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Watch: Two bands of blur slowly appear at the top and bottom, leaving only a narrow strip in the middle sharp. A real street instantly looks like a miniature model on a table.A line-art demo that only illustrates the technique, not finished footage.

Image · Lens

Tilt-Shift Miniature移轴微缩

Keep just one horizontal band sharp, turning a real scene into a model.

Category: Lens
Group: Stylized
Medium: Image
Library: 126 / 166

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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

Cities from above, stations and squares, playfulness and making the familiar strange.

Prompt template

tilt-shift effect, only a horizontal band in the middle sharp, rapid falloff above and below, high vantage point, miniature-model look, saturation slightly boosted.

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.

Tilt-shift miniature effect, looking down from above, only a horizontal band across the middle sharp, the top and bottom quickly blurring, colors slightly more saturated. Looking down on an intersection from a tall building: zebra crossings, yellow taxis, pedestrians with umbrellas and a little café on the corner, the whole thing like a model on a table. 16:9, a level sharp band, not blurry all over.

Common pitfalls

The blur falloff looks unnatural, like smudging in post.
Not a high enough angle for the miniature effect to work.

Parameter tips

It must be shot from above; put the sharp band where there's activity.