Four-panel comic of your Monday morning
A four-panel comic where you battle the alarm, the traffic and still arrive a hero. 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 Comic panel story trend
- Written for
- ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok
- You'll need
- A clear photo to upload
- Status
- Tested 20 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. Second result used; the first had stray letters in one panel. Resized to 1920x1920 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. Scene: a four-panel comic strip: 1) the alarm ringing, 2) gulping chai, 3) stuck in traffic, 4) arriving at work with a triumphant pose. Pose: big expressive reactions in each panel; in panel 4 a speech bubble saying Made it!. Clothing: the outfit from the photo, the same in every panel. Light: bright flat comic colours. Style: clean modern comic art with bold ink lines and halftone shading, the same recognisable face in all four panels; no text other than the speech bubble. Format: square 1:1, 2x2 grid Avoid: a different face in any panel, skin lightening, extra text, brand names, logos, extra fingers, watermarks.
Customise
For example: Made it!.
For example: arriving at work with a triumphant pose.
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
- Comic text can come out misspelled; keep the bubble to a few words.
- Use reference photos you have the right to use; get consent from identifiable people.
