Painted anime friends on a starry rooftop
You and your friends as hand-painted anime characters, stargazing on a rooftop. 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 Hand-painted anime photo 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 fictional friends (not real persons), made in Grok for this test. Uploaded with the default copy text unchanged. Aspect ratio 16:9. First result used. Resized to 1920x1080 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, or photos, as the reference for me and my friends; everyone shown has agreed to this edit. Preserve each person's recognisable face, natural skin tone, hairline and body proportions as closely as the model permits; check the result against the references. Keep everyone's ages as they are in the photo. Scene: a flat rooftop on a summer night, water tank and potted plants around, a sky thick with stars and one shooting star. Pose: lying side by side on a mat, one pointing at a shooting star. Clothing: the clothes from the photos, painted simply. Light: soft moonlight and a small warm lamp glow. Style: original hand-painted anime look, watercolour skies, soft lines, each friend's hair and true skin tone kept. Format: horizontal 16:9 Avoid: copying any existing anime character or studio style, adding or removing people, skin lightening, text, logos, watermarks.
Customise
For example: a sky thick with stars and one shooting star.
For example: a flat rooftop.
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
- Anime-style faces simplify features; recognisability comes from hair, glasses and outfit.
- Use reference photos you have the right to use; get consent from identifiable people.
