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Use the uploaded image as the only identity reference.
Identity lock – face, hair, gender (100% from photo)
Keep the exact same face and likeness from the reference photo, preserving 100% of facial structure, proportions, and expression.
Maintain the same eye shape and distance, eyelid type, eyebrows, nose, lips and mouth shape, jawline, cheekbones, chin, ears, apparent age, skin tone value relationships, and gender expression exactly as in the original.
Preserve the same hairstyle family (length, volume, silhouette, hairline, parting, general flow) translated into graphite/charcoal strokes, without redesigning the haircut or changing gender presentation.
Core style – atelier academic drawing
Transform the portrait into a classical academic portrait drawing in refined atelier technique, as if drawn by a 19th‑century master.
Use master‑level graphite and charcoal rendering with precise anatomical structures and ideal classical proportions while still keeping the real likeness.
Apply delicate layered cross‑hatching and soft sfumato shadows, with controlled transitions between light and shade.
Light, shadow, and highlights
Build values with subtle hatching, cross‑hatching, and gentle blending, avoiding harsh modern contrast.
For highlights exposed to strong light, add spontaneous bright white poster‑paint or white chalk strokes on top, sitting physically above the graphite/charcoal.
Overall impression: sharply constructed forms combined with dreamy atmospheric softness, with slight blurring at the outer edges and clear focus on the face.
Tones, paper, and texture
Use a sepia‑leaning value and tone scheme, as if drawn on vintage parchment or aged toned paper.
Show visible aged paper texture: subtle stains, fibre grain, and soft irregularities that feel like old sketchbook or academy study paper.
Let graphite/charcoal grain remain visible in midtones and shadows, reinforcing the hand‑drawn traditional feel.
Construction lines, hair, and expression
Keep visible construction lines and gestural sketch marks around the head and features, as if this were a live academic study not fully “cleaned up”.
Use elegant loose strokes for hair: flowing, directional lines that follow the real hairstyle, with some stray marks suggesting movement and volume.
Expression: calm, introspective, serene; the feeling of a timeless old‑master study, with subtle emotion rather than dramatic expression.
Overall mood and quality
A fusion of Renaissance and Neoclassical influences with 19th‑century art academy aesthetics: hand‑drawn realism with poetic tenderness.
Museum‑quality fine art illustration look, as if this drawing were framed in a gallery or atelier, lit softly from above.
🚫 NEGATIVE PROMPT – strictly avoid
Modern digital painting look, sharp ink outlines, highly saturated colors, neon, anime, manga, cartoon, flat vector style.
3D rendering, CGI, photorealistic photography, plastic skin, heavy makeup, strong contrast lighting, harsh shadows.
Oil paint impasto, watercolor washes, bold brushstrokes, contemporary illustration style, typography, text, logos, watermarks.