Neon alley portrait in the rain
A cinematic portrait of you in a rain-soaked alley glowing with neon reflections. 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 Neon city portrait 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 9:16. First result used; long side resized to 1920 px 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 narrow futuristic city alley at night in light rain, glowing pink and cyan neon tubes bent into simple shapes only (circles, arrows, wavy lines and a star) with no letters, numbers or characters of any script, puddles reflecting the light. Pose: standing under a dripping awning, looking just past the camera. Clothing: the outfit from the photo with a dark rain jacket. Light: coloured neon from both sides, soft haze, a neutral highlight on the face. Style: cinematic film still, wet reflections, gentle haze and grain, natural skin texture. Format: vertical 9:16 Avoid: readable signs or words, changing the face or identity, skin lightening, plastic skin, extra fingers, logos, watermarks.
Customise
For example: pink and cyan.
For example: a dark rain jacket.
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
- Neon colours can tint skin heavily; ask for the true skin tone on the face if it changes.
- Use reference photos you have the right to use; get consent from identifiable people.
