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Pixel character running through a market level

You as a pixel hero dashing through a side-scrolling street market level. 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 Pixel art game character 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 man (not a real person), 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.
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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 side-scrolling game level set in a busy vegetable market street, with platforms made of fruit crates and floating coins.
Pose: running to the right, mid-jump over a crate.
Clothing: the outfit from the photo in pixel colours.
Light: bright daytime game colours.
Style: original 16-bit platform game screenshot, crisp pixels, layered pixel background, a simple score bar of icons only.
Format: horizontal 16:9
Avoid: copying any existing game, real shop names, skin lightening, readable words, blurry pixels, logos, watermarks.

Customise

For example: a busy vegetable market street.

For example: platforms made of fruit crates and floating coins.

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

  • The character may be very small in a level scene; ask for a bigger character if you can't recognise yourself.
  • Use reference photos you have the right to use; get consent from identifiable people.

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