crown leaking faint golden light from within, shallow depth of field with the embers blurring into warm bokeh behind, charred twigs framing the foreground, rich fantasy detail, dark moody background",
"model": "Flux",
"model_version": "Flux.1 dev",
"settings": {
"aspect_ratio": "3:2",
"steps": 30,
"cfg": 3.5
},
"style_tags": [
"fantasy",
"moody"
],
"use_case_tags": [
"wallpaper",
"concept-art"
],
"source_url": "https://promptkoi.com/prompts/flux/dragon-egg-macro/"
}The whole library is available as an open JSON dataset · developer docs.
