Updated: 31 October 2026

Space colony concept art

This prompt creates a cinematic wide shot of a colony with domed habitats connected by tunnels, solar fields, rovers and a huge planet in the sky over dusty terrain. Use tiny vehicles or people for scale.

image-space-colony-concept — midjourney — 43 words

Concept art of a human colony on [MARS / A MOON / AN ALIEN PLANET]: domed habitats connected by tunnels, solar fields, rovers, a huge planet in the sky, dusty [COLOUR] terrain, warm sunrise light, realistic sci-fi style, cinematic wide shot. --ar 16:9

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Give a sense of scale with tiny vehicles or people, and specify the planet's sky colour.

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What you will get

A wide, realistic concept image of a colony on your chosen world, with domed habitats joined by tunnels, solar fields, rovers, a huge planet in the sky, dusty terrain and warm sunrise light.

Why it works

Good sci-fi concept art feels plausible, so the prompt asks for practical details: habitats, tunnels, solar fields and rovers. A giant planet in the sky and alien terrain tell you instantly this is not Earth. Warm sunrise light adds hope, which is the tone most colony stories want.

Common mistake

The colony has no sense of size.

Fix: Add tiny people or rovers near the domes, as the tip says.

Also watch for

The sky colour does not fit the world. Name it. Mars has a butterscotch sky in daylight and a bluish sunset, so say what you want.
It looks like a city on Earth with a filter. Ask for low gravity details, such as thin dust plumes and sealed airlock doors.

Try a variation: inside a dome

Ask for the view from inside a habitat dome, with a garden, people at work and the alien landscape through the glass.

Still not right? Add this and run it again

tiny suited people walking between domes, sealed airlock doors, thin dust plumes behind the rovers