Image · CompositionNO.103 / 166

Watch: The camera points straight down and the objects slide into a grid one by one: even spacing, nothing overlapping, like an open illustrated guide.A line-art demo that only illustrates the technique, not finished footage.

Image · Composition

Flat Lay平铺俯拍

Shot straight down from above with objects laid flat, like an illustrated guide spread across a table.

Category: Composition
Group: Basics
Medium: Image
Library: 103 / 166

Want to merge it with other techniques (shot size, lighting, style…) into one full prompt? Click “Add to combo”, then pick one from each of the other terms.

Prompt templates are written from how generation models usually behave and have not yet been verified one by one with real generations. “Common pitfalls” are judgment from experience, not official limits.

When to use it

Product sets, ingredients and tools, tutorial steps, books and stationery.

Prompt template

straight overhead flat lay, objects arranged on one plane with even spacing and consistent margins, no perspective distortion.

Sample prompt · generate an image directly

The technique comes first, followed by the subject, scene, details and aspect ratio. Paste it straight into an image model and swap in your own subject.

Top-down flat lay shot from directly above, objects arranged on the same plane, even spacing, equal margins at the edges, no perspective distortion. On a light wood table: a latte, an open journal, a fountain pen, a pair of round glasses, a small bunch of dried flowers and a phone. 1:1, no objects overlapping, soft, even light.

Common pitfalls

The phone held at an angle gives the objects keystone perspective.
Laid out too densely, with no breathing room.

Parameter tips

Spell out top-down / 90° overhead, or the model often gives a 45° angle; light from one side so the shadows fall the same way.