Steampunk Gears Coloring Page
Stable DiffusionSteampunk Gears Coloring Page is an SDXL 1.0 prompt for a 1:1 adult coloring sheet. Interlocking gears of varying sizes with pipes, valves and a blank-dial pressure gauge keep it mechanical and intricate rather than drifting into abstract pattern art.
Last tested: August 2026 with Stable Diffusion SDXL 1.0
Part of the Stable Diffusion prompt library · see more line art prompts .
Prompt
An adult coloring page of a steampunk machine, interlocking gears of varying sizes arranged in a complex mechanism, central large gear with teeth and internal spoke pattern, smaller gears meshing around it, pipes and valves connecting between the gears, rivets and bolts detailed on every plate, a pressure gauge with a blank dial face, thick bold black outlines throughout, fine mechanical detail in every component, clean white interior, no shading, no colour, no text, no numbers on the dial, no watermark
Negative prompt
blurry, low quality, text, numbers, watermark, signature, colour, shading, gradient, grey wash, photograph, realistic metal texture, organic shapes, curved natural lines
Settings
- Model
- Stable Diffusion SDXL 1.0
- Aspect ratio
- 1:1
- Steps
- 30
- CFG scale
- 6.5
- Sampler
- DPM++ 2M Karras
How to use this prompt
"Blank dial face" is the phrase that stops SDXL from printing numbers on the pressure gauge. Without it the model fills the dial with random digits that break the coloring surface. "Interlocking" and "meshing" tell the model the teeth connect, which creates the mechanical plausibility that makes steampunk satisfying to color. "Varying sizes" prevents a grid of identical gears, which looks like a pattern page rather than a machine. Rivets and bolts on every plate add the fine detail that keeps adults coloring longer than a simple gear outline. Ban organic and curved in the negative or the model softens the mechanical lines into something that looks like a garden, not a machine.
Variations to try
- Add a clock face with roman numerals above the central gear, same mechanical detail level
- Replace the pressure gauge with a compass rose built from gear teeth, same blank face rule
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What to do next
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For developers — copy this prompt as JSON
{
"title": "Steampunk Gears Coloring Page",
"prompt": "An adult coloring page of a steampunk machine, interlocking gears of varying sizes arranged in a complex mechanism, central large gear with teeth and internal spoke pattern, smaller gears meshing around it, pipes and valves connecting between the gears, rivets and bolts detailed on every plate, a pressure gauge with a blank dial face, thick bold black outlines throughout, fine mechanical detail in every component, clean white interior, no shading, no colour, no text, no numbers on the dial, no watermark",
"negative_prompt": "blurry, low quality, text, numbers, watermark, signature, colour, shading, gradient, grey wash, photograph, realistic metal texture, organic shapes, curved natural lines",
"model": "Stable Diffusion",
"model_version": "SDXL 1.0",
"settings": {
"aspect_ratio": "1:1",
"steps": 30,
"cfg": 6.5,
"sampler": "DPM++ 2M Karras"
},
"style_tags": [
"line-art",
"vintage"
],
"use_case_tags": [
"coloring-pages",
"illustration"
],
"source_url": "https://promptkoi.com/prompts/stable-diffusion/steampunk-gears-coloring-page/"
}The whole library is available as an open JSON dataset · developer docs.
