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Woodcut Wave Print

Stable Diffusion
By Varun Sharma Tested with Stable Diffusion SDXL 1.0

Woodcut Wave Print is an SDXL 1.0 prompt that renders a curling wave in carved indigo lines. It suits dramatic wall art and relief-style illustration.

Last tested: July 2026 with Stable Diffusion SDXL 1.0

Part of the Stable Diffusion prompt library · see more vintage prompts .

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A large curling wave in bold carved woodcut lines of indigo and cream
Woodcut Wave Print — Stable Diffusion SDXL 1.0, Aspect ratio 3:2

Prompt 

A woodcut style print of a large curling ocean wave, bold carved lines and parallel hatching for the water, deep indigo and cream, visible wood grain texture in the flat areas, strong black outlines, traditional relief print aesthetic, dramatic and graphic

Negative prompt 

photorealistic, 3d render, smooth gradient, blurry, watermark, text, signature, soft edges

Settings

Model
Stable Diffusion SDXL 1.0
Aspect ratio
3:2
Steps
30
CFG scale
6.5
Sampler
DPM++ 2M Karras

How to use this prompt

Woodcut water is built from line, so the prompt specifies "parallel hatching for the water" — that hatching is how a carved block renders tone and movement, and it is the feature that separates a woodcut from a flat illustration. The negative bans "smooth gradient" and "soft edges" because a woodcut is all hard carved edge. "Visible wood grain texture in the flat areas" is the authentic tell: real blocks print faint grain in the solid shapes. Keep the palette to indigo and cream with strong black outlines; extra colours turn it into a multi-block print and complicate the read. A 3:2 frame gives the wave room to curl.

Variations to try

  • Storm sea — multiple waves with heavier hatching
  • Boat and wave — a small boat beneath the curling wave
vintage line art wall art illustration

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For developers — copy this prompt as JSON 
{
  "title": "Woodcut Wave Print",
  "prompt": "A woodcut style print of a large curling ocean wave, bold carved lines and parallel hatching for the water, deep indigo and cream, visible wood grain texture in the flat areas, strong black outlines, traditional relief print aesthetic, dramatic and graphic",
  "negative_prompt": "photorealistic, 3d render, smooth gradient, blurry, watermark, text, signature, soft edges",
  "model": "Stable Diffusion",
  "model_version": "SDXL 1.0",
  "settings": {
    "aspect_ratio": "3:2",
    "steps": 30,
    "cfg": 6.5,
    "sampler": "DPM++ 2M Karras"
  },
  "style_tags": [
    "vintage",
    "line-art"
  ],
  "use_case_tags": [
    "wall-art",
    "illustration"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://promptkoi.com/prompts/stable-diffusion/woodcut-wave-print/"
}

The whole library is available as an open JSON dataset · developer docs.