The prompt
{
"prompt": "You will perform an image edit using the person from the provided photo as the main subject. The face must remain clear and unaltered. Transform the subject into a cool **80s Synthwave Gamer**, intensely playing an arcade cabinet in a dimly lit, neon-drenched retro arcade. Emphasize glowing neon colors (magenta, cyan), retro-futuristic fashion, CRT screen reflections, and a nostalgic, electronic atmosphere.",
"details": {
"year": "1980s (Retro-Futuristic / Synthwave Aesthetic)",
"genre": "Synthwave / Retrowave / 80s Nostalgia / Cyberpunk Lite",
"location": "A dark, atmospheric retro arcade. Walls are lined with glowing arcade cabinets showing pixel art. The floor might have a glowing neon grid pattern. Smoke machines create a slight haze in the air, catching the colored lights.",
"lighting": "Intense, contrasting neon lighting. Dominant hues of electric pink, cyan, deep purple, and laser blue. The primary light source on the subject's face is the glow from the CRT arcade screen they are playing, creating strong, colorful highlights.",
"camera_angle": "Medium shot, capturing the subject from the waist up, engaged with the arcade machine. The background is a blur of neon lights and screens. (1:1 composition).",
"emotion": "Cool, focused, immersed, and slightly nostalgic.",
"costume": "Quintessential 80s cool: A satin 'Members Only' style jacket (perhaps iridescent or with a retro logo), a graphic band t-shirt, and maybe fingerless gloves. Sunglasses worn indoors are optional but encouraged for the aesthetic. Hair is styled with volume.",
"color_palette": "A strict synthwave palette: saturated magenta, cyan, deep violet, electric blue, and sunset orange. Deep blacks in the shadows contrast sharply with the neon light sources.",
"atmosphere": "Electric, nostalgic, hazy, and cool. The air feels filled with the sounds of synthesized music and coin drops. A visual representation of a vaporwave track.",
"subject_expression": "A cool, focused smirk or intense concentration, eyes fixed on the screen. The realistic face is illuminated by the shifting colored light of the game.",
"subject_action": "Hands are actively engaged with the arcade joystick and buttons, knuckles slightly white from gripping. The body is leaned slightly into the machine in concentration.",
"environmental_elements": "Scanlines visible on the CRT screens. Pixelated explosions or high scores reflecting in the subject's sunglasses or eyes. Glowing coin slots. A retro poster for a fictional 80s sci-fi movie in the background."
}
}
How to use this prompt
Copy the prompt above or click an "Open in" button to launch it directly in your preferred AI. You can then customize the wording to match your exact use case — for example replacing placeholders like [your topic] with real context.
Which AI model works best
These prompts are written for image-generation models (Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, DALL-E 3, Flux) — not chat LLMs. Copy them into your image tool. Midjourney v7 excels at photorealistic portraits; Stable Diffusion 3.5 is the best for fine-tuning and custom checkpoints; DALL-E 3 integrates seamlessly with ChatGPT.
How to customize this prompt
Keep the style descriptors and lighting keywords — these are what make the output consistent. Change the subject, background, and pose freely. Add or remove quality modifiers like "hyper-detailed", "cinematic lighting", "35mm film". For Stable Diffusion, use weight syntax: (keyword:1.3) to emphasize.
Common use cases
- Generating consistent social-media visuals at scale
- Creating hero images for blog posts or landing pages
- Producing concept art and mood boards for clients
- Generating product photography without a studio
- Crafting personal avatars and profile pictures
Variations
Adapt the tone (more casual, more technical), change the output format (bullet points vs. paragraphs), or add constraints (word limits, target audience).
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