# Dark Academia Portrait Prompt

- Model: [Nano Banana Pro](/models/nano-banana-2-1.md)
- Creator: [Library Social (@library.social)](/@library.social.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: Portraits
- AI keywords: portrait, photo
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- Published: 2026-11-01
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## Prompt

```text
{
  "subject": {
    "person": {
      "gender": "{gender}",
      "appearance": "{appearance}",
      "pose": "{pose}",
      "attire": {
        "dress": "{dress}",
        "accessories": ["{accessory_1}", "{accessory_2}"],
        "footwear": "{footwear}"
      }
    },
    "background_elements": [
      {
        "item": "{item_1}",
        "description": "{sofa_description}"
      },
      {
        "item": "{item_2}",
        "description": "{art_description}"
      },
      {
        "item": "{item_3}",
        "description": "{rug_description}"
      },
      {
        "item": "{item_4}",
        "description": "{prop_description}"
      }
    ]
  },
  "aesthetic_style": {
    "core_theme": "{core_theme}",
    "color_palette": ["{color_1}", "{color_2}", "{color_3}", "{color_4}", "{color_5}"],
    "lighting": "{lighting}",
    "atmosphere": "{atmosphere}"
  },
  "composition_technical": {
    "framing": "{framing}",
    "focus": "{focus}",
    "texture": "{texture}"
  }
}
```

## Variables

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

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{gender}` | gender | female |
| `{appearance}` | appearance | long, wavy dark brunette hair, pale skin, red lipstick, focused downward gaze |
| `{pose}` | pose | sitting centered on a sofa, legs crossed, one hand resting on the cushion |
| `{dress}` | dress | long-sleeved chocolate brown wrap dress, v-neckline, flowing maxi skirt with a high slit |
| `{accessory_1}` | accessory 1 | black leather waist belt |
| `{accessory_2}` | accessory 2 | delicate silver layered necklaces |
| `{footwear}` | footwear | dark brown lace-up pointed-toe ballet flats or oxfords |
| `{item_1}` | item 1 | sofa |
| `{sofa_description}` | sofa description | minimalist cream-colored fabric upholstered couch |
| `{item_2}` | item 2 | framed_art |
| `{art_description}` | art description | vertical black-and-white architectural sketch of a Victorian Gothic mansion, centered on the wall above the subject |
| `{item_3}` | item 3 | rug |
| `{rug_description}` | rug description | light grey area rug with a dark grey geometric diamond pattern |
| `{item_4}` | item 4 | prop |
| `{prop_description}` | prop description | dark hardcover book resting on the sofa cushion to the left |
| `{core_theme}` | core theme | Dark Academia, Moody Romanticism, Modern Gothic |
| `{color_1}` | color 1 | chocolate brown |
| `{color_2}` | color 2 | cream |
| `{color_3}` | color 3 | charcoal |
| `{color_4}` | color 4 | ivory |
| `{color_5}` | color 5 |   |
| `{lighting}` | lighting |   |
| `{atmosphere}` | atmosphere |   |
| `{framing}` | framing |   |
| `{focus}` | focus |   |
| `{texture}` | texture |   |

## About

A detailed JSON prompt for Google Gemini Nano Banana Pro 3.0 and Meta AI, describing a full-body, symmetrical portrait of a woman in a chocolate brown wrap dress, sitting on a cream sofa in a room styled with Dark Academia and Modern Gothic aesthetics. The prompt specifies attire, background element

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

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.social on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/dark-academia-portrait-prompt-m3h6hy
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.

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