They won't let me generate an MLK Jr. illustration for my MLK day design
I run a Ryzen 5 5500U MSI laptop and my Adobe Illustrator is the latest one from 2025.
I literally tried the most well-explained prompt so it leaves no confusion at all. But still in the middle of the process it gets terminated. Please take a look at my prompt,
"Create a clean, minimalist, and bold 2D illustration of Martin Luther King Jr. that highlights his facial features and expression. Focus on capturing the essence of his kindness, wisdom, and leadership. The portrait should be simplified with smooth, stylized lines, emphasizing his eyes, smile, and iconic facial characteristics. Use subtle shading to create depth while maintaining a modern, graphic, and easily recognizable design. Include a color palette that aligns with MLK Day—preferably warm tones, with contrasts that give the illustration a strong, positive, and inspirational vibe. The design should be suitable for use in a social media post, so ensure it’s clear, impactful, and visually striking."
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I think when 'one or more words' violate the guidelines, Illustrator should clearly inform us what words these are exactly.
I guess this can be used for a bad cause, like to gather the database of restricted words... but I don’t understand why normal users should suffer because of this.New idea from comment
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Interesting. It’s hardly about confusion... I have some ideas on what can trigger the warning in a prompt like this, but I’d use 'conquer and divide' method to try to figure out what does: remove one half of a prompt and see if it goes. If the problem stays — remove one more half, but if it goes away — the offending word is probably in this removed part.
In any way, I’d start with a shorter prompt in the first place, adding more clarification incrementally, to see if matters.
