Luthier's Bench with a Guitar in Progress
MidjourneyLuthier's Bench with a Guitar in Progress is a v7 prompt that shows the instrument mid-build, not finished. A single raking lamp and wood shavings give the scene the feel of active work.
Last tested: July 2026 with Midjourney v7
Part of the Midjourney prompt library · see more moody prompts .
Prompt
A luthier's workbench with an acoustic guitar body clamped in a mould, a hand plane, a spool of binding tape, and a small pot of hide glue nearby, wood shavings curled on the benchtop, warm light from a single adjustable lamp raking across the spruce top, the rest of the workshop in soft shadow, shot on a 35mm lens at f/2.8 --ar 3:2 --stylize 200
Settings
- Model
- Midjourney v7
- Aspect ratio
- 3:2
- Stylize
- 200
How to use this prompt
Show the guitar unfinished. A completed instrument is a product shot; a body clamped in a mould with binding tape and hide glue nearby is a story about making. The raking light from a single adjustable lamp is the key — light coming across the spruce top at a low angle reveals the grain and the tool marks that flat light would hide. Wood shavings curled on the benchtop are evidence of recent work; a clean bench reads as a display, not a workshop. Keep the background in soft shadow so the lamp's pool of light defines the working area.
Variations to try
- Close-up of the luthier's hands fitting the neck joint
- Wider shot showing the whole workshop with several guitars hanging
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For developers — copy this prompt as JSON
{
"title": "Luthier's Bench with a Guitar in Progress",
"prompt": "A luthier's workbench with an acoustic guitar body clamped in a mould, a hand plane, a spool of binding tape, and a small pot of hide glue nearby, wood shavings curled on the benchtop, warm light from a single adjustable lamp raking across the spruce top, the rest of the workshop in soft shadow, shot on a 35mm lens at f/2.8 --ar 3:2 --stylize 200",
"model": "Midjourney",
"model_version": "v7",
"settings": {
"aspect_ratio": "3:2",
"stylize": 200
},
"style_tags": [
"moody",
"photorealistic"
],
"use_case_tags": [
"wall-art",
"pinterest-pins"
],
"source_url": "https://promptkoi.com/prompts/midjourney/guitar-workshop/"
}The whole library is available as an open JSON dataset · developer docs.
