Lesson 1 - Warm-up Rules

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Haiku

1. Exaggerate the Hero

Don’t just say “Rock star on stage.” Say:

“Mad Magazine–style Rock Star with lips big enough to cast their own shadows, prancing like a 20-year-old who misplaced time itself.”

Rule of thumb: exaggeration = clarity.

2. Weaponize the Background

Sure, you can have a man at dinner. But why stop there when you can add:

“Billboards screaming MARKET MADNESS, bankers parachuting from blimps, and a lobster in sunglasses bull-riding a steak.”

Treat the background like a playground for inside jokes.

3. Make Objects Misbehave

Tables? Made of dollar bills.

Walkers? Covered in flames.

Sun? Hanging on strings.

The more the ordinary rebels, the more alive the image feels.

4. Stack Comedy in Layers

First: the main gag (Terminator in a maid outfit).

Second: the foil (cockroach with a cape).

Third: the Easter eggs (neon “Judgment Day Cleaning Services” sign).

Always stack comedy like pancakes.

5. Anchor Styles = Magic Keys

Want it painterly? Drop names like Van Gogh + Monet impasto.

Want it deranged? Mix Arthurian knights + slap-stick cartoons.

The mash-ups guide the AI’s brush.

6. Lighting & Atmosphere: The Drama Queens

Don’t say “bright.”

Say: “Spotlights stretch the Rocker’s lips into celestial billboards”

- or - “Sunset turns green like an alien traffic light.”

Drama makes silly things look important.

7. Negative Prompts = The Bouncers

Tell Haikuverse what NOT to let into the party:

“No blurry faces, no text, no mutant hands, no watermarks.”

Protects your masterpiece from chaos.

8. One Weird Twist Too Many

When in doubt, add one extra absurdity: dentures flying, kraken sipping tea, or pigs robbing tourists.

That last flourish takes “funny” into “legendary.”