# Handmade paper illustration - Model: [GPT Image 2](/models/chatgpt-image.md) - Creator: [Library Avatars (@library.avatars)](/@library.avatars.md) - Label: AI-generated - Use cases: Illustration - AI keywords: calm, minimal, portrait - Copies: 0 - Saves: 0 - Published: 2026-11-01 - Cover image: https://cdn.promptclay.com/media/v/01M6B8JBPC4JRGWTRM7BPF7Q2Y/w1200.webp - Page: https://promptclay.com/prompts/handmade-paper-illustration-nxmgnv ## Prompt ```text Upload one or multiple photos before generating. MAIN PROMPT Transform each uploaded photograph into a minimalist premium handmade paper illustration, using it as the sole reference for identity, pose, proportions, clothing, accessories, colors, and recognizable details. Create ONLY the illustration. No original photograph or photographic section. FORMAT LOCK — NON-NEGOTIABLE Strict vertical 3:4. Single full-frame minimalist editorial artwork. Subject small, centered, and restrained, occupying 10–20% of the canvas with generous negative space. IDENTITY & REFERENCE LOCK Preserve: Facial identity and structure, Face shape and hairstyle, Skin tone, Body proportions, Clothing and accessories, Pose or gesture, Important objects, Dominant colors, Overall visual character Keep the subject immediately recognizable. Do not alter identity, anatomy, hairstyle, clothing, or add unrelated elements. BOTTOM HALF — MINIMAL HAND-DRAWN PAPER ILLUSTRATION Create a small, centered, highly recognizable handmade illustration. Simplify aggressively while preserving essential features. Use delicate imperfect lines, minimal expressive linework, few acrylic-style flat color shapes, visible brush marks, irregular organic edges, subtle pigment variation, tactile paper fibers, and natural handmade imperfections. It must look physically painted and drawn on textured paper, not digitally generated. BACKGROUND Minimal rough white, warm off-white, or pale natural paper with subtle fibers and grain. Keep it overwhelmingly empty. Only a few minimal lines or shapes may suggest the original environment. No detailed or decorative background. COLOR SYSTEM Extract colors from the photograph. Use maximum four main colors. Keep the palette restrained, sophisticated, harmonious, and photographically connected. Use flat acrylic-style shapes with paper grain, dry-brush texture, and pigment variation. COMPOSITION & NEGATIVE SPACE Keep the illustration precisely centered at 10–20% scale. Surround it with generous negative space. Mood: quiet, poetic, refined, luxurious, editorial, thoughtful, elegant, minimal, premium. TYPOGRAPHY — STRICTLY PROHIBITED ZERO TEXT. No words, letters, numbers, titles, captions, labels, dates, logos, signatures, watermarks, or readable symbols. VISUAL LANGUAGE Quiet, poetic, refined, minimal, innocent, relaxed, artistic, thoughtful, elegant, recognizable, premium. OUTPUT STYLE Premium contemporary editorial / modern art-book illustration. Tactile handmade paper, hand-drawn artwork, sophisticated visual storytelling. No digital vector aesthetic. FINAL RESULT ONLY one small, centered, highly recognizable handmade paper illustration derived from the uploaded photograph, surrounded by generous textured-paper negative space. Maximum four colors. No photograph. No photographic section. No text. NEGATIVE PROMPT No photograph, photographic section, split-screen, upper half, collage, multiple images, seco ``` ## About A prompt for transforming uploaded photos into minimalist premium handmade paper illustrations with strict formatting and identity preservation. Prompt from YouMind OpenLab (github.com/YouMind-OpenLab). ## Credit and licence Prompt by @library.avatars on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/handmade-paper-illustration-nxmgnv When you use or share this prompt, credit the creator with that line. 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