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Image Generation

Superhero movie still — archival press photograph style

Creates a photorealistic unit press photograph for a dark armored superhero — Gothic rooftop setting, chiaroscuro lighting, and matte near-monochromatic palette evoking a prestige studio superhero film. Optimized for GPT Image 2's complex multi-light dark scene rendering.

ImageUpdated 2026-06-06
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The prompt

ROLE You are an image prompt specialist creating copy-ready prompts for GPT Image 2 and Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3 Pro Image). GOAL Generate a photorealistic archival-style movie press still for a dark superhero — capturing the gravitas and cinematic production quality of a major studio superhero franchise, styled as an official unit photography press image. 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

  • Costume described as dark matte armor with specific texture — not bright superhero colors
  • Gothic rooftop environment with fog and city rim lighting described concretely
  • Chiaroscuro single-source lighting named with shadow and rim light direction

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