Japanese Woodblock Wave at Dawn
Stable DiffusionJapanese Woodblock Wave at Dawn is a tested Stable Diffusion SDXL 1.0 prompt for wall art work. It runs at Stable Diffusion SDXL 1.0 · Aspect ratio 2:3 · Steps 32 · CFG scale 6.5 · Sampler DPM++ 2M Karras, and ships below with the exact prompt text, usage notes, and 2 pasteable variations.
Last tested: July 2026 with Stable Diffusion SDXL 1.0
Part of the Stable Diffusion prompt library · see more vintage prompts .
How to use this prompt
"Bokashi gradient" — the hand-wiped ink fade woodblock printers used for skies — is the phrase that makes the sunrise look printed rather than painted; leave it out and SDXL substitutes a smooth digital gradient that breaks the illusion. The common failure is the water drifting photorealistic and glossy, which is why both the negative prompt and "carved spiral linework" push back; if foam still turns to spray, raise cfg to 7 before touching the prompt. Because every color is a flat ink layer, this upscales to 20x30 cleanly — the washi grain is drawn, not noise, so it survives large format. 2:3 matches the tall-print ratio buyers expect for Japanese-style wall art.
Variations to try
- Night version — swap the sky line for "deep indigo night sky with a pale full moon, grey-blue water" for a matching second print
- Calm version — "low rolling swell under drifting flat clouds, same indigo palette" as the quieter companion piece
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Open this prompt in the Stable Diffusion builder, pre-filled, and change one layer at a time.
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For developers — copy this prompt as JSON
{
"title": "Japanese Woodblock Wave at Dawn",
"prompt": "traditional ukiyo-e woodblock print of a tall cresting ocean wave at dawn, indigo and prussian blue water, cream foam curling in carved spiral linework, pale peach and gold sunrise sky with a soft bokashi gradient, flat layered ink colors, visible washi paper grain, bold carved outlines, original composition, japanese woodblock print style",
"negative_prompt": "photorealism, 3d render, glossy water, text, watermark, signature, people, boats, modern objects, blurry, oversaturated",
"model": "Stable Diffusion",
"model_version": "SDXL 1.0",
"settings": {
"aspect_ratio": "2:3",
"steps": 32,
"cfg": 6.5,
"sampler": "DPM++ 2M Karras"
},
"style_tags": [
"vintage",
"botanical"
],
"use_case_tags": [
"wall-art"
],
"source_url": "https://promptkoi.com/prompts/stable-diffusion/japanese-woodblock-wave/"
}The whole library is available as an open JSON dataset · developer docs.
