# Dunhuang Mural Artistic Template

- Model: [GPT Image 2](/models/chatgpt-image.md)
- Creator: [Library Concept (@library.concept)](/@library.concept.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: GPT Image 2
- AI keywords: calm, portrait, illustration, vintage
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- Published: 2026-10-31
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## Prompt

```text
Please create a high-end Dunhuang mural-style artwork centered on {subject}. The image should use {composition}, capturing the sacred moment of its core action/context. The overall atmosphere should be {atmosphere}, reflecting a museum-grade aesthetic, cultural depth, and collectible artistic quality.

Subject Requirements:
The main character must exude an elegant, tall, and divine temperament with a stretched posture characteristic of Dunhuang murals. The facial expression should be serene, holy, and inviolable, mirroring the dignity of goddesses or bodhisattvas. The hair should be high-bunned with intricate gold ornaments, necklaces, and jewelry. The clothing should be luxurious with flowing lines and ribbons that create a rhythmic sense of ascension.

Gold Texture Requirements:
Emphasize structural use of gold rather than scattered accents. Use gold leaf, gilding, and gold thread embroidery on the character's crown, jewelry, and clothing edges. Sacred elements like halos, lotus pedestals, and ceiling patterns should also feature visible but restrained gold decoration, presenting a sense of weathered luxury that has survived for millennia.

Color Requirements:
Primary colors should include ochre red, cinnabar, blue-green, mineral green, and ivory white, complemented by refined gold. The tone should be rich and ancient, avoiding modern saturated colors. The background should enhance the subject's divinity using deep mineral textures or ancient wall gradients.

Decorative and Spatial Requirements:
Incorporate typical Dunhuang visual language such as flying apsaras, lotus flowers, and auspicious clouds, but keep them concentrated around the main subject. Maintain breathing room with cloud-filled voids and holy light. Far-off elements like celestial palaces can be added to enhance spatial depth.

Material Quality:
Highlight the texture of ancient grotto murals and mineral pigments, showing signs of weathering, cracks, and historic patina, while retaining the luster of eroded gold leaf to create a 'refined yet ancient' high-art texture.
```

## Variables

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

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{subject}` | subject | Flying Goddess |
| `{composition}` | composition | the main character as the sole visual focal point |
| `{atmosphere}` | atmosphere | sacred, solemn, and magnificent |

## About

A sophisticated template for generating Dunhuang-style murals with museum-grade aesthetics and intricate gold detailing.

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

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.concept on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/dunhuang-mural-artistic-template-7ra373
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