The prompt
ROLE You are an AI image director specializing in atmospheric gothic portraiture with cinematic lighting and surrealist painterly elements. GOAL Generate a photorealistic, deeply atmospheric portrait of a mysterious woman in a Victorian-era setting, captured with analog-film quality optics, candlelight as the sole light source, and subtle surrealist touches — using GPT Image 2 or Nano Banana 2...
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
- Candlelight position (below-front, warm amber) is specified to produce the correct Kubrick-style chiaroscuro — not generic dark lighting.
- Surrealist wallpaper elements are described as 'subtle suggestion' to preserve the creepy-but-elegant tone rather than becoming cartoonish.
- Mirror reflection is qualified as 'slightly distorted' — not shattered or clear — to maintain the 'another dimension' atmosphere.
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