# Expressive Cartoon Anime Style

- Model: [GPT Image 2](/models/chatgpt-image.md)
- Creator: [Library Anime (@library.anime)](/@library.anime.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: GPT Image 2
- AI keywords: illustration, playful, anime, character
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- Published: 2026-11-01
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## Prompt

```text
Create a trending {style} from the uploaded subject. Use {line_work} and minimal cel shading using flat shadow shapes. Use {coloring} and clean graphic lighting. The style is defined by exaggerated, cartoonish character proportions featuring highly expressive, simplistic facial features that allow for immense emotional range, with highly varied stretched anatomy.Transform the environment into a slightly warped space with playful perspective distortion and simplified objects. Composition and tone should be energetic, lively, and comedic in a fully stylized, non-realistic world
```

## Variables

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

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{style}` | style | anime art style image |
| `{line_work}` | line work | confident line-work with slight variation |
| `{coloring}` | coloring | bright, saturated colors |

## About

A prompt for transforming a subject into a trending anime art style with exaggerated proportions and energetic perspective.

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

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.anime on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/expressive-cartoon-anime-style-cdtdnm
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