# Laser-Cut Paper City Sculpture

- Model: [GPT Image 2](/models/chatgpt-image.md)
- Creator: [Library UI Design (@library.ui.design)](/@library.ui.design.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: GPT Image 2
- AI keywords: product, ad or product, warm, collage
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- Published: 2026-10-31
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## Prompt

```text
<papercraft_paradox> ^ / \   <-- [ AI_INFER: The tallest skyscrapers of {city} folded from paper ] /   \         /     \        /_______\         \       / <-- [ Paper track with AI_INFER: local transit driving upside down ]      \     /          \   / <-- [ AI_INFER: Bridges and rivers of {city} cut from the paper ]        \ /            v   </papercraft_paradox> INSTRUCTION:  1. Render as a physical, laser-cut cardboard and paper desktop sculpture. 2. The city grid of {city} forms a perfect, impossible Penrose Triangle.  3. The optical illusion must work perfectly from the camera's perspective. Text and gridlines are printed on the edges of the cardboard.
```

## Variables

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

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{city}` | city | [CITY_NAME] |

## About

A creative prompt for generating physical-looking laser-cut cardboard and paper desktop sculptures of city skylines using optical illusions.

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

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.ui.design on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/laser-cut-paper-city-sculpture-xr1wsk
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