How to Use GenArtCentral

GenArtCentral is a curated working platform built by generative artists for generative artists. Its purpose is not to generate images for you, but to give you high-quality building blocks you combine with your own ideas.

The site is organized into four main libraries, each serving a different role in the image-creation process. Understanding the difference between them is essential.

1. Core Concept: Style vs Prompt

Before using GenArtCentral, one thing must be clear:

• A style does not create an image by itself.
• A prompt does not automatically define a style.

Most libraries on GenArtCentral provide style components, not finished images. These components are meant to be combined with your own subject prompt. Only some sections provide fully finished prompts.

2. SREF Codes Library

Style Reference, Not a Prompt

The SREF Codes Library defines visual style only. An SREF code does not describe what the image is about. It describes how the image should look.

How to use SREF codes correctly

1. First, write your own subject prompt:

2. Then, add the SREF code at the end:

The SREF code modifies:

• Color palette
• Lighting behavior
• Texture
• Mood
• Overall aesthetic language

It does not replace your prompt.

3. Art Styles Library

Textual Style Prompts You Append to Your Prompt

The Art Styles Library works differently from SREF codes. Here, each item is a textual style definition, not a numeric code. These styles are final style strings that you append to your own prompt.

How to use Art Styles correctly

1. Write your subject prompt:

2. Append the style string copied from the library:

That final part “by Caravaggio” is not decoration. It is the style anchor. It tells the model:

• How light behaves
• How contrast is handled
• How realism and drama are expressed

Every Art Style entry on GenArtCentral is crafted so that the final string defines the style clearly and reliably.

4. Prompts Library

Finished Prompts, Ready to Use

The Prompts Library is different. Here, the prompts are already complete.

• Subject
• Style
• Mood
• Composition

Everything is included.

How to use Prompts

• Copy the entire prompt
• Paste it into your image generator
• Optionally tweak details like subject, environment, or mood

This section is ideal when you want speed, inspiration, or proven prompt structures.

5. JSON Prompts Library

Structured, Advanced, and Intentional

The JSON Prompts Library is the most advanced section of GenArtCentral. These are structured prompts, not plain text.

They are designed for:

• Systems that accept JSON input
• Character consistency
• Scene iteration
• Professional workflows

You copy the JSON exactly as provided and only modify fields that are meant to change. Random edits break consistency. This library is not for casual experimentation. It is for users who want control.

6. Combining Libraries (Real-World Usage)

In practice, GenArtCentral is used like this:

• SREF Codes → define visual style system
• Art Styles → define textual aesthetic language
• Prompts → accelerate ideation
• JSON Prompts → build repeatable, scalable workflows

You are expected to combine these tools, not treat them as isolated features. That is why the platform exists.

7. Continuous Updates

GenArtCentral is not static. Content is updated weekly. The site is curated by generative artists, not scraped or auto-generated databases. That curation is the value.