Get yearbook divider art without students' faces

About this exercise

You're on yearbook staff and need art for the Sports section divider page, made with ChatGPT. Get Claude to write one paste-ready prompt, plain text, under 120 words: a prompt paragraph and a last line starting "Avoid:". It must say portrait 3:4, keep the center empty for the section title, use both school hex colors, and show only equipment (no people, faces or jersey numbers).

Common mistakes when you ask AI for this

• No room for the title. The AI centers a big ball, right where SPORTS goes. Try: Add: "Objects around the edges, center empty."
• Including people. The AI draws athletes, or uses the captain's photo idea. Try: Add: "Equipment only. Avoid: people, faces."
• Brand logos. The AI puts a famous swoosh on the spikes. Try: Add to Avoid: "brand logos".
• Outdated sports. Wrestling is in last year's list; the AI may add it. Try: Add: "Only soccer, volleyball, cross-country, swimming, track."
• Write-up with headings. The AI explains the design. Try: Add: "Output only the prompt and Avoid line."

What a strong prompt includes

• Sets the shape
• Leaves the center empty
• Gives hex colors
• Rules out people and logos
• Rules out text

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