# Dunhuang Flying Apsaras 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: portrait
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- Published: 2026-10-31
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## Prompt

```text
An {subject}, inspired by the flying deities (Apsaras) in Dunhuang murals, mysterious and gorgeous; a vertical full-body dynamic portrait, leaning in the air and looking back, with long dark hair styled in a Tang-style high bun, decorated with gilded hairpins, gemstone forehead ornaments, and small pearls, warm brown eyes, and exquisite Dunhuang-style makeup: ochre red eyeshadow, golden eyeliner, cinnabar flower tilak, and soft red lips. Dressed in layered thin celestial clothes and sashes, in exotic colors of {color_palette} interwoven with delicate gold thread patterns; multiple long ribbons swirl and fly in the air, forming elegant spiral arcs with edges slightly translucent. The background is the {setting}: undulating golden Mingsha Mountain dunes stretching into the distance, with wind carving fine ripples on the sand ridges, and the silhouette of Qilian Mountains softened by mist and faint ancient beacon towers visible far away; the sky gradients from deep indigo to sunset amber gold. Small gold dust, wind-blown sand, and lotus petals float beside the Apsara, casting light shadows of the ribbons on the desert. Warm golden sunset and cold blue twilight interweave, with dramatic rim lighting, soft volumetric light, and golden contour light, creating a solemn, dreamy, and mysterious Silk Road myth atmosphere. Realistic movie-level character texture, skin is natural and delicate, fabrics, jewelry, and sand grains have clear details, while preserving the flat decorative beauty of traditional Chinese murals and real spatial depth; carefully composed, high detail, high resolution. No text, signatures, watermarks, or modern objects in the image.
```

## Variables

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

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{subject}` | subject | adult East Asian woman |
| `{color_palette}` | color palette | lapis lazuli blue, malachite green, pomegranate red, ochre, and gilding |
| `{setting}` | setting | vast Dunhuang desert |

## About

A cinematic prompt inspired by Dunhuang mural art, designed to create a majestic portrait of a flying goddess amidst a desert sunset with intricate jewelry and flowing ribbons.

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

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.typography on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/dunhuang-flying-apsaras-portrait-f8jj5t
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