# Chinese Ink Wash Portrait

- Model: [GPT Image 2](/models/chatgpt-image.md)
- Creator: [Library Typography (@library.typography)](/@library.typography.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: Portraits
- AI keywords: calm, portrait, illustration
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- Published: 2026-11-01
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## Prompt

```text
A Chinese ink wash painting: a {subject_identity}, standing in three-quarter profile on vast xuan paper, wearing {clothing}, her sleeves gently fluttering in the breeze; her dark hair is styled in a loose yet orderly Chinese bun adorned with a single slender hairpin; she gazes down into the distance with quiet, subtle almond-brown eyes and a fresh, gentle face, not overly detailed. The composition features large areas of {background_mood}, with the figure outlined in concise ink lines. The face and garment folds are lightly tinted with pale ink, while wide sleeves, water, and mist blend naturally with wet ink, showing a mix of dry and wet strokes with visible white space. The ink shades gradient from scorched and thick ink to light gray, with sparse dots of pale blue and ochre; the ink marks flow freely like wind over water, leaving behind lingering poetry. The overall feel is ethereal, restrained, and elegant, emphasizing the authentic texture of paper fibers and ink bleeding; vertical composition, non-realistic photography, non-elaborate heavy colors, no dense background, no text, seals, or borders.
```

## Variables

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

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{subject_identity}` | subject identity | young East Asian woman |
| `{clothing}` | clothing | layered hanfu in plain white and very light blue |
| `{background_mood}` | background mood | poetic blank space forming misty Jiangnan shores, distant mountains, and a trace of water |

## About

A traditional Chinese ink wash painting prompt that creates a serene portrait of a young woman in hanfu, using poetic blank space and flowing ink strokes to evoke an ethereal atmosphere.

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

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.typography on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/chinese-ink-wash-portrait-aw3vjf
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