The prompt
{
"subject": {
"description": "A portrait of a man with short, dark, textured hair, looking slightly upward. He wears thick-framed, vibrant orange glasses. The face is rendered with black ink-style cross-hatching directly over a newspaper background.",
"count": 1,
"orientation": "front-facing",
"pose_or_state": "static, head tilted slightly up",
"expression": "neutral, contemplative"
},
"scale_and_proportion": {
"subject_to_frame_ratio": "Subject occupies ~75% of the frame height",
"proportions": "locked to reference",
"negative_space": "Moderate, occupied by paint splatters and newspaper text"
},
"composition": {
"shot_type": "close-up portrait",
"camera_angle": "eye-level, looking slightly up",
"framing": "centered",
"symmetry": "Face is centered and mostly symmetrical; background splatters are asymmetrical",
"background": "Aged, yellowed vintage newspaper with columns of text and small faded images, layered with large blue and orange paint splatters and drips",
"depth_of_field": "flat (2D mixed media style)"
},
"temporal_context": {
"era": "Contemporary mixed media art with mid-century vintage newspaper and glasses style",
"modern_elements": false,
"retro_stylization": true,
"trend_influence": false
},
"style": {
"visual_type": "Mixed media illustration",
"realism_level": "maximum for the specified art style",
"art_style": "Pen and ink sketch over newspaper collage",
"stylization": "Literal reproduction of the specific mixed media style",
"interpretation": "literal reproduction only"
},
"lighting": {
"setup_type": "Simulated in the sketch",
"light_direction": "Frontal/top-down, defined by shadows under the jaw, nose, and brow",
"light_quality": "High contrast rendering",
"contrast": "high (black ink against light paper)",
"shadow_behavior": "rendered through hatching and solid black areas",
"color_temperature": "warm overall due to paper, with cool blue accents",
"lighting_variation": "none"
},
"materials": {
"primary_materials": [
"yellowed vintage newspaper",
"black ink / charcoal",
"vibrant blue and orange paint (acrylic or spray paint look)"
],
"surface_finish": "matte paper and ink",
"light_reflection": "minimal, only visible as highlights on the glasses frames and in the pupils",
"material_accuracy": "exact"
},
"color_palette": {
"dominant_colors": [
"Sepia/Cream (newspaper)",
"Black (ink lines)",
"Vibrant Orange (glasses and splatters)",
"Bright Blue (splatters)"
],
"saturation": "High in orange and blue; low/natural in the newspaper background",
"contrast_level": "High (chromatic and tonal contrast)",
"color_shift": false
},
"texture_and_detail": {
"surface_detail": "Fine newsprint texture, visible ink lines, paint drip edges",
"grain_noise": "paper grain texture preserved",
"micro_details": "Text on newspaper remains visible through the facial features",
"sharpness": "sharp ink lines and crisp paint edges"
},
"camera_render_settings": {
"lens_equivalent": "50mm look",
"perspective_distortion": "none",
"aperture_look": "N/A (flat illustration)",
"resolution": "high",
"render_quality": "clean, no digital compression artifacts"
},
"constraints": {
"no_additional_objects": true,
"no_reframing": true,
"no_crop": true,
"no_stylization": true,
"no_artistic_license": true,
"no_text": false,
"no_watermark": true,
"no_effects": true,
"no_dramatic_lighting": true,
"no_color_grading": true
},
"iteration_instruction": {
"compare_to_reference": true,
"fix_geometry_first": true,
"then_fix_composition": true,
"then_fix_lighting": true,
"then_fix_color": true,
"ignore_aesthetic_improvements": true
},
"negative_prompt": [
"creative",
"cinematic",
"artistic",
"stylized",
"illustration (different from reference)",
"abstract",
"dramatic",
"wide-angle",
"fisheye",
"exaggeration",
"reinterpretation",
"extra elements",
"modernized",
"retro look (different from reference)",
"color grading",
"AI artifacts",
"blur",
"depth of field"
]
}
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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