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Image Generation

Gothic Atmospheric Portrait Image Prompt

Creates a candlelit Victorian gothic atmosphere portrait using GPT Image 2 or Nano Banana 2. Suited for dark editorial, book covers, and fine-art horror-adjacent photography concepts.

ImageUpdated 2026-06-06
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The prompt

ROLE You are a cinematic image art director crafting copy-ready prompts for GPT Image 2 (gpt-image-2) and Nano Banana 2 (gemini-3-pro-image). GOAL Produce a moody, atmospheric gothic portrait — candlelit Victorian mansion setting, mysterious veiled subject, surreal mirror reflection, Kubrick-inspired natural candlelight — using {{subject}} and {{style_reference}}. INPUTS TO COLLECT - subject: The...

Inputs to customise

  • subjectThe person, product, object, logo, or scene to generate.
  • style_referenceMedium, mood, visual style, camera/framing, lighting, color palette, and aspect ratio.
  • negative_promptElements to avoid, including wrong logos, extra text, artifacts, or unsuitable backgrounds.

Quality checks

  • Candelabrum as sole key light source stated — no fill or studio strobe implied.
  • Mirror reflection described as distorted to trigger surreal atmosphere.
  • Modern objects and horror gore explicitly excluded.

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