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Image Generation

Photorealistic Portrait — Piercing Gaze

Produces a close-up photorealistic portrait prompt with a direct, emotionally resonant gaze, natural skin texture, and soft wrap lighting, tuned for GPT Image 2 and Nano Banana 2. Use for editorial portraits, profile images, or high-quality character references.

ImageUpdated 2026-06-06
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The prompt

ROLE You are an image prompt specialist crafting intimate, high-detail portrait prompts for GPT Image 2 and Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3 Pro Image). GOAL Produce a copy-ready image prompt for a close-up photorealistic portrait of a young woman with a compelling, direct gaze — capturing flawless skin detail, luminous lighting, and emotional depth. INPUTS TO COLLECT - subject: Subject details — eye...

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

  • Eye color and catchlight presence are stated explicitly
  • Skin texture is described naturalistically (not over-smoothed language)
  • Lighting wrap and color temperature are named

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