80s neon gradient headshot
Your photo as a bold 80s headshot on a neon gradient, with wet-look hair and strong coloured light. Upload a clear photo, paste this prompt into ChatGPT, Gemini or Grok, change the parts in brackets to suit you, and generate.
Part of the 80s studio portrait trend
- Written for
- ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok
- You'll need
- A clear photo to upload
- Status
- Tested 19 Oct 2026 in grok-imagine-image-2.0
- Test settings
- Reference photo: an AI-generated picture of a fictional woman (not a real person), made in Grok for this test. Uploaded with the default copy text unchanged. Aspect ratio 1:1. First result used; resized to 1600x1600 and converted to WebP.
- Variability
- Faces, poses and small details vary between runs; always compare the result with your own photo.
Prompt
Use the uploaded photo as the reference for the person. Preserve their recognisable face, natural skin tone, hairline and body proportions as closely as the model permits; check the result against the reference. Keep hair colour, hairline and any facial hair from the photo. Scene: a seamless magenta to electric blue neon gradient backdrop. Pose: tight head-and-shoulders, looking straight into the camera, slight smile. Clothing: a black leather jacket over a white t-shirt; hair styled with a glossy wet look. Light: hard magenta light from one side and blue from the other, crisp catchlights in the eyes. Style: 80s music-magazine headshot, high contrast, saturated colours, visible grain. Format: square 1:1 Avoid: changing the face or identity, colour casts that hide the skin tone, extra fingers, text, logos, watermarks.
Customise
For example: magenta to electric blue.
For example: a black leather jacket over a white t-shirt.
Fields start with illustrative values; replace them with your own facts. The prompt updates as you type. Copy prompt copies your version.
How to use it
- Open an external image tool listed above. The tested model, if any, is named in Status.
- Upload a clear reference photo of the subject. If it includes identifiable people, get their consent and check each face.
- Customise the fields, copy your version, paste it with the photo and generate.
- Compare the result with the reference. If a face, pose or detail changes, ask for one correction or try again; an exact match is not guaranteed.
How to use this prompt
- This prompt changes your own photo. Choose a clear reference photo, and get permission from people who can be identified.
- Upload the photo in the external AI app you chose. Fill Customise, press Copy prompt and paste the prompt with the photo.
- Compare the new picture with the original. Face, hands, clothes and pose can change. An exact likeness is not guaranteed.
Good to know
- Strong coloured light can shift skin tone; ask for neutral light on the face if it looks wrong.
- Use reference photos you have the right to use; get consent from identifiable people.
