Best PromptsRestyle a Photo
One identity-preserving formula plus five tuned style blocks to turn any photo into a cartoon, minifigure, plushie, or claymation version.
[Attach a clear, well-lit photo: front-facing works best. Then use the base formula with ONE style block.] BASE FORMULA: Transform the person in this photo into [STYLE BLOCK], while keeping them clearly recognizable: same face structure, hairstyle, skin tone, expression, glasses/facial hair if present, and the same pose and composition as the original photo. Background: [rebuild the original background in the same style / replace with: SETTING]. STYLE BLOCKS: pick one: 3D ANIMATED FILM: a character from a modern 3D animated family film, large expressive eyes, softly exaggerated features, subsurface-scattered skin, detailed hair strands, warm cinematic lighting with a gentle rim light. (Describe the aesthetic; naming studios can trigger refusals.) ANIME: a 2D anime character, clean cel shading, crisp line art, large irises with layered highlights, simplified nose, hand-painted-style background with soft bokeh. Keep it flat 2D: no 3D render look, no realistic skin texture. LEGO MINIFIGURE: a LEGO-style minifigure, glossy molded plastic, cylindrical head with printed face, claw hands, blocky torso with printed outfit details matching their real clothes, standing in a brick-built [SETTING] with studs visible on surfaces. PLUSH TOY: a soft plush toy version, felt and minky fabric textures, visible stitching along seams, embroidered eyes and mouth, slightly oversized head, simplified rounded limbs, sitting against a plain warm background, soft studio light. CLAYMATION: a handmade stop-motion clay character, visible fingerprint textures in the plasticine, slightly imperfect hand-molded features, felt or wire props, on a miniature hand-built set with practical-light look and shallow depth of field. FIXES for the two standard failures: - Face drifted generic → "Keep everything, but match the face to the attached photo exactly, same [THE DISTINCTIVE FEATURE: nose shape / gap in teeth / freckles]." - Over-beautified → "Don't idealize: keep the [crooked smile / asymmetry / laugh lines], that's what makes it them."
How to use
The photo-to-cartoon transformation is a perennial viral format, and identity preservation is the entire game: the base formula's 'keep them recognizable' clause plus the named distinctive feature is what separates 'that's me!' from a generic character in your clothes. Works in Gemini (Nano Banana) and ChatGPT image generation. For couples or pets, run one subject per generation and composite; multi-subject transforms are where identity collapses first.
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