Updated: 4 November 2026

Madhubani style painting

This prompt creates a Madhubani-style painting of a subject such as two peacocks under a tree, with intricate line patterns filling every space and natural flat colours. It imitates a traditional Indian folk art style, so credit the tradition in your work.

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Madhubani style painting of [SUBJECT, e.g. two peacocks under a tree], intricate fine line patterns filling every space, bold outlines, flat natural colours in [PALETTE], decorative floral borders, hand-painted on handmade paper, traditional Indian folk art. --ar 4:3

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Name the subject in the prompt, such as peacocks or a wedding procession, for a focused result.

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What you will get

A Madhubani-style painting of your subject, with fine line patterns filling every space, bold outlines, flat natural colours, floral borders and the look of hand-painted handmade paper.

Common mistake

Empty spaces are left in the background.

Fix: Ask that every gap is filled with small lines, dots or flowers, which is a key feature of the style.

Also watch for

The figures are drawn in a realistic way. Ask for side-view faces with large eyes and flat shapes, as in traditional Madhubani art.
It is sold as an original artwork. Label prints as a digital piece in the Madhubani style. Hand-painted work by Mithila artists is a different product.

Try a variation: paint a fish pair

Ask for two fish facing each other in a circle, a common symbol in this art, in red, yellow and black.

Still not right? Add this and run it again

two peacocks facing each other, fine line patterns filling every space, a double border of flowers