Pet watercolour portrait
A loose, gallery-style watercolour painting of your pet on textured paper. Upload a clear photo, paste this prompt into ChatGPT, Gemini or Grok, change the parts in brackets to suit you, and generate.
- Written for
- ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok
- You'll need
- A clear photo to upload
- Status
- Tested 28 Sep 2026 in Gemini app (web), Flash mode with built-in image generation
- Test settings
- Reference photo: an AI-generated picture of an orange tabby cat, made in Gemini for this test. Uploaded with the default copy text unchanged in a new Gemini chat. First result used; only converted to WebP.
- Variability
- Shape, colours and small details can vary between runs; compare with your own photo. Gemini adds a small sparkle watermark in the corner.
Prompt
Use the uploaded photo as the reference for the pet. Preserve its breed, coat colour and texture, markings, eye colour, ear shape and body proportions as closely as the model permits; check the result against the reference. Scene: a head-and-shoulders portrait of the pet on off-white cold-press watercolour paper, background left mostly blank with a soft wash of soft sage green and peach. Moment or Pose: three-quarter view, alert ears, eyes looking just past the viewer. Light: implied soft window light from the left, painted as lighter washes and preserved paper whites. Camera: not a photo; composed like a framed art print with generous margins. Style: loose wet-on-wet watercolour with precise detail only around the eyes and nose, visible paper texture, gentle pigment blooms and a few splatters. Format: vertical 4:5. Avoid: photorealism, digital gradients, changed markings or eye colour, extra ears or legs, text, signature, watermarks.
Customise
For example: soft sage green and peach.
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
- Loose painting styles may soften exact markings; ask for 'more detail in the markings' if they fade out.
- Use reference photos you have the right to use; get consent from identifiable people.
