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Family oil portrait like an old heirloom

Your family painted as a grand classic oil portrait in a dark room. 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 Classic oil painting 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 family of four adults (not real persons), made in Grok for this test. Uploaded with the default copy text unchanged. Aspect ratio 4:3. First result used; resized to 1600x1200 and converted to WebP.
Variability
Faces, poses and small details vary between runs; always compare the result with your own photo.
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Prompt
Use the uploaded photo as the reference for everyone in it; 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 reference. Keep everyone's ages as they are in the photo.
Scene: a large oil painting of the family in a dim drawing room with a carved cabinet.
Pose: elders seated in the centre, others standing around them, calm expressions.
Clothing: everyone in their best clothes in dark, rich colours.
Light: soft light from one high window, deep shadows around the edges.
Style: original classic oil painting, visible brush strokes, canvas texture, warm dark palette, faint varnish sheen.
Format: horizontal 4:3
Avoid: copying any real painting or artist, changing anyone's face, age or skin tone, adding or removing people, extra fingers, text, logos, watermarks.

Customise

For example: a dim drawing room with a carved cabinet.

For example: everyone in their best clothes in dark, rich colours.

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

  1. Open an external image tool listed above. The tested model, if any, is named in Status.
  2. Upload a clear reference photo of the subject. If it includes identifiable people, get their consent and check each face.
  3. Customise the fields, copy your version, paste it with the photo and generate.
  4. 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
  1. This prompt changes your own photo. Choose a clear reference photo, and get permission from people who can be identified.
  2. Upload the photo in the external AI app you chose. Fill Customise, press Copy prompt and paste the prompt with the photo.
  3. Compare the new picture with the original. Face, hands, clothes and pose can change. An exact likeness is not guaranteed.

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Good to know

  • Painted groups lose detail in small faces; five people is a sensible maximum.
  • Use reference photos you have the right to use; get consent from identifiable people.

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