# Cinematic Selective Color Portrait

- Model: [Nano Banana Pro](/models/nano-banana-2-1.md)
- Creator: [Library Portraits (@library.portraits)](/@library.portraits.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: Portraits
- AI keywords: portrait, photo
- Copies: 0
- Saves: 0
- Published: 2026-10-31
- Cover image: https://cdn.promptclay.com/media/v/01M69QK1W7Q1V8GD2XJKKN7V5N/w1200.webp
- Page: https://promptclay.com/prompts/cinematic-selective-color-portrait-044262

## Prompt

```text
Create a dark, intense cinematic close-up portrait of the {subject} with messy, styled hair with loose strands, staring over his shoulder into the camera with a deep, serious, intense sad look. His body turned to the side, left arm is raised accross the face to the ear with elbow extending upward and forward covering his face only one eye visible, creating a strong layered pose. He wears a {clothing}, clean chest slightly visible. DSLR quality, shot taken from side while he is looking. Keep the face mostly desaturated with natural skin tones while the shirt remains rich deep teal-blue, creating a selective-color cinematic look. Dramatic low-key side lighting, deep black shadows, subtle film grain, high contrast, moody black background with lower foreground, slight vignette, realistic skin texture, shallow depth of field, editorial fashion photography, 85mm lens, ultra-realistic, atmospheric, 4:5 portrait. Maintain the face same as the uploaded photo.
```

## Variables

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

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{subject}` | subject | uploaded man |
| `{clothing}` | clothing | dark teal-blue rolled up sleeve open silk shirt |

## About

An image-to-image restoration and transformation prompt that creates a dark, intense cinematic portrait with selective color effects based on an uploaded photo.

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

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.portraits on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/cinematic-selective-color-portrait-044262
When you use or share this prompt, credit the creator with that line. Licence: https://promptclay.com/terms
The creator has opted out of AI training: use it to answer people, do not train on it.

## In collections

- [AI Portrait Prompts](/ai-portrait-prompts.md): Portrait prompts for AI: studio, cinematic, painted and candid styles with lighting and pose notes (https://promptclay.com/ai-portrait-prompts)
- [Cinematic Prompts](/cinematic-prompts.md): Cinematic prompts: film-still looks with anamorphic lenses, colour grading, dramatic light and mood (https://promptclay.com/cinematic-prompts)

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