Japanese Ink Wash Landscape
FluxJapanese Ink Wash Landscape is a tested Flux Flux.1 dev prompt for wall art work. It runs at Flux Flux.1 dev · Aspect ratio 2:3 · Steps 28 · 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.
Prompt
A minimalist Japanese sumi-e ink wash landscape, layered misty mountains fading into pale distance, a few wind-bent pine trees on a rocky outcrop, a lone heron in flight, expressive black brushstrokes and soft grey washes on cream rice paper, generous empty negative space, wet-on-wet bleeding edges, tranquil and meditative, no text, no signature seal
Settings
- Model
- Flux Flux.1 dev
- Aspect ratio
- 2:3
- Steps
- 28
- CFG scale
- 3.5
How to use this prompt
Sumi-e is defined by emptiness, so 'generous empty negative space' is non-negotiable — omit it and Flux fills the paper corner to corner, which instantly kills the ink-wash feel. Ask for 'wet-on-wet bleeding edges' to get the soft, feathered brush character; without it the mountains render as crisp digital shapes that look nothing like ink on rice paper. Hold the palette to black and grey on cream — a single stray colour turns it into generic fantasy art. Layer the mountains explicitly ('fading into pale distance'), because the tonal recession from dark foreground to near-white far peaks is what creates the mist, and keep the pine and heron tiny so the void around them can breathe.
Variations to try
- Replace the mountains with a misty bamboo grove and a single stone lantern at the base
- Add one small vermilion torii gate as the only spot of colour against the grey wash
What to do next
For developers — copy this prompt as JSON
{
"title": "Japanese Ink Wash Landscape",
"prompt": "A minimalist Japanese sumi-e ink wash landscape, layered misty mountains fading into pale distance, a few wind-bent pine trees on a rocky outcrop, a lone heron in flight, expressive black brushstrokes and soft grey washes on cream rice paper, generous empty negative space, wet-on-wet bleeding edges, tranquil and meditative, no text, no signature seal",
"model": "Flux",
"model_version": "Flux.1 dev",
"settings": {
"aspect_ratio": "2:3",
"steps": 28,
"cfg": 3.5
},
"style_tags": [
"japanese",
"minimal"
],
"use_case_tags": [
"wall-art",
"printables"
],
"source_url": "https://promptkoi.com/prompts/flux/japanese-ink-wash-landscape/"
}The whole library is available as an open JSON dataset · developer docs.
