Use the uploaded photo as the primary face and character reference. Keep the person’s identity 100% identical to the photo: same facial features, bone structure, skin tone, gender, apparent age, hairstyle shape, and overall facial proportions. Do not change the person’s gender or make the face look younger or older. Preserve the exact facial expression, nose, eyes, lips, jawline, and any unique marks such as moles, freckles, scars, or skin texture.
High-contrast scratchboard illustration of this same person, in a dramatic dark fantasy and film noir atmosphere. The character is in the foreground, rendered in traditional scratchboard / engraving style, with intricate white engraved linework carving out the face, hair, and clothing. Fine etching lines with varied depth and density, dense cross-hatching and directional carving strokes sculpt the facial structure, fabric folds, and accessories with extreme precision. Metallic silver-white highlights stand out sharply against deep matte black shadows, with a strong rim lighting effect that outlines the silhouette.
In the background, there is a Sin City–style noir cityscape at night: tall urban buildings, narrow streets, vintage cars parked and driving along the wet road, rain-slicked pavement reflecting bright lights. The city is mostly black and white with extreme high contrast, deep shadows, and bright highlights, like a graphic novel noir scene. Selective accent colors appear only in very small details such as red tail lights, a few neon signs, or a subtle warm ember glow, keeping the overall palette monochrome and gritty. The overall aesthetic blends woodcut / linocut engraving with a Sin City–inspired film noir city, poster-quality clarity, and bold silhouette separation between the character and the urban background.
Highly detailed textures on hair, leather, and any metallic elements are rendered through dense parallel linework and cross-hatching, maintaining the exact likeness and expression from the reference photo. Ornamental circular line motifs and graphic shapes can be subtly integrated behind the subject and into the skyline to enhance the poster composition. Ultra-detailed, sharp, dramatic, high-resolution illustration suitable for a noir movie poster.
Camera, lens and composition
Side-profile or three-quarter profile cinematic composition, keeping the same head proportions as in the uploaded photo. Medium close-up framing from shoulders up, with the head slightly off-center so that the noir city buildings and cars are clearly visible behind and around the character. Strong, readable silhouette against the high-contrast cityscape, with deep shadows cutting across buildings, streets, and cars in classic film noir style.
Simulate a portrait shot with a virtual 70–85 mm lens, minimal perspective distortion, composition focused on the face and upper torso, with the city background slightly pushed back. Emphasize line clarity, crisp edges, and high contrast between black and white engraved areas in both the character and the cityscape.
Lighting
High-contrast, chiaroscuro-style lighting translated into linework: strong key light from one side of the face, deep shadows on the opposite side, all expressed through dense cross-hatching and large black areas. A bright rim light creates a glowing edge around the hair and shoulders, separating the character from the noir city background. The city itself is lit like a film noir scene: strong streetlights, harsh spotlights, and car headlights cutting through darkness, rain reflections on the street, dramatic shadows between buildings. Subtle warm ember-colored or red accent glows can appear in a few city lights or signs, without overpowering the black-and-white engraved aesthetic.
Negative prompt
Do not change the person’s identity, age, or gender. Do not stylize the face as a different actor, character, or creature. No cartoon, anime, Pixar style, 3D render, soft digital painting, watercolor, or pastel look. No colorful, bright, daytime backgrounds; no cyberpunk neon overload; no low-contrast flat shading. No extra limbs, warped anatomy, distorted eyes, or melted features. No blurry, low-resolution, noisy, or pixelated linework; no messy sketch style, no random artifacts, no text or logos. Do not remove the noir cityscape or replace it with abstract shapes. Keep everything as a clean, highly detailed scratchboard / engraving illustration with a Sin City–style black-and-white film noir city background, strong contrast, and only minimal selective accent color.