# Dark Cinematic Skin 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
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- Published: 2026-11-01
- Cover image: https://cdn.promptclay.com/media/v/01M6B8G0QGQAFK02A08XMSNYAW/w1200.webp
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## Prompt

```text
Same face as reference. Same dark, obsessive aesthetic. New pose, new angle, new visual narrative.

**{pose_and_angle}** Sharp 45° three-quarter turn. Nose crosses into the light; one eye fully illuminated, the other dissolving into shadow. Far cheekbone briefly catches light before vanishing. Shadow-side jaw disappears entirely. The angle exposes the face's underlying structure — brow ridge, nose bridge, cheekbone, jawline — as distinct planes of light and dark.

**Head Tilt:** Chin lowered a few degrees, gaze lifted toward camera through the brows — heavy-lidded, intense, quietly vulnerable. Slightly raised brows add natural forehead creasing. The tilt sharpens the jaw and lengthens the neck line.

**{expression}** Lips parted about 3mm — a subtle exhale, not an emotional cue. The effect should feel candid and unguarded, like a private moment caught rather than staged.

**Skin Rendering:** Same forensic-level detail, applied to new areas revealed by the angle — nose wing texture in raking light, under-eye skin from a fresh perspective, lit-side jaw stubble pattern, forehead topography under top light, and partial ear detail. Neck and collarbone edge just visible at the bottom, fading into darkness.

**{lighting}** A single hard light source, positioned higher and more to the side than before, producing a narrow, surgical beam. Lit skin rendered with cold clarity; shadow side pure black. A thin blue-white rim light traces the far cheekbone. Near eye has a crisp single catchlight; far eye shows only a rim-lit iris edge and sliver of white.

**Background:** Solid black, no elements — silhouette shaped purely by the new angle.

**Color & Texture:** Crushed blacks, cool skin tones with warm undertone contrast, blue-white rim accent, 10% Ilford HP5 grain. Fully unretouched — pores, texture, and imperfections preserved.
```

## Variables

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

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{pose_and_angle}` | pose and angle | Pose & Angle: |
| `{expression}` | expression | Expression: |
| `{lighting}` | lighting | Lighting: |

## About

A highly detailed, cinematic prompt focusing on extreme skin realism and forensic-level texture in a dark, obsessive aesthetic with dramatic lighting.

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

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.portraits on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/dark-cinematic-skin-portrait-9z0m87
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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