# Anime Character in Real Photo

- Model: [GPT Image 2](/models/chatgpt-image.md)
- Creator: [Library Lifestyle (@library.lifestyle)](/@library.lifestyle.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: Photography
- AI keywords: character, bright, social post, photo
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- Saves: 0
- Published: 2026-11-01
- Cover image: https://cdn.promptclay.com/media/v/01M6BNPDDRGRQP93WSQZ7NV11S/w1200.webp
- Page: https://promptclay.com/prompts/anime-character-in-real-photo-rr1w1b

## Prompt

```text
Use the uploaded photo as the exact background reference. Preserve the original real-life environment, architecture, perspective, lighting, colors, shadows, and camera composition.\n\nAdd a {character_style} naturally into the real photograph. The character should look like a 2D ink illustration placed physically inside the real-world scene, creating a realistic live-action photo + hand-drawn illustration fusion.\n\nCharacter style:\n- Clean black ink line art\n- White/very light interior with minimal shading\n- Cute Korean/Japanese manga-inspired aesthetic\n- Natural, elegant proportions\n- Long flowing dark hair\n- Simple facial features with expressive eyes\n- Clearly visible black outline around the entire character, like a hand-cut sticker\n- Slightly imperfect hand-drawn lines for an authentic sketchbook feel\n- No colors on the character except black and white\n\nCharacter integration:\n- Match the character's scale, perspective, and position to the photograph\n- Make her feet properly contact the ground/stairs\n- Add realistic interaction with the environment through natural shadows and overlapping perspective\n- Keep the background completely photographic and detailed\n- Do not turn the background into anime or illustration\n- The character should appear as if a hand-drawn person has stepped into the real photograph\n\nFor the outfit, use {outfit} appropriate for the location. Preserve recognizable clothing details such as oversized T-shirts, jeans, sneakers, shoulder bag, jersey numbers, or accessories when specified in the reference image.\n\nComposition:\n- Full-body character when possible\n- Character positioned naturally in the foreground or middle ground\n- Keep the original landmark, stadium, buildings, stairs, trees, sky, advertisements, and surroundings clearly visible\n- Maintain the original photograph's wide-angle composition\n- Bright natural daylight\n- Crisp details\n- Realistic photographic background\n- Strong contrast between the monochrome illustrated character and colorful real environment\n\nOverall aesthetic: cinematic travel photography + Korean street photography + monochrome manga line art + scrapbook/sticker illustration, with seamless perspective and lighting integration.\n\nDo not make the entire image cartoon-like. Only the character should be illustrated; everything else must remain photorealistic.
```

## Variables

Replace each `{variable}` before you paste the prompt.

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{character_style}` | character style | cute, stylish black-and-white hand-drawn anime doodle girl |
| `{outfit}` | outfit | casual modern streetwear |

## About

A creative prompt for integrating a 2D anime-style character into a photorealistic real-world environment.

Prompt from YouMind OpenLab (github.com/YouMind-OpenLab).

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.lifestyle on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/anime-character-in-real-photo-rr1w1b
When you use or share this prompt, credit the creator with that line. Licence: https://promptclay.com/terms
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