Updated: 31 October 2026

Stained glass window artwork

This prompt depicts a subject such as a peacock among flowers as a stained glass window, with bold black lead lines and jewel-toned glass in your colours and light streaming through.

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A stained glass window depicting [SUBJECT, e.g. a peacock among flowers], bold black lead lines, jewel-toned glass in [COLOURS], light streaming through with coloured shafts on the floor, gothic arched frame, subtle glass texture and imperfections, high detail, centred symmetrical composition.

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Choose a subject with clear shapes. Busy scenes get muddy in stained glass.

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What you will get

A stained glass window of your subject with bold black lead lines, jewel-toned glass in your colours, light streaming through onto the floor, a gothic arch and subtle glass texture, centred and symmetrical.

Why it works

Stained glass is defined by lead lines and light, so the prompt asks for bold outlines, jewel colours and light passing through. The gothic arch and symmetry give the classic church window frame. Small imperfections in the glass make it look handmade rather than digital.

Common mistake

The picture turns muddy with too many small pieces.

Fix: Choose a subject with clear shapes, as the tip says, such as one bird or one flower, not a crowded scene.

Also watch for

The lead lines look thin, like a drawing. Ask for “thick black lead lines between every piece of glass”.
The light shafts are missing. Ask for “sunlight from behind the window casting coloured light on a stone floor”.

Try a variation: round window

Ask for a round rose window instead of an arch, with the subject in the centre and a ring of repeating petals around it.

Still not right? Add this and run it again

thick black lead lines between every piece, fewer larger pieces of glass, coloured light falling on a stone floor