Updated: 23 October 2026

Wizard tower at dusk

This prompt creates a whimsical illustration of a crooked tower with a spiral staircase around the outside, glowing windows and floating books and lanterns near the top under a stormy purple sky. Add a small figure or an owl to make it feel lived in.

image-wizard-tower — midjourney — 41 words

A tall crooked wizard's tower on a rocky hill, spiral staircase winding around the outside, glowing windows, floating books and lanterns around the top, stormy [PURPLE] dusk sky with lightning in the distance, whimsical fantasy illustration with rich detail. --ar 2:3

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Add a small figure or an owl to make the tower feel inhabited.

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What you will get

A tall crooked tower on a rocky hill with a spiral staircase round the outside, glowing windows, floating books and lanterns at the top and a stormy dusk sky with distant lightning in your chosen colour.

Common mistake

The tower is straight and tidy, like a normal castle.

Fix: Describe the lean, “bending to the left, with uneven stone and a roof that tilts the other way”. Words like whimsical alone are not enough.

Also watch for

The staircase does not connect or ends in the air. Say “the stairs wind around the outside from the base to a door near the top”, and ask for a simple, readable spiral.
The sky and tower blend into one dark shape. Add “warm light from the windows against a deep purple sky, the tower edge lit by lightning”.

Try a variation: add a tiny figure

As the tip says, add a small wizard on the stairs with a lantern. A figure also gives the tower a sense of size.

Still not right? Add this and run it again

Keep the tower and the sky. Make the lean stronger, add a few more floating books near the top and put an owl on the roof.