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Zen Ink Wash Landscape

Stable Diffusion
By Varun Sharma Tested with Stable Diffusion SDXL 1.0

Zen Ink Wash Landscape is an SDXL prompt that renders a minimalist sumi-e scene of a lone pine and misty mountains. It suits serene wall art and elegant invitations.

Last tested: July 2026 with Stable Diffusion SDXL 1.0

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

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A minimalist sumi-e ink landscape of a lone pine and misty mountains with a red seal
Zen Ink Wash Landscape — Stable Diffusion SDXL 1.0, Aspect ratio 3:2

Prompt 

A minimalist Japanese ink wash landscape, a lone pine on a rocky outcrop and distant mountains dissolving into mist, sumi-e brushwork with varying ink tones from deep black to pale grey, generous empty space, a single small red seal stamp accent, traditional sumi-e painting on rice paper

Negative prompt 

photorealistic, 3d, color, text, watermark, busy, detailed, western frame

Settings

Model
Stable Diffusion SDXL 1.0
Aspect ratio
3:2
Steps
30
CFG scale
7
Sampler
DPM++ 2M Karras

How to use this prompt

Sumi-e is defined by restraint, and the hardest part for a diffusion model is the empty space — models want to fill the frame, so "generous empty space" and "minimalist" have to be stated plainly, and the negative prompt's ban on "busy" and "detailed" reinforces it. The ink-tone range ("deep black to pale grey") is what gives the painting its depth; without it the wash goes flat and uniform. The mountains "dissolving into mist" is a classic sumi-e device that also happens to be easy for the model, since soft edges forgive imprecision. The single red seal is the one allowed colour accent — it is the authentic finishing mark, so keep it small and alone.

Variations to try

  • Bamboo version — a cluster of bamboo stalks instead of the pine
  • Boat version — a tiny lone boat on misty water below the mountains
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For developers — copy this prompt as JSON 
{
  "title": "Zen Ink Wash Landscape",
  "prompt": "A minimalist Japanese ink wash landscape, a lone pine on a rocky outcrop and distant mountains dissolving into mist, sumi-e brushwork with varying ink tones from deep black to pale grey, generous empty space, a single small red seal stamp accent, traditional sumi-e painting on rice paper",
  "negative_prompt": "photorealistic, 3d, color, text, watermark, busy, detailed, western frame",
  "model": "Stable Diffusion",
  "model_version": "SDXL 1.0",
  "settings": {
    "aspect_ratio": "3:2",
    "steps": 30,
    "cfg": 7,
    "sampler": "DPM++ 2M Karras"
  },
  "style_tags": [
    "minimalist",
    "line-art"
  ],
  "use_case_tags": [
    "wall-art",
    "invitations"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://promptkoi.com/prompts/stable-diffusion/zen-ink-landscape/"
}

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