PixAI SDXL Prompting Guide – Pure Landscape & Object Generation

This guide takes a deep dive into getting AI to render clean “no humans” scenes — pure landscapes and standalone objects, free of unwanted figures. Starting from the core no humans tag and negative prompts, it walks through scene-specific tags and concept-art templates for logos and poster backgrounds. It also covers fixes for common headaches like stray shadows, accidental hands, and overly empty compositions, so your scenery and still-life pieces come out exactly as intended.

Editor’s note (PixAI)
This guide was written by one of our community’s standout creators, 阿童 (ATone), and is republished here with credit to the original author.

• Original website
• ATone on PixAI

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The Problem: Why Do Characters Keep Showing Up in My Images?

Most AI art models are heavily trained on “character arts”, so they have a strong bias toward including characters. Even when your prompt describes nothing but a landscape or an object, the model will often add a figure to the scene on its own.

The Fix: Use Prompts to Exclude Characters

Go-To Prompt Template

Positive:

no humans, [your subject description]

Negative:

1girl, 1boy, person, people, human, face,
figure, character, portrait, body

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Scenery-Only Examples

Natural Landscapes

🖼️ Example output:

Positive:

scenery, landscape, no humans,
mountain, lake, forest,
sunrise, sunbeam, sky, nature

Negative:

1girl, 1boy, person, human, figure,
character, face, portrait

Cityscapes

🖼️ Example output:

Positive:

scenery, cityscape, no humans,
city lights, night sky, buildings,
neon lights, rain, reflection, cyberpunk

Negative:

1girl, 1boy, person, human, figure,
character, face, portrait, crowd

Indoor Scenes

🖼️ Example outputs:

• bedroom

• library

• cafe

Positive:

scenery, indoors, no humans,
[room type, e.g. bedroom, library, cafe],
window, chair, lamp, backlighting

Negative:

1girl, 1boy, person, human, figure,
character, face, portrait

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Object-Only Examples

Food

🖼️ Example outputs:

• mooncake

• zongzi

• tangyuan

• bubble tea

• black tea

Positive:

food focus, still life, no humans,
[food name], plate, table, simple background

Negative:

1girl, 1boy, person, human, hand, hands,
figure, character, face

Flowers

🖼️ Example outputs:

• sunflower

• camellia

• chrysanthemum

Positive:

flower, still life, no humans,
[flower type, e.g. rose, cherry blossoms, sunflower],
vase, petals, leaf, simple background

Negative:

1girl, 1boy, person, human, figure,
character, face, portrait

Items

🖼️ Example outputs:

• coffee beans

• stationery set

Positive:

object focus, still life, no humans,
[item name], simple background

Negative:

1girl, 1boy, person, human, hand, hands,
figure, character, face

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Unworn Clothing & Accessories

Want to generate “shoes with no one wearing them”, or “a hat sitting on a table”? Use the unworn_* tags:

Tag	# Used
unworn shoes	11,406
unworn hat	25,260
unworn headwear	33,236
unworn eyewear	14,699
unworn jacket	6,594
unworn skirt	8,475
unworn mask	6,413
unworn clothes	7,235

Example: Shoes on the Floor

🖼️ Example output:

Positive:

still life, no humans,
unworn shoes, sneakers,
wooden floor, sunbeam, simple background

Negative:

1girl, 1boy, person, human, feet, legs,
figure, character

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Concept Art Templates

(Perfect for designers who need to quickly whip up concept visuals.)

Logo Concepts

🖼️ Example outputs:

• Sample 1

• Sample 2

Positive:

logo, simple background, no humans,
[subject], [color], monochrome, white background

Negative:

person, human, character, photo

Poster / Banner Backgrounds

🖼️ Example output:

Positive:

simple background, no humans,
[style], [color], gradient background, negative space

Negative:

1girl, 1boy, person, human, character,
figure, face

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Advanced Tips

Strengthening the “no humans” Tag

If characters still keep appearing, try increasing the weight:

(no humans:1.4), scenery

Use Scene-Specific Tags

Some tags naturally lean toward character-free results.

Tag	# Used
scenery	52,470
landscape	6,078
still life	6,813
food focus	11,098
object focus	1,301

Avoid Words That Pull in Characters

Some words nudge the AI toward generating characters.

❌ Character presence likely	✅ Alternatives
cafe	cafe, indoors, no humans
bedroom	bedroom, indoors, no humans
street	scenery, outdoors, no humans

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Troubleshooting FAQ

Issue	Solution
Humans still appear	Increase the weight: (no humans:1.4)
Shadows or silhouettes appear	Add to negative prompt: shadow, silhouette
Hands appear (e.g., holding objects)	Add to negative prompt: hand, hands, holding
Composition is too empty	Add more detailed scene descriptions